D'y ever wonder why its ALWAYS this time of night when we start a new thread!!

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Still searching the shag pile for my Faliraki flip flops!!!

Just got back................phew, he got a pass! I have just simmered down!

Morning girls

Tom finally finishes year 10 today. Has been a very long haul.

Glad your Tom got sorted yesterday Trips - kids who would have 'em?

First day of the long holidays and awake at 5.45am.....

Ha ha so you smelt the b/fast:)

Don't u jsut LOVE the last day of term!

I am sat here thinking.........

Thanks to the bloody wedding planner doing a runner my son has now given me the task of dressing the enormous room AND providing a buffet for about 120 people at the night time reception...........seems he thinks I would do a brilliant job because I used to do this when we managed the pub in Middlesex. At the time I thought...yes, course I can, would be honoured to - then I think I must have sobered up or something. Have counted all the tables in the room and the chairs and done a seating plan...........now Im sat here thinking 'OMG...just OMG' I also have Lew & Tom at home until 4th September. Em will be working overtime every day because they are short staffed. I also have to get ready for hols and help my Mum sort an outfit for the wedding etc etc etc etc etc....I have to learn to say NO at some point - but I cant. Roll on the 22nd August - they can all bugger off the minute that plane takes off!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its just one venue Rubes - a local bloke is catering for the meal earlier in the day. I am very lucky that Chelle and Linda are going to do the buffet for me at the night time. Dans friend has a cash and carry card so we are going to go and buy large joint of beef, massive piece of gammon and I think a turkey crown, plus the other food in bulk to cut the cost. The room dressing??? Am going to rope in anybody who is standing still at the time - including Tom. Once I have everything ordered I will feel better. Doing the room dressing ordering today off Amazon - they have great bargains on there. Friend is loaning me the chair covers for free so I will return them afterwards and as payment give her the royal blue chiffon we are going to put around them, so she can use it again. Have a big sheet of paper with everything on it - just looking at it feels overwhelming.

I know that I can easily do this - I think the secret is preparation and planning. Just cant believe how exhausted I am - every single bloody day. right....onwards and upwards - get off the PC and get organising!!!

Cant afford to pay for someone to cater at the night time - even up here in the North the most basic, very basic buffet menu is at least a fiver a head

Trips - Thank God he got back in time, well done for the pass.
Ruby - Good luck with holiday packing - I havent got a lot to choose from for ours, but have decided that unless the weather improves dramaticaly, all I'll need is jeans and wellies!! Well, we have to holiday in England!!
Chops - know what you mean! Already been to school for leavers assembly (very proud, I shed not one tear!), been back with tee shirts for everyone to sign, pressie for teacher and choccy bars as class mate presies that the boys had left at home, then got another phone call from school, to say M had forgotten to tell me I owed for 1 school dinner (thought I had paid it all, but hey ho!) and could I bring payment down before 2pm, as they were banking up for the summer. At 3.15 I will collect them, take them to visit Nanna, then join friend and her twins to go out for celebration tea (by which time, hopefully, DH will join us!). Phew!!
Shabs - I and my work colleagues dressed my wedding venue on the morning of our wedding, you are right, organisation is the key, and you sound very organised. Also, we got quite a few ballons delivered in the morning which we put around the room which dressed it up very quickly and easily.

Shabs - forgot to say, friend of mine catered her own wedding buffet, and she got most of it a party platters at Iceland! All us guests were really impressed with her food, and it was relativly cheap and easy to do, so perhaps you can look at that option for the slightly fancier bits, especially for things like mini deserts etc, which are just defrosted and look and taste great. Hope this gives som ideas.

Ooooohhhhh yes I had forgotten all about Iceland....and they will deliver for me as well.....

It's rather nice here, very sunny.

Finally sat down with a beer. thankfully it all got done in the end, though nearly forgot to take dt2 to kickboxing!

I'm the same with parking rubes! I get used to getting it for free with ds1's blue badge, and will drive round and round looking for anywhere to park where we don't have to pay!

Shabs you do sound very organised, I'm impressed!

Evening all..............Shabs I wish I was nearer I could do the buffet for you, did my friends a few summers ago and very good it was too! You do sound amazingly confident yknow. I am still trying to find a holiday, feel so sad here, went to Mums today to remove some valuables because of the swines next door. I brought all her jewellery back and was not going to look at it......then did. I found an old locket, inside it was a photo of my Mum whe she was only about 18 with her Mum:( Do you know my Mum only ever spent two weeks apart from her Mum all her life, when she went on honeymoon. She loved her mother very much and she called for her when she was dying:( Also found my mums engagement ring, havent see that for about 35 years................oh its all so sad.
Come on girls find me a holiday......................please:)

Where d'y wanna go trips?

I'm so glad you fetched those things even though it is so hard, and bittersweet.

Well I`d love 4 weeks touring the States...................but will have to settle for a week here cos of money and dh being ill as no one will insure him to cover cancer:( I want somewhere where the trio are going to be out of my hair, somewhere really luxurious but with a Butlins price tag:o

Today is 30 years since Gareth died. Not sure how that happened. Have no idea to be honest. Would just like to thank all of you 'multiple mums' for inviting me to this special place and making me feel loved and welcomed. xx

Morning girls

Thinking of you, shabs xx

Trips, you don't want much do you?

Morning girls xx

Morning All. Shabbs- thinking of you this morning, glad i could make a positive contribution to the wedding stress.
Trips- i booked a holiday by going on private caravan and holiday rental websites, Peale often have their caravan on the big parks with all amenities at much less rental than going through the big companies themselves. We are going to the Parkdean place at Hastings for just £350 in August, has huge indoor swimming complex plus loads of clubs, sports etc, and we pay an extra £10 per person for the week to use it all,bargin for a holiday in school hols time!!
Ruby- well done!!
Call this weekend, and first carer rang in sick at 05.30am, and, as usual, the office have left me no availability to cover!! Managed to pursuade 3 other girls to add the calls to their client lists, but nobody, including clients, happy!!