The Mock Turtle

What time did they arrive?

I think as long as they’re there by 6 it’s ok.

They both arrived just after I posted that. I hate when people arrive just as we're about to serve up.

IWLTS (in the most annoying, arsehole-y way) well if *I* had today off I would already have checked to confirm nursery is closed, and would have asked very nicely in advance if your mum could take both girls as we know she would, so I would have a nice chilled day ahead and not be slamming around the house very angry at, ultimately, myself

Which I obviously won’t I mostly work through Christmas as my office stays open, C’s always shuts so I check out of childcare arrangements as if nursery is closed (as it is today) then C is here. He is stunned, stunned by this turn of events (which also happened last week).

He’s shocked the nursery is shut in a bank holiday? Poor petal

Hang on. He's off work. Nursery is shut. He needs his Mum to mind the girls? I'm missing something surely.

He’s got to babysit his own children

sally maclennane wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 9:32 pm They both arrived just after I posted that. I hate when people arrive just as we're about to serve up.

Tell them what time to turn up - I would probably come at around the same time if I didn't feel I had to be there any earlier. (Or tell them you're serving up half an hour earlier than you actually are! )

I'm totally lost by that Leap, but assume he'd planned a nice day off doing bugger all!

Yeah, I think that's where I went wrong. Next time, I'll say dinner will be at 6, but really it will be half 6

It’s a total roast idiot moment, or rather roast yourself moment as it doesn’t impact me. If he had thought for a second, he would’ve known he had them both today and wasn’t having a day on the sofa and huffed and puffed about it. He fully enjoys planning a solo day with them; he also knows his mum might’ve said “oooh let me take them and you have a nice relaxing day” because she adores them. But not at the last minute.

He did resist any kind of “you should’ve told me”, so I am quietly resisting what I think sal would call “advice that involves time travel”

Luna wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, 2023 11:07 am What a load of bollocks. Aspirational shelter. Is it something totally different aspiring to the lofty heights of being a shelter?

For anyone that remembers/cares it’s a structure with half the sides missing so presumably aspiring to be a shelter. Well guessed Luna

Is it for smoking in?

I guess it’s well ventilated