Crepeys/Hagsnet - come to the candlelight!

[MrsSchadenfreude]

As the last thread is now full...

Strop what's wrong with the dog? Oh went to see bongo and choose colours! Ds wanted yellow and green (think brazil colours) is was (that really should be renamed vom). Dp and I declined.

Glad you liked feature.

I have just realised I was meant to be at a choir practice last night and got it totally wrong and I am a soloist and I am rather sick with worry about it all.

BB gel eyeliner? Ah, I shall consult the Google oracle. Thanks, ruby.

The dog had an op about 10 days ago to remove an ulcerated cyst, poor wee fellow, and I asked the vet to take a skin tag on the dog's side off at the same time (because he keeps catching it on things and making it sore). Went to get some of the stitches out on Tues and there was only one holding the skin tag incision and the vet reckoned it was completely healed so took it out. By yesterday morning the dog had a gaping hole in his side - so the vet stapled him back together (as didn't want to do a full anaesthetic and stitch). Poor little geezer (dog, not vet). Still, he is getting loads of chicken to eat at the moment to take his mind off things.

Am :) at your ds's choice of colours for the bongo, Blackduck. I shudder to think of what colours my ds would opt for. He's not yet got over the disappointment he experienced when I refused to let him have gold lamé curtains in his room.

Woah, MI, am impressed at you being a soloist - how brave. Ooops about the practice. Is the performance really soon?

Only four bars. I've messed up but I hope not irretrievably. Oh god.

Oh poor dog - hope he is better soon....

Apparently the green/yellow combo was a lady who supported Brazil, had bongo for a number of years and is now up for sale (I suggested he chuck in a set of throws...) We are thinking something a tad more tasteful, but may have to do some yellow (pushing ds towards 'gold') as it is ds's fav colour. Loving idea of gold lame curtains - and why not?

Oh dear MI - sure it will be fine.

Sorry, I must have missed something - WTF is a bongo?

By the way, has anyone seen that story in the news about the e-mail sent by a MIL to her future DIL, all about manners?

I have to say, I've found myself firmly on the side of the MIL (me and Rachel Johnson).

Am I alone, crepeys? Is that a sign that I have truly joined the ranks of the intolerant middle-aged?

Me too! I thought the DiL sounded an uncouth piece of work. Should we get ourselves some Hyacinth Bucket-style floral outfits, CV?

And no - I've no idea what a Bongo is. I thought people were talking about drums, but since they've gone on to colours that option no longer works.

I'd also like to point out it was me, not CV, who rolled her foundation garment down on my Saturday night out. CV's far too slim to need such a thing, and far too classy to roll it down.

MI - which was your feature last weekend? I couldn't spot it.

Herby, I'm sure you rolled it down in a classy way.

I'm afraid you have both joined my mum in the Hyacinth Bouquet League of genteelwomen

Bongo's are campervans but I think I'd rather stick with my tent

I think bongos may be a sign of age too (as well as mixing posters up - sorry cv for implying you need foundation garments!!) dp would not be seen dead in a tent - he is a man who requires something that at least pretends to have permanent walls! I guess I should pop over to the camping threads sometime. Well ladies after last weekends delights what does this weekend hold? I have a surfeit of grandparents and the joy of watching three (count 'em) hours of children singing dancing and acting (oh joy). That is after dismantling ds's trampoline because some git has nicked a leg and two poles off it (broken garden fence - long story)

Hi everyone, just popping in to brag that I am on hol in Kos at the moment.kids are all occupied and I have stolen the iPad to catch up on mums netting. I did want to boast that I am windsurfing as most of the other women windsurfers are under 30.although in fairness I must admit that I am also reading trashy novels ( sorry MI) and drinking too much red wine. But only after sundown.

KristinaM - sounds fabulous, can I come on holiday with you next year? And respect for windsurfing - I could barely manage that when I was 18 (but then I was learning on Lake Ontario, which was somewhat windier than you might want first time out).

We have just bought a new tent and dh put it up at the weekend and it takes up our whole garden. Michael Eavis is borrowing it for the Dance Tent at Glasto next year. This is first year doing camping properly (2 weekends and one overnight) so no doubt we will forget something essential / argue while putting the tent up / find that other people tut at the size of our monstrous abode. I'm not a natural camper, so this is something of an experiment.

Am going to check out the BB gel eyeliner - I like that it comes in so many colours. Granite sounds good.

And yes, I also came down (just) on the side of the MIL in that email story. I do think she was cowardly to put it all in an email instead of having a quiet word, and it was out of order for her to criticise the DIL's parents for not saving for their daughter's wedding, but the DIL does sound like a Piece of Work and a very tedious person to have in your family. And the fact that she forwarded the email to friends instead of feeling a teeny bit ashamed of being a lazy 'mare is probably some kind of parable for our times.

I have grovelled at choir and been forgiven.

Feature was this one.

Good feature MI.

I have heard from friends that putting up an awing is a quick route to divorce so am a tad nervous about this campervan lark....will dp and I be murdering each other within the first two hours? Ds's main concern is power for his DS....

Wasn't there something in that mail about the dog being depressed by DiLs treatment too?

Just popping by before going out for lunch with my fellow invigilators. I need to get my strength up for dd's birthday w/e. So envious of KristinaM on her lovely holiday. Kudos for the windsurfing. I tried it once - I was crap and it made my arms hurt, therefore I have never tried it again. Lots of opportunities for all that stuff round here (2012 Olympic sailing venue nearby), but you deffo need a wetsuit (brrrrrr).

MI, glad they have forgiven you at choir!

I think we are probably saving for a Bongo (although it may be pie in the sky). I give dh beer and ds to mind when there is a tent to put up. dd and I do it. Is much less aggravating and fewer tent poles get broken (never forget the duct tape).

Right, must go and purchase a large sack of face packs and nail varnish and get some dvds for dd's 13th b-day bash ("pamper evening with dvds and loads of pizza and cake"). I probably had the "Sound of Music" and cucumber sandwiches for my 13th - can't remember it was too long ago

Hmm, the weekend. Well, we've got our NCT group en-masse second-birthday picnic in a park tomorrow, which will be fairly fun. Faintly political 'discussion' still raging as to whether morning or afternoon is a better time. I say afternoon - can never face a sausage roll before midday.

All this camping talk. Must say, have never really had the urge. My ideal camping scenario is so specific as to be non-existant - site with no-one else there, yet with clean loo and shower. Comfy bed, not too hot, not too cold. Sunny, approx 22degC. Near decent pub.

Am also determined to force that extra spare tyre off. I keep being derailed by parties, or the school barbecue (oh, that's tonight, ahem, I shall of course stuffmyself eat sparingly and drink beer-- fizzy water).

I would love to be chilled out enough to camp.

Had 2 delightful 16 years staying last night. Son of friend and his mate as they were in London for a gig. They have just gone off to Carnaby street looking clean and young and cool. I told them london was going to love them and they made it very clear in a lovely way that this had already been a really special trip. Am giddy by osmosis.

I went to gig myself on Wednesday night. 'OK Go' anyone? Was fab although had giant meal with friend and rather than feeling a bit too drunk or stoned or both which was how gigs used to be, we both just felt a bit too full.

School fair and local fun day type thing this weekend. Plus must get together receipts to do tax bill.

I am not chilled out enough to camp. I am a horrendous control freak. But I could see myself enjoying sleeping in a nice Bongo, having banished the rest of the family to the tent.

MI if you have any tricks for forcing off the spare tyre let me know as mine is stubbonly still in residence despite the best attempts of Ms Michaels (although, to be fair, this week has been crap on the eating and not drinking front).

Dukes - I am not sure I am chilled enough to camp - we'll see. Dps suggestion for the first trip was too a wedding (stupid man, how does he think I am going to get glammed up ready in a cubby hole

I haven't shredded since last Friday and I've been eating like it's Christmas.

I am NOT ALLOWED MY LUNCH UNTIL I HAVE DONE THE SHRED.

Yes, my own bongo and the rest in a tent. I could do that.

I am in denial about being a not so much a control freak as just totally neurotic about sleep. Need own bed. Own room.

Dukes - snap re the Shred.....I think I may need to go back to Level 1......

No shame in level one. I alternate between 1 (with weights for shadow boxing) and 3 (more anita than natalie)

I haven't shredded for about a week, either. Plenty of excuses: too hot, too much work to do, lawn needed mowing, tennis was on...