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The 'we dont have to work so we will hang out here and laff at the rest of you' Lounge

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Megsdaughter · 20/10/2007 08:13

Thought for those of us who are on holiday I would section off a bit of the Staff Room for general layabouts

The rest of you no peeking over the partition and snarling at our laid back week

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FloridaKbear · 20/10/2007 16:26

that woman can hear a kettle boiling a mile away (or maybe 300 yards in our case)!

MaureenMLove · 20/10/2007 16:19

I'm nipping down Kbears for a cup of splosh, or maybe wine! She's had dd there since 11.30!so I better show willing and be a good parent/best friend!

MaureenMLove · 20/10/2007 16:16

You are kidding right? I don't share food - ever! DD famously didn't like mint flavour when she was little, so everytime she wanted a bite of what I was having, I'd tell her it had mint in it and she left me alone! You're Ofsted thread is gaining pace. Very good. I haven't got anything to add really, that hasn't already been said. Although, I did get a satisfactory last time because I only had after school kids at the time and she came in August, so I didn't have any kids she could see me interact with! That and I'm not very good at the paperwork! Too busy looking after children! Told all my parents and they gave me the only praise I needed frankly.

Shall I paste that into the thread?

bloodsuckingLOONEY · 20/10/2007 16:04

WTF was that all about??

Got carried away on the 'OFSTED' thread (I knew ThePrisoner would come up trumps ) that I didn't get back in here.

henni - thanks for letting me off, I couldn't live without my bacon sarnies!!! I really hope your dd gets better soon, poor love

MML - I've just had half a pizza and that STILL sounds yummy - has it gone cold or can I have it?

Katy - sorry you're feeling poorly The stress of everything you've got on atm can't be helping!!

hennipenni · 20/10/2007 15:41

krib, what's the matter?

krib · 20/10/2007 15:39
Hmm
hennipenni · 20/10/2007 15:36

Have a good rest this W/E Katy, you don't really want to join the layabouts do you?

MO, have finished my ironong (good girl emoticon) am now going to help DD1 bake GP's xmas cake!

Katymac · 20/10/2007 15:21

Sinusitus (nearly better)
Laryngitus (can't talk)
Cold & cough (feel miserable)

But generally just exhausted and 'pale & wan' as my mum would say

MaureenMLove · 20/10/2007 15:17

Oh dear! Whatsup?

Katymac · 20/10/2007 14:48

Can I join for today & tomorrow?

I'm not out of bed yet - feeling very sorry for myself & in need of company/sympathy?

MaureenMLove · 20/10/2007 14:46

Oi, get back to your ironing!

hennipenni · 20/10/2007 14:43

Marmite??!!

MaureenMLove · 20/10/2007 14:29

I'm childminding my own dd for the rest of the week, does that count? Maybe not, she's 12, but I will need love and support, dh is off all week and knocking a wall out between new extension and house. I may need beef extract to keep my strength up!

hennipenni · 20/10/2007 14:25

Right, I'm off to do my huge pile of ironing, will be back later. Byeeee

hennipenni · 20/10/2007 14:21

Oh, then in that case you get a dry biscuit and maybe afairy cake with your rations!

I should be careful as I've had one mindee cancel for next week so if anymore cancel I may have to lock myself in the staffroom too!

MaureenMLove · 20/10/2007 14:17

Monday and Tuesday.

hennipenni · 20/10/2007 14:11

oi. mo, you working next wek?

MaureenMLove · 20/10/2007 14:11

I'm just making a bacon, mushroom and cheese scooby snack!

hennipenni · 20/10/2007 14:09

LT as your pregnant you may be allowed bacon butties! but will make sure you have a wholesome if not plain diet, the others I'm afraid will have to live on dry crackers and cabbage soup that myself or SM will deliver after our jobs/chores/children have gone. Imagine the smell eurgh.

Yes, still vomiting, managing to stay out of hospital by the skin of her teeth I think!

bloodsuckingLOONEY · 20/10/2007 14:04

Poor dd - still vomiting

bloodsuckingLOONEY · 20/10/2007 14:04

Hey you......I need the appliances so Megsd can make me bacon butties!!!!! [crying, crying, crying]

hennipenni · 20/10/2007 13:45

Henni rescues SM, locks the door to this imposters staffroom and runs off with the key. All Fuses have been removed from the appropriate appliances so you can't cook, make tea etc and all mobile phones, landline phones, computers, blackberries etc have been confisgated. SM, myself and any other workers will flush these imposters out.

Although I may have to join you next week as DD3 is still vomiting so I may be force to close for the whole week.

MaureenMLove · 20/10/2007 09:13

I will not get dragged into yet another thread. My rl is so much more forfiling than MN could ever be, I have plans to make, people to see, etc.....

Oh OK, just five minutes then

StrawberryMartini · 20/10/2007 09:13

Piss off all of you! I shall be opening the staff room as normal next week and there will be a blanket ban on all yeast extract products and layabouts.

nannynick · 20/10/2007 08:44

I bake lovely cakes Choc Victoria Sandwich with Choc butter icing filling and white choc icing with choc buttons coming right up.

Off to work now for a couple of hours... covering for a clients family emergency involving a relative and hospital. No lay in for me now this morning.