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KaySamuels · 08/11/2007 07:25

Morning everyone! Got tea and coffee brewing, I am So tired! Don't seem to have two minutes during the day at the moment and I am shattered, got an EYFS course over two evenings coming up too and I'm dreading it.

If anyone has any sugary goods on offer gimmeee gimmee gimmee!

Have a good day everyone

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maximummummy · 08/11/2007 21:07

can't believe looney ate all those flapjacks wot a pig!!!

poor you nannynick hope they're better tomorrow

Katymac · 08/11/2007 18:28

Hope you don't get it Nick

nannynick · 08/11/2007 18:28

I need something stronger than Caffeine... been dealing with 2 sick children today (from about 3.30pm, vomit has been going everywhere!). Expect tomorrow I'll be housebound, with 2 sick children and baby (hope she doesn't get sick).

MaureenMLove · 08/11/2007 17:29

Not working for some reason. You'll have to find it yourself. Do a google image search on 'flowers' On the first page, you should see child with daffodils! Made me laugh!

MaureenMLove · 08/11/2007 17:26

Oh, it would appear that you're not allowed to look at it! I'll try again, give me a minute.

MaureenMLove · 08/11/2007 17:25

Er Are! If that doesn't make you laugh,nothing will! What do you think of the plant pot? D'ya think it will catch on!

LoveMyGirls · 08/11/2007 16:31

I've had a crap day wheres my flowers? I've had a headache since i went to bed last night! Ouch!

MaureenMLove · 08/11/2007 16:23

creep! I'm going to school again now!

looneytune · 08/11/2007 16:12

I'm sorry, I'm really sorry....I don't know what's wrong with me, I missed proper lunch and just smelt those flapjacks and turned into a proper looney (now you know where I get my name from! )

I'm soooo sorry Mo, you poor thing.....

peace offering

MaureenMLove · 08/11/2007 16:00

I've got a sore head! See here! A flapjack would have made me feel better, but some bugger's eaten them all! The sympathy and kindest only goes so far missy!

looneytune · 08/11/2007 15:41
looneytune · 08/11/2007 15:40
maximummummy · 08/11/2007 14:43

hello everyone - who wants flapjacks

i've finished work already !!!

LoveMyGirls · 08/11/2007 14:08

If it was just the mindee or just dd it wouldn't be so hard.

Part of me feels that giving notice would solve lots of things and I would be less stressed otoh I'd be more stressed without money to live on and also would feel i'd let mindee down.

MaureenMLove · 08/11/2007 14:03

No, it won't last forever. I truely believe the more effort you put in, in the first 4 years of a childs life, the easier it is after that. Being a mum is hard enough, without the added pressure of work, our work in particular! Maybe a bit of adult only company on Saturday night, is just what you need. One day, you'll look back and only see the good things - promise!

LoveMyGirls · 08/11/2007 13:57

Crace - FAB NEWS!!!!!!

Shosha - Hope you hear something soon!

MML - It's nearly the weekend i'll get a lie in one of the days but i feel I could sleep for days atm! Db has offered to babysit sat night (not that im in the mood to go out but might do me good) I feel exhausted all the time, mindee's mum is causing me stress dont want to go into it on here but its basically a major headache and i'm feeling the stress and fustration by the lack of support, my head hurts constantly, i've got mouth ulcers and I'm tired all the time. Dp has said he will take dd's out on sunday to give me a break and chance to catch up on the cleaning thanks i think The housework is getting on top of me if i'm honest as well as paperwork, I need to do my accounts too i just donm't seem to have the energy or time to dedicate to it. Dd2's and Mindee's behaviour is sapping me of everything i've got to give at the moment. Mindee's behaviour has been up and down all the time i've had him and dd2 has played me up at naptime for the past 3-4wks, it's drainging but I can't let her give it up or she is hell all afternoon. I keep telling myself it won't last forever.

MaureenMLove · 08/11/2007 13:47

Fabulous SM! Somewhere, in amongst all that he's almost got the sound right too! I suppose the 'x' sound is reasonably similar to 'sc'! Very good. Although, I'm not quite getting the 'very hot' bit!

MaureenMLove · 08/11/2007 13:43

Any sight of a couple of days off LMGs? You sound like you need to recharge your batteries. I just had to collect dd from school, because she's got a screaming headache. She's stripped off and gone straight to bed, so she must be rough.

StrawberryMartini · 08/11/2007 13:42

May I repeat a conversation I had with mindee this morning to cheer you up?

He came out of nursery with an interesting thing made out of card, plasticine and a lollipop stick.

Me: What's that then?
Him: It's a map
Me: What's a map?
Him: It tells you how to get somewhere
Me: Where?
Him: You have to guess

(Me: Few guesses including the obvious home, school etc)

Him: I'll give you a clue you have to fly to get there.
Me: What letter does it start with?
Him: 'O'
Me: Australia? (Don't flame me I did explain that it began with an 'A' but sounded like 'O'
Him: No it begins with 'Ox'
Me: Is it a hot country or a cold country?
Him: A hot country, and it's got lots of flats
Me: ??????
Him: It's got two words the first word is Ox and the second word begins with an 'L'
Me: (Cue me with lots of stupid made-up suggestions)
Me: You'll have to tell me I don't know!
Him: SCOTLAND!!

Of COURSE!!!

LoveMyGirls · 08/11/2007 13:32

I feel awful, my head hurts and some days the stress is too much . Just going to catch up on what you lot have been up to!

MaureenMLove · 08/11/2007 13:30

Outrageous, completely outrageous. I hope you've had contact of some sort Shosh.

looneytune · 08/11/2007 13:12

Oh Shosh, how awful, not surprised you're all worried sick Thinking of you and hope to god you hear something soon!!! Please let us know!! {{{ hugs }}} xxx

shoshalite · 08/11/2007 12:43

Hi not been in as been trying to get hold of SIL, DB is in Afgahn on the Nimrods, (see Forces Sweethearts) Dad is beside himself and I cant reach her.

looneytune · 08/11/2007 12:26

Flying visit.....thanks for replies on my thread....Missinvisable - please, please, please change your name back to PinkChick - I much prefer that name!!!

Mo - you're a mad woman!!!!

Crace - tell me about it, I'm not as far gone as you but I could sleep from 3pm every single day and I'm finding it very hard work - I was never this tired with ds!!

Must go, sausage rolls in oven and I need to leave in 5 mins to get ds from lunch club - need to scoff food first!!!

crace · 08/11/2007 10:35

MML - I have the same issue, they are hiding with the socks me thinks

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