What the Loungers did Next... [off topic chat]

Lyaiera · 28-05-2013 09:57AM

bluewolf wrote: »

One of the people in here had a kid recently and he sent an email saying thanks for the collection present... few of the people on my team never saw any collection but would like to do something small. I hear the best thing is to avoid the clothes and toys and go straight for practical
any ideas?

I've seen two schools of thought. One is to go for extremely practical things: nappies, wipes, talcum powders, baby towels and all that. With babies the parents never have enough and with some spare ones lying around it can save them in an emergency and help them on the money front. The other idea is to ignore the babby and buy a gift for the parents. Everyone will be asking about the baby and not them and they have a lot of pressure: seeing themselves as parents first and people second. Toys work if they have other children. If that's the case then the older child will go through the excitement of a new brother or sister but can start to feel left out and jealous, a present for them can help cheer them up.

All this depends on how well you them and their family.

IvyTheTerrible · 28-05-2013 09:57AM

bluewolf wrote: »

One of the people in here had a kid recently and he sent an email saying thanks for the collection present... few of the people on my team never saw any collection but would like to do something small. I hear the best thing is to avoid the clothes and toys and go straight for practical
any ideas?

I'd say something nice for the mammy!

28-05-2013 10:01AM

Yeah we just know the guy, don't know the mum or anything at all. Fairly certain no other kids
I shall bring the suggestions to the group, thanks

Das Kitty · 28-05-2013 10:05AM

The only think I wanted as a new mammy was some time to myself. :P

28-05-2013 10:08AM

Yeah if I could box up some sleep and alone time or whatever and send that over that'd be #1 :pac:

IvyTheTerrible · 28-05-2013 10:10AM

bluewolf wrote: »

Yeah if I could box up some sleep and alone time or whatever and send that over that'd be #1 :pac:

If you could figure out how to do that, you'd make a BOMB!

28-05-2013 10:11AM

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

If you could figure out how to do that, you'd make a BOMB!

I don't think anyone can sleep through a bomb, ivy.

Larianne · 28-05-2013 10:11AM

Restaurant voucher?

Lyaiera · 28-05-2013 10:12AM

bluewolf wrote: »

Yeah if I could box up some sleep and alone time or whatever and send that over that'd be #1 :pac:

Date night in a box: a couple of beers, nice bottle of wine, sweets, popcorn, cheese, olives, a DVD and a note written on fancy paper from a local 'white witch' saying a spell has been cast and the babby will be quiet for three hours while they watch the DVD. Although I'd probably do this for some of my friends though, not work colleagues.

IvyTheTerrible · 28-05-2013 10:18AM

bluewolf wrote: »

I don't think anyone can sleep through a bomb, ivy.

You know full well what I meant, missus! :mad: :pac:

herisson · 28-05-2013 12:03PM

A next voucher would be good. Stuff for mammy, baby and papa!

I woke up at the crack of dawn today. So I've marinated dinner for tonight and made fruit tartlets and cleaned like a crazy Mofo. Martha Stewart eat your heart out. :cool:

28-05-2013 12:03PM

Effin spinach soup, what sort of twisted person likes spinach soup!

There's a thing in july where you can abseil down our office building, it's a very big building
Maybe I will :cool:

IvyTheTerrible · 28-05-2013 12:05PM

bluewolf wrote: »

Effin spinach soup, what sort of twisted person likes spinach soup!

There's a thing in july where you can abseil down our office building, it's a very big building
Maybe I will :cool:

Emmmm, I would like spinach soup!

</freak>

28-05-2013 12:08PM

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Emmmm, I would like spinach soup!

</freak>

/shakes head in disappointment

rainbow kirby · 28-05-2013 12:15PM

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Emmmm, I would like spinach soup!

</freak>

Freak high-five, I'd have that too...

lilmissprincess · 28-05-2013 12:16PM

Sounds delicious!

IvyTheTerrible · 28-05-2013 12:17PM

So who's the freak now, eh?

Eh?

28-05-2013 12:24PM

misslt · 28-05-2013 12:43PM

Afternoon folks how are we?

I've the oh's father here so we've been doing lots of touristy stuff which is fun!

I was in skerries yesterday, I did not know there were seals there!

cdaly_ · 28-05-2013 01:25PM

bluewolf wrote: »

I don't think anyone can sleep through a bomb, ivy.

There was a time when I'd sleep through a bomb but would wake up at the faintest baby's cry...

LenaClaire · 28-05-2013 01:32PM

bluewolf wrote: »

Effin spinach soup, what sort of twisted person likes spinach soup!

There was a cafe near my university that had the best spinach bisque, it was where you absolutely had to take someone on a first date. My friends had a competition to see who could find a closest approximation. It was so yummy... ahh, memories.

bluewolf wrote: »

There's a thing in july where you can abseil down our office building, it's a very big building
Maybe I will :cool:

That sounds amazing, I would love that!

lilmissprincess · 28-05-2013 02:27PM

Having one of those days. Went to canteen feeling hungry and the smell of food made me want to puke

was able to eat a few grapes and left it at that, going to pay for that later..

Toast4532 · 28-05-2013 02:49PM

I cried after reading this, how anyone could do that to a baby I will never understand.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2331941/Chinese-baby-rescued-ALIVE-toilet-pipe-flushed-away-parents.html

herisson · 28-05-2013 05:42PM

Toast4532 wrote: »

I cried after reading this, how anyone could do that to a baby I will never understand.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2331941/Chinese-baby-rescued-ALIVE-toilet-pipe-flushed-away-parents.html

Jesus ****ing Christ. Who in ****s name would do that to a baby? For **** sake its a baby, its very lucky it survived! The mother should be arrested for that. ****ing wench!!!

If you havent guessed im totally against child and animal cruelty.

I also made these today. I am terrible with pastry.

Roesy · 28-05-2013 07:00PM

Still giggling after a religion lesson in school today. We were reading a story about Jesus as a child and it mentioned that he liked to help Joseph with his work. I asked my class of Senior Infants did any of them know what Joseph's job was. Got some answers....a shepherd, a soldier, a teacher etc. So I said no and was about to tell them that he was a carpenter, when one little lad sticks his hand and shouts 'Ms. Roesy, I know, I know, his job was to help Mary hide Jesus from Hitler'.