ELEVENSES - the next chapter

[MaryAnnSingleton]

here we go !

Oh hippi - am so sorry you are having an emotional time - the prospect of moving must be very stressful anyway, on top of difficult Boy ands the cyber bullying thing.
I think it is quite normal to have doubts about the house - the initial viewing is all exciting but subsequent ones I think you look at it a bit more dispassionately -it's just a natural wobble - try to focus on how it will be and the things you really liked about it on first sight.

Hippi - am sending big hugs. You are doing one of the most stressful things you can do at the same time as running a family and holding down a job. Sometimes something has to give Wobbles are natural, would be a bit strange if you didn't have any - they do say houses are sold on something like the first five minutes inside. You obviously got the right feelings when you viewed first, trust your first instincts I think!

Cyber bullying is yucky, but your dcs are lucky that they are part of a very close supportive family, and as you're open with them they'll hopefully tell you if things are not right. Horrible though, I know...

Am feeling particularly dizzy ATM and having to do too many things. I wish I could do nothing for a few days and try to get back to upright...

How are you MAS?

poor dizzy hotcross too - sounds horrid.
Am fine but horribly nervous about strawberry tea ! Bookgroup ladies are coming,except for 2- one is going to Ascot but is baking Lavender cupcakes (from nigella) which is kind- another is doing something else. 2 more are baking brownies and a victoria sponge...
Hope you are feeling a bit less fraught and upset today hippi - it'll all come right at the end.

Yuck about the dizziness hotcross - hope you feel better sooon! I have a whopper of a headache, time of the month too so all hormone related...

Strawberry tea will be fine MAS - I so wish I could be there.... But with tennis, horseriding and now also the school fair at which E is doing a dance I have no idea when I could fit it in

Hotcross - that is the funny thing. When we viewed the house we are trying to buy I did not fall in love or get any feelings of excitement about the house at all. None. Nada. Zip. It ticked all the boxes and I could see huge potential. But I did not fall in love. My heart did not do that jumpy thing until I stood on tippytoes to peer over the back fence and saw the canal and lock bridge.
And even now - when I think about the house and all the work it needs I just feel my heart sinking like a stone. But when I imagine standing on the towpath, looking over the canal to the back of our hopefully soon to be house I get all giddy

Much better day at school today - Boy still being a pickle but manageble (just)
Starting to fret about next year now. The Senco is allocating our roles for next year. We already know there are going to be 3 Y6 TA's and I have a good idea who they are. So if I move up with Boy there would be 4 and that would be overkill. Seeing as I have been in tears and struggled with Boy so much they may just give hime to one of the 3 Y6 TA's and I would be out of a job. [fret]
Apparently we are to be told next week what our allocations for next year are - if we have a job, how many hours we have and what we will be doing. Am really fretting now. Eek.

Anyway, it is the weekend, I am going to put the kettle on and see how dh and O are getting on installing the new TV. Our 10 year old one gave up the ghost on Wednesday and is not repearable so we popped out earlier this evening to buy a new one. All flat and modern looking - eek.

Have a great weekend

fingers crossed for job hippi - try not to fret - you've done brilliantly. As for the house - it's always a complicated thing - I loved my old house so much that I was very torn about moving here -it took a while to feel the same about here, but I love this house as much. I felt sad for my old house being bought as a London base for the new owners -it meant that it wasn't a family house and I felt it would be neglected...I have loads of happy memories of it though.
Have good w/ends - we're cleaning tomorrow and also sorting out the studio,lunch on sunday with old school friend who has an enormous house in Oxshott (electronic gate, huge garden, a guest suite - she is seriously loaded)

Well, that was a truly crappy end to a rubbish weekend. We had to have Dillydog put to sleep early this evening. He had damaged his spine during one of his mad jumping about sessions and ended up paralyzing his back end. There was talk of surgery but it would be specialist surgery at a vetinary hospital in London with no guarantee of a good outcome. So it was decided, after much sobbing from all 4 of us, to have him put to sleep.

It has been truly awful - O in particular is absolutely distrought and cannot stop sobbing.

Next week can only be better, surely?

oh no- bless dilly dog - I'm so sorry,that is really awful for you all- huge hugs to you - it's so awful putting a loved pet to sleep-have had to do it several times. Am sure your week will be better - I am sending lots of love and special hug for O

Oh no Hippi What a horrible thing to have to do. FWIW I think you made the very best decision for Dillydog. We have been offered back surgery for our woof, but the thought of months in plaster with no certain outcome seems cruel IMO, I couldn't stand by and see him in pain. Am sending lots and lots of love to all of you, it's always such a dreadful shock Hugs to all of you! xxx

yes,agree with hotcross, you made a very hard decision,but the right one. How are you doing today ?

Hello. Yesterday was fine - we are all still very choked up and I have a very heavy heart. Never mind, we made it through the first day without Dilly, we will make it through the rest

Hello. Have been thinking of you Hippi Sending lots of hugs.

MAS - I'm really sorry but I don't think I'm going to make your strawberry tea I'm feeling so dizzy ATM that I don't think I could really cope. I'm sad as I was looking forward to seeing you and contributing a bit too. Can I make a donation though instead?

you poor thing hotcross - I would think that cakes on top of dizziness wouldn't be a good thing...would have been lovely to have seen you -we must meet again soon,the 3 of us.
Donations of course very gladly accepted - I have been given a cheque by my aunt and some cash by my MIL which I've put in a safe place to add to the money we make on Saturday.

Hello How are you both doing? Hope you're managing OK Hippi, it takes a while to come to terms with the loss of a pet

Our doggle had a tummy bug on Wednesday and was very very poorly. As he gets older these things seem to affect him so badly, I must admit I was worried... Today he wants to play though, so obviously feeling better.

MAS - hope your tea party goes well. I'm still not feeling too hot, so was definitely a good idea to cancel. Will send a donation when I can find my address book!

Have a great weekend!

poor hotcross -take care -and hippi -hope you are all ok- sending you virtual cupcakes & scones xxx

Hello you two, sorry I have neglected you for a bit...

Hotcross, how are you feeling?
MAS, how did your tea party go??

Here things are ok. We are getting over the loss of Dillydog. E is now angling after a hamster but dh does not want to go down the whole pet route for a few years. I would love a cat (despite being allergic )

At work things are fine. Boy has left the school and I feel like a weight has been lifted
However, I have just been handed a lovely Y3 Brazilian boy who does not speak a word of English. He has just started at the school. So, my wise ones, any suggestions? Feeling a bit out of my depth with this one. Was thinking of getting him to make his own 'word book' where we look at everyday words (day to day life, school life, body parts, clothes etc) and he draws/cuts and sticks pictures and writes the word underneath. Am just struggeling to find time to start it off...

Still no news on the house. Dh is working on the 'no news is good news' theory. I am more in the 'why have they not signed what is wrong' frame of mind...

Right, better go, dh is grocery shopping and I need to collect O from scouts.

hello hippi ! and how are you feeling hotcross ?
I agree with your dh hippi - leave it a while,at least until you've moved (and yes, no news is good news !) - a cat would be lovely I think..maybe a very shorthaired one to lessen any allergy thing ? I had longings for a cat again the other week as we went to friends for lunch and she has a very old rescue boy,ginger,deaf and totally adorably lovely,with a lion-like face - I wanted to whisk him off home with me ! T would love a kitten, but dh points out,we have the benefit of mum's cats and not the responsibility !
The tea went really well - masses and masses of cakes and scones in the end,plus meringue,brownies and big cakes bought by friends (mum did the meringues- best thing ever !) and strawberries and cream. About 24 guests -I was in a bit of a panic as the icing/putting out things took longer than anticipated,so was still icing cupcakes about 20 mins before guests came. Anyway, it was a huge success and everyone seemed to have a lovely time - best of all we raised £344 !!
The downside is that I tripped over onto the patio in the morning and got very gritty and a bit grazed. Fine though,only discovered massive bruises on hip and under ribs when I went to bed. Very sore ribs still -esp. when bending down.
T is singing an exam piece in a pre-exam recital this evening ! seems v calm this morning.

forgot to add about school and new boy - the word book sounds a very good idea - I think children pick up a second language pretty quickly -there was a Polish boy in T's yr 3 who spoke no English when he came to the school and managed very well. Don't fret- you'll find it'll all fall into place.

Arrrgh, great embuggerance and all things horrid!!! Heard today that Boy is coming back to the school. Bang goes my nice new Boy-free timetable. Bang goes all my lovely time with the non-English speaking Y3 boy. Bugger bugger bugger! I really really don't want to have to deal with Boy again.

Sob.

oh arse,hippi - and bugger.
Seem to have probably cracked a rib in my fall on Saturday - saw the doc today who thought so..ow.

Oooooh, MAS, ouch! What a pain! (sorry about the pun)
There is nothing that can be done about a cracked rib is there? Other than painkillers and taking it easy?

I hope you have had a restful day with dh and T fussing over you

no,nothing can be done except painkillers - not sure about resting -have felt incredibly sleepy all day-but have done my cleaning duties ! it really hurts today mind you

Cleaning duties You mad woman!! Resting - that is what you need! And resting can come in the shape of a large glass of something cold on the patio with a book!

Arf ! someone's gotta do it ! Have had Pimms and nice chilled wine - but the patio is what did it for me ! Have a good week xx

Hello

I hope you are feeling better MAS

Well, O had his induction day at secondary school today. They did not announce which form/classes they would be in, he will find that out in September. But he had a great day and has come home happy.

E had her induction day at the Junior School today. I met her teacher (a teacher new to the school, seems very very nice) and saw the official copy of the class list. E is very lucky, she has her two best (girl)friends S and H, her two best (boy) friends W and P as well as plenty of others from the other Y2 classes she gets on well with. In fact looking at the lists for all 3 Y3 classes E has the nicest class Am delighted.

I still don't know what I will be doing next year. Boy is back but is saying he won't be here next year. Who knows...

Right, better go and get on with some chores. It is too hot to do much though!