womanofdulwich

give me a custard slice anyday.

Your MIL sounds fab. Things change all the time, and whilst your mums attitude to looking after your son is not the same as yours, by the time he is a bit older it may seem great. Alos she is working ful time with a 6 year old? sounds pretty generous to even think of offering to babysit this special weekend. I think you have to think long term, you will fell sensitive about your history at the moment, having a second baby sounds like it will be tricky, but in the long term you are lucky that she has offered- albeit on terms you don't like, but when your oldest is say 3, and hopefully eating and sleeping in a normal bed then that is when she will come into her own. Play the long game, you are lucky to have a mum and MIL within 1.5 hours.Please stay in touch with her- maybe you can send her a weekly / monthly e mail to keep in touch.

yep- 817 calories in a Fiorentina from Pizza express, so I think you are looking at a meal of 2000 calories- assuming you have diet irn bru ( bit its not as nice).

Rocca are missing a trick for morning coffees- no cakes or pastries- I did not fancy a tiramisu with my coffee.

you could win a pub quiz if you read everything on here ;)

Norway is so beautiful there are no crowds, its not cheap , but not expensive unless you drink alcohol!!The scenery comes free and its so uncommercial, go now before it gets too busy. :)

you might find the etsy web site better for your wares?

cant she go and see a match maker? apparently that how its done in some places, my colleague at work got his mum and dad to sort it all out for him. so much easier for him.

terse

if you were a woman they would have said something like," be careful being out this late at night", and driven off.

i think thats it Trizza- never had the chance to go that fast apart from this one time at 8am on a sat morning.

thanks sanity girl- thats a revelation!

why dont you explain to the owner about the benefits of googling a name. and a street? that should narrowit down.

i think you need to think about having some continuity for your child too. it is unsettling for them to see someone 3 days a week for several month s( say) and then not see them for a few months. eventually you may find an au pair is better as you son is older ( if you have the room).

Has anyone else been caught out with the 20 mph camera? I must admit I was probably exceeding 20 mph, but not by much. I feel bad that in 25 years of driving in London I have never seen any signs , I wondered if anyone has successfully been let off? 3 points for doing 25 mph seems steep . Any assistance welcome. Thanks

I assume you have already read "Eats shoots and leaves" it comes with a set of apostrophe stickers etc.

is the one on dog kennel hill free? if so they should charge non - southwark residents to use it ;)

molly,you can always try condoms!

oooh err- nom de plume-aren't you posting under the wrong thread- something like faux pas...

what about dads?? what do you think about them ? my dad def changed once my mum had died, his whole attitude to children was always good, but after mum died, he said there was no point making an issue about 99% of stuff, which was not important in the long run.

herne hill has a lift, not sure about b south, but people usually offer to help you dont they??

or if you know a project manager type person who are his preferred contractors?

because italians are jolly friendly people who appreciate food and make you feel good when you go out.???it is a positive experience. the food is generally nice the atmosphere is lovely. Please dont tell me a chinese restaurant can compare with this.

we went sat night and enjoyed the buzz and friendly german waitress, who commutes from eastham . the food was good, but not amazing, but seemed right for the price. complimentary limoncellos at the end, so good customer care too.A welcome addition to the village, we looked at cafe rouge on the way home and it looked so lifeless in comparison.

i walked past it today. looks more like a beach to me, a dismal amount of water - why couldnt they leave it as a paddling pool?