A Bright and Beautiful Monday Morning STAFF ROOM

[shoshe]

Its lovely here, we have had a sunny weekend, Opening Show Saturday, 1st one in yeasr that I remember sitting in the sun watching!

Hope it stays like this the rest of the week

shoshe - It's just started to rain here so be warned!

Good morning to you all, saturday was lovely I managed to dry 3 loads of washing outside so didn't have it hanging around the house.

Morning all

It is lovely & sunny here too

morning all, lovely day here. dd has day off today (inset, staff have eyfs training!) so think we might go soemwhere fab! not sure where, probably just a park but one she and mindee have not been to before!

lonney if you're about we might be going to palmer park. if you have nothing better to do then pop down and meet up!

have to also oragnise getting a cat flap fitted today! looks like we are def getting two cats! have home visit this week! have wanted soem for aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggggggggggggeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!

have a good day all

MLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL TRUST YOU, you sent it this way didnt you eh eh

It's turning all grey, its not fair [stamps feet]

Having a nice bright spell at the moment but I can see more grey clouds comming!
I cannot blow the clouds that hard to go your way!!

Oh, it's GORGEOUS here. Too bad 2 mindees and dd have woken up with colds today and are all bunged up and miserable. All laying about at the moment in fact. Going to be a looooonnnnngggg day! Not a good way to start my last week.

EM - congrats on the meows!

Heya to all you!! Enjoy your day!

raining here

just getting over a bug i got on wednesday feel totally wasted, i went to bed sat afternoon at 3pm for a lye down and woke up at 11am sunday then back to bed 9pm sunday and woke at 7am (by alarm) today just really need more sleep!!!!!!!!!!!

Morning all.

Just skimmed through whilst waiting for baby to arrive.

EllieM - I would have LOVED to come and meet up with you but unfortunately, I only have permission from tiny baby's mum to take her out in the car if it's to and from group, that's it! I'm working on it but it's sort of been ok due to the hours I have her atm. Such a shame as would have been great to meet you! Maybe we could arrange something for another day when I don't have that baby (I don't have her on a Wed & Thurs). Looks like it's off to group for me this morning instead.

Catch up later everyone and Katy, I'll post on that other thread but yes, agree about EYFS changing everything.

Morning all!

just one mindee today as other one off ill. DD at preschool so it's been a quiet morning. Had a parent come and do contracts this morning so it's good that is all done. Talking of which, if you ever looked after children, in their own home, overnight, how much do you think you could realistically charge? It might happen so I have said I will let them know as never thought about it before! Could be a good money earner on one off occasions! Still to talk to dh about it tho!! So, any ideas welcomed as said I would contact tonight to let them know!

Lunchtime already and both mindees are fed and watered and now asleep, they are always so tired on Mondays.
We have been to cm group this morning and had lots of fun so I am going to make coffee and toast.

dmo - Glad you got some much needed rest. My DD and DH would have come and woke me up after a while wanting me for this and that.

I don't SB - you aren't looking after them as a c/m then - more of a babysitter/nanny even. Not sure the logistics of that one!

LT does overnights in her home but can't remember what she charges. £70 rings a bell? But that seems low

Mindees asleep, we've been out in the woods getting wet and muddy. It's so warm when the sun shines, and the rain steams off the grass.

SB - it would not be CM, so you would not show them on your register when you were overnighting or babysitting in their home. No idea of rates, £70 seems reasonable.

Have a good day all

Yeah, I know it wouldn't be as a cm. Told her I couldn't do it here as not registered (and wouldn't want dh and dd to have to worry about it as the kids are older) for overnight care but more as a favour to her when she is stuck.
Someone suggested that it should be double pay but that would be quite a lot as it's for 2 children so I was thinking maybe £10 an hour. I would charge less in my own home but as I have to go there do you think that is reasonable?

£10 an hour seems fine to me, hope that helps.

Thanks Boys! Have asked her to give me a ball figure of what she might pay and take it from there!!

DD and mindees all had fun on the big trampoline today! And kept them amused and 'quiet' for a while!

So anyway! Got tomorrow off as mindee still ill. Got the morning to myself while dd is at preschool (shame it's not next week as I have the midwife and would rather go on my own!) and then we are going to a friends for lunch which is nice.

SB - I know what you mean - throughout my entire pg I have one or two mindees with me for every appt/blood taken/scan even! My next one is Thursday and mindee is with me, again. Then nothing else until I actually have the section, which will be the only pg related event without a mindee. lol

Feel like they should be there!