ChocolateBabz

So my son has his school concert tonight.

They must wear long khaki trousers (I will not say pants !!) ka-ching $49.99 at Macy's.

As he is a fat wee bugger he has to buy mens size and they have to be taken up ka-ching $5.40.

Christmas Party on Friday so note home saying make something or send cash for pizza. In order to avoid giving brats salmonella ka-ching $20.00.

Also note says kids will be giving out 'Penny Presents' so please have your child bring 20 small gifts to school (pencils, sweets etc). Where will I get 20 bloody presents for 1 bloody penny so you guessed it ka-ching $25.00 on sweets for aforementioned brats.

So that's $100.00 down and it's only Tuesday...

Lord Lionheart

Army and Navy surplus stores and a pair of scissors Ka-ching $10

ChocolateBabz

And you a Brummy !! - with suggestions like that I might bestow upon you the great honour of becoming an honorory Aberdonian

chartreuse

Or just shout "Burgle!" - free!

Sorry, I'm in a burgling mood tonight

Lord Lionheart

My parents are both Northern Irish so they have that tight fisted Scottish gene and it's Brummie

ChocolateBabz

humblest apologies

SagenOnion

Are you apologizing for the brummy bit or that both of his parents are Northern-Irish?

Bob

the trousers you can do yourself...and penny presents, well give them a pile of pennies...and food, bring something horridly minging so they never ask again

ChocolateBabz

the spelling of course, I love the Irish - my spelling has gone downhill rapido since giving up work for this life of desperation as a trailing spouse. I even had to google 'honorary'

ChocolateBabz

Funny I had considered mashed tattie and bean pies but the cost of the imported Heinz Beans would have sent us into foreclosure. Or black pudding vol au vents or haggis on a stick...mmm the options are endless...

The mindless one says one of his classmates is bringing devilled eggs - it's like we have time warped back to the seventies - maybe I should have whipped out my fondue set

OMG I could have made a cheese and pickle hedgehog !!!

sambapink

My son has his Christmas Concert tonight too.. I got his trousers in Target.. think they were about $24.99 (Mens size too).. He'll never wear them again!

MsElui

we had the preschool concert too. watching the 2.5 years old garble happy birthday (to baby jesus) was priceless. My own herbert hardly sang a word - just kept waving at us like a demented loony! And If i didnt know the words I would NEVER have known it was supposed to be away in a manger!

ChocolateBabz

Well I'm back and there goes another hour of my life I am never getting back. Bugger lugs whined the whole way there that he looked like a nerd and I can't say I disagree - the crotch of his man trousers was down by his knees .

The parent sing a long was the highlight - I know better than to sing in public but some of the 'mericuns thats another story.

Rete

Do tell me that you are kidding and that you don't seriously regret losing an hour of your life to your son's concert or the money it cost for him to participate. Hey at least give the Americans credit for attempting to have a good time while others laughed at them.

ChocolateBabz

I don't know - it was the spelling B last week and now this. I do have Ghost Whisperer on DVR you know....

OK....of course I wouldn't have missed it just as I haven't missed any other school event, sports day, play etc however now that he is 10 going on 17 the appreciation just isn't there. I get a week of whinging that he doesn't want to do "insert event" he complains all the way there about what he has to wear, say, do and when I tell him how wonderful it was afterwards I just get a shrug. And everyone tells me it's downhill until he turns 30

As for the 'mericuns I give them kudos for giving it 110%. The dad (of the winner) at the spelling B was sitting next to me and I thought he was going to bust something. The grandad winked and hit me on the arm every time his cherub got a word correct.

Maybe it's me, maybe I have repressed childhood issues, maybe I need a therapist - Oh crap I am assimilating