The Crepe Escape

[Cremolafoam]

We were getting to the end.

Sorry am being a bit self absorbed here.

Beachy, pad them out with two or three more couples if you can.

DH got the time wrong to collect DD1 from a school trip, so I called and asked if they could put her on the bus going back to school. God only knows what has happened, but the bus has so far taken 4 hours to do a simple 45 minute trip across Paris.

Agree on the pad them out a bit option, beachy, and I'm sure it will be fine. Since it's a summer thing, she'll prob think other folk were invited but couldn't come as there's so much on in the summer, or they were away. I'm always of the "invite all and sundry and they'll get on as most folk are lovely" school of partying. Next year, though, I recommend you invite just one crepey.... And have a brilliant time with James Bond at your ball, bet you'll look fabulous.

MrsS - sorry about the financial headache, and that once again you have to bear the brunt of the worry. Hope dd gets home ok.

Thanks everyone... Ruby, you do not need padding in the norkage area

So sorry Mrs S that the sums haven't worked out... I hope dh isn't AH over it...

Mi how's the curry?
Have you put up the bunting and balloons yet!? Have you wrapped the pass the parcel?
I need to live through your party in vicarious manner!!

Mrs S gosh that sounds like an expensive mistake. Hope it works out for ok.

Beachy I'd have a word in her ear and mention that you've asked quite a mixed bag of people so you hope they're not bothered if they don't know too many others . I might ask another two or three good school mixers to be in the safe side.

We are off to Scotland this week for the trawl round unis with dd. going to be a marathon( sighs)

Yes, MrsS, fingers crossed your DH doesn't turn into AH over it! Serves him right for not getting involved.

Cremo, is your DD trying to get as far away from home as poss?

Survived the footy presentations evening and won a footy I the raffle! Me who never wins anything!

DH is faffing about giving DS instructions about packing his bag and having a shower... Oh joy to not have to organise going to the out-laws tomorrow

The school fee miscalculation must be a bit of a worry, MrsS, but you are right, you will find the money, even if on paper it's a shock.

BTM - I forgot your family are being evicted for the weekend, but I'm impressed that you haven't been called into service to do the packing. DS is off to Normandy for five days on Monday, and you can bet that not so much as a pair of pants will have been packed by the time I get home on Sunday. I will have to frisk him before he gets on the coach as he isn't allowed to take his Blackberry or his iPad, and he is already starting to shake at the prospect of being without them.

Annoyingly, his trip looks as if it is a carbon copy of the Y6 trip he did (but with more testosterone). As long as he brings me another batch of those yummy treats from the chocolatier I shall be happy.

Monday is actually DH's birthday, so after I have seen DS off on the 5.30am coach he has requested I come home and make him breakfast in bed before I go off to work. I might tell him to stuff a croissant where the sun doesn't shine.

BTM Scotland is actually technically closer to us than England.Geographically speaking !

Although planes and boats will always be involved no matter what.
Her stepbrother is in Edinburgh so Im guessing that's part of the appeal .

I too agree with inviting all and sundry

MrsS, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think your DH could happily stump up his share of the cash, eh?

I am very much, if slightly nervously, looking forward to seeing you all. At the moment I am nattily attired in knee-length denim shorts and a T-shirt but plan to change this after attempting to tackle our house (ie shutting lots of crap in rooms with KEEP OUT notices on the doors).

Wish I was coming, MI. My life is going horribly pear shaped at the moment - Tabitha has just announced that there is a concert this afternoon, at which she is expected to perform. This is the first I have heard of it - there has been nothing from the school, the teacher, or anyone.

DH just agreed, yes, we suck it up. No ranting.

The school has helpfully put on an event every day next week, which parents are expected to attend.

Oh MrsS...

Yes, it's not roasting here either, ruby! Am wondering if it should be bare legs or tights!

MrsS, are you sure you wouldn't prefer bog-standard comp when you come back? We also get last minute happenings (though these are mainly down to the DC producing the letter 5mins before they go out of the door on the day they need it), but there seem to be way fewer "events" than you get. And no PTA!

Well I somehow overindulged last night and for the first time in years am at a student level of hangover. Have been massively lectured by the DC's and am thoroughly ashamed. I'm giving up alcohol!

I too am excitedly waiting for report back from MI's party.

DD1 has got on a residential taster course at Cambridge in July very excited - although she will be very disappointed if she does this and then doesn't get into the actual uni. I'm trying to keep her level headed about the whole thing.

Yes, BTM, would love bog standard comp, she's only going to this school because it's too late for her to go back into the UK system. Our local comps are pretty dire though - unless you're Catholic, and we're not.

True, although the DC's bog standard comp is not on distance and I bet there are spaces in the older year groups Can't comment on the quality of it till the fat lady sings, so to speak, in 2 years time though

MrsS, I very much hope you have a relaxing holiday after all this. Are you still going to have to do the interviews thing in the middle of your hols, though?

Hope everyone has a fantabulous time at MI's party and it would indeed be v. lovely to see some photos. I am still mucho peeved with myself for cocking up my arrangements and therefore missing THE party and sleepover.

I shall instead be finalising our tax return this evening.

Hatty, how exciting for your dd1! And Crem, hope your Scotland uni trip goes smoothly.

Dd has done her first ever GCSE exam. It went fine. She has 2 more next week, so is supposed to be revising chem and phys this w/e. However, she has just bought herself an iphone ('s alright for some) and is too busy fiddling with it to do any work at present.

Huh. You're all having fun boogieing on down at MI's, aren't you? I have been to E.LeClerc, it looked as if there had been a siege - no cat food, no cat litter, one (split) packet of Basmati rice - so DD1 and I decamped to M & S next door for a Nice Cup of Tea. Then I came home via Monoprix (which was just exactly what I didn't want to do) to get cat food, litter etc etc.

I have the interview on Friday evening, Strops, so at least I am getting it out of the way before the holiday.

Well my evenings got off to a flying start. We are supposed to be off to Glasgow in the morning and when I got home from work I found dh has been on the beer all afternoon. Plastered and angry. Serious self medication on top of the AD meds he's on. And now he's driven off in the car like a complete asshole. Drunk depressed and deliberate.
I said that my sympathy was wearing thin having found him sunburnt and pissed in the back garden.
Then he drove off .

I am furious and terrified. He's been gone an hour

Oh Crem - I can't imagine how worrying that must be - I hope he comes back soon safe and sound.

Oh God, Crem -

He's back. Sitting in the car apparently
Won't come in.
Depression is so selfish isn't it.
I away to take a calm pill.

Crem - are you OK - did he come in eventually. The essential is that he's safe - hugs to you.

Meanwhile - awaiting for news of the party.

I'm pleased to say I'm fully recovered from my inadvertent drinking binge on Friday night. Never again. DH very disloyal and told my friends exactly why I wasn't at the Church fete as opposed to my DC's who said mummy wasn't feeling very well

Crem, hope he came in and you manage to get away this morning...

James Bond went well, lots of lovely people there, so good evening had by all.. Feeling a little rough here myself, not surprisingly!

Likewise, awaiting the rising of the crepey massif ensconced at BTM's, following fizz and curry

Morning ladies. On my way to Kent for godson's confirmation, feeling a leetle fragile after MI's last night, but as I left a bit early I'm not in too bad a state. Hoping herbs got home ok and that btm, ruby and cv are having a lovely lie-in. Party was lovely, curry delicious and great to finally meet ruby. Thought everyone looked gorgeous - love MI's frock, great colours. Had a nice catch up with edam from mn too. And I had a very nice chat with a lovely family at the bus stop on the way home, also leaving the party . By the way, MI - bus between our houses v easy - 202 to Crystal Palace and then there are a couple of buses from there to us. Hope you're getting a lie in and only get up when the house has been tidied.

Crem - so sorry you had a grim night. It's tough living with someone suffering from depression. I'm glad he made it home, that does show some sense that he doesn't want to fuck things up completely.

Beachy, glad the ball was good. Did anyone come in the Ursula Andress bikini outfit?