MSE Parents Club Part 8

Sami_Bee

SugarSpun wrote: »

Tara, I suppose there's no way she'd stay with you all instead of with DD1?
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Weezlie, as far as I'm concerned the rules of the fairy post are that you offer what you can afford to send and send it, if you receive it you thank the sender, and you bask in the glow of something you've used going to a baby you "know", IYKWIM. I've spent a fair amount on fairy post with things going out from Germany but I think the stuff we've been sent (thank you lovely people who sent it) plus being pleased that our unused stuff is going to good use evens it all out :cool:
I hope other people feel the same way - we've received some lovely stuff and I hope nobody feels taken advantage of

Forgot what else I wanted to say. Molly's been whinging all night so I finally got to sleep at 8am, and on the stroke of 10 my upstairs neighbour turned on Christmas carols. I hate him.

OHHHHH separation anxiety - it's a normal, PITA experience for little ones. It's the stage between recognising that Mummy/Daddy is the primary caregiver and the Most Important Person around and understanding that things don't stop existing because you can't see them any more. What happens inbetweentimes is that when you leave the room, as far as the baby's concerned you're gone forever and never coming back. The books say that you can deal with it by making sure that any babysitter's a familiar figure, but you could perhaps try recording your voice singing him songs and play that quietly on repeat all night? That way he can't see you but he has a tangible sign of your presence. Just an idea, and it might not work

I think Tara said DD2 couldn't stay with them as no room in car to get to DD1's

I agree on the fairy post (MM I'm so sorry I've just realised I never sent the scrapbook - will sort ASAP)

The seperation thing made me wonder...Where can you buy a life size cardboard cut out of yourself?

For future ref as most likely too late now, my mum is a member of a florist's cash n carry called country baskets, they also have branches in glasgow, birmingham and leeds I got pull bows, ribbons, balloons and allsorts from there for the wedding super cheap

Bruno - bottle of champange?

anyway halfway through doing the tree, just finished feeding Ed and having a bacon n saus buttie so back I go

BrunoM

Thanks Sugar and all - champagne could've been good or some other fancy liquor, but the man doesn't drink at all. Random chocolates ordered, it will all turn out ok in the end!

money_maker_3

don't worry about it sami !! I am in no rush, still havent finished my wedding scrapbook !!

SugarSpun

Love the snowman MM!

The fairy post talk reminded me that I bought myself a personalisable 2010 calendar from the one-euro shop that I'm not going to use. It just has the calendar format on a ring binder with space to stick photos. If anyone wants it shout up

redmel1621

has anybody seen any under-bed type storage boxes...wood/plastic/metal..I'm really not bothered which as long as they are cheap:)

Mel x

Becles

redmel1621 wrote: »

Kids are getting an xbox as a joint christmas pressie, but we have only just thought to look into the live membership and have discovered that it is per person, so we would need to purchase two lots of membership...I have seen them on amazon for £32.99, but £65.98 is still a lot to pay every year especially as dh wasn't keen on them even getting an xbox anyway!!!

Do you know of anyway around this, or of cheaper membership (gold) anywhere?

We found that out last year when the boys got an xbox.

Hubby said he could set up an online only profile, then they'd each have their individual accounts for playing offline. That would be one way around it.

Boys didn't like that though, but they got money for Christmas so I said they could pay for their own memberships

Josh is pestering me to watch American Pie. Apparantly it's the film everyone is talking about at school and everyone else has seen it. I think I'll let him watch it as I can remember feeling left out because I wasn't allowed to watch Porky's when I was his age. However I'm tempted to watch it with him so I can giggle at him getting embarrassed at it. Is that cruel?

searching_me

try poundstrechers mel they have some new shape ones pretty cheap too x

elle_gee

Someone catch me while I keel over in shock OH has got the tree down and it busy putting it together! Rhys and I fell back to sleep on the sofa earlier - Daddy went out to Morrisons, made lunch and went up in the loft while we were snoozing.

searching_me

:rotfl: elle what happened while you were sleeping :rotfl: x

carlamagee

hello!!!!

yes elle, i won the battle! and had good fun and have very sore feet to prove it!

harley, ill get OH to open it n check the bouncey thing tonight, thanks for letting me know!!

i dnt really have the energy to read back; i miss anything exciting or tres important i should know!?