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[MaureenMLove]

Wet, innit?

thanks girls..nothing major but everything that needs to be done(im on a taining course saturday) is being done Mon and tues if im not working then either..this mon, its appointments to dentist, sort insurance out, ring tax about S.A, ring for plumber re hot water tank and check its safe etc, plus ill be cleaning and tidying what i didnt do sat(which is everything)..i know i should have looked sooner but strangly enough i dont feel bad about saying i cant as they do it to me(and worse notice given! like texts at 11pm-when phone already off- to say theyre not coming at 6am now, theyre be here at 10am)...i know theyre finding things hard at moment and i should have looked properly but cant give up this day off

LOL Mo
have you decided what your after for bday?

Mo sent DH to the shop for me, brought me back 3 galaxy bars

I really, really don't know what I want. Trouble is, when you both earn and the money goes in the same account to be spent at will, it just seems kinda pointless. If I want something, I go and get it! (Not that I do) Its not like he's spending his hard earnt cash on me, because it could just as easily be mine.

I want a new pair of boots, but he can't get them. I'd quite like another Willow Tree figure. Two of my mindees mums have bought me one and I quite like them, but it means no suprise, because I'll have to explain what I want! I don't know!

a treeatment? like massage etc?, i wanted one for xmas, i TOLD dp, didnt just hint, i put the leaflet in his hand with prices on...i bought him, EVERYTHING he'd so much as mentioned for xmas...did i get my massage???...did i F&*%$!!

This is willow tree. And this is the one I got from a parent for my birthday last year. I opened it when I was all on my own and the mindees were asleep. The words made me cry!

And THAT is why I couldn't give a stuff whether Ofsted think I'm Satisfactory or Outstanding. My parents love me and that's enough!

That's not me either! I'm clearly a very difficult woman to buy for! I just don't get why you'd bother to get all relaxed and feeling wonderful and then walk back into Beirut in your house!

LOL...on about nice things from mindee's my 10yr old mindee came out of school tonight with a card written in french for me(couldnt read a word!), saying happy new year etc etc, love from xxxx, all decorated lovely, they had only made one card and done it in school today and she chose to do it for me...then when todying up the playrrom tonight i pick up the colouring pads they were using and shes wrote xxx(me) is the coolest!

Hi everyone.. I have had FOUR calls today about minding, FOUR calls, in the space of half an hour... and because my mindee is part time none fit in quite right -sigh-

how's everyone elses day going

Lunavix, would it not be worth considering making a change???to acomodate the other three?

oh I couldn't have all the others....

I have a mindee, 3 years old, at pre-school a bit, monday to fri 9 -2 ish

one call for for a 7 month old baby 8 - 4.30 mon - weds, plus older sister at the school i do runs for

another was for a 3 year old wed - fri 8 - 5 who goes to same pre-school as mindee (who would realise then who she was dropped for!) plus older sister at the school i do runs for

another was for 4 month old and 2 year old full time, but I only have the one space (taken by part time mindee) until September, so when they said they'd put them into nursery until then, they realised I wasn't in the same town!! They rang ME!!! lol how did they not notice. They're still interested though.

Then there was a 4 month old and a 2 year old mon, tues, fri 9 - 6.

I've got a variation as I had an enquiry, so I can actually have another under 5, but it's named isn't it... and the parent never got back to me yet....

Yes, I think I'd look into changing my numbers, Lunavix. Have we spoken before or are you a name changer? You don't need to say who you were, just yes or no will do!

When you get calls (and this is for everyone) do you actually know immediately whether you can accommodate them or not? I don't, I have to say, can you give me your hours and I'll ring you back, when I know if I can do it or not!

nope always me, I float on and off though!

Well I already have the variation but it's named for the child it's requested for so I'm not sure it would be greatly received by Ofsted if I just asked to change names a week later

I won't drop mindee though, I get on brilliantly with her family and she's a lovely child. I couldn't drop her for just a little more money which is what others have told me to do!

No I never know if I can fit someone in - I always have to ring back. It's better that way too because if you realise you've made a mistake or someone you know can do it you then have the number - if you just say no you usually end up kicking yourself a day later!

Come & keep me company over here?

Oh go on then. I have no rl, so I might as well have an internet life!

You are so lucky to be getting so many calls ! There is NOTHING in our area at the mo, and whenever there is a call, pretty much every cm has a space, plus loads of new cms starting up all the time and no bloody work !!!
Sorry, needed a rant about that.
Just finished my mat leave, completely geared up and excited about minding again, and like I say no bloody work !

Hi all, just been talking to Shosh about how I didn't like my new name and it didn't feel like 'me' so I'm back to looney, I don't feel like I should hide anymore and what happened was a one off so that's it, I'm sticking with a name I feel happy with

Lunavix - hello mate, how are you? Can't believe you had all those calls, wow!! Do you see S much? If you do, say hi from me

Whenever I see you name I think of that insane laugh on the cartoon

Ah, normal service resumed! I feel all warm and snuggly. Although that may be the wine!