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Jingle Bells the Staff Room smells !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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shoshaliteupthetree · 12/12/2007 06:56

Of Mince Pies and hot coffee, care to join me

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SweetSnowflake · 13/12/2007 10:14

i have been.......
evesmama
mrsmiawallace
strawberrysnowflakes
missinvisible
pink chick and
sweetsnowflakes!..there may be more in there somewhere?
i want a 'signature' name, like Shosh, she changes but you always know who she is!?

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 12/12/2007 21:26

Sorry! I'm not an animal lover. I don't get the deep love thing that people feel for their pets! I do children not animals!

I'm sure you've heard it before, but I famously killed my neighbours fish two years running when they went on holiday! They've got hamsters now and the dd who is 7 has already ask mummy not to let Mo look after them!

maximummummy · 12/12/2007 21:24

bitch i loved that wabbit

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 12/12/2007 21:20

lol! Sorry, couldn't help myself, that just read really funny in my world!

maximummummy · 12/12/2007 21:18

wanna change my name really as maxi was the rabbits nane and she had to be put down

maximummummy · 12/12/2007 21:17

were you strawberrysnowflakes too 'cause i liked that too

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 12/12/2007 21:09

Ignore me, I really have lost it, you're not talking about the other e-mail you sent me are you! I know you used to be PC! I liked that, but I like SS too.

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 12/12/2007 21:08

I knew it was Pink something!! Its been on my mind all day!!!

SweetSnowflake · 12/12/2007 20:50

Yaay Mo(just emailed you)..v.plaesed for you!

Off to do banking now then watch ugly betty, night all.xxx..oh and think ill change my name back to pinkchick?..whatdya think?, maybe PinkChickOLATA for christmas???

LOONEYplayingachristmasTUNEy · 12/12/2007 18:52

Mo - so pleased

Flying visit but PLEASE HELP ON THIS THREAD - GULP!

Hennipenniinapeartree · 12/12/2007 18:27

Hello everybody, I can't get my head around these name changers

Have been busy with mindees/school xmas plays an tomorrow I'm seeing mindee1 in her nativity, can't wait

DMO,Happy birthday for Sauturday, you share the same birthday with my DD1, she'll be 13 and she's very excited about becoming a teenager!, She's having her hair "done" by the hairdresser in the afternoon and then hosting a sleepover for 7 of her friends, Thank heavens I only have the following week to work - it will take me that long to recover!!

crace · 12/12/2007 14:59

Woohoo, Mo - what a relief, I know it had been a huge stress for you. Well done

dmo, will be very tricky eh, getting ready? Am jealous you get to go your dp's party.

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 12/12/2007 14:42

Sod the chocolates, I want wine!

dmo · 12/12/2007 14:41

nice one Mo

pass the chocs in celabration

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 12/12/2007 14:40

Just had confirmation from the courts that my jury service is deffo excused! So, relieved, happy, relieved again, tearful, relieved!!!!! eeek! Christmas is back on!

They are my first Christmas smileys, I couldn't bring myself to think about Christmas until I knew! One more I think!

dmo · 12/12/2007 14:38

no its a good plan i like it
didnt think about the girls helping me

thanks guys

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 12/12/2007 14:35

Damn it! I missed the bit that said the little ones go at 6.10! My brain is starting to shut down from the cold! Nice plan though!

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 12/12/2007 14:33

Right, so bath before they all arrive in the morning, wash and dry your hair at lunchtime or whenever the two little ones are sleeping during the day. Then at 5.10, when you're just left with the bigger ones, get your makeup down stairs, give the girls some hair stuff to muck about with, (they can do each others hair) and the boy can tut about girlie stuff and watch the TV. It won't hurt, just this once, for them to be left to they're own devices, without you actually supervising. You can still be in the same room as them. Then once they've gone, all you've got to do it get changed. I'm sure the parents will understand. The girls might even be allowed a bit of nail varnish or makeup too, since its Friday!

dmo · 12/12/2007 14:31

well brother and sister sleep from 5-6pm
might ask parents (NICELY) if 6and 9 yr olds are playing nicely would it be ok to bob in the shower??
what you think?

SweetSnowflake · 12/12/2007 14:29

right Cinders..do any of your mindees sleep through the day and who will you have with you???..get up extra early and wash/do you hair so it wont take too much work on the night, plan non sweat inducing activities for the day and make sure you have something to eat(or you'll be on your ar*e after one drink, having not eaten anything all day!)
make sure night before all your clothes, jewlerry make up perfume, special undies are laid out to throw on and have ALL mindees ready in coats/shoes etc for home time, even the ones that finish early, that way, when each one go's you may be able to bring your make up and mirror downstairs and apply while other mindees are playing happily
plus tell all parents you wont have time to chat on the night as taxi will be arriving at 6.15, they MAY be nice and collect early?

dmo · 12/12/2007 14:26

dh will be home from work at 5ish but then will be taking our boys to their nanas as she is babysitting so will get in bout 5.50

dmo · 12/12/2007 14:24

well i have a brother and sister who are 1 and 3 till 6.10 (the little boy will actually be 1 on friday its his b/day)
i will have an 9yr old boy till 6pm
i will have an 9yr old girl till 6pm
i will have a 6yr old girl till 5.50pm

all the rest go between 4.10 and 5.10

MaureenMLovesmincepies · 12/12/2007 14:21

OK, you need a plan! What ages are your mindees on Friday?

dmo · 12/12/2007 14:19

oh and its my birthday on saturday!!

dmo · 12/12/2007 14:18

oh bugger
dh just phoned me, its his works christmas do this friday in a really posh hotel got a wonderful dress etc etc well he phoned to say that the taxi is booked (we are sharing it with some other people from his work and work are paying) it will be picking us up at 6.30pm i only finish work at 6.10pm and i so wanted to freshly wash my hair etc have a shower put makeup on etc
might end up turning up in babysick work clothes

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