MSE Parents Club Part 8

jillie1974

afternoon!! had fab time today.
lovely company and nice lunch in nandos

kian fast asleep now

saw 3 stokkes while i was in tc....
must be babies day out as there were buggies,prams and slings everywhere....

r.mac_2

MFD - and anyone else using a CM. What am I looking for in one? I have the offer of using a local CM for one 'session' a week - a morning or afternoon and/or on a more ad hoc basis. I am considering it as nurserys can't accommodate my needs very well. It woould give me some time to get business off the ground and or/some much needed me time

What is a reasonable CM rate? thanks x

Sami_Bee

Rmac - are you putting vaseline on her chin to protect it?
Also ibruprophen works quicker than paracetamol and can help to reduce swelling so I usually use it over paracetamol for teething

got-it-spend-it

I'm plastering on the Lansinoh, Sami! I think it's the only thing keeping me going. Glad to hear that Ed got the hang of it quickly- that gives me hope.

Ooh Jillie- I want a Nandos!

r.mac_2

searching_me wrote: »

just a nice chocolate with the nice icing ..she says its for5 people x

okay - a couple of ideas.

a basic sponge recipe can easily be adjusted to be chocolate

4oz Self Raising flour (minus two table spoons flour)
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
4oz butter/marg
4oz castor sugar
2 eggs

butter a round 8" cake tin. line with a circle of baking paper/greaseproof paper. cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. add eggs slowly to mixture and beat well. if mixture starts to split, add a little flour. Sift flour and cocoa powder into mixture and fold in gently until all well mixed. Pour into cake tin and cook at 180deg (slightly less is a fan oven) for approx 25 mins - but check for the last 5 mins or so.

when cooled - split in half using a bread knife and fill with a little chocolate butter cream. Ice the top with chocolate butter cream and selection of goodies such as smarties, candles, etc

chocolate buttercream can be made with some icing sugar, a table spoon of cocoa powder and butter - add a teaspoon of hot water if you are having trouble mixing it all together if doing by hand. use immediately and store any leftovers (covered) in the fridge and gently heat in the microwave if wanting to use at a later date.

this recipe will also make cupcakes successfully.

Alternatively you could make choc brownies and decorate - or buy a cake and spend the time decorating it - don't be afraid to cut the cake up to make a different shape - such as the first letter of her name or her age. Just using butter icing to stick it together and then cover in buttericing and no-one will see the joins

r.mac_2

Sami_Bee wrote: »

Rmac - are you putting vaseline on her chin to protect it?
Also ibruprophen works quicker than paracetamol and can help to reduce swelling so I usually use it over paracetamol for teething

good ideas sami - thanks.

Oh and your business hunch may have been correct! Getting there slowly - think we have a name now and a website in the making too

SugarSpun

:rotfl: Molly is trying to hold a conversation with my boob

Tigsteroonie

Feely has disappeared from my FB too If you're out there Feely, please let us know that you're okay?

Sami_Bee

rmac - you need to meet a CM ad just see if you like them they should also be ofstead registererd and can ask them what their number is to look up their reports on the web, they charge around £4 an hour depending on area, mine was £25 for a full day

searching_me

rmac you're a star i'll c&p that when im not one handed x