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Paid childcare

Discuss everything related to paid childcare here, including childminders, nannies, nurseries and au pairs.

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Friday Staff Room

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Shoshe · 27/03/2009 07:58

Thank God!

Snotty grizzly mindees this week,

DH's Gran died yesterday so having to sort flights to Scotland and car hire for next week.

Have to take DGD shopping for her birthday tomorrow (aaaarrrgg shopping with a 13 year old) as wont be here to do it next week.

had to sack my cleaner as she was useless so have to do all the cleaning.

And DH isn't home till Wednesday night!

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HSMM · 27/03/2009 08:16

Shoshe - sorry to hear the sad news. Hope you are ok?

Just started training up my DD age 9 to do more of the 'bigger' cleaning jobs. She is a bargain at a fiver for scrubbing the floors. Will move on to dusting once she's mastered that one. She can already cook (supervised), so we are getting there .

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Shoshe · 27/03/2009 08:23

hSMM am seriously considering, seeing if DGD would like to do some cleaning for extra money, but not sure she would do it to my standard! (if her room is anything to go by, her idea of tiding up when I finally lose the plot over it, is to open the wardrobe and shove everything in, or under the bed!)

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Numberfour · 27/03/2009 08:25

Shoshe, I thought I was having a sh*t week. Can I say that on CM thread? TFIF, in fact.

Hope you and your family are okay.

HSMM, good for you! and your DD.

I am having a crisis about whether to defer EYP or not. Feeling overloaded. Losing main earner end of April (and the love of my life, apart from DS!) and will be heartbroken. And inspection due in a few months. Learning Journeys are behind. SEF needs attention. And I have no wine in the fridge for tonight.

juneybean · 27/03/2009 09:10

Morning all!

Shoshe - hope your family are alright?

Start work at 10.45am today mb is doing freelance work. Going to see my mum with little one anyways.

KatyMac · 27/03/2009 09:12

Sympathies to you all Shoshe - hpe things become easier to deal with

Busy day again today - surprise surprise!

DD (11) is setting up as a baby sitter to entertain children while their parents do the ironing or decorating.....50p an hour

MaureenMLove · 27/03/2009 17:52

Short and sweet Staff Room today? Everyone must be very busy. Sorry about your troubles Shoshe. Do you really need to be told that DGD is not a feasible solution to your cleaning woes, though!

I'm dropping in, btw, just to mark my first year as a WOHM. Can you believe, a whole year has gone by?

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