Its Thursday, its 7.30am and its time for...THE STAFF ROOM!!!!!!

oh yeah, AND he's got the day off tomorrow so is doing DS school drop off in morning, so no rushing around!

Well not the usual rushing round anyway - promised my 8 yr old mindee I'd go and see her in her assembly. Should be interesting with a 14 month old and an 18 month old! at least i wont have DS with me too!

good evening you lot,

just dropped off mindee, DS bathed and watching simpsons

DB arrived home from work with stuffed crust pizzas and vienetta!!!!! anyone want some?

I've just bagged myself an easy day tomorrow. Got my early one tomorrow, so I'm always bushed by teatime, but her mums just phoned to say she's got a stinking cold and just wants to sit on the sofa all day, so she wouldn't bring her. I know how difficult it is for her to juggle work, so like the good cm I am, I said, 'well luckily for you, I've only got yours tomorrow, so if she wants to snuggle on the sofa with me, thats fine!' Mindee was happy with that, and is bringing Joseph & his coat to watch over and over and over! Can't wait! Blankets and comfort food all day!

Sure you don't mean Jack Duckworth!

Snowflake - for diagrams.

How long does a pair of glasses last when working with children? Answer I got today was: 19 months. As my bendable glasses broke today - I have now hunted out my spare (non-bendable) glasses, and ordered some more bendable glasses from GlassesDirect.

Driving home this evening I looked a bit like Harry Potter - with selotape holding my glasses together.

Fold a square of paper into quarters and then into a point. Cut a bit of a curve along the open end iyswim (I could do with a 'draw' facility for this!) and then just cut shapes out of the sides. Open it up and its a snowflake!

Mo - wish I could remember how to do snowflakes!!! I can't remember how to get the string of people right either - whenever I do it they are not joined up boo hoo

I ate too many flapjacks and the sugar had gone to my head - ouch!

Phew! Dinner is served! We've just made loads of snow flakes and guess where all the tiny bits of paper are that we cut away? I may need to hoover when they've gone home! Neither of the boys knew how to fold a peice of paper and make a snowflake. They were in ore of the first one I made and then it got a bit silly!

Ellie > So sorry you're struggling with ttc. Good vibes your way for next month. I wouldn't take a part timer like that either and I'm the queen of part timers! All mine are, but those hours are just to inconvenient.

If you have ever had a new certificate due to your child turning 1, 5, 8 etc, please can you help me on this thread?

Thanks

Oh god, so want to sit down and read all the posts, but I've got mindees making snowflakes and they need me! I'll be back when they eat their tea at 5'sh!

p.s. Ellie - meant to say the rushing about you get used to, I'm in out in out in out with groups in between but I must admit, I can't wait for ds to start school in Jan (although very and will miss him) so I don't have to do the nursery pick up!!

Ellie {{{{hugs}}}} So stressful isn't it! I wasn't even trying that long so I can only imagine how it must be for you - when do you get the results? As for the enquiry.....I PERSONALLY wouldn't take that job but only because I don't get part day enquiries so would have whole week stuff with afternoon slots free. Some people do well out of part days though and if I could get that business where I am, I'd take it but charge for whilst they are at nursery as no way could I fill those hours. DEFINITELY wouldn't do it for just though hours charging as the numbers are limited as LMGs said.

LMGs - After what you've told me, I definitely would bath if I could!!!

Henni - thanks. As for your feeding the ducks - that happened once ages ago when I was with ds and mindee, pretty scary!!

Right, off to see if flapjacks have cooled - I want them NOW!!!

Looney sorry to hear about your DH

Had a lovely dy today, went to toddler group and then after nursery pickup took all 3 to feeed the ducks at the local park, baby (well toddler officially as just started to walk) slept through it. Mindee2 is traumatised as goose wanted the bread out of her hands (and got it) and mindee 3 turned round and came face to face with an enormous swan! went for a brisk crisp walk after this to calm them down but they both said they enjoyed it.

Not ignoring anyone btw, thanks for replying on my thread.

As an aside but linked, out of interest what do you do about the bath thing if they are in a mess because that's how they were when they arrived iyswim?

{{{{{{{{{ELLIE}}}}}}}}}}}

Personally I would trun it down but I would say its nice to ease yourself into it, getting a ft'er for 10hrs day to start would be a bit much BUT say as she is taking up a whole place you will have to charge her a min of £x per day plus pick up fee and also make her aware that IF someone does come along wanting more hours either she will have to match what they would pay or lose the place. (seems harsh but with our limited numbers = limited pay and we don't earn enough as it is imo) as long as you have been up front in the first place it should be ok.

Funny hours though aren't they? You may be able to fill the afternoon space. Plus how old is she will you have to buy an extra car seat etc?

BoysAreLikeReindeer - makes sense now - I'm a bit slow these days (pregnancy brain!).

Mo - glad meeting was ok - don't understand all the bits but will soon as ds goes to big school in Jan

Fruitloop - I use resealable bags for ones with broken boxes.

Right, best go check the flapjacks Mmmmmm smell nice

well feeling like i jinxed myself this morn. had to go to dentist and while in chair could feel my period start . feel like toal c**p now. so down, fed up of all this ttc businees.

on another happier note - need advice on first mindee posiblity. have been asked for mon-fri pick up from pre-school at 11.20 keep till 1.10. am worried about rushing about lots as dd starts her pre-school at 12.30 so would be in and out alot but doesn't bother me! also she has requested no food but dd has lunch at 11.45 due to school. what would i do with mindee, just let her watch! mum is foreign and speks limited english but is lovely. don't want to say no to first one but am feeling a bit like saying no at the mo. also it would mean a whole place being used for 2 hours care! should i quote her for it being hlaf a day maybe? thoughts please, oh and a few hugs wouldn't go amiss

Laundry bags. You can get them in Wilkinsons. They are like those little string bags you used to get for the washing tablets only bigger, with a zip. 2 for about 50p I think.

my DS is up, he's not bothered if I ignore him - poor soul!

He's too busy getting tips from big cook little cook! A bit worrying he knows all the actions to the song - oh and the words!

Gotta get my mindees up soon, then off for a walk to the school.

Oh yeah, anyone know a good way to keep jigsaw puzzles separate but easy to get to. I was thinking plastic bags but that's my nanny head on! Gotta think about Ofsted and suffication now! I've just got so many puzzles and I've chucked the boxes cos they kept falling apart. Actually I might start a new thread.....

My first one! wish me luck!

OMG look at the time

off to poke mindee then trot to school at 3pm

Aw Mo, bless her

I've left my usual sarky and most informative reply!

All good at school. Not major boasting to be done. It was more of a 'what are your aims for this year, dd?' It was just with her form tutor, so he can't go through all the subjects with me.

He did say that she's capable of & has the brains to move into the grammar stream next year though. Its a good school actually, it takes selective and non-selective students. There's 3 grammar classes and 1 shaddow class and based on her 11+ & yr 6 SATS, she is in the shaddow class. She so would have sunk without trace at a grammar school. She's just not got the confidence to cope, but this school gives her both. Her maths is very good and he said her maths alone, would take her up a stream.

I have no idea. didnt think bathing would be a problem if the parents have asked you to. I used to do it as a nanny :-/

that makes no sense!
Why would she want to collect her child after a dirty nappy? the kid was wiped down AND clothes washed! that's well over and above call of duty! and she'd be p*ed off too! Glad she's not one of my parents!