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Ingles2 new AP arrives tomorrow... Hooray!

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ingles2 · 19/04/2008 14:07

Hi Everyone...
So I'm going to pick up my new AP tomorrow morning. Please please please keep your fingers crossed she's as nice as she seems..

How is everyone else getting on...?
Mrs R?

Weegle? (btw R and N have been talking which is good)

Marmaduke...? How are you? ok?

Simply?

Will report back asap.. xx

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Simply · 19/04/2008 22:38

ingles2 Good luck for tomorrow! Thanks for asking, we're okay. Our ap is going home in 3 mths and I'm looking forward to having the house to ourselves again until Sept at least. I'm waiting to see what GCSE options ds chooses this term and also whether dd chooses a second foreign language or not. That'll decide for me whether I want a French or German or, if possible, both French and German speaker. Then I'll look at those who have expressed an interest in us and decide if we really want another live-in ap. I'm thinking of advertising for an ap share locally. Either that or I'll go back to having a cleaner once (or maybe twice) a week. It's still much cheaper than an ap, though I'd have to do or outsource the ironing and it would leave me without childcare should either of them feel unwell enough for school on a day I'm due to work. Hey ho.

laura032004 · 19/04/2008 22:13

I'm not sure yet. I think I need to see what life is like by myself for a bit, and weigh up if the pro's of an ap outweigh the con's. DS1 starts school in September, so hopefully that will make things easier, and I might even try DS2 in nursery or pre-school (he'll be 2yrs 2mths then, but is still v.clingy atm).

We've only got a 3-bed house, so it's a big commitment space wise. I don't need any childcare, so I don't have to have an ap, but my DH works away a lot, and may be away for the next 6 months without a break, so I'd like some back-up. However, there seem to be a lot of ap's around here, so I'm hoping I can recruit one of those to do a few hours for me. I only really need help with the housework, but it's a bit more tidying than I feel I could ask a cleaner to do.

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ingles2 · 19/04/2008 20:53

Are you not getting another Laura?

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ingles2 · 19/04/2008 20:52

I haven't actually ...I spoken to her family and I'm trusting my instinct on this one. After all nothing can be worse then the last AP and she had refs coming out of her ears

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imananny · 19/04/2008 18:15

least she can speak english and text it

sure all will be fine, esp if coming from from another family- assume you have spoken to the family she is leaving/check ref etc?

laura032004 · 19/04/2008 16:50

Good luck

Ours is leaving in June, bit and a bit No doubt we'll miss her, and I'll certainly miss the help with the housework, but I'll enjoy having my house to myself again.

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ingles2 · 19/04/2008 15:43

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ingles2 · 19/04/2008 15:22

Hi imananny...
She's coming from another family, she's been there 9 months so her English is pretty good...
Germany originally,
she's just texted to say she's sooo excited (in her words)
bless!

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imananny · 19/04/2008 14:59

hope she works out,and also hope she speaks basic english

where is she from?

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