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Thursday Staff room...am i the ONLY one working early's this week!!!!

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ROSEgarden · 10/04/2008 08:44

Pah!..bet you're all still tucked up in bed!?..well im off to little park just now(at end of road) then big ark for 11am as theres a duck race on..lunch in cafe at park then off to jolly jingles at 1pm..finish at 5.15 then off to do Big Shop..should get sat down about 8.30 tonight!

Had a banana for breaky shared by baby mindee so no time to stay...left pancakes, sliced banana and strawberry's, lots of toast and nutella..get it while its hot!

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ROSEgarden · 11/04/2008 12:04

PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My 3yr old mindee !
YEsterday whilst out at park/safe/library etc he was very 'dreamy' but he is kind of like this anyway, so i noted it but not tok too much notice..when walking out of park he went to walk off with another family and when i shouted him over he just changed direction ..as if he didnt really click?..anyway, again, he is dreamy, so didnt think too much of it..we went on all the stuff at park, all fine, running around..when on roundabout mindee and dd shouting faster, but then mindee said he was dizzy, so i got him off, sat him on the bench near us and dd stayed on..minute or two later he was running around as norm again..told mum when she collected last night said he was 'extra' spacy/dreamy today, to just keep an eye..they arrive this morn, mum says her ds still not 'himself' but no symtoms..i ask if hes been sick or bad stomache, no nothing..BUT ..she has given him neorofen(why if there are no symotoms, this is for fever/illness etc?)
so mindee sits quietly playing with dd and other m mindee, at 10.30 we get ready to go out..all dressed by 10.45, i go to get coat on and dd shouts xx is being sick..mindee throwing up all over!..clean him up, same again..calm him down, take temp 40 degrees!, strip him off to t-shirt and trousers, put wet flannel on his head give him sips of cold water..ring mum and ring nhs direct, they are concerned, tkae him to gp immediatly if he becomes even more unresponsive(he is literally dropping to sleep and floppy at this point!) she has to cll ambulance!!!
mum keeps asking ME what to do!..so i say take to docs NOW, dont ring just turn up and get him seen..so off they go.

problem is, they keep asking him hes had head njury last few days and i know he hasnt with me, but am worried when he said he was dizzy on roundabout that he might have hurt his neck???..he didnt say he had he was literally just dizzy like anyone would be getting off a roundabout(dd was same when she eventually got off)..but just want to rule out he couldnt have suffered a 'head injury' by going on this???

mum is texting me once her ds is seen..fngers crossed hes ok, poor little mite, he was just floppy and wimpering

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MaureenMLove · 11/04/2008 09:56

You'd think so wouldn't you, but he does the work in other peoples houses, because he gets paid! If I want somethin done, I'm nagging! Our house is always last on the list of jobs to do! Hence the fact that the extension was built 6 years ago and its still not finished!

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ROSEgarden · 11/04/2008 09:44

ooh you lucky bugger every tradesman under one roof!

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MaureenMLove · 11/04/2008 09:31

Because DH is an electrician, he knows people, iykwim! Every time the poor bloke in MFI said, 'we can do that', DH said, 'its OK I know a man who owes me a favour!' I think because the guy knew that we knew what we were doing, he wasn't messing around. He knows we can easily go elsewhere and he wants the sale!

We are debating whether to take the kitchen and fit ourselves. (DH and mates, very cheap, need feeding and watering and beer money!) or get them to do it, because of the work surfaces we have chosen. Its something clever which has to be moulded or summit! Need to source US fridge/freezer too from my DB, who is head of internet sales for Comet! Huge discount, me thinks! See, its who you know, everytime!

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ROSEgarden · 11/04/2008 09:25

that actually said "i know chick" not just chick??..where did the rest of text go???

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ROSEgarden · 11/04/2008 09:24

chick, youre right you take a risk with anyone and all ive heard is bad from MFI were as youve heard good so hopefully in your area theyre great

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MaureenMLove · 11/04/2008 09:18

Howdens and MFI used to be own by one company. That parent company was bought by some America lot in December. They wanted MFI but not Howdens, so they sold Howdens on. Any new ranges that come from MFI from January, will not be available in Howdens and the dimentions are very slightly different, to stop people getting the fitting service at MFI and then buggering off to Howdens!

I think really you are taking a chance with anybody. Someone will have a horror story about every kitchen design & fitting service there is! Our friends have just had MFI do their kitchen and it was plain sailing. I think it probably depends largely on each individual store and how quickly they help you. It also depends how the customer speaks to the store and gets what she wants, when she wants it!

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ROSEgarden · 11/04/2008 08:21

Mo!!!! DONT GO WITH MFI!!..they ahve SUCH a TERRIBLE reputation for not sending the right/right amount of units/doors etc and also terrible fitters(dont turn up and so on!) the website you showed us..Howdens supply to MFI and as result you use your own fitter but buy direct(much cheaper as well!)..get your fitter to 'buy' the kitchen as he's trade and it will cost much less!..thats what we will be doing

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MaureenMLove · 10/04/2008 21:25

Its not a good photo. I can't seem to upload the other ones. Too big I think. Anyway, that's just one side of the kitchen. The other side has a big american fridge/freezer and an island unit.

MaureenMLove · 10/04/2008 21:10

Mmm. Not sure I know where you go from there Rose! Sounds far to confusing on paper for me!

MFI, weren't nearly as bad as I thought. I went in, really not thinking we'd have the kitchen at all, but I was really suprised. He brought the finished plan up on the computer as a photo, with all the designs we'd chosen and then nipped off to the loo, so we quickly noted how many units etc! Needn't have bothered, because he gave us the colour pictures and dimentions to take away! It actually came out at a really good price, so we've got lots to think about! It looks bloody amazing imho! I'm going to try to put the piccies on my profile. Give me 5 minutes!

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ROSEgarden · 10/04/2008 20:15

Hey Mo, ..i got a call on my answerphone today to say "actually Rose garden the loss adjuster HASNT offered £1500, they have offerd ........wait for it........£6217.97!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..i ring to confirm, yes thats right, i busts a gut to tell dp, he says he wont belive it till its in writing, insurnace ring me back to confirm and say i must be glad its all over, i say too right..then loss adjusters company ring me and no nothing about this figure..they ring insurance and ring me back ...the figure ive been told is the total cost of work to be done..which includes paying chem dry for the dehumidiers(£1000!!??[hmm}), a contingiency fee of £500!!!!!£250 'protection'??????£2659 to us for work and £1000 towards other units..then 20% of this total to builder for ripping kitchen out...so on and so forth meaning the initial pissy amount of £1500 still stands, although they assure me it IS NOT a cash settlement, the work will be done regardless of money(so why are they taking a £500 contingiency fee off the total amount???.....am so farking fed up again my head is banging and im no further forward...Mr C is it worth contacting F.O.S now to ask their advice????

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mumlove · 10/04/2008 20:10

shoshe - I hope you have now updated your risk assessment form!!

shoshe · 10/04/2008 19:12

Well at least I worked all day!!!!

And a lovely day we had we went to the Farm and my littlest was as Happy as a pig in s* litrally, she managed to get her hands knees and everything else in it!

She looks such a delicate little thing to.

Good job I had plenty of antibac.

KatyMac · 10/04/2008 18:53

VV.....I thought that

vInTaGeVioLeT · 10/04/2008 18:51

katyM you are evil

well i've had a lovely day with my dd we went to see "spiderwick" it was really really good - then we hit yes i know it's unethical BUT i'd promised clothes and i've earnt nothing this week got loads for dd and loads for ds and stuff for me too nothing for dp as he refuses to wear anything from primark {snobby}

i never spend time with just dd so it was lovely and we got on - NO rows!!!!

southernbelle77 · 10/04/2008 16:52

Hi all! Not working today but thought I'd pop in as been out all day and need a cuppa! And I'll nab one of your biccies ML if they ar on offer!!

Ooh Maureen, I think that's the exact same kitchen that a friend of mine is getting!

Had a lovely day with just dd today. Went to see her friend from preschool which was nice. Had a nasty 'its a behavioural issue' botty incident whilst there which is always nice - not . How longs does one leave it to be just a 'phase' ?? lol!

Just making lasagne for dinner so best go check it!

MaureenMLove · 10/04/2008 16:50

Have the insurance company come good?

MaureenMLove · 10/04/2008 16:49

I'll let you know in a couple of hours, we're going now. I may need a large brandy when I get back! The kitchen space is quite big. Bit difficult to explain the size, but I'll let you know how many units later.

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ROSEgarden · 10/04/2008 16:46

OMG MO, that is tooooo weird!..that is MY NEW kitchen!!!!!!!!!!!!.or rather will soon!..how strange..what is it costing you and how big is it(what units do you need?) we havent got quote of them yet!

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MaureenMLove · 10/04/2008 16:45

Well, yes, the thought did cross my mind!

crace · 10/04/2008 16:42

Normal? You sure that is an appropriate word for the Staff room ladies?

MaureenMLove · 10/04/2008 16:41

Wanna see what kitchen I'm after? It will look something like this, certainly with the island unit. Its the clever storage solutions that will have to go!

MaureenMLove · 10/04/2008 16:39

A very nice lady, just normal, like the rest of us. (I think!) She didn't stop, she had a car full of children, but I managed to palm off some craft books to her too and an NCMA accident book! She's in charge of all things crafty now! I know she has 2 christmas books, an Easter book and a fairy book!

crace · 10/04/2008 16:34

HA! GOOOOTTTCCHHHA

No, I need no more children around thanks much! Though I will consider trading an anti-sleeping, stubborn 2.5 yo?

Mo- sooo what's she like?! We did that last weekend, we have an extension off the kitchen which was badly done so the estimate for a kitchen was £8k. Out of our budget doesn't even cover it But as you say, it was the "wouldn't that be nice" bits that will have to go.

mumlove · 10/04/2008 16:14

crace - It was meant to mean that I have lots of coffee and biccys to share.

I can always share my 7yr old as she is driving me up the wall at the moment.

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