MSE Parents Club Part 11

money_maker_3

Tia thats lovely !!

Elle, get me some vodka and chocolate when you are there

got-it-spend-it

Evening!

MM- I meant to say to you yesterday when you asked about holiday destinations, Bournemouth is lovely and has quite a good airport with a shuttle bus going to the town centre/seaside.

Gentle hugs to all the poorly ones.

A few of us who missed out on Baby Sensory today went for a long walk instead and it was lovely. It was so sunny and we must have walked about 2 miles.

Went and looked around another nursery today and really loved it. I'm going to take hubby there next week, and if he likes it too we'll register H. I'm not going back to work till August but I want to start H off with some settling in sessions and then one afternoon a week before then. When I do go back he'll only be doing one day a week but it'll be a long 8-6 day.

emlou2009

elle_gee wrote: »

Another off topic rant.. but..
We got a evening invitation to the wedding do of an old college friend today. I've seen her once since Rhys was born and once while pregnant. They've been living together for years already and the invite says "[they] have requested that gifts be in the form of monetary donations"... Donations to(wards) what exactly?! Even if you're going to spend the money on your gas bill, surely some vague/false/bluff idea might be nice for the guests?! :cool:

We intend to ask for money for a family holiday for the year after the wedding, as we wont have a honeymoon, but we will be putting that in the invitations in the form of some poem or other conjured up by the wedding boards to dress it up pretty!! :rotfl:
I dont think as an evening-only guest its compulsory etiquette to get a present anyway, just a card, I know I've never given a gift if I'm only a evening guest. The way I see it, if you're not good enough to see the wedding or eat the food, they arent good enough for a gift! *secretly hoping people dont feel the same about me though!!:o*

Bit of an odd question:
I bought a coffee table from Tesco Direct, but the pre-drilled screw holes were too shallow so the screws havent gone in and we cant put one of the drawers in it, and we mashed the screw heads trying so we cant take them out, will buy some pliers tomorrow and try to take them out then. Also, one of the drill holes was wonky, so when we screwed it in the screw went through the back, it looks crap! Am I being fair in asking them for a replacement part for the bit the screw went through? How likely do you think we are to get it?

ETA - multi quote failed me! So sorry for all the Scottish poorly babies, and the ones everywhere else too xx

searching_me

Jobs done and dusted ........ i did more then i said and ive done a LARGE!!! shop but my flat is empty!!!! £117 with discount gonna cripple me but the kids can eat ...

how is everyone ... would anyone like some wine and ice cream? x

elle_gee

Thanks Em. We're not going to go anyway but that's another long story - nothing to do with the wording thing

Glamazon

elle_gee wrote: »

Oh talking of drink.. We've got our recycling boxes near the front door, supposedly as a reminder to put them out but we haven't done it for about six weeks (fortnightly collection) and now we look like right drunks given the amount of wine and beer bottles in the glass box! Really must remember to put them out next time, not this Monday but next I think.

Another off topic rant.. but..
We got a evening invitation to the wedding do of an old college friend today. I've seen her once since Rhys was born and once while pregnant. They've been living together for years already and the invite says "[they] have requested that gifts be in the form of monetary donations"... Donations to(wards) what exactly?! Even if you're going to spend the money on your gas bill, surely some vague/false/bluff idea might be nice for the guests?! :cool:

We have a huge blue wheelie bin that gets collected fortnightly - its always full
You can hear all the beer and wine bottle clinking out when it gets emptied - never ever hear anyone elses!

Well, Jack is up! Started screaming 20minutes ago and nothing would console him.
Just making him a bottle then gonna try n get him down again

OH being a right !!!!!! at the mo - gonna log off for a bit. He's such a pr!ck

scruffy96uk

Em Tesco are normally pretty good and send out replacement no problem. We have had 2 issues with them recently and both have been resolved one with a full refund and the other we kept item and got £20 gift card. But that is only our experience.

SeptemberBaby_2

Evening all

Whats happened to Caz's Charlie?! :eek:. Sorry I'm out the loop...Get well soon .

Elle, I always give money for weddings anyway as its far less stressful than choosing [STRIKE]tack[/STRIKE] a lovely gift.

We didn't mention gifts in our invitations which left it to the guests to ask my Mum what we would prefer (JL vouchers) if they were so inclined. No one asked what we spent them on .

EDIT: my sister left later than usual for work last week and found her next door neighbour putting all her empty wine bottles in her recycling box! Cheeky swine :eek:.
xx

money_maker_3

I'm sitting here trying to think of how we worded it ......
Think I said something along the lines of as we have been living together for so long and have all of the basics we need, we would prefer money so we could purchase a few larger items

We actually put in a new bathroom with it in the end !

My_Fathers_Daughter

Evening ladies and Bruno,

A very sad day here in MFD towers. My uncle passed away last night. He was 93 and had lived a very long and full life, it was very peaceful, he passed in hospital in no pain.


If we all live our lives as he did the world would be a happy place. It is still a sad, sad day though.


I hadn't gotten around to taking Benjamin up to see him (in the North East) though, which is a very big regret, although I had sent several letters and photos since Benjamin was born which is some comfort. A reminder to us all to make an extra effort to introduce our babies to their extended families and friends who we care about - you never know when it may be too late.


God bless Uncle George xxx