womanofdulwich

Burtonisation. ( good one for a pub quiz). ( brewers technique of chemically changing the water of say Bury st Edmunds to make it taste/ react like the water of Burton on Trent to make the beer that used to be made in Burton on Trent taste like it does ( even though made in Bury)

i don't believe it ( in the style of victor meldrew).

how much did you get for the mats?? ( sorry I cant help myself )

I could not forget the place mats- where are they now?

men.!

wow thanks for such quick responses- no to book thief and coram boy and philip pulman ( tried and failed them all)or magic- we never liked Harry Potter either.. grapes of wrath looked too long and i think swallows and amazons is too prissy ( sorry can't think of the right word). maybe there is another short book by Steinback - They did Holes at school but there are some titles I have never heard of so will have a library dash later to check out all the other suggestions. It would be nice to read a book together, but my misguided attempt at the sword in the stone was not appreciated at Christmas.!! Any more suggstions welcome.:)

?950 a month to rent a room? I have had a look on the forum and this is well over the odds. It makes me feel quite sick - all nods and winks- the sooner there is a purpose built block of tiny flats in vauxhall for all mp's fitted out with basic fittings the better. the closer it is to a scummy estate the better- and they will have to walk the street with real people and see what life is like for most of us.Preferably a pub outside with shouting and broken glasses/ fights too. ( bitter - me??)Maybe a few screaming drug dealers with guns too..........

sunday school?? free at your local church.;-)

We have done Darren Shand, Anthony Horrowitz and CHerub. CHris Ryan and Artemis Fowl etc. But now we are stuck. My eldest went onto Gareth Nix ( I think ) and Mallory Blakman but my 14 year old is not inspired. So many titles look so predictable - boy s-trouble- drugs - violence- safety/ hero etc. These are a real turn off ( his favorite book used to be Coral Island). He loved Of Mice and Men , but I think he is losing his reading stamina as it is the same 10 books he reads and re reads. I even tried some Ian Fleming James Bond but they were discarded. Half way through half term and apart form listening to the Uncommon Reader Alan Bennet cd we are going no where. Can anyone offer anything as a suggestion please?

cash converters do police checks. croydon is very fruitful.

i think you need to check if you are a listed building or a conservation area with your local planning authority and if you are a leasehold flat read the lease to see if you need landlords consent.

did not work for me -if you want to try "think yourself slim " or similar i will try and find book/cd for you!

any proof on the wrinkles Rosie??? Is it the perfect present for a 50th birthday?

very true, although I am sure some nannies do have Radio 4 on and nip out for a ciggy too ( fair enough!)

IF you have 2 reception rooms could you make one into a bedroom for au pair short term? This is what one of our friends did - saved them ?150 a week and could afford a loft conversion the following year.

You just fit in to the au pair 25 hours a week - if you have room that will be the cheapest option- you could even link up with another class parent some days to subsidize the cost. Otherwise it is hard to find people to do these hours- especially the morning one- is there any way you can start later and have longer care in the evenings? Start net working like crazy NOW.Especially at the school - ask the pta - look at their notice board etc. nose around the playground- especially if older children are leaving and their carers are looking for extra work.

I have just looked on jam web site and ?18 a day for after school care or ?75 a week.

if you are brave buy them a cake and a budget and plastic cutlery etc and let her have all her nanny friends and their charges round to your house for a tea party and then a small gift

All cyclists should have to drive a car for 20 mins and visa versa.( Don't get me started on white vans)

i think carers that are just doing wrap around care want at least ?10 an hour. what are you doing for childcare now? can you use that as a continuity? what will you do in the holidays? if the school fees are ?12,000 and heber lasts 7 years- that is ?84k . ?4k does not look such a bad investment to write off to save ?84k. But of course you need to be happy about Heber. There is no right answer- thousands of people have to make a similar choice. But I bet you can move from Heber to Rosemead later and maybe not visa versa.

i think you have to think about having a second child and getting the eldest to school - and taking maternity leave and still paying those fees. how many other rosemand children have working parents and what do they do. also consider an au pair for wrap around care. oh the dilemmas

i went to see a homeopath about this and it worked. her name is Merita Byrne and she is based in Woodwarde rd SE22. More expensive than chocolate but i was putting my family through it. Swimming helped too. Bummer.

I remember thinking why hasn't the human race died out by now!? Why is it soo hard and I must be rubbish at this because everyone else was so stoical.

MIne were fine with it- maybe the ice cube tray has got a smell to it though? Why don't you try using normal milk and see if that tastes different using the same method, to iron out any problems.

i'M sure they only have 1 week off at half term ( apart from October half term )