womanofdulwich

but probably not if you over plucked them when you were 13 ( the shame)

i think that a lot of people are put off now by the whole wedding thing; but actually in terms of what happens when you die it is much better to be married. Several of my friends have slooped off with no fuss to have a small wedding to formalise a loving relationship. Caitin Moran covers this beautifully in her book How to be a Woman.

I think you will find the B word used as a bullying tactic in the playground-just warning you. Its not nice but children are not nice sometimes.

But for your children its nice if their parents are married- they are not bastards and they feel secure. The only problem is that some people insist on ridiculous expensive weddings. A small celebration wedding is lovely for everyone. But the pressure to have the perfect ?5k-?10k plus wedding puts everyone off.

thanks I ordered the yak yak ones this morning.

Does anyone know where to buy one of these locally?Tesco has just failed to deliver(not available)-:(

of course - for my father in law! thanks.

I keep seeing adverts in the papers for these- you wear them over your shoes. Has anyone bought them/ recomemnd them? Thanks

It is a good way of making them practice their handwriting though.............;-)

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Mothers meeting- i didnot mean grooming yourself-apart form the odd haircut- but my children found nursery quite hard to get used to, and because of all the tears I jsut had to go with it. But I did do all the house things like painting/ ironing / making curtains/ filing so that when I was was working I did not have to worry about that. You are very lucky if your child will go to any one anytime- I was always called from creches at ikea/ asda after 5 mins and found the consistency of a nursery helpful, especially if I got more work I could sometimes add a few extra days which is a godsend.

I don't have young children any more, but I think it important for the child that there is some consistency for them at the nursery- ie there is a routine and they seem the same people there. As a parent you just have to make the most of an occasion when they are at nursery and you are mot working - ie haircuts/ ironing/cleaning/( painting the house??) bulk cook freezer meals . Just has to be that way for your child.

Woodrot You clearly did not watch the recent weekly documentary which gave a lot of information about those who had died- they were all ranks from all over Britain. It was a humbling program how much their colleagues respected them and how they often died trying to save their colleagues. Officers included.

if you are the host then it is your responsability to provide food that your guests can/will eat.End of.( you can leave out the cheese from the above sauce and just put parmesan on half of the bake.

i made a lovely special meal that was a pasta bake .first you roast the veg- inc butternut squash onion peppers carrots. in the meantime you make quite a runny cheese sauce - add a boursin cheese to it for a garlic flavour and a packet of spinach. cook some pasta. then mix alltogether and bake in oven with parmesan on top - the colours of the veg make it look really attractive. you can serve this byitself or with a baked salmon/ roast meat/ poultry.

just phone up and lie

no maxii there is no room!

icing sugar , caster sugar, granulated sugar, demerara sugar, dark brown sugar ( and thats not counting light brown sugar I get sometimes)- sweet tooth - moi??? seriously I use all of these of a regular basis :)

who has a big enough kitchen to keep more than 2 types of rice?? 5 sugars and 2 flours and 2 pastas takes up enough space. .......

whats red rice? white rice is quickerto cook ::o I am sure brown rice is better for you- it releases energy more slowly etc-

so true about touching them when you talk to them! still the same with teenagers!

What was she wearing when she was really cold? If she was wrapped up well then I think you have to leave it. But if she just sits on the sofa all night watching tv/ reading she will get cold- I think you have to get her up playing twister/ ironing while she watches tv/ baking christmas gifts etc! give it a go !

Sally Bercow is in no position to speak - she is kind of un hinged herself.

i think you have to have an open conversation about this asap, as its just turned cold, it will get worse. its tough if someone gets home at 6pm and you get in at 8pm- maybe you have to encourage them not to come home til later................

and great for all those who cant take the time off work to attend.