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good luck chick, shame we all wern't closer isnt it

I was out today with 2 childminder friends, and one of them got a phone call from a parent looking for childcare for their 1 year old. Totally surprised my friend - she's very pleased to get a phone call as it has been so quiet recently. So seems as though some parents are looking for childcare - so with luck LoveMyGirls your phone will ring soon.

ow!, hope your ok?

got back in touch with mum, spoke to a dad who obv had no idea shed rang anyone, said i COULD do 5 days if she needed it and she said great, shed be in touch??..think this one may pass me by as ive been so flippant about the other

OUCH!!! Warning! - Don't get comfy reading a book for wind down with mindee with your feet propped up on the highchair, because when the door bell goes, you forget where your feet are and in all the excitement to finish your working day, you jump up, fall over the top of the chair and nearly brake you ankle! OOOOUCH!!!!

Hope you get that one sorted PC, that sounds perfect for the holidays. I could do with extras through the holidays. I made a BIG mistake with one of my ex mindees. She called me in about April to check that I could still have mindee for a couple of weeks during the hols and I said yes. Made sure I wasn't away etc and last week I phoned to confirm and she TXT me to say she didn't need me anymore! Of course, it was word of mouth, no retainer. I made the cardinal sin - I trusted her!

ooh we've got the thunder too!

and FGS..i cant believe what a cock up ive just done..the phone call earlier?...i CAN have both the girls 5 days a wek cos one is actually 5, not under 5!..oh o!, hope i havent lost her saying that, am desperatly trying to get back in touch with her now!..id love to get them both on as hols cover would be great as there are a few i wont be having then and that age range, dd would be in her element playing with ..oooooohh fingers crossed i can get back in touch now!

thunder and lighting here at mo
was so sunny this morning to this weather is freaky

I'm back and wanting the biggest coffee going.
Sports day is now done (thankfully), and we managed the picnic to, even though the head wanted to cancel it as it was windy! But all the children really enjoyed themselves.
So going to have an hours peace before getting ready to go to school for the 3rd time today.

PC glad you got a call, I could do with some now.

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!!! Get back in here and take five please. Where have you been? And move thoses bananas before someone slips on them!

We've got leavers assembly on Thursday too DMO. I'll be a mess, I just know it! They come home straight after and then back for disco in the evening.
Wish I was going to Scotland this year, but its too late now. The wee beasties are a nightmare on the West coast in August! We usually stay in Glen Coe.

(fifilou sneaks past the window..b1 and b2 in toe)

she whispers.......... 'quick b1 sneak in and crawl under the table, they wont notice.take the cake........go on lad,take it!'

(fifilou and b1 and b2 snigger and run off arms full of staff room naughties......teee heee!)

well i have decided to have the next summer holidays off from school children and i am only taking children aged 5+ for before and after school

maureen, she is in Dumfriesshire, but nearer Annan and Gretna than Dumfries

ooh..fingers crossed everyone!..just had a lovely mum ring me on my mobile about her 2 dd's both needing hol care, basically shed work round me and my existing children as i could only offer her 3 days at minute..but really like the sound of this one, nice family and hol work is perfect..ooohhh everything crossedhope someone else local isnt cheaper or offers her more hours right now

my sons last day at primary school on thursday dh booked day off cause i know i will be crying
they have gone to the cinema today with school and we parents have organised a disco on wednesday night for the class and then they will have a leavers mass thursday morning (which i'm going to) and then a party in class followed by a 2pm finish

Morning gang! I've spent the morning sobbing! Just watched the dvd of the party we did on Saturday. Its wonderful. He finished it with all the baby pictures going across the screen with their names to Somewhere over the Rainbow (oh god, I can't even type it without filling up!) Is there anyone, apart from me & Shosh who are doing or done year 6 yet? I'm a complete wreck!

Saltire - I love packing for Scotland - you just never know what the weathers gonna be do you? Where does your mum stay?

Kay - its the best feeling when you get a good family isn't it. I've got one of those. She had an increase in her tax credits once and insisted on me putting my prices up for her. I told her to spend it on her kids, until April when prices do go up, but she insisted.

Right, I am working today! Mindee is having her quick 1/2 hour nap after breakfast and then I'll find something for us to do. Clubs and things are a bit confusing this week, because of the holidays, and its raining (again!), so we might have to have a visit to another cm.

sorry about rubbish spelling am trying to get this done and get back to playing.

argh, quick cant stay but please help..my oldeest(and been with me the longest) mindee cant be asked to flush the chain or pick up some toys lately without crying..she sobs, she says ive SHOCKED her??

this morning, i explained to her that yesterday i said she nor my dd could go on the grass on the bikes/scooters as we have a large hard area to play thrm on and if the did go on grass it would make it all muddy and we wouldnt be able to play other things on there..her um came and she took both the bike and the scooter onto the grass..i said to bring them back off as id explained we use the paths for those and she said no, my mummy says i can????..mummy ahdnt said anything nor did she reiterate what i had just said..so this morn, mindee come snad we get blocks out to build and i thought aon about ti and said oh, yesterday when ia sked you nbot to blah blah blah you ignored me when your mum came and took them both on, that wasnt good as id already asked you not too, why did you ignore what i asked when mummy came...cue the crying! and saying i shocked her!

shes just been to toilet(is going to nursery after hols so getting her more indipendant as shes much older than most og them) so she wipes herself and i said now can you flush the chain for me..cue crying?????

HELP..its only 10am, i cant do this all day!

Anyway, better late than never!!

Teas are on the right, Coffee on the left - afraid we have no cake but help yourself to a Frusili bar!

it's because I always end up taking ages by sorting something else out whilst in there etc!

It must be a huge kettle if it's going to take 10 minutes to be ready