nancysmum

when i had my daughter my lovely sister came over, put me to bed, tidied up and did the ironing and cooked dinner. i woke up when nancy needed breast feeding, and although i went to bed feeling really guilty that my sister was doing all the work, i woke up feeling really refreshed and a tad more human!

i've had no problem getting in touch with the nursery or caroline. I'm sure it's just a glitch, so do perservere as it's a fab nursery and my daughter loved it there (she's now at school - sob!)

would be really interested in coming along too. (with my 5.5 year old)

best of luck xxx

she could be going through the stage where she is more spacially aware, and she may have fears that she will fall off the bed. I suggest that you 'break' her in gently - sit on the bed / sofa and cuddle, read stories, etc. then bit by bit move off the bed (eg: drop the book and get off to pick it up). It is a stage, and it will pass! xx

i'll be going to see Sarah moule, she is fabulous! xxx

i'm more interested in the reindeer...any one know if they are coming back to ED?

sorry, bad grammar on my part. It as in the event / the spectacle, not it as in santa.

sorry, bad grammar on my part. It as in the event / the spectacle, not it as in santa. Seriously though, if anyone does know if this will be happening again in east dulwich, please do let me know.

last year it was by john allan flowers...anyone know if they are returning this year?

the problem is responsible dog owners would most probably pay the tax, irresponsible ones would most probably not bother...and then, how would it be policed? You'd have to carry your licence around with you. What would happen if the person didn't have a dog licence? the dog taken away? destroyed? the person given a fine which he/she would never pay, taken to court, put in already overcrowded jails, come out and most probably get another dog. Unfortunately we are living in a time of austerity and so if the council spent time and money implementing this, it would be ludicrous when the money could be better spent else where. I think a better way of handling this is to use the faces/features of a child or animal who has been maimed, create posters and put them up around the places where people walk their dogs so they can be reminded of the personal cost of irresponsible dog ownership. Anyone agree?

Sorry you had such a bad experience. but you're right, it's often the owners, not the dogs that are the problem. Although this owner did say he would keep his dogs on the lead and perhaps (I'm assuming) only let them off when he didn't see you (if you were sitting, perhaps you were out of the line of his vision?). However, if his response was to beat his dog around the head, it's no wonder that the dog is the way he is. Beating a dog only breeds a dog with behaviour issues. It would be a shame if you had to get rid of your dog...are there not local school children (of an appropriate age) who could walk the dog for you? Good luck with the pregnancy.

if you are talking about the elderly man who walks his two russells on goose green, I know him personally and cannot believe he would allow this kind of behaviour. His dogs bark but don't bite (when I was childminding the children would always play with the dogs and the man made sure the dogs were well behaved). Please don't point fingers unless you are sure it is that person.

I can also recommend Pippa. She has occasionally looked after my daughter and she has a wonderful way about her.

bawdy-nan I'm really sorry your children's scooters got stolen, and that some people on here think it's an opportunity to show off their 'rapier wit'. We have all done things by mistake (I left my ipod in my car, not on show, but it got stolen of course!). The police were giving out microchip marking packs a while back, it may be worth getting in touch with them to see if they are still doing it. hopefully you'll be covered by home insurance this time. hx