Maybe Yes, Maybe No, May Be Crepey

[QueenQueenie]

Unilateral decision... No space for consultation. Call me Dave...

He's home! I telephoned just after 2 and they actually brought him to the phone. He has had two stents and says he is feeling more alive already, although there is a little bit of discomfort in his chest. His discharge was delayed a bit from the first assessment, but we walked through the for at 6.30. What a relief it's done. He will be on aspirin for the rest of his life evidently. The research project involves eight (8, viii) appointments over a two year period.

Thanks for all the support, ladies; it's been much appreciated.

Beachy, BTM 's advice seems sound to me.

I am off to bed....

Lovely news, NU. Hope recovery goes well.

So glad he's out and safe NU. I'm astonished he's already out although I didn't really understand what was involved. In France hospital stays seem much longer - they were very surprised at Kate coming out in the evening.

Beachy - re DD. You are not alone - I got told by DD2 that it was bad enough getting bad marks at school without coming home to shit food. My crime? I had added chickpeas to my sauce. She did, after a lengthy lecture apologise.

Anyway -night crepeys. Restful night to the NU's and hope all the insomniac crepeys get a good night's sleep.

I think that's a good plan, BTM. It's so hard to get through to her. Tonight, it was all 'if I apologise, then can I go?' and I tried to explain that the apology should come anyway, regardless of what she was going to 'get out of the apology'. I suppose it's this endless thinking that helping is optional which drives me insane. Dh is more raged by the 'rudeness' but I've told him to steer away from that line of argument as rudeness is harder to define...... I thought Dylan was hard to train, but he's had a weird life, so it's easier to understand .

Have we heard from Stropps? Or is it tomorrow? I get a bit muddled at the beginning of the week, with all this working stuff and that.

Beachy, thanks for thinking of me, it's tomorrow. :) Commiserations on the pre-teen tiresomeness. I hesitate to offer advice as, despite my best and fiercest efforts, both dcs appear to think that helping is optional - or indeed for losers. In general, I have had far better success with dog training.

NU, lovely news, very pleased for you and your dh.

Stropps, sock it to them.

Beachy, I dunno. dd used to pull stuns like that - think she was seeking drama. She is mostly more civilised now. I have no idea how you get from A to B on that, but BTM's plan sounds good. Sympathy - it is very wearing.

I'm a miserable failure with both dog and dc training!

Good luck Stropps, knock 'em dead!

Oh and very pleased to hear your dh is home and recovering NU. Must be the hugest relief.

Good luck Stropps.xx

NU glad ton ear about DH!
Stropps - fingers crossed!

Ton ear? To hear!!!

Go Stropps! Go Stropps! Thinking of you

Hope you both got some sleep, NU.

ONE MORE SLEEP to my holiday. A small mountain to climb before then but I will get there. Hurray!

Hope everyone has a good day

Glad to hear your DH did so well, NU.

Go Stropps!!! And remember, it's about whether you want the job, not whether they want you!

That's good to hear, NU. When ddad had his stents, the effect was immediate. It's amazing really.

Good luck Stropps.

So I've snuck out to work before they are all awake. I've told Dh to carry out BTM's plan and wished him luck! Cop out parenting by Beachy

Beachy . I do that - 'I am on a train, you are there. Deal'

Good luck Stropps!

I am shaking my pompoms in your direction, Stropps. You are going to ROCK.

I am shaking all I have to shake.

Secretly relieved that others find DC-training impossible hard.

Have slung words at page and going to get a parcel which I hope contains review book I blagged requested.

OTOH have email from my sister saying she needs to talk to me. I'm worried - texted her at work to ask if she is OK and she says not sure. Regular readers will remember DSis is distinctly fragile in the mental health department. I love her dearly and am Worried. DP is coincidentally going to see her tomorrow - he's got a meeting in their town (NU's neck of the woods, the clue is in N ) and is having tea with her and the boys afterwards, so he might be able to ascertain more but I wish I knew what was going on.

Awww, crepesters, thank you for all the support. However, it is indeed - as BTM says - about whether I would want the job. I'm afraid I hear all kinds of loud alarm bells ringing as this job is in no way anything that I am trained for or, in all honesty, anything that I am ready for. I talked this through at length with a teacher friend on the course yesterday and am seeing today as a fact-finding mission and am prepared to find facts that I won't like too much. Although I suspect that today's meeting will not lead to the job that it is about, iyswim, it may lead to something else in the future. Whilst I would love a magic fix and I can see that this HT desperately wants one too, I can't pretend that I'm the answer to all his problems as that will only lead to more problems for both of us. We have a "full and frank discussion" tabled for this evening. :) If I was a parent of a child in the class in question, I'd not be too happy about someone with my background taking over that class unless there was very solid support in place (to make up for the gaps in training and experience - secondary and lower primary are worlds apart) and I am pretty sure that that support will not be available.

x-posts, MI. Hope your dsis is OK.

You speak good sense, Stropps. Fact-finding, confidence-boosting, getting name known, all good things that may lead to something.

Stropps that is a very sensible way to look at things. Fact finding and experience, even if you feel the job isn't for you

MI, hope your sis is OK.

Beachy, fingers crossed it works!

Here it is sunny and I am enjoying the fact that DD was quite upbeat this morning

MI, what a worry - great that dh can see her tomorrow though. Hope all is OK.

NU that sounds encouraging. I wish him a speedy recovery.

stropps even if it's not right it may open up another set of possibilities. I'm sure it will be time well spent. Good luck with it all.

Sorry about your Sis MI I guess it will be better when you and your Dp have spoken to her and you know what you're dealing with. It's hard when you get a minimal message.

Excellent sneaking away Beachy

Monty

I have been for my first physio appointment and have lots of stretching exercises to do. I am now at the blood test unit...there are 30 people in from of me

dS2 was apparently the first to have his Spanish oral this morning but has not yet texted me....