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Latest post on 10 February 2012 - 12:20
There's no buses going out to the concert but there are free shuttle buses going to the official after party at Chi at the Lodge afterwards. Have a great night, I can't wait!
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Latest post on 09 February 2012 - 14:44
Dust. Humbug!
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Latest post on 09 February 2012 - 14:33
Cloudy over Arabian Ranches.
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Latest post on 09 February 2012 - 13:40
I second PerkyPiglet, golf course restaurants are normally good with children. Montgomerie closest to you maybe?
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Latest post on 09 February 2012 - 13:38
I haven't been in the evening but Maze at The Address, Dubai Marina is child friendly during the day. Beachcombers at Jumeirah Beach Hotel is always good with children. Toscana at the Madinat good too.
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Latest post on 09 February 2012 - 13:22
*Whispers* I was just looking out the window and thinking that myself...
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Latest post on 09 February 2012 - 13:21
What area dibdab?
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Latest post on 09 February 2012 - 13:16
Organic shop locations are here: http://www.organicfoodsandcafe.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=110&Itemid=27 There are also pretty good organic sections at Lulu Al Barsha and Le Marche Arabian Ranches.
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Latest post on 09 February 2012 - 13:08
Since it's a quick fix, not healthy advice you are are after... I once had nothing but coffee, V8 vegetable juice (vodka optional) and water for six weeks. Felt like utter cr*p but was certainly thin! I wouldn't recommend this if you are doing lots of driving however.
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Latest post on 08 February 2012 - 21:46
Terminator 2 or any of the Terminator movies. And Robocop, I'd buy that for a dollar. Classic.
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Latest post on 08 February 2012 - 21:34
I have no doubt that Ron Paul is a great candidate but frankly, he is too old... There's a lot of speculation that he is trying to pave the way for his son, Rand Paul, who is 49 and a Senator for Kentucky, to follow in his footsteps. They share the same political viewpoint. I really like Ron Paul, he seems to have more integrity than the rest of the candidates put together.
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Latest post on 02 February 2012 - 17:02
I've got a Pureblue one. I got it at the Ranches pharmacy but can't remember how much it cost. Love it. My skin and hair are much softer and less dry.
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Latest post on 02 February 2012 - 16:58
There's no such thing as 'a designated domestic helper holiday'. Just do what works for you. What works for me is to give our maid all private sector holidays off.
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Latest post on 02 February 2012 - 10:47
I have spirulina every day, powder form, added to a fruit smoothie. I definitely recommend it. ETA: I also add maqui and wheatgrass powderrs to smoothies. It's the spirulina I really notice a difference with though. <em>edited by Daza on 02/02/2012</em>
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Latest post on 31 January 2012 - 21:30
Agreed Chewit, the less TV they watch, the less they want to watch it. I used to let my children (aged 2 and 4 at the time) watch 20 minutes in the afternoon but about two years ago I got utterly fed up of the whining for more TV and that was the end of that. Since then they've been allowed a movie at the weekend, and only then if they have behaved. They know that it's not an option so apart from the very odd occasion when they try it on, the TV isn't mentioned.
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Latest post on 31 January 2012 - 13:36
I like your posts Sue62 and Lilli34. I do think that you should do what works for you as family but from the OP's post, it sounds like TV on at mealtimes is not what she wants to be doing. Yes, it's harder work doing the entertaining/engaging yourself than just turning the TV (or ipad or laptop) on but if the OP doesn't want mealtimes to revolve around the TV then she needs to stop it. To the OP, it will be hard at first but you can do this. As other posters have said, you're the parent, take charge. TV off, no negotiation. If you can, give your daughter her meals where she can't see the (off) TV at all. Read books, sing, chat. If you want meals to be family time, then start now. Let her know that TV is not an option and stick by this consistantly, every meal, every day. During the week, I don't eat dinner with my children (aged 1, 4 and 6) but I always sit with them, talk to them and encourage them (which they often need). Yes, it can be tedious and hard work, particularly when they are tired but I'd never consider putting the TV on because for me, meals being family time is important.
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Latest post on 31 January 2012 - 12:00
She could go in the England team football kit too? We've only got a club team kit so my 6 year old is just going in England colours. Last year she went as the Queen. Big dress, tiara, handbag. Gloves would have topped it off but I couldn't find any.
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Latest post on 31 January 2012 - 08:49
I love Beachcombers and children love going there but don't expect too much from the play area. It's a dark little room off to the side of the front desk. You can't get a table over looking it so it's not good for very little ones. It has a TV, a broken video game machine and a table with a few crayons and colouring sheets. I'd still say go, it's great, just don't go for the play area! If you would like a drink they wouldn't suit but non alcohol and great for children are the Rainforest Cafe at Dubai Mall (can be a bit scary for the little ones) and Tribes at Mall of the Emirates - the staff do mini shows with African style dancing and drums.
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Latest post on 26 January 2012 - 17:08
Hi ladies, I made this twice, once with the eggs and the next time with the egg substitute. I found the eggs worked better. The batch with the substitute didn't cook properly, even though they were in the oven longer. So not sure why, being a novice with egg substitute maybe someone can give me a few tips. But until then real eggs all the way for this recipe :) I did the egg substitute one and it was good! I'm going to experiment next time with adding ground almonds. And maybe a few choc chips. I found the texture slightly odd but the taste was great and my children and husband liked it too.
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Latest post on 26 January 2012 - 14:44
I didn't vaccinate any of my three children on the advice of their doctor followed up by my own extensive reading on it. My 3 year old got it from someone in his class last year. My 5 year old came down with it 3 weeks later and my 1 year old didn't get it at all. Once the first one had come down with it I knew the other 2 had been exposed but to also keep them in isolation in case they became infectious would have been completely impractical. It would have meant a month confined to the house for my 5 year old and nearly two months for my 1 year old, who didn't end up getting it anyway. Obviously I warned anyone I knew who was pregnant or had young babies and once spotty I kept them at home until the spots were scabbed over. Sanddy Dogg, you are very right that the CP vaccine is a very emotive subject. Interestingly, when my children had the pox, the people that shouted the loudest about me choosing not to vaccinate them were the ones who hadn't actually bothered to find anything out about the vaccine and were shocked to learn that it didn't give lifelong immunity.
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Latest post on 26 January 2012 - 12:27
I use Arrowhead Mills brand and get it from the Organic Shop or Le Marche. It has one ingredient, peanuts, and is the best peanut butter ever.
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Latest post on 24 January 2012 - 21:55
Did you go? Non Iranian? Yes, I went and I'm not Iranian. It's the first Farsi concert I've been to and I had a fantastic time. Great atmosphere and a great night dancing!
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Latest post on 24 January 2012 - 20:40
Yay! Well done Iran. In more positivity about Iran, the concert at Media City that Arash did last weekend was fabulous.
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Latest post on 24 January 2012 - 19:11
I don't think it's 'abnormal' for a 5 year old to know how babies are made. Some children want to know anything and everything and and as long as you word it in the right, age appropriate way, I don't see the harm in telling them. Before I got my (then) four year old the book a typical exchange would go something like this: DD: How did a baby get in your tummy? Me: Daddy put it there. DD: How did Daddy put it there? Me: Mummy and Daddy had a special sort of cuddle and the baby started growing. DD: Can you show me? Me: No DD: Why not? Me: Because some things, like making a baby are just for adults. Married adults. DD: Like beer? Me: Sort of. DD: But how did the baby start growing. Me: Daddy put a seed in mummy's tummy. DD: Where did the seed come from? Me: In Daddy's body. DD: But WHERE in Daddy's body. Me: Um, near his willy. DD: How did he get it out? Me: Let's get a book.
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Latest post on 24 January 2012 - 13:36
I totally agree with Tartiflette, keep it up Al Quwatain. What would the teacher prefer your son said? I want?
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Latest post on 24 January 2012 - 13:21
I think it's really hard, particularly living here, trying to balance out what to tell your child (especially if they are very inquisitive) with what other people are telling children and what they might not want them to know. I explained to my daughter that it was fine to talk to mummy and daddy about how babies are made but it was best not to talk about it at school as different people believed different things. I wanted to avoid telling her that some people didn't want their children know about it because that would set off another round of 'whys?'. I've also had to tell her it's best not to talk at school about what happens when you die. I'm not religious so I told my kids that when you die you become and beautiful star in the sky. Which recently earned me a snort and a scathing reply from DD of 'No you don't, when you die you go to sleep and never wake up. You don't become a star.'
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Latest post on 23 January 2012 - 20:14
Hi Sugarbeach I too have a persistent and insistent daughter! When she was four she started with the tricky where do babies come from questions and she didn't give me any peace until she had the facts. I got her a brilliant booked from Kinokuniya at Dubai Mall called 'It's not the Stork. It uses straightforward language and cartoon pictures, in a way kids can easily understand. She loves it and it answered all her many many questions.
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Latest post on 22 January 2012 - 20:08
It's not acceptable at all! I think it's perfectly fair if someone makes such a comment to tell them that they are being rude. The whole cultural thing doesn't wash with me either, the ladies prone to making such comments know that they aren't well received.
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Latest post on 21 January 2012 - 15:40
Thanks burnsie, what a great idea! Mine's in the oven now. I did a vegan version by swapping the sour cream and butter for 3Tbs of soya yoghurt and 1Tbs of dessicated coconut and used brown sugar instead of zylitol. And mixed beans instead of black beans because that's all I had. Will let you know how it turns out but I can report that the uncooked mix was delicious!
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Latest post on 21 January 2012 - 14:56
That January rain four years ago was awesome. I remember a car floating in a ditch by the Ranches roundabout.
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Latest post on 17 January 2012 - 16:17
Good for you ralu, you've got a great attitude and it sounds like a you are doing a great job as a mummy. Things never seem to work out with children the way we had planned before we had them, it's what keeps it so interesting!
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Latest post on 17 January 2012 - 13:14
Don't feel awful MDL, you have been totally reasonable and they have behaved terribly. I've got young kids (1,3,5) and what works for me with guests is to tell them (or write down if needs be) our schedule for school/activities/sleeps etc and say that we have to work around that and can't do much during the week as the kids get tired with school but suggest things we can do at the weekend. Or things they can go off and do themselves during the week. Good luck for future guests and don't lose any sleep over the shockers you've just had.
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Latest post on 17 January 2012 - 13:01
My children's British pediatrician is fantastic and a voice of reason. His view is that across the board advice for children to wait until 6 months for solids is ridiculous as all children are different and develop at different rates. Hence some are ready for solids before 6 months, some at 6 months and some after 6 months. Anyway, back to the OP's question, my first two babies were happy to take milk in a bottle so I was left flummoxed when my third refused, despite me trying every trick in the book. I understand your desperation as it was extremely frustrating. I had another option as I was still bf'ing (until 15 months, little blighter!!) but even if I hadn't been, I'm sure he would never have taken milk from a bottle. If he really doesn't want milk, I would say keep trying occasionally but don't try to force him as a) you won't be able to anyway and b) it will only be upsetting for both of you. If he is drinking water from the bottle that is great, keep it up. Research yourself, and speak to your pediatrician about the best purees you can give him to ensure he is getting adequate nutrients. Interestingly, my little milk refuser is now nearly 2 years old and is on a dairy free diet as dairy gives him awful eczema. So as it turns out, he knew what was best for him, it just took a while for me to listen.
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Latest post on 15 January 2012 - 13:48
If you like Indian, Amala at Zabeel Saray is fantastic. Big vegetarian menu and I'm vegan which was no problem for them. The meat eaters food was great too.
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Latest post on 13 January 2012 - 18:41
I'm with Sue62, just practice on Fridays and you'll be fine. I've seen some shocking driving here from driving instructors, scary to think what bad habits they might be passing on to their students!
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Latest post on 07 January 2012 - 13:20
As Perces says, I've also read a few times that the best thing you can do is to eat the right meals at the right time for the time zone you've flown back to ie, breakfast food at breakfast time, lunch food at lunch time etc. Evidently it's particularly helpful for children.
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Latest post on 07 January 2012 - 13:15
I just use the normal stuff off the shelf, it works fine.
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Latest post on 07 January 2012 - 13:12
Le Marche at Arabian Ranches normally has Orgran egg replacer. It's by the organic section in the 'free from' range.
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Latest post on 04 January 2012 - 16:32
Please OP (and anyone else in the same position), try putting yourself in your mother's shoes - she's just thrilled and letting her bond properly with your baby will be the best thing you can do for both of them (IMHO). Sue62, I'm sorry that your parents haven't been involved as you would have wished but don't you think the mother should also try putting herself in her daughters shoes? If she is going to be upsetting and stressing out her daughter then maybe she should give her some space? Stressed out mummy stressed out baby. It maybe be the best thing for the grandmother to let her be around and you may think it selfish but I think a new mothers feelings get priority over her parents or in laws. Recovering from birth, adjusting to a new role, hormones raging, new mums really need to look after themselves and if that means not having parents around initially then so be it. Of course, in an ideal world everyone would have amazing parents/ in laws who wouldn't judge, criticise and undermine and they would welcome them with open arms after the birth of a new baby but unfortunately that is not always the case.
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Latest post on 04 January 2012 - 14:58
Hi Nimonemo When I had my first we told our parents that we wanted a month after the birth to find our feet and after that they were welcome to come and stay. It didn't go down well at all but we insisted and for us, it was definitely the best decision. The first few weeks after a new baby are a magical but exhausting time and we really appreciated the space to get to know our daughter and discover our own way of doing things. For some people, having their parents there is of great help but for us, it just would have driven us nuts. It also meant that when my mother arrived when my daughter was a month old that I was happy to see her and grateful for an extra pair of hands and some advice rather than resentful and anxious about her being there. My MIL, well she still managed to drive me nuts within minutes of arriving with comments like 'what are you doing, why are you holding her like that, don't touch her...etc etc etc. Argh! I've now got 3 kids and for each of them I've really appreciated a bit of time and space to get to know our newest little treasure.
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Latest post on 04 January 2012 - 14:39
Hi Frazzled I'm vegan, here are a few of my favourite sandwich fillings: *Falafel, hommous and grated carrot - you can get falafel to take away from lots of lebanese restaurants, failing that, just hommous and grated carrot is nice. *Hommous, sundried tomato and alfalfa sprouts *Rocket, sundried tomato and grated carrot If you use hommous it means you can avoid using butter/margarine which they may not eat. Not everywhere stocks dairy free margarine but Lulu in Al Barsha nearly always has the 'Pure' dairy free margarines in stock.
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Latest post on 19 December 2011 - 13:11
I got one from Spinneys Motor City last year so I'm hoping they have them again this year. I love all the Christmas cooking, can't imagine ordering in!
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 17:54
Used to live with Medical students, and the medical profession in the UK refers to motorbike riders as donor cards :) I would have thought this miopic term would be better applied to persons admitted for alcohol abuse / car accidents. Statistically more people die from the above or, for example.....smoking! Someone with your alluded education/profession should know better than to label bikers and would suggest that you need your head examined! Unfortunately it's a shame to read the below person does not provide the best example of a biker. The way I read her post, Princess_1 wasn't applying a label herself, she was just pointing out how motorbike riders are referred to by some in the medical profession. I've heard doctors in NZ refer to motorbikes as donorbikes...
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Latest post on 14 December 2011 - 19:35
Desiccated coconut would definately not work then! I find canola oil the best for crisping up roast veggies. You can buy it at the organic shop. Failing that sunflower oil works fine. Avoid olive oil unless you want soggy rather than crispy.
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Latest post on 14 December 2011 - 19:23
What are you using it for BM? If baking I use Pure margarine, it's vegan and I get it from Lulu. If you are looking to replace the shortening in Christmas fruit mince then desiccated coconut works.
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Latest post on 14 December 2011 - 13:00
I recently asked for advice about discouraging an annoying cat. I followed the advice of some of the lovely ladies on here and persevered with the water as well as sprinkling eucalyptus oil around my children's play area. So far *touch wood* it seems to be working. The cat is still coming over occasionally, and it's still using my children's play area as a litter box but it's trying to skulk in rather than waltzing in like it owns the place. I hope if I keep up the soakings it will eventually stay away altogether.
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Latest post on 13 December 2011 - 21:56
I love this slow cooker curry recipe: http://allrecipes.com.au/recipe/11211/butter-chicken-for-the-slow-cooker.aspx You can swap the chicken for any meat, my husband likes it best with lamb.
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Latest post on 12 December 2011 - 21:57
Well, if you're looking logically at it, a full leg wax you'll probably just be wearing underwear. If you use tampons, fine. If you use pads, not fine. In saying that I'm sure the waxing ladies have seen it all so it's probably more to do with what you are comfortable with. Personally, I wouldn't do it if wearing a pad *cringe*.
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Latest post on 12 December 2011 - 21:47
Sandypants has a pink balance bike. http://www.sandypants.com/shop/toys/ride-ons/ I haven't bought a bike from them but I've bought plenty of other things and always been happy.
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Latest post on 11 December 2011 - 19:22
H&M have red tutus at the moment. I got one for my daughter the other day, it's very Christmasy.
 
 
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