Mondays Staff Room..Nice and early for Saff 8-)

Will pop back and catch up later but any chance of some help re this? Ofsted calling me back

aw Maximummy, missed this..glad he enjoyed it and bet it was like tearing an arm off for you!

my ds started at pre-school today - it's the first time i've ever left him with anyone who wasn't family - and he LOVED it

i felt quite tearful leaving him but he didn't bat an eyelid!

Some days children and cars do not mix - this morning one of my car door handles (external handle) broke, it gets overly used by one of the children who enjoys trying to open the car, when it locked.
E-mailed the garage to see if they can order the parts - doubt they keep that sort of thing in stock.

hi again, finally back in london for work. too bloody long on the train! would have started back earlier, but been too ill. Got back, found my room has been changed- everything has been moved, even bed! odd. also found big basket of ironing and folding outside room with a note- WASHING TO BE PUT AWAY. weird welcome!

DH says you clearly know me better than I think!

Bloody cheeky mares! Do I know you!

I more had visions of MacWitch

and why would that be diff from your nomal make up????

Oh lordy, how embarassing! I've just seen mindee off with her nan and I was mildly aware that nan was looking at me oddly. It wasn't until I looked in the mirror that I realised why. I peeled 6 large onions at lunch time and my eyes were streaming. I literally had streaks of black mascara down my cheeks! I looked like Alice Cooper!

Ju, left you a message sweetie. Take care of yourself. x

Boysarelikedogs - I'm so sorry Don't know what to say. We found out the same about my step-gran over Christmas but she's not so young of course. How is the dd? I'm so pleased she has all your family to support her, must be tough for everyone Sending lots of {{{{hugs}}}} (it's looney btw)

Rose - it's not the routine I'm worries about, that's all fine. It's just the transporting them on the school run, car will be sorted but it's walking them all with the 2 yr old who can play up if not in the pram. Oh well. I can't try now as baby is fast asleep and I have someone coming round PLUS it's chucking to down and hail stone coming down hard so I'd rather hide inside At least it's just 3 days in total and then the sisters will be leaving anyway.

Hi all. I've had a dreadful week, see here

Started back to work today, baby had explosive diarrhoea (sp)so has gone.

Popping in to MN to say hi then away to collect boys plus after-schoolie

Hope you all have a good day

ello me cocka sparra was wondering were you were!?

dont feel guilty for me!, i took dd to school this morn(no before schooly she has the pox!) and wont be working again till i collect dd and 1 mndee at 3pm!, as after schooly(has the pox as before)and other one has this bad bug!..mindee ive got is lovely and is no bother(10yr old) so we'll have a chilled fun afternoon just the three of us...got the insurance company phone call out of way!, out of my hands now just have to send photos in and fill out claim form for them, so belly not lurching anymore!

well better go get trainers on for school run, done loads of walking today(would have been better had i not went to maccy dees in town tho!), so am gunn atry keep it up and cut out crap frm now on!..wish me luck..ill need it

Yes please would love a coffee to wake me up. Mindee 2 gone for an appointment. Mindee 3 sleeping hopefully- is very quiet so must be. Of to tidy pigsty room before afterschoolies and DDs come home.

God I'm knackered! I haven't done a whole lot and I feel very guilty for your guys because I've only got one here, but its the first time in nearly 3 weeks that I've had a child under 8 here! She's supposed to be sleeping now but I can hear her talking to herself! She'll drop off in a minute, I'm sure. We went to the library this morning, but she is on the move now, so I was up, down, up, down. Its like that at home too. Toys everywhere and constantly having to take her up into DH office to say hello! Time for a slice of coffee and walnut cake I think! Anyone else?

Hey Sugar...get out there with the baby, she may be set in her ways but she 'does' need to learn to adapt...as long as its not too stresful for you, id start her now, shes going to ahve to change routine/share you when your own LO arrives so best start now

Wow, what a day. Finally got D.P. baby napping and the sisters are just finishing off their lunch which was later than usual due to a late snack earlier and well, just how the day went. Surprised D.P. baby took very well to the others and the only problem I've had today is the usual screaming fit when I leave the room for a second!! I'll be glad when THAT stops I can tell you!!

I was going to do a trial run with the 10/12 month olds in the double buggy and toddler on reins to see how we get on but it started chucking it down!! I've now got one napping and someone coming over later so can't go out now. The sisters are off next week so it's just the 2 weeks after. I need to do an extra day on one of the weeks so we're talking 3 days of needing to handle the 3 at once. Need to think about this a little more as the toddler can be very set in her ways and could do without a big paddy fit when I try it!!!

Saff - I've got one who used to take up to an hour to settle. I'd used to just leave them as that's the only way they would go off and once they were off, they'd have a LONG sleep as were very tired.

Right, off to sort pizza for me and dh, oven should be warm enough now - I'm soooo hungry!! (well, always am these days lol)

still going but big breaks in between bless him his mum says she leaves him up to an hour to settle sometimes bless him i can not bare it better go and sort him out xx speak soon

oh i can hear him alright lol is so tired will try milky i think x

hi back to school run this morning nearly killed me has to tip dc out of bed. baby mindee been to tod group was knackered drifting off in car with pink eyes now upstairs screaming needs a nap how long shall i give him if i go in he gets even more upset

morning all
back to work this afternoon, cleaner here at mo trying to make this pig sty a place for children and i am working hard on mn