http://www.mumsonline.net/ en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:45:19 GMT vBulletin 600 http://www.mumsonline.net/images/misc/rss.png http://www.mumsonline.net/ http://www.mumsonline.net/f19/first-day-off-2-months-39208/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:14:44 GMT No work and no kids until 5.30 !!! Been shopping and will attack the tip that is our house after lunch. No work and no kids until 5.30 !!! Been shopping and will attack the tip that is our house after lunch. ]]> The General and Chat Forum lizs http://www.mumsonline.net/f19/first-day-off-2-months-39208/ http://www.mumsonline.net/f19/first-day-off-2-months-39207/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:13:48 GMT No work and no kids until 5.30pm !!! Been shopping and will attack the tip that is our house after lunch. No work and no kids until 5.30pm !!! Been shopping and will attack the tip that is our house after lunch. ]]> The General and Chat Forum lizs http://www.mumsonline.net/f19/first-day-off-2-months-39207/ http://www.mumsonline.net/f56/hulababy-starting-again%3B-september-2010-a-39205/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:35:16 GMT Been letting things slide massively over the past while and now weight way too much and need to get it sorted.

So, diet kicked off yesterday. remembered the food diaries and thought I'd see if one helps.

Start weight is between me and my password prtected Excel file :) but I will post weekly loss/gains.

Anyone else starting again? ]]> Food diaries hulababy http://www.mumsonline.net/f56/hulababy-starting-again%3B-september-2010-a-39205/ http://www.mumsonline.net/f18/we-havent-had-swap-ages-39203/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:06:03 GMT I am happy to organise one, what theme should we have??? Anyone interested? I am happy to organise one, what theme should we have???

Anyone interested? ]]> The MumsOnline Special Swap Shop sarahh56 http://www.mumsonline.net/f18/we-havent-had-swap-ages-39203/ http://www.mumsonline.net/f19/been-while-since-we-had-crap-names-thread-so-39202/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:15:29 GMT today I heard of a little girl who has the unfortunate family surname of mackerel add to that, the first name of Courtney WHY? Its tantamount to abuse! today I heard of a little girl who has the unfortunate family surname of mackerel

add to that, the first name of Courtney


WHY? Its tantamount to abuse! ]]> The General and Chat Forum Tillykins http://www.mumsonline.net/f19/been-while-since-we-had-crap-names-thread-so-39202/ http://www.mumsonline.net/f19/leylandai-what-nightmare-39200/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:00:35 GMT Giant leylandii in suburban front garden incense neighbours | UK news | The Guardian]]> Was listening to Jeremy vine discussing this earlier, can you imagine living in the semi attached to this??

Giant leylandii in suburban front garden incense neighbours | UK news | The Guardian ]]> The General and Chat Forum sarahh56 http://www.mumsonline.net/f19/leylandai-what-nightmare-39200/ http://www.mumsonline.net/f83/lakeland-code-free-delivey-orders-%A320-more-39199/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:01:53 GMT Lakeland, the home of creative kitchenware and enter code K1 and you get free delivery if you spend £20 or more rather than the normal £50 spend.]]> Order £20 or more from Lakeland, the home of creative kitchenware and enter code K1 and you get free delivery if you spend £20 or more rather than the normal £50 spend. ]]> Competitions, freebies, samples and codes sarahh56 http://www.mumsonline.net/f83/lakeland-code-free-delivey-orders-%A320-more-39199/ http://www.mumsonline.net/f13/meals-reheat-well-39198/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:24:11 GMT With the children's after school activities and DH quite often working late, I am finding that increasingly I need to cook and then re-heat someones meal as it is too late for everyone to eat, ( as it is we normally don't sit down until 6.30!)

I usually do something like cottage pie, casserole or lasagne as they reheat well.

What I am looking for are meals that I can reheat in the microwave as a whole meal.

Ideas very welcome:) ]]> Domestic Wannabes sarahh56 http://www.mumsonline.net/f13/meals-reheat-well-39198/ http://www.mumsonline.net/f19/i-remember-come-see-you-all-every-now-then-d-39197/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:01:57 GMT FB has ruined my life !!!! Flippin' games on there have got me addicted that it takes up all of my computer time!!!!
So how is everyone????
Here everything is fine. Not anything tht exciting going on. School starts back on the 16th and Luca will be in second year of primary school! Seems like yesterday when I found this forum and I was in front of this computer with my enormous bump!
Gero is going to be starting nursery too. He's a right little cheeky man!
My mil is still a great big rat bag :D
I'll have a nose round the forum and see whats been going on.

hugs to all
Maria
x ]]> The General and Chat Forum Maria http://www.mumsonline.net/f19/i-remember-come-see-you-all-every-now-then-d-39197/ http://www.mumsonline.net/f89/builders-heart-gold-39196/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:02:16 GMT A family moved into a house next door to an empty plot. One day Joe, Steve and a gang of building workers turned up to start building a house.

The young family's 5-year-old daughter naturally took an interest in all the activity going on next door and started talking with the workers.

She hung around and eventually the builders, all with hearts of gold,moreor less adopted the little girl as a sort of project mascot. They chatted with her, let her sit with them while they had tea and lunch breaks, and gave her little jobs to do here and there to make her feel important. They even gave her, her very own hard hat and gloves.

At the end of the first week they presented her with a pay envelopecontaining two Pounds in 10 Pence coins. The little girl took her 'pay' home to her mother who suggested that they take the money she had received to the bank the next day to start a savings account.

When they got to the bank the cashier was tickled pink listening to the little girl telling her about her 'work' on the building site and the fact she had a 'pay packet'.

'You must have worked very hard to earn all this,' said the bank cashier.

The little girl proudly replied, 'I worked all last week with the menbuilding a big house.'

'My goodness gracious,' said the cashier. 'Will you be working on thehouse again this week, as well?' The little girl thought for a moment and said...

"I think so. Provided those wankers at Jewsons deliver the fucking bricks and it doesn't piss down with rain."

]]> Fun and Games sarahh56 http://www.mumsonline.net/f89/builders-heart-gold-39196/ http://www.mumsonline.net/f19/honestly-you-just-cant-trust-some-people-39193/ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:58:49 GMT I don't want to criticise another MOer, esp not on MO but sometimes...

Last night, we went to a non-child friendly wedding, and left MT at the Edgys for the evening

Poor child, he was so scared they would steal his shoes, he wouldn't take them off, the whole time he was there....

I don't know what the world is coming to ;) ]]> The General and Chat Forum Tillykins http://www.mumsonline.net/f19/honestly-you-just-cant-trust-some-people-39193/ http://www.mumsonline.net/f13/can-i-freeze-cake-39192/ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:04:31 GMT Just make lots of carrot cake and was hoping it might keep in the freezer in lunch box size portions. cheers Just make lots of carrot cake and was hoping it might keep in the freezer in lunch box size portions.

cheers ]]> Domestic Wannabes Ginnygin http://www.mumsonline.net/f13/can-i-freeze-cake-39192/ http://www.mumsonline.net/f83/20%25-off-clarks-adult-shoes-bags-39191/ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:27:49 GMT Got Al some shoes yesterdsay, and recieved a voucher for 20% off a spend of £40 or over on mens or ladies shoes and bags (but not slippers).

Online code is BTS2010 at checkout.

If anyone wants the paper voucher to use in stop, PM me and I'll post it too you!!

I'm not needing and shoes at the moment!

Valid until 3rd October 2010

Not redeemable at factory shopping outlets. ]]> Competitions, freebies, samples and codes picklesmum http://www.mumsonline.net/f83/20%25-off-clarks-adult-shoes-bags-39191/ http://www.mumsonline.net/f120/october-half-term-meetup-creepy-crawlies-york-39190/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:26:49 GMT Anyone interested? Tilly suggested Creepy Crawlies, which is an amazing playgym near York. It is massive, has a great outdoor area, does nice food. Suitable up to age 12 easily. Their upper age limit is 16! Anyone fancy it? Anyone interested? Tilly suggested Creepy Crawlies, which is an amazing playgym near York. It is massive, has a great outdoor area, does nice food. Suitable up to age 12 easily. Their upper age limit is 16!

Anyone fancy it? ]]> Meeting up and finding a local mum Yorkiegirl http://www.mumsonline.net/f120/october-half-term-meetup-creepy-crawlies-york-39190/ http://www.mumsonline.net/f19/what-do-last-few-days-holiday-39189/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:24:04 GMT Decided to do a day trip to the seaside, which we haven't done since moving to Staffordshire which is a slightly landlocked county! Discovered we can get to a passable seaside in North Wales in a little over two hours, spent the morning on a sandy beach, had picnic lunch and moved to stony beach where I had a swim, then went up the Great Orme to round things off, very pretty etc.

Then the car broke down.

DH not at his best when car breaks down. Llandudno seafront not best place to find convenient pulling off place with car making horrible grating noise and then wait for an hour with two getting-tired-and-hungry kids in the rain.

Car is still in North Wales, poor little thing. We are home in courtesy car (espirito di punto, hmm...). Garage that told me brakes which are now so metal on metal they have buggered up the discs were "absolutely fine" five weeks ago is going to get such a bollocking on Monday morning!!

The cat is pleased to see us though. And still two days til the first day of term! ]]> The General and Chat Forum JenT http://www.mumsonline.net/f19/what-do-last-few-days-holiday-39189/