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September pontification

997 replies

bunyanvillas · 26/08/2008 13:26

Hello

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Paddlechick666 · 15/09/2008 16:24

the calender link is on the "wall" for the group. bunyan has found that anyone can update it so no need to contact me first.

hopefully MrsR can get it up on her iPhone for kew to have a look at when she visits this eve.

Paddlechick666 · 15/09/2008 16:25

sorry sfx, i accidentally missed you off the list. you're invited now

sfxmum · 15/09/2008 16:32

thanks paddle

xoxo · 15/09/2008 16:32

Oh dear. hope all ok with Kew.

Sausage: happy to go to yours. will bring biccies. time?

I have no idea what a FB group is. am so pc illiterate!

MrsRecycle · 15/09/2008 16:46

paddle how did you guess! Will get kc online later. Just having bite to eat then taking dd1 and her hand made card with her. Will do a card from all of us as well

Paddlechick666 · 15/09/2008 17:58

just spoke to Kew again. Am going to pick her new SIM from work tomorrow so she'll be back in communication.

If the treatment went well she could be back on her feet very quickly.

stepfordwife · 15/09/2008 18:26

give kew our love, mrs R
am literally just across road from her ma, so on hand, too.
oohh yes, do see how many hunky medical students' phone numbers she's got...well, she did say she was bored..

hello everyone else

Kewcumber · 15/09/2008 19:56

Hunky medical students?! Dear god if only...

sfxmum · 15/09/2008 19:58

are they old and manky?

slng · 15/09/2008 20:07

Medical students like in "Diagnosis murder" starring Dick van Dyke? (Should I even admit to knowing about this travesty of a tv program?) Stay away from them!!

susiecutiebananas · 15/09/2008 20:15

hey all.

Have been keeping up with what's happening with the lovely KC. HOpe the treatment works nice and quickly.

I'll have to make some more banana bread and biscuits, when you're home and I'll bring them over for you to enjoy... (hopefully!!! )

Sorry to talk about me, considering there is a poorly one amongst us. Just that I had my penultimate meeting with HR today.
As of October 15, they will be dismissing me on the grounds of incapacity to be able to fulfill the role that I was employed for, on medical grounds. They are "only obliged to offer me redeployment until that date " Since there is nothing at all available to be moved into, the shows over.. I'm gutted. heartbroken etc....

I've worked there since 1995. My ward was my last placement as a student nurse. It's been my life, that hospital for 12 years and its all gone. I'm SO gutted.

Added on top, H has now had his phone off for 9 days. with only 1 email passed between us on tuesday last week. We've not spoken since friday of the week before. I don't know if he's left me, of whats happening. I'm feeling very sad.

Sorry no personals, just wanted to say what was going on You have all been so unbelievably kind and supportive to me, I can't thank you enough.

Just can't face the world now really, too unhappy. Sorry to let you down too KC, i offered genuinely before to help. I don't think little man would be too happy with such a miserable lady looking after him.

Hope alls well with the rest of you.

MrsRecycle · 15/09/2008 22:03

In KC's words - "old and manky - more like ds' age" she is certainly feeling her age in their (but no men sadly ). Have emailed update to all.

Susie sorry to hear about your day and work how awful for you. Could you retrain as a Practice Nurse? My df did this (previously ICU Nurse) and loves it - she picks and chooses her days and has the school holidays off.

Right off to bed - chat tomorrow.

sfxmum · 16/09/2008 09:38

good morning hope everyone is ok

meant to go swimming but the will fails me so might amble about Kew at some point

apparently the primary school is supposed to be without children but if I have no choice I can bring her, well I hope dd is ok about it

slng · 16/09/2008 10:12

Morning!

Dropped kids off after obligatory screaming and shouting, done supermarket shop (without screaming and shouting), listened to doom and gloom on the radio. Now ready to work.

A little boy started this morning at reception and was dragged in screaming and crying Mum didn't cry but I nearly did ...

Paddlechick666 · 16/09/2008 10:28

slng, it's heartbreaking isn't it? dd had the screaming ab-dabs at drop off yesterday. today was slightly improved as she didn't cry but was still limpet like in her farewell hug.

she keeps telling me that she loves CM but doesn't like CM's kids. CM's kids are fine, they're just a bit older and tbh I think they are keener on one of the other mindees. All change from last year when they adored dd! But they're at that age where boys and girls tend to seperate iykwim.

Much as I want her to be 100% happy 100% of the time I know it's just not possible and I just hope that she is learning about relationships and how to deal with them so that some good comes of it.

Also, they're at school for the majority of her day so it's not like she is with them for the whole day.

Will try and get up to see Kew this eve after picking dd up.

sfxmum · 16/09/2008 10:39

nevermind pre school am finding it hard she is in another room, notwithstanding the benefits of extra privacy and being able to read in bed, she seems fine but I miss her

I think she still has some anxieties about nursery but its early days she does not go very often and is still to make friends

very grey today isn't it?

sillybigsausage · 16/09/2008 11:17

XoXo and Bunyan - Ooops have had to change my work days next week to attend an event.

Can you come for a cuppa on Thurs 25th instead? Maybe around 11am

slng · 16/09/2008 11:17

Paddle - DS1 comes home telling me that some girls tell him that they are only playing with girls. He doesn't seem to get it. Now he's gone and want to be friends with this girl in his class whose parents don't seem very keen and responded quite coldly to him. I want to shake them.

Say hello to Kew.

slng · 16/09/2008 11:32

I'm not saying everyone should be friends with my little boy though! Just that decline of friendship ought to be handled, by grown-ups, with more tact and kindliness. I'm not mad, am I, to expect that?

sfxmum · 16/09/2008 11:36

slng how did they show coldness? very odd imo
mind you people make stupid decisions like that based on gender, parental status race etc
stupid people that is

slng · 16/09/2008 12:29

sfx it's nothing really, just "we'll think about it". Tell me I'm paranoid.

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bunyanvillas · 16/09/2008 12:31

Sausage, 25th fine. Hopefully you won't mind me feeding ds some mush at yours, no doubt you are used to all of that. Tried to do it in a coffee shop this morning and ended up with sweet potato in his hair, his ears, on the pram and down the inside of his top. And all over me, too of course

The whole friendship thing/learning about relationships can be hard for our dcs and for us eh?

We managed a trip to the library this morning before the "relaxing" cafe visit.

I am looking very old and tired today, oh dear. Can anyone recommend a fabulous hairdresser? I need colour and cut ASAP!!!

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bunyanvillas · 16/09/2008 12:34

Goodness, Sing, that does seem just a tad cold. Are you sure they weren't just trying to be funny / amusing?

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slng · 16/09/2008 12:41

Bunyan - I don't think they were trying to be funny ... I felt quite put down, but I think/hope DS1 didn't really think it was a snub. Perhaps we are oversensitive, knowing what connotation such replies carry ... I explained to DS1 that perhaps they were very very busy, like we are sometimes. He seemed to have accepted that.

Anyway.

I remember the orange-coloured food stage! I remember doing mushrooms just for a change of colour - that's dark gray and very odd.

MrsRecycle · 16/09/2008 12:41

slng - sorry to hear about ds but you will find the school playground a very daunting place with lots of little clique's (same as Mnet I guess). dh hates doing the school run. IMO kids are easier at making friendships, over time, than the parents themselves. I've tried and tried to get involved in the dfs of my dds but it never worked so I gave up. My poor dd2 has no dfs in her present class - they're all in the other class but I have to act like I don't care (although I really do).

Is anyone up for a Bunny-park meet-up on Thursday? slng? Anyone else? Would have to be in the morning.