Beware the Crepes of March!

[QueenQueenie]

Well someone had to do it as my last post was number 999...

You sound remarkably restrained, Rose. I would probably have done a Mrs S and given her both barrels from my blunderbuss. If a blunderbuss has two barrels, which I think maybe it doesn't.

Have my buggering monthly migraine again, despite copious ingestion of magnesium. And have to teach tomorrow. Trying to think of various sentence starters, in the first person and past simple, that the learners can finish in the present simple. Bit of a bugger.

On the plus side, rehearsing the lovely B Minor Mass tonight. On the down side, the first sopranos continue to be lamentably bad. Many can't even hit or maintain a high G, and/or don't know they're badly flat. We may have to draft in some support...

I think the best thing I can do for my sister is tell her firmly not to let herself get ill. Going all that way, and then being with my parents, will make her ill. She's already off sick.

She needs to put on her oxygen mask first, and all that.

Talking of illness, where/how is QQ? And Crem? And Wilbur?

We are cheering ourselves up with an umpteenth viewing of the DVD of Cold Comfort Farm.
Aunt Ada has just said that it might have been the potting-shed. But she was only a titty wren..
Rufus Sewell is smoulderingly wonderful as Seth.
All together now.... "There've always been Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm...."

Ignoring neighbour last night was the right thing to do. He went and banged on the door of the man upstairs afterwards, and stood there banging till 4 am. Man upstairs called the police, in desperation, and in the hope that Social Services would get involved. Police no help, but maybe it will trigger a visit from Social Services? Man came down again tonight - I opened the door to him, as I thought DH had forgotten his keys (aargh). He said "Your DH said I could come for a cup of tea." Told him DH not in, we would be eating when he arrived, and I would send him up afterwards. Neighbour was not smelling especially fragrant. DH went up after dinner and spent an hour or so with him, which meant that I finally managed to see the last episode of The Casual Vacancy.

Sorry to bang on, but this is really driving me completely nuts.

Oh mrsS that is quite terrible. Are you not entitled to call social services? On a lighter note, your neighbour makes me think of the Jim character in "Friday Night Dinner" ( played by Mark Heap) I think originally screened on Channel 4. Have you seen it?

Today I am having my Mac makeover that BFF has bought me for my birthday. Have any other Crepeys had one? I want a day time look. I think if as ask for a night out look, I'm going to come out looking somewhat burlesque....

Oh MrsS.

Crap night. No Ladyjog. But as a result am at desk early, and should probably tackle the writing that was worrying me at 3am. Also DP snored. And snuffled. And incited feelings of homicide.

Have also realised that I am really not a very good MNer. The phone rang about 10 minutes ago, just before DP left. A woman said "oh, sorry, wrong number". I said cheerfully we'd all done it and thought no more. AIBU for not immediately assuming she is having a torrid affair with Mr Inferior and I must Take Action ?

LTB MI

I shouted cheerily "It's a wrong number or your mistress" to him. He sounded unperturbed.

MI - I get quite a few of those calls which cut off as soon as you answer, and always blame them on DH's "fancy woman". He says he should be so lucky.

MrsS, that is so sad about your neighbour, though obviously a big pain for you, and not your responsibility. But he is clearly in a great deal of need, and probably desperately lonely. I expect something will be done just as soon as something awful happens, and not before.

Rose, lucky you, what a treat!

DD2 has "new friend" coming to tea today. Her old pals from Primary are being a bit horrid to her at the moment, but she just shrugged it off, told a teacher, then went and found someone else to hang out with.

MrsS, that sounds difficult - I agree with CV. Not really what either of you need.

Rose, fab! Get before and after photos posted please!

CV, oh to have such a resilient DD

good reviews for CK - anyone fancy going? DH would probably go if not...!

Have just sent hopeful blagging email...

...with no success, sorry.

Am writing about potty training. Why? WHY?? (I know why: I get paid.)

Here's an amusing pun for your feature, MI. When DS was potty training, I called my mental log (snigger) of his bowel movements my Faece Book.

Do you see? Faece?

In a moment of madness, I put my name down for a "30 Years On" School Reunion, and I've just realised it's this Saturday!

I had three BFs at school, and we met up fairly regularly for years, ending up with twelve children between us, but two of them emigrated to Australia a few years back. One of the emigrees is on the list of attendees! I'm chuffed to bits, and can't wait to see her. There's another person on the list who I have hugely regretted losing touch with over the years, so it will be interesting to meet up again, and there are quite a few others whose names I recognise.....of course, the most important question - what the hell do I wear?

Something that makes you look incredibly glam, and quite thin. Which in your case won't be difficult .

Hello vCrepeys, I'm getting very bad at writing these days, but I am missing you all. Struggling with my back still, but dd has been home for a few days so that's been lovely.
I'm just going to jump in here if that's ok.
CV that sounds intriguing. I hope the 30th year meetup is interesting.

Oh CVS, how fab! I lost touch with my two best friends from sixth form and then through uni (who were twins, still are I hope) - I would do love to see them again. Go understated glam

Cremo great to see you! And great that you have had a lovely time with your DD.

Have had a worrying day with a string of phone calls to do with DM and her broken fridge freezer. Feeling finally both reassured that the man who is dealing with it seems trustworthy, but also worried that DM seems to have deteriorated a lot in 3 months. Think it's the start of dementia. Hope all goes ok till I get there in a month - have got a GP appointment and an assessment but a local OAP support group booked.

We have a weekend as a group of 10-12 schoolfriends every year. We left school in 1968..... Always great fun.
Have been evaluating my wardrobe. Have inherited some very nice stuff in size 12 from DD who is now size 10. Lots of lovely White Stuff / White Company. It is all a bit smart for the cows though.

ROFL at Faece Book Herbs I think I may have to tell my classes about that when we do nappy changing….

CV reunions are mad things…exciting and nerve wracking at the same time, aren't they. At one I went to a few years ago, the people that came off best (i.e. the ones that everyone said looked amaaaaazing) were the natural looking ones, who hadn't tried too hard and weren't obviously trying to cover up the natural ageing process! I was especially satisfied to see the majority of people who had been the so called "in crowd", looked pretty pathetic 25 years on, and spent most of the evening going in and out of the loo, emerging bright eyed and red nosed iyswim. The rest of us had a ball.

Crem hello…soz about your hurtie back.

Tilly it must be so hard managing DM remotely. I have friends who set up closed circuit TV for that very reason. I even have one colleague who is Malaysian, lives here and manages her elderly and very ill mother with local carers and watches via computer video link!!!

Mac Makeover was fun but a bit of a rip off IMO. 60 mins…more like 35. I had a lovely, sweet girl who didn't know buggery about Crepey skin so I taught her a thing or two…but I did buy £60 worth of makeup in the end…gorgeous lipstick and blusher among other things..…and got a few ideas about daytime eye makeup, which I wanted. No photos…I'm not very photogenic and hate selfies lol.

Right…going to give Dutch courage to DH who has arranged a meeting with his DF at a neutral location….

Rose at closed circuit TV!
Shame the makeover wasn't specifically targeted at you IYSWIM, but I bet it was nice anyway. I have done quite a few at Space NK, but promptly forget what they said!
Good Luck to your DH.

Wow delicious Mac goodies Rose! How lush.
My own faece could do with a makeover. Seem to be looking well haggard.

I am having an ethical dilemma about 'flushable' wipes in this piece. My dippyhippy conscience is showing. Fortunately my editor wrote book about eco-parenting so we can sneak in our right-on recommendations...

Great to see you Crem and it is lovely having them back isn't it? dd was so happy to be home this weekend, in her own bed, with her toy elephant. And so outraged at the new "monstrosity in the bathroom" [a deeply sensible white bathroom cabinet]. She is applying for jobs for the summer and has a skype interview for one tomorrow - so has to tidy her room .