FSFRebecca Posted December 2, 2018 Posted December 2, 2018 21 hours ago, sunnyday said: Goodness - poor Mr S had to remove two doors to allow access for the delivery men trying to get the new fridge/freezer in good news is it is now 'in' and I can switch it on in another 30 minutes - please all keep everything crossed that it works! Phone call this afternoon from one of my lovely daughters-in-law asking if 'middle granddaughter' could stay over tonight - of course, no problem - just a big, big, sort out as her room was full of Christmas presents! I see your smileys are back? I was about to launch a search party (or ask one of our Developers to find them for you) 1 Quote
louby loo Posted December 2, 2018 Posted December 2, 2018 22 hours ago, sunnyday said: Goodness - poor Mr S had to remove two doors to allow access for the delivery men trying to get the new fridge/freezer in good news is it is now 'in' and I can switch it on in another 30 minutes - please all keep everything crossed that it works! They carried our new fridge/freezer around to our back door- must be the furthest point from our front door- then they took the doors of the fridge to get it in! I am please to say the fridge did work after they put the doors back on though xx 1 Quote
finleysmaid Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Woohoo is chilly Friday! freezing here (well relatively !!) have had five new starters this term ...interesting bunch! Why do parents send children in when its this cold in cotton dresses , thin coats and no gloves ...even i've got my vest on 4 Quote
sunnyday Posted January 18, 2019 Author Posted January 18, 2019 fm - I have been sewn into a vest since October! Very 2 Quote
sunnyday Posted January 18, 2019 Author Posted January 18, 2019 Sorry was trying to say...…..very cold here too - I might have mentioned before 'I don't do cold' All on my lonesome this weekend - Mr S is in Ireland won't be back til late Monday Happy weekend all Quote
finleysmaid Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 7 minutes ago, sunnyday said: Sorry was trying to say...…..very cold here too - I might have mentioned before 'I don't do cold' All on my lonesome this weekend - Mr S is in Ireland won't be back til late Monday Happy weekend all hubby working tomorrow..fancy a coffee!! he's just made brownies! 2 Quote
Froglet Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Cold here too! I need to work hard this weekend (and not on fun stuff!). Wish me luck, am really struggling at the moment. Today, though, I had a heartwarming message from a friend telling me a local headship job had been advertised and he was sure I could do it! I have been experimenting with the madeleines - cinnamon ones with caramel sauce last weekend. This week I need to bake a cake for a baby shower and make a treat for some friends who are taking their school choir to perform at Young Voices - will be a long day for them! 3 Quote
louby loo Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Cold here to, we've just got back from seeing the Winter Lights display at Canary Wharf ..... nice but cold! 2 Quote
zigzag Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 Our two new starters are great and settled well. The little boy is just such an adorable character, think he is going to be a lot of fun. 3 Quote
Cait Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 On 18/01/2019 at 21:41, Froglet said: Cold here too! I need to work hard this weekend (and not on fun stuff!). Wish me luck, am really struggling at the moment. Today, though, I had a heartwarming message from a friend telling me a local headship job had been advertised and he was sure I could do it! I have been experimenting with the madeleines - cinnamon ones with caramel sauce last weekend. This week I need to bake a cake for a baby shower and make a treat for some friends who are taking their school choir to perform at Young Voices - will be a long day for them! Are you going to go for the job? Quote
Froglet Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 18 hours ago, Cait said: Are you going to go for the job? I think so. I went to look round this week, really lovely school. Challenges like any other school but despite me missing out a fairly large chunk of the usual path to that role I truly think I could do it. I need to do a bit more reading and thinking and mental readjustment and then we'll see. This week has been ok, finally managed to get a couple of long overdue jobs done and have managed to get a catch up plan in place to deal with some of the others. This weekend I have had a long lie in this morning which has done me the world of good and am now settling down for a steady afternoon of work. Tomorrow I'm not sure of my plans, I suspect it will be some very exciting cleaning and tidying! I might make some more madeleines - this week I experimented with orange ones with an orange glaze. I didn't get to taste them but apparently they were good! 1 Quote
louby loo Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Froglet said: I think so. I went to look round this week, really lovely school. Challenges like any other school but despite me missing out a fairly large chunk of the usual path to that role I truly think I could do it. I need to do a bit more reading and thinking and mental readjustment and then we'll see. This week has been ok, finally managed to get a couple of long overdue jobs done and have managed to get a catch up plan in place to deal with some of the others. This weekend I have had a long lie in this morning which has done me the world of good and am now settling down for a steady afternoon of work. Tomorrow I'm not sure of my plans, I suspect it will be some very exciting cleaning and tidying! I might make some more madeleines - this week I experimented with orange ones with an orange glaze. I didn't get to taste them but apparently they were good! Good luck if when you go for the job The madeleines sound good. I need to get back into baking, I'm doing the 'dechoc' Feb, so I need a few back-up plans! Quote
Cait Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 I'm enjoying trying all those recipes I promised to bake! My cookbook is still overflowing with ideas though, and Mary Berry cake book for Christmas! 😁 2 Quote
Panders Posted January 29, 2019 Posted January 29, 2019 Have suddenly realised that I have been missing out on these conversations since January! Well done on the cakes - hope you do go up for the job Froglet. ;Hope Mr. S. enjoyed Ireland. The winter lights at Canary Wharf - never knew they existed - ~Zigzag, glad you new adorable darling is settling in well. 1 2 Quote
sunnyday Posted January 31, 2019 Author Posted January 31, 2019 On 1/29/2019 at 18:25, Panders said: Have suddenly realised that I have been missing out on these conversations since January! Well done on the cakes - hope you do go up for the job Froglet. ;Hope Mr. S. enjoyed Ireland. The winter lights at Canary Wharf - never knew they existed - ~Zigzag, glad you new adorable darling is settling in well. Thank goodness you have found a way back in - we missed you! Mr S had a great time, thanks! 2 Quote
sunnyday Posted February 1, 2019 Author Posted February 1, 2019 Yay - tis Friday again! We have had such a good week - so much fun - have felt the 'fun' missing of late but this week has been great! Happy weekend all 2 Quote
Froglet Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 I have had all my class in every day for the first time since September! A couple of children who are going to win medals for procrastination and work avoidance strategies. One in response to my “Have you written ‘can’ yet?” said “Well, I’ve just done some dots because I didn’t really want to do any more writing.”! Lots of very poorly staff off. Busy weekend with marking although I’m out for dinner with friends and really looking forward to it tonight. Quote
sunnyday Posted February 1, 2019 Author Posted February 1, 2019 Oooh could I have one f those medals please young Froglet I specialise in procrastination and work avoidance strategies! 2 1 Quote
Froglet Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Just now, sunnyday said: Oooh could I have one f those medals please young Froglet I specialise in procrastination and work avoidance strategies! Only if you can name 3 top strategies/things to say if I ask you to write the date... Quote
sunnyday Posted February 1, 2019 Author Posted February 1, 2019 Do you mean today's date Where should I write it Do I use just numbers or do you want words too If just numerals should I use dots or forward slashes Quote
Froglet Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Ooh you’re getting technical (and relevant)! You can definitely have a medal. It was more along the lines of: Can I have a drink/tissue? I need to take my cardigan off/put it on Can I go for a toilet? I haven’t got the paper/book/work. Can I go and work with Mrs C (not even in school today). or my current favourite because it appears helpful but takes ages and drives me mad is to wander slowly yet purposefully round the classroom pushing every chair in very precisely! 1 Quote
sunnyday Posted February 1, 2019 Author Posted February 1, 2019 I think I quite like the sound of your class 1 Quote
Froglet Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Can you impulsively tell me that you know a new song/have a wobbly tooth or that (shock horror) X is looking at you and you don’t like it and you’ve said stop but they didn’t? All the while missing the point that the only way you know they’re looking at you is because you’re not looking at me and I’m actually in the middle of my 43rd attempt to finish the sentence saying what we’re learning next! If so... then you’d be a perfect fit! 2 Quote
louby loo Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Well I've been told off today. I stepped over a small barrier a child had made - knocking over one of the items .. I was told quite clearly NO, 'my name" No, we do not do that to other peoples work.. Me told then! (I was about to build it back up as I thought he hadn't seen me) 4 Quote
zigzag Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Well hubbys been away working all week in Bournemouth, first day he is gone the boiler breaks down!🥶🥶 Thankfully he managed to get home today, despite the snow up country. So he starts on fixing the boiler all going well until I hear a massive bang, go running into the kitchen and the whole place (including him) and now myself and my son is covered in soot. Thankfully he was fine, but the whole downstairs of my house was covered and I mean covered in the horrible stuff. It’s taken us four hours between us to get cleaned up. I never realised what beastly stuff soot is and how hard it is to clean. I have the feeling that I will be cleaning it for weeks to come as it settles! Luckily the boiler started working again so it was all worthwhile......or so I thought until it gave up again. I have a horrid feeling that after twenty years it may be giving up. on the bright side, we had a good week at school🙂 2 Quote
Panders Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 oh dear Zigzag what a catastrophe! If you have seen one of the other threads you will know we are all on our way to play in your snow! Think we had better back the cleaning buckets as well as the sledges 1 Quote
zigzag Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 13 minutes ago, Panders said: oh dear Zigzag what a catastrophe! If you have seen one of the other threads you will know we are all on our way to play in your snow! Think we had better back the cleaning buckets as well as the sledges No snow down here Panders! All we had was torrential rain and a bit of hail! But you are welcome to bring your cleaning equipment!! Quote
Panders Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Oh, sooo disappointed. You are obviously a long way from Bodmin We must rally the troops for the clean up instead then! 1 Quote
Cait Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Lots of fairy liquid is the trick for dealing with soot. I had a coal fire in the Cumbrian days! 1 Quote
Panders Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 poor fairies, how many would you have to use? 1 1 Quote
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