MSE Parents Club Part 8

Fitzio

Bruno - hope you have a great time away. Think you and OH deserve a wee break.

Ladies, enjoy your meet today at TC.

Not really been keeping up as been out past couple of days, but quiet day today so might chat later.

csh_2

r.mac wrote: »

morning. I love to read and try to read every night (depending on how shattered I am!) I like most things, except sci-fi/fantasy. My most hated read was th Lord of the rings. I read it when I was about 15-16 and I persevered through all three books and at the end announced that thye were a bit rubbish :rotfl: Just not my cup of tea. I love a good political biography (okay don't run away on me) but enjoy chick-lit and spy thrillers too

HV due in about half an hour. LO meant to be asleep, but she's woken up so I've left her in her cot for a few more minutes as shes not crying.

better get on ....

Horray! Another person who doesn't like LOTR!!
I keep meaning to ask which side of Edinburgh you live at? If I wave from Bo'ness will you see me??!

jillie1974

Glamazon wrote: »

My friends laughed at me cos I said I was doing a spreadsheet diary of Jack's feeds and naps

i got quite neurotic bout his feeding and was writing down for about 2 weeks, exactly how much he was drinking and how often... had to stop as i was getting bit ott bout it all

Glamazon wrote: »

We should start a book club!

I've got SK, James Patterson, Thomas Harris, Kathy Reichs (which I nearly sold but MrsT talked me out of it!) and some Patricia Cornwell.

I got most of my SK books on eBay for 99p each :money:

book club!! i'll read near enough anything..... have all the patricia cornwell books and i love alot of irish authors- cathy kelly, patricia scanlan etc

elle_gee wrote: »

Don't get too excited Glam.. I phoned them to say I'd gone from £20k to £5k and they reduced our CTC from £80pm to £72pm! You don't get any more unless your household goes below £32k and we don't, we're still on £33k-ish :cool:

i rang them as i thought i might as well have the extra money now instead of next year and even though our income went to £29000 for some reason we are getting £20 less a month??? does not make sense. neednt have bothered..... not ringing again till we get the renewal forms next year


stuffed toy--- someone i'm friends with on fb rang itv and the stuffed toy is in loads of programmes this week and anyone is the correct answer (its a mse member)

tc meet- been up since 7.30 so kian has his nice outfit on and ilve had time to put some make up on so i'm being a yummy mummy today lol!!

must get dh up so he's ready to take me and change kian's nappy so i may not need to when we're there.

r.mac_2

csh wrote: »

Horray! Another person who doesn't like LOTR!!
I keep meaning to ask which side of Edinburgh you live at? If I wave from Bo'ness will you see me??!

oooh that's not far - I live in south edinburgh

csh_2

r.mac wrote: »

oooh that's not far - I live in south edinburgh

***BIG WAVE*** Hiyah!

Krystaltips

BrunoM wrote: »

Did you know there are 3 more in the series, Krystal? Night, Day, Twilight and Final Watch. Good reads!

Yeah I've got the set... Read them twice...

I'm on an argos hunt today... We bought a couple of bottles of the princess perfume on 13th November and the money has gone out of the bank... But they've not turned up yet and upon reflection last night, I couldn't recall seeing an email confirming the order... Looks like I might have to have a ring around...

Oh and after a week in pampers trying to use up the last of the size 3s, Caitlyn's just welcomed a terry back on in the loudest way possible :rolleyes: At least I know the worst will be in the wrap and not up her back like the pampers explosion...

Dribblekitten

Hello

Yet again I've left ages between posting, I do try and read most days though.

I saw a few questions that have probably been answered, but in case not - my daughter had the BCG day after birth (think one of the pregnant ladies was asking about this) we live in a high risk area apparently (near Heathrow). Injection itself was fine but at about 4 months the jab spot got very inflamed and looked grim. It's still a bit red at 8.5 months, but this is apparently all normal.

Think there were a few links to babes with babies - my changing bag and some other stuff was a gift from there - the quality of their products is excellent, but having seen the price don't know if I could be justified spending that myself!

Reading - another bookaholic here - my best ever job was working in waterstones when I graduated but didn't exactly pay well and I spent what I earned on discounted books. When I was breastfeeding I did the night feeds reading Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain. Am currently on a non fiction bent and reading Elizabeth David's Italian Food. OH is a sci fi nut though, something we don't share!

Am currently having 'to return to work or not' dilemma, I feel I've outgrown my old job and everything there has changed since I left - plus I don't fancy spending 2 hours a day travelling when I could be with my baby. Oh for a 3 day a week job on my doorstep...

emlou2009

on tax credits, they put ours up when i told them what our income this year is i dont understand those people at all! i rang up to update my claim with the childcare tax credits and the bit we were getting before went from £80 to £110 every 4 weeks, and the childcare element takes it all up to £390 a month, i was very pleased with that but i dont trust them not to make me pay some back next year cos it does seem rather a lot :rolleyes:
our total household income is only about £24-£26k though

My_Fathers_Daughter

Have fun at the TC today ladies!!

We didn't go to swimming class this morning - we both still have runny noses and I am nervous about us getting any worse / catching anything else
It also meant we could have extra time in bed so we didn't get up until 9am

Have got some running around to do today to get ready for when I go away for the night on Thursday.



Does anybody ever wonder when they will get a chance to relax? I feel like I am on a treadmill of neverending chores and things to organise/do. Even if I relax for an evening I know in the back of my mind that I still have tons of stuff to do later that I should be doing now

jillie1974

worst author- cecelia ahern, she wrote PS I love you (which was fab book, better than the film) another one called 'where rainbows end' also fab, the next 2 absoloute CARP. i struggled to finish them and havent even tried to read them again. so not like me as i read and read my books.