Fri 22nd SW meet up... details

[signandsmile]

Ok, rooms booked.

So far I have the list below as coming. (but there is room for more )

Taggiecampbell
Zzzz
NaHaudinMaWheest
JJWmummy
EllenJane
Starlight
Poltergoose
Hazyjane
Possibly redhappy

and me of course

Can I check who is bringing kids, also who wants lunch...

there are pre-school/infants level toys in the room, and lots of room for running around.

There is also a small seperate room if anyone needs 'chill out' space.

Please feel free to pm me if it is easier,

What time will it start?

" signandsmile Sat 16-Feb-13 19:27:07

I will be there between 11 and 2, I think people will come and go as they please. "

Just wondered who would be there if I got there slightly early? I'm not sure how long it will take me to get there.

ellen I am at ds's annual review at 9am tomorrow, so if will be there before 11 if I can, If you get there before me the church secretary is called Anne, and is lovely... Say you are a friend of (my actual name; which was on my pm with directions) and she is likely to offer you a seat, and possibly a cuppa .

zzz I had considered doing some stickers so we could do 'MNname' alias 'RLname' but then worried it was a bit 'training-day-ish'... as I am similarly crap challenged with names

might see if I can find some...

ps have to confess I am quite embarassingly excited about tomorrow

Do you think you'd all be offended if I called across the room 'zzzzz.....star...sign...'? I'm terrible with names too

I remember the first time Justabout came to my house. We had an awkward exchange of 'Hi..I'm justabout...err........Oh hi, I'm Lougle...I mean....'

It's so funny

sign...I might be early...could you PM me your real name? Otherwise I'll say 'Hi, I think your name must be Anne...I've been promised a seat+/-cuppa'

I'm expecting a typed resume....

Taggie aka Realname

Mother to DD1 & DD2

DD2 has xxxx

Taggie/realname does xxxxxx

Favourite food - cheese

Drives a tank

Hobbies - eating and sleeping

And so on........

I correspond with a few MNers in real life, who I have met, and we seem to still prefer to use the MN names even in private email usually. or use a mix.

I think it's because to me, you're all real as you - I don't think of you as 'that woman with the talkhandle '

I actually find it most offputting when regulars namechange. Stay still!

yeah, its funny even those of you (very few) whoes RL names I know I still refer to you by MN name if I am telling DH something you have posted. its odd isnt it...

Oh tomorrow is looking a bit dodgy. It's freezing and the children have been unbelievebly badly behaved today. i don't think I could cope with crossing london with the two of them arguing the toss, winding each other up and dd fake crying nonstop.......[grrrrrr]

Oh Star! Don't say that! I must admit, I'm quivering at the thought of bringing mine on my own...I'm just hoping there's a car park.

I'm also a hermit not terribly sociable normally.

Star, please come - we'll all look stressed together when we arrive!

I'll try, but right now I am of the mind to beat them!!!!!

Haribo might work as they are so competative, I can promise the better behaved one a sweet every half hour.

And dd went in the mud, despite me telling her not to, and she fell over, and we only got back an hour ago and her coat is in the washing machine......

and ds is refusing to get in the bath.

And baby is refusing to let go of the boob!

I displayed fantastic parenting skills tonight when I announced that any one of them who was not dressed for bed would not be joining me in Swindon tomorrow and would stay with Daddy

Well....

DD1 was saying 'Sindol, Sindon....what we do there, toys and childrens?'
DD2 was saying 'are we meeting the people from my old school then?
and DD3 was her usual self, saying 'oooh Swinnndon that sounds nicee!'

They did eventually get into bed.