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Thank God Its The Friday Staff Rooooooooooooooooooooooooooom!

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shoshaliteupthetree · 30/11/2007 07:24

End of the week and 25 days to Christmas and 21 days to vacation !!!!!!!!!

Ok Coffee on, muffins on the table, pancakes on the go

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LOONEYplayingachristmasTUNEy · 30/11/2007 10:11

SS - yes, my sister. She's had a right time of it recently, long story but basically in a violent marriage, was put in a 'safe house' a few weeks ago and she has a boyfriend (it's been going on for a couple of years on and off) and although she was sterilized in Sept, she rang me on Tuesday in a state saying she was pregnant. I told her to go to the Dr's and get scanned asap, Dr was doing referral letter and she was to wait. After much nagging from me, she went down to the hospital the next day where they couldn't see anything other than thickening of womb due to being too early but did blood test and she was due to go again today for another blood test. She was told to watch out for pains in her side in case it's ectopic. I said she must watch out for shoulder pain but she said they didn't say that and I said I don't care, I know what I'm talking about!!! Anyway, she got phonecall on Wed afternoon saying hormone levels very high so very possible ectopic but come again on Friday and they were going to compare levels. I reminded her to watch out for shoulder pain. Got phonecall yesterday afternoon with her in lots of pain saying her shoulder was hurting in the morning but she carried on working as not too bad, had a lie down later as was annoying her and she woke up in AGONY - I nicely had a go and said I told her to get down the hospital if it happened as can get very bad very quickly - she hadn't because the hospital had never mentioned shoulder pain . Finally her boyfriend rushed her down around 4ish and she went to A&E, had blood test, was told VERY VERY high and trollied off - she had both tubes removed in a 3 hour op starting at 9.15 last night!!! I'm soooooooo angry with the hospital!! Anyway, it was my sister's decision to have the other tube removed at the same time to make sure this doesn't happen to her again! She came out with oxygen tubes, fluid and blood tubes (don't understand it all really) and heart monitor etc. Not sure if that's normal? Phoned the ward this morning and I've got to wait til about 10.30am to try again as nurse not available! Anyway, I'm soooooooo knackered but just want to see my sister but she's 2 hours away and I'm working

Sorry, rant over

SweetSnowflake · 30/11/2007 09:56

your sister looney?, how is she and what was wrong?

LMG, posted on other thread, have you heard back yet?

and reindeer decs?..please share oh and my bloody c.d dec's ended in disaster, all the glitter glue keeps peeling/falling off!

got mindees age 21 months and 3 yrs this morn, what can we make that they wouldnt want to eat/stick up their nose/glue to my sofa???????

got loads of those styrofoam(sp) white shaped things for snow scene but am thinking choking hazard with 21 months as she likes to 'test' things

LOONEYplayingachristmasTUNEy · 30/11/2007 09:40

Morning all. I need chocolate!!! I'm soooooooooo tired, sister was rushed into hospital yesterday evening and had emergency surgery at 9.15pm so I was waiting by the phone and didn't get a call to say she was out til 1.05am then I couldn't sleep (had JUST got off to sleep at that point). Anyway, off to put the kettle of and having tea with a NORMAL teabag, little bit of caffeine won't hurt will it?!!

Mo - poor boy Reindeer decs sound cool

LMGs - good luck

fruitloop79 · 30/11/2007 09:39

morning girlies

Ooh Mo, reindeer tree decks? what's that? sounds interesting

Well I've got 3 under 3 and an 8 year old today (teacher training day). Dropping DS at nursery in a bit then on to group with the rest of em.

Was busy wrapping presents for Father Xmas last night for a xmas party at group next week. Actually didnt take long once I got into momentum.

Got a CM Xmas do tonight. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) I've got zero cash till pay day so cant get steaming drunk . HURRY UP PAY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! - I'm really looking forward to buying my make n do stuff! - I obviously dont get out enough

Have a good morning everyone, I'll come in at lunch with a tray full of flapjacks

mumlove · 30/11/2007 09:35

Have a great morning, i am off to toddler group with my 2 mindees.

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 30/11/2007 09:19

Morning! Just back from the school run and mindee is already asleep on my lap. Poor little thing has no routine at home what so ever. I know he was out with mum all day yesterday and when they returned at 5, he was asleep in the car. She left him there and so he was wide awake at 7pm and didn't go to bed until gone 10! Being up and out at mine by 8am, dosn't make for a happy boy!

Kinda mucks up my morning a bit, I was going to take him and other mindee to the library before lunch, but now we'll have to stay here. He's got to sleep, he's shattered poor love.

Going to make Reindeer tree decks when he is in a better frame of mind!

LoveMyGirls · 30/11/2007 08:22

Oh yeah, can everyone please have everything crossed for me today!!

LoveMyGirls · 30/11/2007 08:21

Morning everyone,

No mindee's here this morning so I got up late, turning the place into chaos and what do i do? SDit here telling you lot when i should be sorting it out I think i'll take dd1 to school then come back and tidy up and then go over to my mums and then we've arranged to go to a garden centre and look at all the xmas decs at least then if this lady does call me back I can arrange to meet her here when she likes without thinking oh no its a tip!! (currently glitter on the carpet, washing up to be done etc!)

mumlove · 30/11/2007 08:07

Morning, it's wet here again. I feel so tired and we also have a busy weekend!
A large coffeee would be great thanks.