jonno

Who am I not to Mick? Alleyns' parents are still chortling about this, I can tell you!!!!!!!

Significantly quieter in Forest Hill .... the planes all turn over Brockley and then descend straight over East Dulwich .... just another reason to shift to "leafy Forest Hill" as described by Phil Spencer!

Parents past and present must be delighted by this article showing the prospective return on their investment .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2507149/Elina-Desaine-named-Britains-Horniest-Student-degrading-online-competition.html

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Were there any wood carvers?

My 5 year old daughters' boy friends are basically ferral in comparison to the girls. Of course there are exceptions on both sides of the equation with the odd bookish boy and "Ellen McArthur in the making" girl. Despite my best efforts to avoid my daughter's descent into "pinkdom" she is obsessed by clothes, nail varnish and refuses to go sailing because "it will be too windy and too cold". Watching the scrums at boys' birthday parties though I'm glad we had a girl although I suspect this could change when we get to the teenage years.

Recession has definitely fallen upon The Lane. Witness a conversation amongst a group of yummy mummies in the park today. Discussion topic: children's party. Budget - only ?200. Tough trade-offs to be made. Would Cava be acceptable instead of champagne? Cup cakes or fairy cakes? To have a bouncy castle or not? Wait - Henrietta's mother might be able to do face painting instead. Life is getting harder in ED make no mistake. We should probably start a collection to ensure that the kids of JAGS and Alleyns get the parties they deserve. To contribute, please PM me and if I see them again I will pass the cash on.