sunnyday Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 I did forget to turn up after a holiday once....deputy phoned to ask if I was actually coming in, I was convinced we still had a week to go ! NO! :blink: :lol: 1 Quote
lashes2508 Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 ok so he is now booking it :rolleyes: with my help of course and daughters unhelpful comments !!! we are off to Woodbridge ,Suffolk only an hour away , bring it on , hotel is renowned for its good food and liquid refreshments 2 Quote
Guest Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 Another week to go for me till half term. An exciting one ahead though, singing in the Royal Albert Hall in London on 3rd November and at 'The Scoop' on the 4th. Quote
catma Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 What half term - us advisers get no such thing!! Quote
Guest Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 Half term NEXT WEEK for me too but having had an ECERS audit and then OFSTED last week I am ready for the break now! Quote
Fredbear Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 Oh Nichola how exciting for you. Ps what's the Scoop?. Quote
Guest Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 Half term for me, too, this week Off to a lovely start, my daughter has driven me to my Mum's ( in her lovely classic mini which had a new engine fitted over the weekend !) then met hubby at lunchtime as it's his birthday today, popped in to see a friend on the way home and now time to catch up on here Nona Quote
Guest Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 Oh Nichola how exciting for you. Ps what's the Scoop?. It's an outdoor amphitheatre near tower bridge apparently. That performance is free if any folk will be in central London that day. I think we are performing about 11/11.30ish. Quote
Guest tinkerbell Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 I'm on half term.We have our grandson for the week which is great.Spent the first day shopping for bulbs for school and home,planting up the window boxes at home with spring bulbs in the rain! Then baking flapjack.Tomorrow its a trip to wales to see my parents.Have started making some christmas felt gifts (grandson in bed).I will have to do some school work at some point and we will go into school on friday to make a dark cave!.....then its an 8 week half term to christmas. Quote
Guest Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 Finallly.. more people on half term hehe.. was thinking i was a right loner and quite silly posting bout half term when no one else was Quote
Rea Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 You're not alone Jigsaw, Birmingham are on half term too Quote
Guest Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 Oh they're usually on different holidays to me, my aunty works over there hmmmm.. Quote
Rafa Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 Seems like its only me on half term this week then Lol No, I'm with you Jigsaw......got my feet up as I speak....weather not great so practising my winter hibernation......then tomorrow............... I MUST open that bag of things to do thats been staring at me.....grrrrrrrr Quote
louby loo Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 .Have started making some christmas felt gifts This sound interesting :1b :1b :1b Any chance you can share more info on this? (please!! :1b ) (I have felt, ribbons, beads and sewing machine- I just need some inspiration!) xxxx Quote
Guest tinkerbell Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) Doc1.docxI saw this on the internet and am making the Joseph/Mary /baby decoration for friends,I may make some for the Christmas fete.I am doing different colour ways.Mary in blue ,purple etc. just take a template from the screen. x Edited October 23, 2012 by tinkerbell Quote
louby loo Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 Doc1.docxI saw this on the internet and am making the Joseph/Mary /baby decoration for friends,I may make some for the Christmas fete.I am doing different colour ways.Mary in blue ,purple etc. just take a template from the screen. x I consider myself inspired :1b They are lovely. Last year I made trees and snowflakes similar to those, and attached them losely to plain Christmas cards- so they could be removed and used as tree decs (lots 'flatter' than your pics though). xx 1 Quote
lashes2508 Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 i'm inspired just wish i had time !!!! Quote
Guest sn0wdr0p Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 So jealous of you all. With a massive out of school club next week will be my busiest time. :( Quote
Susan Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 I consider myself inspired :1b They are lovely. Last year I made trees and snowflakes similar to those, and attached them losely to plain Christmas cards- so they could be removed and used as tree decs (lots 'flatter' than your pics though). xx That would work flat too though and be rather lovely as a card, wouldn't it? Quote
Susan Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 I'm inspired just wish I had the talent!!! Rea, be brave! Its not that hard and if you made a flat one, you could even use fabric glue and a marker pen for facial features! Or a running stitch to sew. Quote
Rea Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 Susan, I have complete recall of my teachers comments in needlework, she even asked my mom at parents evening if I needed my eyes tested! It would mean going somewhere like HobbyCraft too, the place gives me the creeps, all those neat little packages :unsure: Quote
Guest Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 Oo Rea I looove hobbycraft, all the materials and bit and pieces Quote
Rea Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 I can only think of one shop that's worse, Lakeland! What is it for??? :blink: Quote
Rea Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 (edited) I did forget to turn up after a holiday once....deputy phoned to ask if I was actually coming in, I was convinced we still had a week to go ! My children had one or two days off school because I thought it was a teacher training day! :rolleyes: And I once left work, saying goodnight to everyone but when I got out the lift I realised no-one else was leaving the building, that was because it was an hour too early. I went back to the office and explained what I'd done but my boss had just presumed I'd got an appointment I'd forgotten to tell her about. :huh: Edited October 24, 2012 by Rea 1 Quote
louby loo Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 Lakeland! What is it for??? :blink: Doh!!!!!!!!!! Storage boxes for all the stuff I've brought in Hobbycraft--- and I don't want to actually touch/open/spoil :lol: :lol: (I want to keep it all pretty :blink: ) 1 Quote
sunnyday Posted October 26, 2012 Posted October 26, 2012 That's it - I'm free - have just finished off some paperwork and I am not, not, not doing any more over half-term!!! Happy half-term to everyone else lucky enough to have a week off now! :1b Quote
Upsy Daisy Posted October 26, 2012 Posted October 26, 2012 Half term is never ending for me! I have just finished caring for a lovely baby whose teacher parents I let down too often this term due to my DD being admitted to hospital five times. I have no other childminded children so I am officially a free agent. All I still have to do is issue their final bill (must get round to that). I'm not sure how I'll be moving forward now but I think I'll be catching up with housework and doing some of the jobs I've been putting off for a while. That should keep me going for a little while and the lovely Happymaz has made the odd helpful suggestion about how I could occupy my time too. It feels a bit bizarre but also quite liberating. Not great financially but, for the first time ever, both of my girls are getting the support they need in school. After we have enjoyed next week together I am actually quite looking forward to them going back to school (I never thought I'd say that in a million years) and having some time to get things straight and gather my thoughts. I will, of course, have every sympathy for all of you poor people going back to work on that first Monday morning as I wave the girls off and feel the peace and quiet descending 3 Quote
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