Its blowing a Hooley out there, I want to stay in the STAFF ROOM

Thank god we are back in at last! We got VERY wet this morning and felt like we were going to get blown away!
Got a call earlier about some temporary work so they are coming tomorrow to meet me. Its a neighbour (who I don't know) so easy from that point of view!
Mindee going to sleep soon I hope and think dd and i will sit down quietly as I'm exhausted and don't want to be doing anything energetic!

Thanks Mumlove! That's how thick I am, that's what I meant!

Its still blowing a hooley here! Slightly bluer sky, but I've got to do 2 school runs, one is doing after school club. Can't wait until our mortgage comes through, we might actually get the drive sorted. My car is parked on it and its just grass, so it is sooo muddy and squelchy! Signed the contracts this morning, so it should only be a couple of days now. Hmm, maybe I should be spending more than £75 on myself!

OMG I can see blue sky!!!

Afternoon everyone.
Rain stooped here about 10.30ish but it will start again when need to do the school run!!

Mo - that camera takes SD cards not HD.

I will get it through my brother, he's the internet sales manager for Comet! I'll do that though, look for some reviews.

that looks nice!...see if yo can get any reveiws on it online?, might help you make up your mind?..did you check out currys/comet, cos argos DONT do refunds unless camera is faulty(bought mams from them) so if you chenge your mind you're stuck!

Yeahm I've settled on a camera. We've both had a digital camera for about 7 or 8 years, but they are quite outdated now! Hadn't really noticed really, but mine is only 2pixels so its pretty rubbish really! Its OK to look at pictures on the PC, but printing them has always been a bit rubbish! Got my eye on this one I think. I'm a bit rubbish with techno stuff, but I've got an HD memory card in my camera now, so if I get one that also uses HD, I can use the same memory card I hope. I refuse to ask my brother, who is good, coz he'll just tell me I'm old again, like he did when I was trying to put my music on a memory stick last week!

well im hooping they have them left as theyre half price in toys are us!..if not think ill get one myself anyway,dd and the older girls love them and im sure the younger ones will too...did you pick any thing for your b.day?

Yes some sort of cold-y virus, she is over it really but a bit post viral atm

I've got a parachute for my Rainbows. Its the best nights fun even! Trouble is, I almost loose my voice whenever we play with it! Its a very loud afternoon!

Hi Ju, glad it all went as well as can be, very sad for your niece tho..glad you are able to start doing normal things again now

well im veyr happy, jst been to choose my new tandem pushchair, some storage boxes and nice new changing bag and a parachute for playtimes..all courtesy of Surestart for me doing my EYFS course...cant wait, pushchair is lovely, new baby mindee will be s spoilt

Katy, has DD had a lurgy, poor love ?

Oh Kay, that'll be easy then! Mine only came on Mondays and Tuesdays, so all the bonding we did on Tuesday was lost until the following Monday! 2 weeks, tops and he'll be sorted.

Ju, nice to see you. You're so right, life has to go on and back to normal. It won't be normal for cousins dd for a long while, but I'm sure you're all there to support her and she'll find a new normal.

Morning all

DD is still poorly & off her food - this is her 6th day off

Morning all !

My cousin's funeral on Saturday was very dignified, loads of people came, standing in the church plus masses outside.

Her daughter held it together beautifully then massive reaction Saturday night, bless her.

Back to 'normal' now, I feel like we can move on again.

What a yucky day, wind blew my brolly inside out grrrr.

Mindees will be here in a bit then full-on til 7pm eek

He will be here for four half days a week, hope he soon settles in!! Just gonna play it by ear, might take him to preschool if rain dies off a little, but he would be late. Doubt I will tho!

Need to check the pictures, because we go to Scotland every year and it all moulds into one! Sounds about right though. Oh no, can't have been, we had MasterKbear with us and he's only 6 now, must have been 2004'ish!

He doesn;t have to go to pre-school does he? If its impossible, so be it. You won't get into trouble at all.

It took about 4 weeks I'm afraid, but only becuase it was such along time between days. She was fine as long as I was just there, didn't speak, just smiled and maybe waved! Fed her, watered her and was just there really. She's fab now. Still quite loud, but that's because she's thumping the piano and screaching with delight!

silly cow

We were in tobermory in June 2002 Mo, were you?

She's like that in real life Crace. We were in Tobermory a few years back and they were doing the filming. As soon as filming stopped we asked for autographs and she buggered off, straight away! There were loads of kids there too! Spencer was lovely, he had his picture taken with us and asked the kids where we were from etc.

Will I get in trouble if I don't take ds to preschool? If I decide I am going to take him will have to call new mindees mum and sort out drop off time.

MML How long did your mindee take to settle that you were telling me about yesterday? Mindee will be here today 12.30-6.30 and I am feeling rather apprehensive about it.!

You've completely changed my opinion of horrible Miss Hoolie - I always think she is being snotty now Too much time on my hands, me thinks?

Horrible winds, not looking forward to my preschool and school runs this pm

Ah right

No, I don't want to think of her like that either thankyouverymuch

Blowing a gale basically! To storm, to forcefully gust, blow and rain.

Not sure I wanna know if Miss Hoolie does all that!