November 07 - Now they are FOUR they want so much more!!

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New thread ladies to celebrate our DCs turning 4!! (!!!) :o

Got the schools we wanted, though William is not happy that his best friend is going to a different one - we had tears However, I know he will settle quickly at the infant school as DD did so easily.

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend if a little damp perhaps!

hi guys, just popping as in the middle of 4000 word essay at mo! We got a local school so really chuffed! Adam is a bit upset he won't be at the same school as some of his little pals but I am sure that will pass and he will make more friends when he starts. Hope you all well.

We got our first choice too. So pleased , especially as all of my business in Sept is predicated on 3 trips a day to that school. Great news for all of us then.

Hi girls just bookmarking - lost you all!!

Seems like it's good news on the schools front then

Was my birthday yesterday and even though I had work, it was still a nice day. DH got me a lovely baking tray - I did want one, it's not as bad as it sounds!, Hotel Chocolat chocolates and an Amazon voucher as he felt a baking tray and nearly out-of-date chocs were not a great present (he realised when he got home that's why the chocs were cheap, still, I've got 3 days to eat them! William wrote his name in the card he chose me - the first time he's done that it was DH's birthday last Saturday and all William would write was a W, so that's brilliant progress in a week!

How is everyone today? It's actually stopped raining!

Ofsted today. I got good with outstanding features. Yay. Feel completely battered now though. Hope all well with everyone.

Jet - it only stopped raining because I bought a new raincover for the buggy.

Well done LOM! That's awesome. Very pressured I imagine.

Jetgirl - the rain! I got caught in it one day biking with Adam to pre-school and had to pull into a bus stop because I couldn't see where I was going! Wednesday was lovely here, more to come hopefully. William is very clever - Adam loses interest by the second "a" so he would never be able to do William!

Popped to Adam's school to drop off a reply slip for a parents info evening and it is really cute! Very small but lots of nice play facilities. Never really took much notice of it before because he was a baby and school was years and years away .

Essay is still driving me bonkers. This one has been painful. Got to be finished by this weekend as mum and dad coming. Running out of charge!

Lost you! just bookmarking. Well done LOM!

Congratulations LOM!

Loopy - sounds very stressful and exhausting for you. Can you see things improving with your mum any time soon?

Oh Loopy, that's just so sad, reading that makes me feel weepy on your behalf Things always become more difficult when you've got other relationships to consider rather than just your own, and with the girls being so young it's not as if you can share your feelings with them. It's important that your mum realises how much she has hurt you and if her relationship with the girls suffers maybe she will see that. Of course, from the other side, the girls can't see that she's hurt you, and being the loving mother that you are you don't want them to miss out on that relationship. It can't be rushed and I hope you get the resolution that you want. Big hugs x

Hi everyone. Is everyone ok? Very quiet on here lately......

A bit of sunshine at last. I think I've manged to wear the boy out by taking him out on his new scooter today, and we have a new coffee shop which unfortunately does lovely cakes and delicious coffee so I'll be spending lots of time there I think. I'll join you in eating my bodyweight in yummy but naughty stuff, Loopy! Glad you're functioning well. How's the counselling going? DH often asks after you too xx

Hi everyone, hope you are enjoying the lovely sunshine. Poor DS was so hot and sweaty in his bedroom tonight that I have both the windows open and just a sheet on the bed and the fan going - reminds me of growing up in Germany with the hot summers there!

On a bit of a treadmill here workwise but lovely moments with DS and DH inbetween. Lots of pressure towards the end of the year with students' assignments. Hope you are all well? Adam has been for the first taster day at his school and it was lovely, the staff seemed really lovely, they had to deal with a very poorly little boy and I felt that they handled it very well indeed. Just trying to get my head around my new timetable and how it will all work out next year. Been offered some work from uni but in two minds whether to accept - it is a foot in the door but not even sure I want a foot in that door anymore! I just want a lovely job with no homework and no stress - is that too much to ask for ?! Oh and a bit more money would be nice.

What are everyone's holidays plans this year?

P.S. Jetgirl - new cafe sounds lovely! Fatal.

Hi Loopy, who/what are JLP? I shall google them. We have a week booked in Shetland (DH not impressed but it was either go in summer or go at xmas!), and then we are hoping to spend some time meandering around Northumberland on our return. No France , but I am trying to persuade DH to start saving for a mega France holiday next year. Not that he needs persuading really but he is just stuck on this year and wishing we were going which is pointless as we just cannot afford it. Camping in Cornwall sounds lovely, wish that was on the way back from Shetland! And I think your DH is very sensible to crack on and pay for the deposit rather than spend hours trawling which is exactly what I have been doing recently and it is such a waste of time and depressing to boot.

Hi All!
No holiday plans as yet but for good reason - we are hoping to move and things definitely seem to be happening now - we've had an offer accepted on a house and found a buyer so now we're sorting mortgages etc. Fortunately my sister is a mortgage broker and has found us a great deal which helps. So depending on when things happen we should be able to move in the summer holidays. It would be nice to head off camping somewhere though so we might try and fit that in. We have my godson's Christening in July in North Wales so that will be a mini get away.

In further good news, Dad is moving into a new care home next week in Winchester which is a real weight off our minds.

Greedy - uni work sounds exciting - and nice that they are offering you work too, even if you decide not to take it.

Isn't it strange to think of our little ones off to school? William has his settling in sessions after half term. I'm going to miss him!

Any jubilee plans this weekend?

Loopy - JLP sounds great, no homework and a staff discount! How are the girls? You will have three at school in September! Sorry to point out the blooming obvious! I just can't believe how quickly the past four years have gone.

Jetgirl - uni work is exciting and I really enjoyed the module that I taught before but, having done it once, I know how much work is involved and it has made me a little bit wary, just in terms of the amount of time I need. I have come up with a solution anyway! I am going to ask if I can teach one of the modules and put my colleague's name forward for the other and then I think I can just about juggle it. HE pay and admin support is way better than FE. Fingers crossed they will accept. And I have noticed from emails with them that there seem to be some swapping around of job titles which may mean some jobs coming up! I really hope so! So pleased that your move is going ahead as planned and that is great news about your Dad. Does that mean you can see him more often or is it just a nicer care setting? I am really excited about DS going to school but I will really miss our days off together! I wish school was 3 days a week and then we could still do pottering.

We have some loose plans for the Jubilee weekend, there are loads of different events going on around here in the local villages so we will be going to some of them, going to have some friends over for a meal (was going to be a BBQ but not so sure now ), and going to the NHS family and friends day on Saturday. What about you guys?