MSE Parents Club Part 14

CAFCGirl

£160... with all the trimmings

the one that comes with nothing, its already at £100....

My_Fathers_Daughter

What a palaver! My MIL is off to the Isle of Wight tomorrow so she and her partner have driven to Southampton this afternoon to stop over before they get the ferry. MIL has never driven and doesn't have a clue and her partner was ill a few years ago and is not the sharpest tool in the box. We all met for lunch and she was reeling off the roads that they need to go on in a rote type fashion 'M6, M5, M42, M40 etc etc)

They left us at 3pm - hubby is out but just spoke to MIL and she said they were going great...still on the M5, well, just leaving the M5 to get onto the A38 near Plymouth!!! So hubby phoned me and I am google mapping to get her cross country Plymouth to Southampton - it is going to take her another 3 hours!!!

I said this afternoon that it would be a miracle if they got there...I wasn't wrong!!!

searching_me

mfd hope they make it ...

sorta here but not as guests are still here (they go tomorrow) philips having a great birthday so im happy ..

you all ok today? are babies ok? xxx

ladybirdintheuk

Oh My MFD. I hope they get on the right ferry and don't end up in France Maybe you could get them a sat nav for christmas

ladybirdintheuk

Oh, and well done AF - I forgot to say because I already did on FB, but well done to you Makes a huge difference!

gill_81uk

kindof - the tracksuit thing sounds a bit odd...do you have to change him out of it before you can take him home? What's the point???

My_Fathers_Daughter

kindof - are they worried about getting his clothes dirty or something?

My MIL used to put him in a long sleeved vest but not put the t-shirt on that I had left to go over the top (we did a lot of layered long sleeved vest & t-shirt combos last winter) - used to drive me skatty! I just started dressing him before she arrived!

3onitsway

MFD did you break the thread?

My_Fathers_Daughter

3onitsway wrote: »

MFD did you break the thread?

I think I did!!
Did you ask me a question earlier? I keep thinking I need to reply about something but I can't think what it is...

got-it-spend-it

emlou2009 wrote: »

I am up for a krazy kaves meet even if its a mini meet, we've not been there yet! Maybe some of the local ladies off the pregnancy thread might like to come and see what they're letting themselves in for :rotfl:

:j Totally up for that. I can do any day except Monday or Sunday, as long as I have some notice (but not the 8th, 12th or 13th Oct).

aless02 wrote: »

Ooo I wanna come to a south meet! Kinda just depends on when/where though, so definitely don't plan around me .

Spent most of the afternoon fiddling around with stupid Skype so my sister could video with Finn. But we did manage to light a fire, hang some pictures and finally pick up crap around the bedroom.

DH is now convinced he wants to move to Germany...last month it was the USA! He's insane :rotfl:

Very happy to pick you up from a station and I can have a spare carseat for Finn if you can get a train to Southampton or Portsmouth.

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

What a palaver! My MIL is off to the Isle of Wight tomorrow so she and her partner have driven to Southampton this afternoon to stop over before they get the ferry. MIL has never driven and doesn't have a clue and her partner was ill a few years ago and is not the sharpest tool in the box. We all met for lunch and she was reeling off the roads that they need to go on in a rote type fashion 'M6, M5, M42, M40 etc etc)

They left us at 3pm - hubby is out but just spoke to MIL and she said they were going great...still on the M5, well, just leaving the M5 to get onto the A38 near Plymouth!!! So hubby phoned me and I am google mapping to get her cross country Plymouth to Southampton - it is going to take her another 3 hours!!!

I said this afternoon that it would be a miracle if they got there...I wasn't wrong!!!

:rotfl:That is hilarious!!! I hope they make it in the end.


Kindof- I personally find it better to pick your battles wisely when it comes to Grandparents. Put your foot down about the things that really matter to you and let them have their way on the smaller things...it pleases them :rotfl:. I totally understand how you feel about the extra washing though. I am the same .

Hugs Becles, feel free to share if we can help or just lend a sympathetic ear.

Yippe for V's sleep, AF. I hope it continues.

I've had the in-laws here all day so I'm worn out, but we had a nice day and Henry was an :A. I just hope he sleeps better tonight as I could really do with a half decent night before work tomorrow.