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Babydogmonkey phone home!
Posted Mar 26, 2003
OK, she finally did it, she reached for the phone, dialled 999 and got the emergency operator. I returned to the living room to find her cross legged, smiling and speaking animatedly into the receiver. I raced across, looked at the display and realised what she had done. They were very nice about it, and once I had confirmed I did not need an ambulance, fire engine or police car (and apologised profusely) we said our goodbyes.
I'd love to have seen the expression on the operators face though, and heard her end of the conversation!
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Friends Reunited
Posted Mar 12, 2003
On Saturday, I had a look on Friends Reunited and found some old school chums who wanted me to get in contact with them. Happily, one of them has already been in contact twice since. We have 20 years to catch up on and hopefully we will remain in contact now.
The fun and laughter we shared when we were at school was measured equally by the time we spent consolling each other each time a spotty oik broke one of our hearts (and boy, did we suffer!). We are both agreed that (like all other teenagers) we were a complete pain in the backside and our mothers deserve medals for putting up with us. But this has also made me wonder... surely my little 
babydogmonkey could never become the odious creature I was... could she?
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Latest reply: Mar 12, 2003
A good time was had by all...
Posted Mar 3, 2003
Superdogmonkey and I went out sans baby on Friday. This may not seem a big thing, but for us (well, particularly me) it was a real event. Normally we visit chums with kids of their own and rugrats are part of the deal, but this time we went for dinner with non-parents and really enjoyed ourselves... conversation with grown ups can be really quite stimulating!
Apart from a visit to the cinema, it was the first evening we have had minus babydogmonkey in about 6 months!
We really must get out more 
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Latest reply: Mar 3, 2003
Anti-war march
Posted Feb 15, 2003
I really want to go on the anti-war march in London later today. They are anticipating anything from 500,000 to 1,000,000 people to turn out. I am not going, not because I do not feel passionate about the campaign, but because I do not feel it is safe to take a baby into central London with that many people around, no matter how peace loving they are. How could I protect her if something violent happened (albeit unintentional) such as a crowd surge?
So, I am not going, but I really hope that the day is peaceful and successful. Lets hope that Blair listens to the electorate and takes a less hawkish attitude rather than ignoring our opinions and making the UK responsible for thousands of unnecessary deaths.
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Latest reply: Feb 15, 2003
The Quest
Posted Feb 10, 2003
I have started something of a quest. Our sprog is just 18 months old, but the height and weight of your average 2 + year old (15kg and tall). This has caused a few problems on the pram/buggy front as she now weighs more than our current lightweight one can take and I can't lift the heavier ones because of my back.
I am now spending my nights, trawling the internet in search of a lightweight (under 8kg), easily transportable buggy to replace the one she has outgrown. The only kind that fit the bill are the aluminium framed three wheeler jogger type ones meant for hiking up mountains!
So far I have found only one, which weighs in at 6kg and costs a hefty £259 plus postage! Have I got the biggest (and most costly) baby in the world or something? She is beautifully proportioned, and very pretty... just too flippin' tall for her age!
Maybe I should stop feeding her and tie some weights to her head to slow down the growth spurts? 
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Latest reply: Feb 10, 2003
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