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Its MONDAY again - @@@@STAFF ROOM@@@@ is open

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MaureenMLovesmincepies · 10/12/2007 07:33

Morning all. Help yourself to tea and crumpets, I've got the grumps, so I'll be in the corner swayng if you want me.

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SweetSnowflake · 10/12/2007 20:15

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any of you guys help me here please?

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MaureenMLovesmincepies · 10/12/2007 14:38

Get you! All colour coded and age appropriate I trust!

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shoshaliteupthetree · 10/12/2007 13:58

Maureen you will be pleased to know I have spent the last one and a half hours sorting my playroom!!! (mindees in bed) It is clean Tidy sorted (well apart from on top of the cupboards but I cant reach DH has to do them)

AND I know where everything is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SweetSnowflake · 10/12/2007 13:17

LOl and you're surprised Mo??...eesh, you should have known!

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MaureenMLovesmincepies · 10/12/2007 13:07

OK normal service resumed! I just phoned my parents to say, if they need me next week at all, I'm here, anyday, even if its not our usual days, because I've lost one of my under 5's anyway, so I won't be over my numbers at all. Onemum said, great, I'll lt you know later today and another said. 'Oh I hadn't even done anything about next week yet, so that saves me the bother!

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fruitloop79 · 10/12/2007 13:02

Oh dear, I'd better get a writing then! I have bought them so the thought has been there since friday

I just need some of those lovely xmas stamps - my mum's still using her stamps from last xmas!

shoshaliteupthetree · 10/12/2007 13:00

OH mo that is so good, I am so pleased you were getting into such a state, now you can relax and enjoy christmas.

fruitloop79 · 10/12/2007 13:00

oh yeah, I've got a mum and her 6 month old baby coming to see me on Thurs, I'm really excited cos she seems so nice on the phone. Plus she lives on next street and is a friend of a mother who uses my CM friend iyswim.
If this all goes to plan, I wont have to do anymore house pick ups/drop offs. No more getting up at 6:15am .

I've gotta go round to my 'make-me-anxiuos' parents house tomorrow eve so they can discuss "discipline" and "other things" for their DS. God knows what they wanna talk about. Maybe that they are leaving as have decided to get an Au Pair {smile](no such luck). Oh well I'll have to see. Has anyone else had to go round for the parents to discuss things with you?

SweetSnowflake · 10/12/2007 12:52

Fruity, i gave all mine out 3rd december i had them bought sept and wrote by end of that month!..oh and i WAS saving the muffin, it was sat here, id had so much i felt sick and the little oinker inside me, just shoved the last chunk in my mouth

fruitloop79 · 10/12/2007 12:49

afternoon ladies,

Is it time to start writing xmas cards yet? I received my 1st one last week! Caught my mother posting hers at the weekend. Am I being slow or something? I'd better go buy some stamps.

Mo - I'm so pleased you got off JS. You were very unlucky to get it at this time of year.

Snowflake - gimmethatmuffin!!

Maximmummy - I keep getting stuff like that sent to me. It can be so upsetting, often get the same thing sent to me 2 or 3 times. I used to get loads of really nasty porn stuff, I think it was supposed to be funny but when you've got parents of mindees as friends it is very embarrassing. I ended up removing those 'friends'.

Loony - hows the pregnancy going? any weird cravings yet?

SweetSnowflake · 10/12/2007 12:48

.really pleased for you chick

dmo · 10/12/2007 12:46

hope dr doesnt go on mumsnet and sees your now partying and eating cake
gald you got it sorted mo

MamaG · 10/12/2007 12:38

Great Mo

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MaureenMLovesmincepies · 10/12/2007 12:35

Hi FM! How are you? Back in the library I guess!

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MaureenMLovesmincepies · 10/12/2007 12:33

I sobbed and cried and talked gibberish mainly! He said I was in no fit state to do it, so 'here's an exception statement!'

Christmas is back on! Hang it lets have a festive smiley!

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fransmom · 10/12/2007 12:29

hi mo!!!

SweetSnowflake · 10/12/2007 12:24

Yaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, faberooney!, what did you have to do then?..so glad you got sorted, you can relax and start looking forward to christmas now.x

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MaureenMLovesmincepies · 10/12/2007 12:22
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SweetSnowflake · 10/12/2007 12:11

Hey Mo, howd you get on?, didnt realise you were in such a state over this,sorry chick..just bought a big fat choc muffin from greggs, dya wana share it with me?..its a form of consolation as i can not find one thing to buy to wear over christmas..not even that im a fat knacker, just NOTHING to buy unless i want spandex or a wooly jumper!, its sooooo opposites and nothing in the middle which i totally me, straight down the middle!...well, i bought a corset type top a couple of years ago, wore it once, think it will have to make a re-appearance if we go out drinking but a bit to slutty for tea at family pub and soft play on christmas Eve

dmo · 10/12/2007 11:57

did you get to the docs mo?
oh dear maxi thats not good

maximummummy · 10/12/2007 11:52

i'm sooo tired today - i couldn't sleep last night as something i read on facebook made me cry and feel physically sick - i still feel awful about it today

just took ds and mindee 2 out on ds's new bike - he was 3 on saturday

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MaureenMLovesmincepies · 10/12/2007 10:20

Thnaks, I'm asking because I was a bit shocked that my neighbours 9 year old, didn't know that pastry was made from flour! It may be I'm doing her a complete injustice, afterall not everyone has the time or patience to do baking with their kids. I just know that I can and have been sending dd into the kitchen for at least 2 years to sucessfully make scones and mincepies, with only oven help.

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dmo · 10/12/2007 10:14

going to quiz my after school children on the pastry tonight mo and will let you know

dmo · 10/12/2007 10:11

morning guys
just having tea and toast at the mo got spare if anybody fancys
how cold is it today? my toes were like ice on the school run this morning but now are slowey melting indoors
hope everybody is ok

mumlove · 10/12/2007 09:41

Morning all.

{{{{{{big hugs}}}}}} for everyone, I feel we all need them at the moment and extra for Mo.

Us childminders are doing our xmas party for the mindees today, will need the paracetamol later.
Hope you all have a nice day, at least it's dry here today.

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