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YAY! Its hump day already! wednesday STAFF ROOM is open for business!

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MaureenMLovesmincepies · 28/11/2007 07:24

Mindees mum got my back up already!

She's just phoned to say, 'how are you fixed today for babies, only X has got a bad cough and I'm not sure he should be at school.' She could take the day of sick herself. She's never taken one day off, finish early or been to any school functions since I started minding him 2 years ago!

Obviously I said no, btw!

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SweetSnowflake · 29/11/2007 13:08

hi all jsut to update on here, but ill go to new thread now as well, mum who came late(my supposed friend) did not 'talk' to me this morn at school!!!

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 28/11/2007 21:48

I text her and she is going to see how he is in the morning, which means I've got to get up! Never mind, if he's not coming, at least it means I'm up and at them by 7.30!

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LOONEYplayingachristmasTUNEy · 28/11/2007 20:37

What a pain - can you text and ask? Or maybe she's seeing how he is in the morning?

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 28/11/2007 20:35

And so we finish as we started many hours ago in the Staff Room. AIBU to expect mother of sick mindee to call me tonight, to see if he's coming tomorrow? I've only got him tomorrow to take to school and if I haven't got him, I haven't got to get up! Bloody parents!

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LOONEYplayingachristmasTUNEy · 28/11/2007 20:22

God SS, what a day. Hope the poorly mum is ok and at the selfish cow who came late!!! Agree, go and have a drink!

LoveMyGirls · 28/11/2007 20:18

SS have a drink, sounds like you deserve one!

SweetSnowflake · 28/11/2007 20:10

got there at 5.50, it finished 6pm..thing is this bloosy woman is meant to be a kind of friend!..although she has been a bit recently as ive taken on new mindee and she had me at bek and call for her younger LO if she couldnnt find family help..now, i obv wont be able to have him and think shes miffed..but SHE was the one going mad about another of my mindees mum for being lax on time keeping, they think if they can pick up early one day their ok to come 1/2 hour late the nexy..bloody fed up now

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 28/11/2007 20:06

Blimey SS, what a day! Hope the mum is better and I hop you made it to the bowling alley.

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SweetSnowflake · 28/11/2007 19:48

i have had one hell of a day!

one mindees mum rushed to hosp..ok now though or hopefully will be!

antoher mindee screaming the hosue down when her mum arrived "IWANT A DRINK!", then literally screaming saying it was empty when i was half full and then (all this 20 minutes AFTER home time) "WANTING" another one!

then last mindee due to finish at 5pm, my dd and dp had gone to bowling party for me to meet them there at 5.15ish..mindees mum strolled up in car as 5.20, meandering along, been to pick her youngest up from family first, obv no regard for me whatsoever!
I test her at 5.10 to say were sat in car, i have to leave to pick dd up..nothing...she got here and offered no apology/explanation whatsoever..

am very at the last two, very for first one

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 28/11/2007 19:29

Excellent! I used to have a mindee who wouldn't go anywhere without a purple plant pot on his head! It was a plastic one that fitted rather too perfectly and he looked like Bill & Ben. I suggested to him in the playground one afternoon that he took it off his head and sat on it. (He was 2 and it was certainly big enough) He looked at mewith utter disbelief and said 'Don't be silly Mo! Its not a chair!'

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shoshaliteupthetree · 28/11/2007 17:16

Lukily you rememebered the bunny ears and didint wear then to school, like a certain Childminder I know did with a wondewoman headpiece

LOONEYplayingachristmasTUNEy · 28/11/2007 14:27

Sent

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 28/11/2007 14:10

Go on then, I've got half an hour before school chaos!

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LOONEYplayingachristmasTUNEy · 28/11/2007 14:06

Oh Mo, if only it was that simple - fancy reading the latest email???!!! Basically, I love this mum to bits, she's fab BUT she worries about EVERYTHING....when baby first started, I had to rock baby all the time as mum didn't want her to cry, never liked idea of too many kids (turning baby into a right sensitive soul) and has now come up with some more concerns !! How funny about your headache being because you forgot you had a headband on hehe. Not funny you had pain, just that you forgot about it. I was made to wear bunny ears band on my head yesterday afternoon but luckily it fit on my head ok

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 28/11/2007 13:50

Afternoon all. I've had the most hideous headache, in fact I thought it was turning into a migraine. It started just after I'd put mindee down for a nap luckily, down the side of my face and in my temple. I took two tablets quick smart, but it wasn't even touching the pain, so I took another one and thought I'd have a little lie down, whilst mindee was asleep, so I lay on the settee and then realised I was still wearing the head band that mindee had put on my head about 2 hours ago. A childs one, which was far too small! Guess what? I took it off my head and the pain subsided! I haven't got a headache afterall! Twit!

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fruitloop79 · 28/11/2007 13:07

Afternoon everyone,
Just had a one yr old party at my poky little flat. 11 kids and 5 grown-ups . It's amazing how many of 'em you can fit into such a small space.

Both mindees and DS asleep now, shattered!

I'm never making sarnies again, why do they never get eaten? Even jam on white bread! Had to throw them all in bin Mini sausages went down a treat though

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 28/11/2007 12:37

Its always quiet at this time of year round here. I think everyone is too busy thinking about Chirstmas and its not until after Christmas when people realise they need two salaries to pay off the festive season, that you start getting calls!

I hate, hate, hate glitter. The only glitter allowed in this house is glitter glue! Can't bare the stuff, it gets everywhere. I hate that bit you always find on the end of your nose or on your cheek bone 2 days after you use it!

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LoveMyGirls · 28/11/2007 12:28

I'm thinking the same and to be fair it was busy last jan/feb so i know its just round the corner just be nice if i had something solid in place so i could relax over xmas!

Fingers crossed for us both! I'm hoping people will at least see my advert and remember me in the new year, think i'll go advertising mad at the end of dec (it only takes an hour or 2 to nip a flyer up in all the nearest shops and may be well worth it)

shoshaliteupthetree · 28/11/2007 12:22

mmmmmm Ellie, my house is covered in the blardy stuff

eleanorsmum · 28/11/2007 12:14

LMG I too am waiting for the phone to ring! been advertsing like mad - maybe people are all tied up getting ready for xmas and will ring in new year! thats what i'm hpoing anyway!
went to drop in this morn and had lovely glittery time! so glad not in my house tee hee

LoveMyGirls · 28/11/2007 12:08

Hello everyone.

LT- if you have a better offer from DP baby's mum I would take it as she doesnt give you the grief the other one gives you and you dont need extra stress right now.

We've made paper clay decs plus angels and i've brought some stamps to do cards tomorrow. So we're getting there.

I sent out about 100 flyers over the weekend (shops, hair salons etc) can't believe i've not had one phone call and i'm top of cis too plus am in yellow pages and lots of online places. My mum and sister have flyers in their cars and at work.......can't think of anything else to do except sit and wait? Patiently.......LMG drums fingers willing the phone to ring.............

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 28/11/2007 10:08

I think you've got the perfect excuse to serve notice Looney and this whole thing could be the making of your business. It does take a while to get a good set of parents and having read your e-mail, you've got it in the making! You rarely hear me moaning about my lot, but had I been on here 10 years ago, I'd have been moaning every day! All of mine are lovely, never take the micky, never pay late and never forget my birthday or christmas! Even this mornings one is OK, she just works to work and mindee gets in her way.

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BoysAreLikeReindeer · 28/11/2007 09:51

Morning all.

Katy - sorry to hear this, glad they are ok.

Guerilla posting, because I'm off in a mo, whizzing off with mindee (when he gets here, sigh) to do a bit of shopping then park as it's dry, yay.

Have a good day y'all

LOONEYplayingachristmasTUNEy · 28/11/2007 09:47

Mo - sounds just like mum of the 2 sisters I have Good for you for saying no!! What is it with these people. My parent wouldn't come back from work when her small baby was throwing up all the time and was upset and then when she had a temp of 103.2 (39.9) and was looking very poorly, she had an arguement on the phone because she 'couldn't see the problem' So I know how you feel. I'm actually THINKING about notice again after this runny nappy business. She'll never change and I may have double pay baby's lovely lovely mummy wanting more days at double pay again

Katy - poor everyone, glad they seem ok. Same as dmo said, unless it bf is also a mindee and it was childminding hours, I wouldn't bother!

Right, no kiddies here so going to do my accounts whilst it's quiet!

dmo · 28/11/2007 09:37

btw cranberrymartini
i have done christmas wish lists, christmas cards and stain glass windows with all 17 of my mindees and they are all up and displyed looking very festive
got lots more art things to do and only 3 weeks left better get cracking!!!!!!!!
might just stop for a min for a chocolate cookie and a brew

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