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RGPargy · 22/12/2011 00:26
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jetgirl ·
15/02/2012 15:32
Loopy - I am so pleased things are starting to feel more positive for you. And great that the crisis team have discharged you. Hope you're having a restful week.
Greedy - it doesn't sound to me as you're being PFB. Do your nursery know anything about 'Every child a talker'. it's something ours have been running for over a year now. I learnt some really interesting stuff on one of the information evenings including the fact that it takes 7 seconds for a child to process information they are hearing. Certainly made me reassess how I speak to both of mine, and I still bear it in mind with the older ones I teach too! He's a 4 year old boy - so different from a 4 year old girl, and I bet they're comparing him to girls too. Ask to see his file with all their planned and unplanned observations in, always interesting to see what they've picked up in those.
I am having a nice half term. I went to Liverpool without DH and the kids. Wonderful to see all the family up there, be spoilt rotten by my aunt and uncle, and do a bit of shopping. Came back to a largely spot free William, though he has now developed a horrible cough, particularly at night which had him in tears last night 
. Had a meeting with a mortgage broker today which went well. Hopefully we'll find a house we actually want to buy at some point. Our house is properly on the market now. We've repainted a few rooms to freshen it up and are now beginning the masssive task of decluttering and keeping it tidy for viewings.
Can you believe it is exactly a year since my dad went into hospital? He's home this weekend for a visit and we're having him and my mum round for a family Sunday lunch which will be lovely.
Loopymumsy ·
16/02/2012 21:23
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RGPargy ·
16/02/2012 22:50
Loopy - a trade deffo doesn't count!! :o
PS - still got that Bamberoo waiting for you...... 
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jetgirl ·
16/02/2012 23:03
William's pox started with a streaming nose but that was it. He has now developed a horrible cough at night though, which I think is the tailend of the pox. We got off very lightly - no grumpiness, temperature or itching. When I phoned work to take the day off to stay home with him I had to send him out of the room as he was running around screaming and giggling with DD not sounding ill at all! They have a nack of timing these things to hit holiday plans. Still waiting to see if DD develops it, but absolutely no signs at all.
How does my mum cope? I honestly don't know! She is amazing. Having my sister at home helps, as does her job weirdly - she is a sister level nurse in radiology which is high stress and she has to be so focussed there that it enables her not to think about all the other stuff. We all have our ups and downs, and as long as one of us is up when the others are down we get through and support one another.
I like the sound of the retail therapy stage, Loopy 
Greedygirl ·
17/02/2012 13:09
No sign of the pox and Adam is back to usual noisy boy self! Keep checking him for spots. Am annoyed with MIL this morning who cooed that "hasn't he lost weight?" when in fact he was perfect as he was and has just grown 2 cm since xmas so probably looks slimmer but I didn't realise we were monitoring his weight 
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Jetgirl - ikwym about your mum's job, sometimes a job that doesn't give you much time to think can be useful to keep you occupied although she still must be a strong character as some people would find the stress of the job on top of personal stuff too much.
Loopy - I am all for retail therapy but 6 wraps !!!
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18/02/2012 06:22
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jetgirl ·
20/02/2012 19:45
Nursery will be open, though they will be a room down but lovely nursery manager says she will take William due to Ofsted. I really do have the best nursery ever - though maybe not in the best building!
Must go and plan. I'll return when it's over by which time I will have nosied your holiday destination Loopy, and hopefully got a buyer for our house - 2 viewings this week - hooray!
House ishere if you want a nosey.
Really going to plan now. At least DH is left with the last minute cleaning
Loopymumsy ·
20/02/2012 20:40
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RGPargy ·
21/02/2012 22:48
Loopy - gorgeous stash want list!
Jet - your house looks lovely! I love the kitchen and the bathroom is huuuuuuge!! 
Good luck with the sale!
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Loopymumsy ·
22/02/2012 06:38
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Greedygirl ·
22/02/2012 09:37
Lovely house Jetgirl, fingers crossed for you that you sell soon. It is all happening chez Jetgirl! Ofsted will be over by this time next week and then you can relax (relatively speaking) for the rest of the year! We have just had a quality review day from Edexcel and that was all fine, just have a sample to prepare and send to EV now!
We are having a lovely half term. This morning I am just letting Adam chill out and play at home because we are going to the theatre this afternoon. We had a lovely day near the seaside yesterday with friends but we have been packing loads of stuff in and all the usual shopping etc. and I felt a bit sorry for him being dragged about all over the place when he is such a homebody! He has finally learnt (with some bribery encouragement) to take himself to the loo at night and tuck himself back in and we don't get a wake up call until around 6.30 so I am chuffed with him but no doubt this will end with the light mornings start peeking through the curtains. Going to teach him to tell the time next!
How are you doing Loopy? What comes after the retail therapy stage? Or 
are you still buying more wraps?!
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jetgirl ·
22/02/2012 09:40
Oh shit. DD has chickenpox now she is covered, itchy, sad - we had tears when she realised she wouldn't get 100% attendance! We spent Sunday with Dad and I'm worried as he is immuno suppressed.
Thanks RG - we love the bathroom and wish we could take it with us! The kitchen is actually 10 years old, but lovely units and hasn't dated too much. We've got a viewing tomorrow, should have had one last night, but they cancelled as one of them is ill but they want to rearrange. Mortgage in principle has been agreed so we know what we can go for too.
Loopy - hope your Ofsted goes well. Ours starts today and I'm thinking of my colleagues, and obviously I'll get the pleasure of being at work tomorrow with the 4 inspectors around any corner! Then it's year 10 parents evening for 3 hours. Deep joy!
At least my house is tidier than it's ever been!
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22/02/2012 21:45
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RGPargy ·
22/02/2012 23:10
Loopy - a just got list??!!! I sooooo wish i was still babywearing. I think my cat had better watch out. He does love a cuddle so maybe......
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