The CrepeVine

[MrsSchadenfreude]

How did we finish the other thread so fast...? Less than a month.

I have a window seat with built-in storage in the bay window of the bedroom. I do sit on it occasionally, but mainly to spy on the neighbours rather than anything more edifying.

herbs - are you peeping round net curtains in naughty old lady fashion,

BD - place for a cake stand not bacon sandwich.

I just stare, blatantly. People don't often look up!

Way to go, Ruby!

Well that will keep you on your toes Ruby!
I can't keep up
Apologies in advance for all I've overlooked...
Stropps, Excellent news re your dh! You must be mightily relieved.
Herbs, I admire your measured resolve re the primary school sit. The whole education thing can feel very emotional (I know this all too well!) but you are being really sensible.
Crem, your poor dh and poor you. That all sounds truly crap. Get your kickass lawyer to kick their sorry asses.
Mrs S, I know nothing about your dds or about what sort of school you are looking for for them.. with that caveat I do know a few people who've sent their dcs to St C's. A couple from dcs primary school went there (this was a few years ago now). It was seen as a choice for those who wouldn't do well in academically selective exams at 11+ for the cutthroat N London schools around us / quite "alternative" / for the more quirky and eccentric dcs who required something quite nurturing. Some parents have loved it, others less so (apparently concerned that the more academically able aren't as well catered for). I think the only way with this schools business is to go and get your own impression and then ask lots of questions. Do you have a copy / online access to the Good Schools Guide? That might help inform you... Don't envy you the task. Best of British and all that.
Phew. Thank God it's the weekend. This week has been very full on compared to the last few weeks of extreme loafing and I'm exhausted. Started to think about what we could have for supper and quickly thought "Fuck it, we'll have a takeaway"! Happy weekends to all.

Ruby that's wonderful! Very nice to have a bit of recognition for all your effort

I have sanded and painted and dh has moped about a bit with a screwdriver and eaten a chocolate eclair. He is now replacing a kitchen drawer front that was wonky.
I have 3 giant potatoes the size of rugby balls which I am about to bake for tea. Oh yes all the culinary wizardry right here , right now

Ruby - congrats :) I used to get marked every Friday (IT training) - hated the dreaded evals.

Queenie - you clearly have too much of a life outside Crepeys if you cant keep up ;)

I have just gained another strand to my job, like I don't have enough to do...

I am off to the pub.....and will eat a pub dinner and drink beer....

Oh and I raise you a shed summer house for your window seat . I have one in the garden that doubles as a hideaway and reading nook.
So ner!

I'm having curry tonight. With a good pal, chez nous. Mmmmm... So the house needs tidying.

The problem with runners - as per our lovely new stair carpet - is that the white stairs either side don't half show up the grot! I may even have to vacuum.

Thanks for your support re education, ladies. I had a massive cry yesterday - convinced I'd blighted him for life by not moving next door to Outstanding school with its TWO CHOIRS - but am now much more sanguine. Though get tearful at the thought of him in his huge uniform, at only just four.

Aw herbs - they are still babies in year 1 - I was one of those parents steaming up my car with tears on dds first day.( and I wasn't alone)
It'll all be ok. It really will

You've set me off again!

I have an S&B question. I have become enamoured with a pair of high top trainers. Admittedly they're Fitflops, but they're quite funky. And a total bargain. What does one wear them with? Other than skinny jeans, which could get boring after a while.

Sorry herbs !!!
Link to shoes of wonder ??

Here Kind of sensible Bet Lynch footwear.

Rubym well done - was this week with little lovelies similar to mine? Ours do bikeability too....

Herbs, he sounds more than ready. DD was only just four when she started, and tiny (still is!) and she never looked back. Literally! I was upset - jealous of the lucky teacher who had her lovely class
And FitFlop trainers? Linkie!

I have been on a fab course foday, run by my fab friend and met some lovely people. Wish I could round off the day with a beer in the pub, but I have to take DD to gym soon and DH has to pick up - not good having a club on a Friday night!

X post! They are pretty funky - I think I'd wear them with skinnies, like you say. But there are lots of lovely brights and patterned skinnies around (have some on myself), so not that boring!

Hmm, hightops.....probably only go with skinny jeans or other narrow trousers. But what do I know? I've just shelled out £6 for a pair of ersatz Superga trainers from Primark.

Strops - surprised you are not front-row for McFly.

DIY.....well, DH and I know our limitations. Anything involving joinery, electrics, plastering, tiling we tend to GSI (Get Someone In), but we are quite capable of decorating, or putting things up. I'm considerably more practical than DH. But DM is the DIY-whizz in our family; she has done wallpapering and carpet laying for us, and spent last weekend putting down a new bathroom floor for DB (while he went on holiday, the cheeky sod).

We have a long list, totalling several thousand pounds, of things that need doing here, but it is temporarily on hold while we investigate this developer interest in the house. I very much doubt it will come to anything, but would rather not spend the money until we know.

Dust....the worst room for dust in our house is the bathroom, due to DH's talc habit (I'm referring to the Johnson's variety, not anything more sinister). I don't know any other grown men who feel it necessary to fling handfuls of talc around their nethers post-shower, but I curse him every time I dust.

We don't really have any rows about DIY as DH doesn't do any (2 left hands!) and we generally pay!

We don't get that much dust here, despite it being a Victorian house

CV they weren't the £6 canvas numbers from Primani? I bought a pair to go on hold (first time I have ever set foot in the shop - it's like a large jumble sale isn't it?)

BTM I don't think it is the age of the house so much as locale. Old house was Victorian and no where near as dusty as this one.

Herbs he will be fine - really. Dp took ds to school first day (another first I missed - dp got them all, speaking, walking etc) but I do remember how tiny he was ... Now he's heading for double digits!

I live in a dust bowl. Open fire, black/ grey cats/ tree pollen / pine needles tramped into house. I'm fighting a losing battle. Ddad starts wheezing in a pantomimic manner within 3 miles of our house.

BD, sounds like the same ones. Yes, it is a dreadful place to shop, although some of the bigger branches are fairly tidy. It drives me mad when you find something you like, but there are only twenty size 16s and a size 8 on the shelf. Having said that, I have bagged some bargains (it's fab for strappy vest tops, PJs, scarves, accessories, and cheapo skinny jeans).

BTM - I have outlawed clubs on a Fri night, just can't hack it by this point in the week. DCs seem happy to veg anyway. Not that I can go to the pub, mainly because I still need a sitter (how old do kids need to be before you can leave them home alone for a restorative pint?) but partly because our local used to be frequented by the Yorkshire Ripper in his lorry-driving days and tbh it looks like he only just left. at BD's country pub.

Herbs, didn't you order some fit flop trainers last year and then decide they were too orthopaedic? Or who was that?

And also Herbs - if you appealed about the school, although it doesn't really sounds like you need to, would they not take ds's vision problems into account and at least move you up the waiting list? Or is that completely irrelevant at this stage and Not How It Works At All? I was wondering about whether he would have extra time in SATS etc, down the line, but then the brain compensation is an amazing thing, so it's likely he will never need it.