MSE Parents Club Part 15

tiamai_d

My completed chutneys for gifts. I'm pleased with them. Just hope they taste okay :rotfl:

My tree looks a mess, someone keeps pulling stuff off, but ofcourse nobody knows who it could possibly be... *looks at the boys*

Amer is a lot better today. LKast night I took DS2 to the GP on call and DH took her out to the outdoor ice rink. He bought her a new hat and scarf and she walked about the stalls. She came back with the HUGEST grin I've ever seen. Keeps picking up her hat and scarf and going to thr door. Think she wants to go again. DS2 is looking a bit better after he has been accepting paracetamol (half an adult tablet crushed and mixed with 10mls of juice then syringed into his gob). But DH is tired and feeling ill today. I will let him off with it because he has ram after me for over a week. I just need to get rid of this irritating tickly cough and thats me sorted. Bit tired but just feel like I have a cold rather than dying.

bexta

Mmmm, SS cheesecake sounds nommy indeed!

We were supposed to be putting tree up, but after strolling to Tesco to pick up the items I ordered with the double up vouchers (3 kitchen items, wound up costing 10p :money:) he decided he needed a nap, so is asleep.

redmel1621

Thanks CAFC, that's a lovely idea of being a fairy godmother:) I think I will just leave it though:(

SS, YAY on big tree:D

EA....put them flaming decs down you! And don't you dare be balancing on furniture...


Feeling a bit, dunno...

SugarSpun

:grouphug: Mel. You can be a secret fairy godmother if you like.

Flat smells glorious with this lovely tree. And it has a bushy side and a baldy side, so we hid the baldy side in the corner and it looks amazing too. I'm worried we don't have enough stuff to hang on it!

I'm doing my best to keep up with the news on the student protests, apparently the Met's urban safety policy officer was accidentally kettled for six hours and when she told them who she was was refused permission to exit. And, more to the point, she's an eyewitness to horse charges into the crowd and a series of very unpleasant police attacks. I don't condone the violence on the student side, but when a senior Met civilian is complaining about police brutality it looks serious.

Sami_Bee

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It was Chris's nativity play this morning, bit of a disaster, he burst out crying so spent the whole time sat on his key workers knee where we couldn't see him I was crying too

ladybirdintheuk

I'm stuck under a sleeping girl again and I'm parched. Someone pass me a drink of water!

SusanC_2

SugarSpun wrote: »

I'm doing my best to keep up with the news on the student protests, apparently the Met's urban safety policy officer was accidentally kettled for six hours and when she told them who she was was refused permission to exit. And, more to the point, she's an eyewitness to horse charges into the crowd and a series of very unpleasant police attacks. I don't condone the violence on the student side, but when a senior Met civilian is complaining about police brutality it looks serious.

:eek: Although in fairness the police are only human and are bound to make some mistakes. And if you hang out near where violent protests are taking place then you are accepting the risk that you might get caught up in it and get hurt. I wonder what the people of Oslo are thinking.

SugarSpun

SusanC wrote: »

And if you hang out near where violent protests are taking place then you are accepting the risk that you might get caught up in it and get hurt. I wonder what the people of Oslo are thinking.

If it's your job to observe such an event it's probably not unreasonable to assume that someone in charge is a bit concerned with your safety or at least will let you out when you need to go home.

I've been kettled at a peaceful protest where there was no trouble at all and it's terrifying. Too many people, too small a space, no way out. I'm rarely truly frightened but I was then.

SusanC_2

SugarSpun wrote: »

If it's your job to observe such an event it's probably not unreasonable to assume that someone in charge is a bit concerned with your safety or at least will let you out when you need to go home.

In that case I would expect the police to already be aware she was there.

aless02

SugarSpun wrote: »

Aless:

Eggnog Cheesecake
1/2 cup digestive crumbs or spekulatius if you love living
1 tablespoon sugar
1.5 tablespoons melted butter

1.5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1.5 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup eggnog
1 egg
1 tablespoons rum
1/2 pinch ground nutmeg
Preheat oven to 165 degrees.
In a medium bowl combine biscuit crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar and butter. Press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool.
Preheat oven to 220 degrees C.
Combine cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, flour and eggnog; beat until smooth. Blend in eggs, rum and nutmeg. Pour mixture into cooled crust.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
Reduce heat to 100 and bake for 45 minutes, or until centre of cake is barely firm to the touch. Remove from the oven and immediately loosen cake from rim. Let cake cool completely before removing the rim.

I think I love you. THIS SOUNDS EVEN BETTER THAN EGGNOG LATTES.