LolaLayla Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Thanks for the advice, she has to report to the head of upper school tomorrow and will ask him about her record; if he kicks up a stink, I shall take it to the board of governors if necessary. Out of interest, I checked the uniform guidelines on the school website; they haven't changed in the last year! They sound unbelievably strict At YS's school they are the other way. A lot of us mums are shocked as basically so long as they wear one item of school clothing it it ok. That could just be the tie or dark trousers (any shape or colour). I think they are trying to stop some of the girls wearing tiny shorts over black tights We would like them to encourage the pupils to dress better. YS now wears the blazer because as he is in 6th year, if he is wearing it he can go to the front of the canteen queue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Glad Rosie got her trousers sorted Clare! Am sat in the library 'cos we STILL don't have internet in our house! They set us the router last week but we still have to wait another week for them to switch it on, has already been over 2 weeks Had to do an online quiz thingy for Research Methodologies, all about stats and stuff ... wasn't hard questions but was reeally hard to get your head round it all. I managed to get 90% in the end though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 The boss's daughter has the same problem with internet Lewis; apparently there's a massive demand from students at this time of year... you'd think that as it's not the first time, they might have predicted this demand and planned ahead to accommodate it... I guess it's too much to ask though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Well done Lewis, hope you understood it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Found an old shoe in the garage today with a really cosy looking mouse nest in it. I thought it was a thing of beauty but have been made to throw it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Took our baby boy rabbit to the vet for his 'op' and as his testicles had vanished we had to go away again. They were there a fortnight ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Found an old shoe in the garage today with a really cosy looking mouse nest in it. I thought it was a thing of beauty but have been made to throw it away. Awwwwwww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 They're back Easter Eggs? She'll have laid a few of them No louisewomble, my 2 boys survived ES's 1st trip down the motorway Aw! Good! I remember taking my daughter on the motorway for the first time! She has been driving almost a year now - it gets easier! xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 YS had his first driving lesson today. "It was fun" . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Took our baby boy rabbit to the vet for his 'op' and as his testicles had vanished we had to go away again. They were there a fortnight ago He's no fool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 so would your 'nads hide if they thought someone was going to take 'em off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Talking of slicing things off, I managed to slice a good portion of my fingernail off (down to the quick) with a new kitchen knife this evening. Strangly, it doesn't hurt much although quite a bit of the quick is exposed . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I regularly take chunks out of my fingernails with my speed peeler I hope that ir is not too sore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Palmer Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 The starlings are already back and clearing out this year's nest in our roof space in preparation for the next one!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Whoever said a blunt knife is more dangerous than a sharp knife hadn't met me. AND. YS has made a fantastic apple pie today, the pastry is gorgeous, melt in the mouth. He has never made pastry before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 YS has made a fantastic apple pie today, the pastry is gorgeous, melt in the mouth. He has never made pastry before. That should definitely be encouraged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 OOoo, yes! Our MD is the original un-reconstructed male, but he recently enrolled on a cookery course (much to our amazement) and has produced some very good desserts and cakes Naturally, we are delighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachachecha Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I came across this quote from Abraham Lincoln. He was relating this to the Civil War but it shows he knows about the "Chicken Song". "The hen is the wisest of all the animal creation for she never cackles until after the egg is laid." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 This week a male Pheasant has taken up residence on the Cottage roof. I suppose he has a good view up there of the surrounding area away from predators and guns. His Pheasant crowing is not as nice as a Cockerel crowing and I have called him many names in the early hours of the morning but I have now decided on the name Phillip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 We called our visiting pheasant Phillip too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 The outlaws had Percy the pheasant and his three wives for many years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Friend at work has her 40th today (party tomorrow) we have the most delicious Thorntons Chocolate cake in the kitchen at work - Nom nom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) Feeling very tired today, babysat round at ED's until nearly 1am, then as soon as we got home YD phoned from Australia so she could put flights home on my credit card, so but feeling very happy as we've not seen them for a year, we'll be picking her and her fiancee up at Gatwick on December 20th & she'll get to meet her nephew for the first time Edited October 16, 2011 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Amongst the first few threads on the Nesting Box are 'You know it's Autumn when', 'Indian Summer' and 'It's official, winter's here'. Looks like we've got some very confused weather happening at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Saw Othello at The Crucible last night. It was absolutely wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
