TUESDAY STAFF ROOM

[crace]

Morning!

Easy day today only one until 1pm though it makes up for the other four days when I work until 6pm so I love my Tuesdays now.

Taking a nap is all I have on the cards this afternoon if dd will agree!

Morning, off to mams to see brother(wave from window as i still have cold!) then me and mam going into town for couople of hours, she wants to buy children easter present..no mindees till after school today.have a good day everyone.x

Morning!

How lovely having an easy day today Crace! I hope dd agrees and you get your nap this afternoon!

Hope it all goes well with your mum and brother Rose and you have a nice time shopping with your mum.

I have one mindee today. Keeping dd off preschool as she is on strong antibiotics and they have caused her to have the runs (sorry TMI!!). We are going to make easter bonnets today

mornding! no spelling mistake, thats how i sound today! so bunged up it's horrid and giving me headache.

hope you can see your bruv ok today rose. whats the news on his eye?

crace - sleep well, not really jealous at all..................

busy day today, 3 all day then after schooly then drag all to dd's ballet, mad rush after school but it's the only one we can fit it at all! (without it costing a fortune!)

had to return a check last fri - it bounced but they bought me cash round that eve so was a little concerned for a while but thanks to all the advice we get from each other in here i kinda knew what to! you're all so fab, thank you hormones!

Em - what happened with midwife?

Hi Rose enjoy your day with mum!

SB - sounds lovely, what kind of bonnets you makin'?

EM - sorry, not to rub it in - have an awful awful awful cold and sound like you type You have my sympathy. I have been cheating and using Vicks Sinex nose drops to help me breathe but the headache is still there. You have my sympathy!

Morning

You all keep those colds to yourselves!! ROSE - sending goog vibes to your brother.
SBelle - your poor dd!
EM - glad you got payment sorted.
CRACE - take it easy, make the most of the quiet.

I am waiting for a mindee again, should have been here at 7.30. Working til 7pm again today. Felt really sad for my ss mindee yest, she is opening up to me now and has a lot to deal with.

Can anyone help me here ?? (about my variation)

crace - i'm going wed at 3,30! but thanks for asking! i'll be sure to let you know

Hiya Kay - how is it going with ss mindee, still eating loads? Poor thing, bet it's awful to hear.

Sorry Em thought I read you were off to m/w yest GOing mad!

Crace - Just going to make hats out of cardboard and then let them decorate with tissue paper and stickers and things! Need to get mindee to do his basket too as he wasn't here yesterday and the others have all done theirs!

EM - you sound very busy today! Hope your day goes well and you don't feel too bunged up. Glad you got your payment sorted too.

Kay - Is it going ok with ss mindee? Must be hard for you both when she opens up about tough things.

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I am never never never EVER having two boys of 15/16 months again, they think it is OH SO FUNNY to stand and shriek at each other then burst out laughing!!!!!!!

24 month old girl, then bosses them, till they shriek again.

Im going to scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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THats better, going to soft play now, they can scream as much as they want there, I wont care, gonna put ear plugs in. [ puts on a I dont care face]

rofl shoshe hopefully will get it out their systems at soft play!

She is doing ok my ss mindee, am filling her up on fruit and toast, and big balanced melas with puds.

I wanted to be a social worker when I left school but dropped out of the course when I realised I was too soft and would find it too hard! The aim is always wherever possible that they go back to their families. I know from personal experience that this isn't always the best place for them.

Morning everyone,
It's so cold here, even though the sun is lovely and bright so we are going to wrap up warm and go to the park (no music tots today).

Morning all. Got back from Dr's and tiny baby's mum called to say she's not coming today and taking baby to Dr's to check over her chest, poor baby, hope she's ok. Sooooo, means I'm child free til after school

Trying to decide what to do. I really need to pop into childminder drop in to drop off the keys from yesterday's toddler group so may stay for a coffee then maybe come home and do some big sorting out - much needed!

Hope all the others who have colds feel better soon. It's starting to drive my dh mad with all the snoring and then he prods me to stop the noise That, baby waking me up every 3 hours and ds deciding it's time to get up at 6am is driving me mad!!!

crace - hope you get a nap

Rose - any news on your db's eye?

Belle - enjoy making the easter bonnets

EllieM - glad you got the money. And I also thought you had midwife yesterday but just re-read and it says Wed so I was obviously rushing when read it

KayS - I already posted on your thread

Shoshe - that would drive me mad too!!

MumL - it's really cold here too today

Gosh look at the time! Morning all. Been out straight from school with mindee today, so this is my first look in. My poor old nan died last night too, so I've been on the phone to mother and brother. No sadness, she was 95! Just logistically nightmare for the funeral. She lives 300 miles from us and its next Wednesday. I bet my Great Aunt, who is organising it, doesn't think of her grandchilden and makes it about 10am! I will have to leave at about 5 in the morning to get there on time. (Actually, if its too early, I'm not going). Still, at least I got plenty of new shoes to chose from!

Good age then! I certainly won't be doing this job till I am 95 unless this government raises the retirement age hahaha . People do forget when you live a long way away and you have to sort mindees alternative care etc.

Have (at last) got 3 new mindees, all boys aged 3, 6 and 8 plus my 6 yr old and the other 4 yr old - a footy team! Its gonna be fun in the hols.

Gotta go as got loads to do, have updated policies for parents to sign tonight, tidy the house up and sort out an activity, have got materials to make things for Easter so i think we'll do that today, choc nests tomorrow or thursday.

Bye for now

Helen

I look after a 18mth boy, 4 days a week, 11 hours a day. She's arrived this morning and gave me a pack of 30 nappies and said it's that last pack I will get. Next pack will be pull ups.....why o why do they insist on putting them in pull ups when it's far too early, he's no where near ready just yet.

Would it be right to refuse them and insisted on proper nappies or just shut up and put up with them?

Is it her first Saz? Personally, I can't be doing with Pull-ups. You either wear a nappy or you don't! If it is her first, then maybe she will take some advice from you. If not, then I'd just go with it. If it works, then fab, if not, you just speak up. Good luck!

Sods law isn't it? I decide to give up and so far, one of my parents was offered another 2 days work, so 2 extra for me and now, one of my old parents has just phoned t say nursery isn't working for them and could they come back, 4 days! (I didn't like to say, told you so! ) Stuffed aren't they?

If i were you i would use the pull ups for a while. I have a feeling after a little while she'll start giving you nappies again - I had a similar experience with a parent who wanted to stop the 'expense' of nappies but soon realised her DD wasn't ready due to the fact that pull ups need changing more often than a nappy and are more expensive!!!

Or you could try talking to her. If he is her 1st she may just be naive and think he is ready.

good luck

Yeah it's her first. And unfortunatley she doesn't listen to the advice. Money is no object to her when it comes to her child so she can afforcd endless pull ups. Will leave it a few days then mention.

At least with pull ups you won't end up with ltlle puddles (or worse) all over your floor. If she won't listen to your advice, just try and be happy she's giving you pull ups and not a bag of little pants!!

Hi all, one mindee no show this morning and afternoon littly is poorly, so only have after schoolies today!

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SB - allllrrrriiiiiggghhhttt??? 'Sup?

Hey Saz, and welcome!

Mo - sods law sods law - and tee hee about nursery.

HI SHoshe!, afternoon any better or are the three under 3's taking over?

Hi Kay, easy day! Do you still get paid even though they don't show up? That would SO wind me up!

Hi LT - all ok?

M2L - WOOOOHOOOO congrats on the new mindees.

Hi ML!

Sorry if I missed anyone!!

And as for me attempted a nap with dd, she's still sleeping but I tossed and turned, managed 45 mins and then had to get up for a wee. Honestly I must have a huge baby in there, I get up at least 4-5 times in the night and don't get me started when I am awake! Bladder and stomach the size of a pea! Not complaining about little tummy, I've already gained 28 lbs! but stayed the same for a few weeks now.

Started my Spatone (lovely iron supplements) yesterday so I am hoping my lethargy is related to that and I will feel better soon.