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Birthday treat- help
Hiya, my partners birthday is coming up and i have run out of ideas completely... Need help.. I would love to do something different/fun so the present could be going away or anything along those lines. My budget is not that big but i do want it to be a nice treat has anyone got any good ideas. Cheers s x
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Girlfriends mums nightmare
My GFs mum has had a bit of a nightmare with the NHS which i'll explain below. She has a history of mental health issues and was given a lot of electro-shock treatments back in the day part of the treatment was to be put on Ametryptaline now from everything i've read you are not supposed to be left on this for long as it…
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Pliko Pramette Sun Canopy
The official one is £30, does anybody know any cheaper universal ones which will fit? Many thanks
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Continuing to pay for private nursery when may not be needed
DD has been in private nursery 3 full days a week whilst I studied. My course has now come to an end. Daughter gets nursery funding for being 3 and we pay the remainder. DD nursery usually splits the nursery grant over the 4 months, but due to my course finishing and the eldest being off school in summer I asked to take if…
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Moving in with the girlfriend
I need some opinions regarding my up and coming move to my girlfriend’s house. We are moving together after a one year relationship which is very exiting. I was a mature student in the last 3 years and just graduated. The only debts I have is my student loan which is about £10k and a small overdraft that I try not to use…
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Notice of maternity leave - what to put in letter to employer?
Hi, As I am 25 wks pregnant and I need to produce a letter for my employer stating that I am pregnant and intend to go maternity leave, however I not sure just what I need to write. Could someone please give me an idea of what my letter should contain? Thanks
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Joint or single will???
Having read the threads on wills, I thought I'd start my own - hope that's alright?! I am 30, with a partner (divorced previously but no kids and all finances split at the time), cats, house. My partner is 30+, has me, no property, but has pension. I am planning on getting a will done and have been offered the opportunity…
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Personalised Matchboxes
Does anyone know where I can get a good deal on personalised matchboxes with fast delivery? I need 200. Everywhere seems to do match books, not the match boxes the best deal I've found so far is 200 for £79.96.
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Collegues Husband Has Left Her And Kids
hey up you lot some advice needed one of my collegues at work had her husband walk out on her and kids. It was a complete shock to her and the family and no one had any idea that he wasn't happy. Anyway, she is in a tether as she does not know what to do or who she should be talking too. He has left her with young kids and…
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Updated **8/08/06** for those interested- my cervical cancer.
Hi. A few big hearted folks asked me to keep them updated on another thread, but I'm starting this new one because I don't want to hi-jack emma_b's thread even further :D Just an update about my cervical cancer that was diagnosed on 25/5/06. I spent overnight in Addenbrookes last monday so they could do a thorough…
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Wanted: The perfect beer garden
Not that I'm planning to get raging drunk mind you...but this weekend we were in North Wales, and we were looking for a pub to have lunch in. Gorgeous sunny day, and all we wanted was... 1. A pub that served food 2. A beer garden with a climbing frame or similar, picnic tables, and a fence around so that I wouldn't have to…
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How to make a hen night special?
Hi, It's my friend's hen night this weekend and we're keeping it pretty simple and having a nice meal out with a pub / club to follow. Any suggestions as to help mark it i.e. make it special for her? We don't really want to dress her up in the whole veil and L plates thing we just really want her to have a lovely time.…
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searching for adopted sister
can anyone help me..........i didnt know until my mum died in 1987 that she had given birth to another daughter, and i have been trying to find her since,but as i dont know her new name i have been unable to. all i know is her date of birth and birth name..........and the date and area that she was adopted thank you in…
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Ex-husband and children
My ex doesn't see the children very often - once every 6-8 weeks. It's his choice as he could see them more often if he wanted, and he only lives 3 miles away. Anyway, he phoned on Friday and asked if he could take them out after school one night this week. We agreed he'd collect them this evening. He said he'd take them…
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Spare parts for Travel System
I was just wondring if some one can guide me to find spare wheels for my Quattro Tour Travel System from GRACO.
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Toys with lots of Labels?
Bit of a daft question, but I used to know a child who had a soft doll covered with labels, ideal to feed a young childs obsession with playing with the tags rather than the toys themselves! It was made by something like the Rag Tag company. Can anyone point me in the right direction for these?? Many thanks;)
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Cohabit - what does it mean?
I have had a deed of separation drawn up, in which it says my ex is entitled to his share of the equity in the house if i remarry, die, daughter reaches 18 etc etc. It doesn't say anything about cohabiting but i am prepared to put that in. The trouble is we are disagreeing on what the term cohabit means. I think it means…
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Divorce advice
Sadly my wife is an alcoholic and i can no longer live with her. I am fed up with coming home from work every night to her abuse, and as she refuses to seek help for her drinking then i feel like i have no choice. I also have a ten year old son and it breaks my heart to have to let him watch this. But i think it would be…
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Buying water!
Hi, We have been buying drinking water from Tescos for quite some time now (last 2-3 years) . when we were living separately (OH and I) we will buy like 12 litres which will last more than a week for us. Now we are living with parents-in-laws and we are buying this every week (now we buy 24 litres each time). the facts our…
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Parents of toddlers!
Hey everyone, My friend has a two year old boy who seems to have reached that mythical demonic stage in his development! He has all the usual tantrims and refuses to eat etc, etc. I was wondering if anyone with experience of ickle boys had any advice on how to deal with him? Any tricks? What worked with your boy? It mainly…
