OK I will open the Staff Room

[shoshe]

Coffee on, Tea in the pot, I'm off on the school run.

morning shoshe - saw you were around on the other threads so left it for you to open while i tidied dd's bedroom (again!) sorry could have pushed door open before!

for those of you who saw last night, my car broke again! got towed home, and yes it's my 'new' car, only had it since feb! been to garage too many times. dd is being picked up by friend for pre school this pm and drop in is ithin walking distance so an ok day except it raining! oh and i have to walk back to the garage this morn with one mindee and dd to drop of the keys for my car! maybe i'll just learn to walk EVERYWHERE! when dd starts school in sept this may be an option.....................

hope you all have good days!

Morning eveyone.

I have done the school and preschool runs and now sat with mindee having some toast, I have made a huge plate full so we can all have some.

EM - cars can be a pita!

Morning - how is everyone today? (well apart from EM's car)

{Throws self in a chair}

OH good lord, I am tired. Busy day, just waiting for mindee that is with his interim c/m to come for the p.m.

Sleeping is a thing of the past I think, just need to get my head around it. Didn't fall asleep until 1am due to baby (in tum) thrashing about. Very frustrating.

EM - what is with that car? Bless you, how awful! I really feel for you.

Hi the rest of you!

GGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Bloody Banks HSBC are twunts

Sorry am really pi**ed off with them

Afternoon all, hope everyone is well.

Katy, I have been following your threads and I really don't know what to say

EM, cars a re a PITA aren't they? hope you get it sorted soon. Mine is going into to be repaired soon cos it had a run in with a lamp post!

Mumlove, toast always smells better when somebody else makes it! will you do me some tomorrow?

Crace, rest when ever you can....easier said than done I know.

Shoshe, go sort em' out!

Hello to everyone else lurking but not posting.

I have just arranged my home safety check with my local fire brigade, can't wait to see them and all the mindees faces .

Also wanted to share that my littlest DD has finally discovered reading!!! very, very proud of her as she has struggled academically since nursery due to undetected glue ear (at the time) but is now finally catching up and whizzing past her peers

WTG Hennipenni dd!!!

I have a dilemma folks, and I am not sure what to do - what is even my place to do... Mindee back from his interim c/m this am. It didn't go great - he cried for an hour in the am and really just wasn't a happy bunny. Didn't eat well, or sleep well. Now, I know change is hard for them and I expected some but it was a little worse than I thought and I feel absolutely terrible about it.

Next week is my last week with them before starting my leave, and I think he will be spending all day next Weds to get him used to it. Is there anything I can do to make it easier? He is absolutely fine here this afternoon so I know it's the new minder he is having trouble with.

DH says it's not really my problem, but it IS because I care about him and it bothers me that he was upset.

So, what do I do?

Shoshe, seriously appalling of them, I am so sorry

Help me!

Crace, tis me! I know only too well how you are feeling about this mindee, but DH is right, its really not your problem. I feel exactly the same way with my plaster baby. She was so, so damn happy here, after a good 3 months of screaming and crying all day and I felt rubbish (and still do a bit) about having to let her go to another minder. He will settle eventually with the new one and really, you could do with the mother not telling you how its going, in too much detail. I think that's a bit mean!

Once he's gone officially, you won't have time to think about how he's doing, but rest assured he will be fine. Try to put it to the back of your mind. You've got more important things to concern yourself with and getting stressed about things you can do nothing about ain't helpful!

Thanks Mo, I did ask the mum if she thought there were ways to help and she really didn't make me feel bad (I just do, nature of job!). You are right Mo, I won't have time but I suppose I just have a guilt complex about stopping. I am the only c/m he's had and he's been with me from wee tiny. Darn these little rotters worming their way in!

PS - How was day 3?

I know, I know, I really do feel your pain! Can you imagine what it would be like to Foster children? People who do that must have some strength! Fabulous people.

Anyway, day 3 was much quiter than day 2! I had the low acheivers yesterday and they were dreadful. Today, I had yrs 9 & 11, so all reasonably small classes and with the exception of one or two, they were fine. Still very shocked at the lack of respect for some of the teachers though. One girl, 14'ish I suppose, stormed out of the room F'ing and blinding about the teacher! Another girl insisted on putting her feet on the table and doing her makeup and when the teacher told her to stop, she just said, 'in a minute' in that voice we all know so well!

Bit harrowing this morning. I was in the Learning Zone, which is for kids that don't do a full timetable for emotional or behavioural reasons. One girl of about 14 came in and her face just looked so unhappy. Not angry or agressive, just not in a happy place. Made me wonder why she was there and I had to try very hard not to think about dd at school.

I can't believe its only Wednesday, I'm knackered!

Mo got to say that sound frightening!

Well, I have to say, it isn't easy! And I did get in my car and immediately lock the doors after work on Monday! They're just under 5's in big kids clothing really! All need the same encouragement and praise as much as possible. They don't get sticker charts, but they do get their name noted on the on the wall for all to see, for the simplest of tasks! All the same rules and time out procedures are the same really.

It's been quiet in here today!

Em - Sorry to hear about your car. I hope you manage to sort something out soon.

Shoshe - Saw your other post. What a load of rubbish. My bank suddenly imposed interest on my overdraft without much notice which was bad enough, but to take it away altogether is very unreasonable.

Crace - Sorry to hear about your lack of sleep. that's not goood for you

Well done to your dd Henni. That's fab

Glad it's going ok Mo. I'm sure you'll get used to it soon and won't be so knackered!!

Hi to Katy and Mumlove too.

Ok, as for me, well tomorrow is my first morning with before schoolies. So, what does everyone do with them?? They will be here less than an hour and are older (8 & 10) and don't know what to do with them!!

Also got parent coming round tomorrow for potentially full time care for an 8 month old. Keep your fingers crossed pleased as REALLY could do with it!!