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******STAFF ROOM (aka doctors surgery!) - Thursday*********

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MaureenMLove · 11/10/2007 07:48

Good morning all. How are we all on this very foggy day? Hope everyone is starting to feel a little better. Its really foggy here today. The best day for walking to school, because we get to see the hundreds of spiders webs on the bushes and tress that would be invisible without the fogginess.

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Megsdaughter · 11/10/2007 13:20

Girls looks like I might have to come up to Reading, (never been before, and have to come from Blandford, Is there a halfway point we could all meet at? How far is Andover from you? )

Saz73 · 11/10/2007 13:17

What about me, I'm Reading too. I'm shy so don't say much

StrawberryMartini · 11/10/2007 13:14

Oooh ooh me me too! I'm in Reading! .

Megsdaughter · 11/10/2007 13:05

Looney just realised you are only up at reading, do yoever come down as far as Salisbury, wondering if you do if you would like to meet for coffee?

Megsdaughter · 11/10/2007 13:04

< pokes tongue out at Looney >>>>>>>>>>>>

bloodsuckingLOONEY · 11/10/2007 12:59

Start again.......NOT talking to you two

bloodsuckingLOONEY · 11/10/2007 12:56

no talking to you too!!!

Megsdaughter · 11/10/2007 12:28
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MaureenMLove · 11/10/2007 12:15

I'd like to be able to deny it, but the evidence is perfectly clear in the bar last night! It was my idea! Although.... you did plant the idea in my head!

EM - good to hear you're on the mend. I'm sure your mindees parents don't think you are skiving, but you could always get a doctors note, in an emergency, if they say anything!

I like calling you Meg actually. She is a witch though, you know, she's got a cat called Mog!

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Megsdaughter · 11/10/2007 12:09

Can I come back in now if I behave myself? please please

It was Mo's fault she told me to be a troll !!!!! honest guv

Earthymama · 11/10/2007 12:01

Hi you lot, I never thought I'd say this but I wish I was working too...I'm still off though feeling better.

My mum needed some milk and some money to pay her hairdresser so I've wrapped up and walked over to the P.O and who did I see but all my after school mindees, dressed up in Victorian costumes, taking part in Harvest Festival. They looked great but my timing...

Can you believe it, their parents are going to think I'm skiving...but I had to sort stuff out for Ma as DP working late and DGS all poorly so DD can't visit.

Should I text parents?

Saz73 · 11/10/2007 11:07

Thanks MML and LT might just do that today. Going next door to the chemist, had eating probs with DS he's been so good so he asked for a treat today so promised I would get him one.

bloodsuckingLOONEY · 11/10/2007 11:02

Saz - good idea from Mo there I did this with toddler mindee with her back - you know what I showed you.

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MaureenMLove · 11/10/2007 11:01

Sounds suspiciously like CP to me! Obviously you can't take someelses lo to the doctor, but could you pop to the chemist maybe and see the pharmacist? They are usually better at diagonising things than the doctors! You could maybe say, 'just happened to pop into the chemist for something and the pharmacist suspects this is CP.'

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Saz73 · 11/10/2007 10:56

Brilliant a doctors surgery 17 mth mindee turned up last week with spots on her chest, through out the day more appeared. And these really did look like chicken pox, even asked Looney to have a look and had the same opinion. Mindee turned up today, still has some of the spots, some looked like they have/had scabbed over and the others just look like they are going away.

Parent told me doctors said it's infection of the hair follicles. 1. Never heard off this before, 2. there's spots on her chest, around her belly button and just below the nappy line.

Just feel parent is trying to pull the wool over my eyes alittle here. Know both parents are on training courses this week and wouldn't of beable to cancel.

Sorry it's abit long guys, but alway look after 12mth boy, who gets every cough and cold going and CP could do with the last thing he gets at the mo.

Any opinions?

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MaureenMLove · 11/10/2007 10:54

It was very funny though! I can just imagine your face, when you thought we had a troll. I was going to get ruder as well!

Right, got to start painting black paint all over our crayon pictures, so that they're dry for mindees tonight, then I've got to decorate another cake! Not feeling confident about this one. My niece has asked for one I've not tried before -preasure!!

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StrawberryMartini · 11/10/2007 10:43

You little tinker.

BandofMutantMonsters · 11/10/2007 10:11

That name will carry a stigma now you now

Megsdaughter · 11/10/2007 10:11

Anyway do like my new name? if you havnt guessed its Shosh,

bloodsuckingLOONEY · 11/10/2007 10:10

Any of you good at making suggestions for trips away? I have asked on this thread where my brother can take ds for the weekend. He may not go as this was planned before the tummy bug ds has and unless he's all clear by the end of today/early tomorrow, he won't be going. But still, we may re-arrange so idea's would still be good. Thanks

I still can't believe Shosh and Mo were so cruel.....I've not had much sleep the last week and fell right into that one

bloodsuckingLOONEY · 11/10/2007 09:51

LilBloodRedWantsGore - I meant the other childminders LOL as in on here and in the tea room and the bar and goodness knows where else

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MaureenMLove · 11/10/2007 09:50

Ah the Noel Edmonds Christmas. You know where you are with him on Chirstmas morning, don't you!

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FloridaKbear · 11/10/2007 09:41

I shake my head in wonder at this admission Mo, it's just so not you!! Remember Noel Edmonds on Christmas Day thouugh, sobbing through the sherry whilst peeling sprouts?

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MaureenMLove · 11/10/2007 09:38

Oh I love it! I just love seeing the kids faces light up with excitement at meeting their heros.

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FloridaKbear · 11/10/2007 09:36

have you got puffy eyes today? - you were funny last night!