louby loo
-
Posts
3,050 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
440
Content Type
Profiles
EYFS Articles
Local Authority
Newsletters
Topic support
Book recommendations and reviews
Courses and events
Vacancies
Help documents
News items
Tapestry Newsletters
Podcasts
Tapestry Import
Forums
Downloads
Events
Gallery
Store
Everything posted by louby loo
-
Well, at least 'The Gods' are good at sharing is all I can say!!!!!!! Sorry Sunnyday.... all I can say is 'Been There, Got the T-shirt. This week: Boiler died Hot water tap on bath started gussing water 11.30 pm (fortunately due to broken boiler at least the water wasn't scalding hot) Sibling rushed into hospital - ok now though. Good news, new taps came yesterday, new boiler tomorrow, brother hopefully home again Sunday/Monday. Although it's been a nighmare week, I do fell blessed that everything was fixable (including brother), that we could afford to have the work done, and even though yes, the NHS does have problems- at least once they get started they do a good job. Hope evvyone (apart from me and sunnyday) have had a good week, and at least the weather is a bit brighter today.😊
-
Hope it goes well for you Poppy. -
This has reminded me we once had a parent that was trying to ride one of the trikes during her child's settling session! To be fair she was very young mum.
-
Not a lot of excitement here this week, end of 2nd week already 😳 I can 'walk-in' for a covid jab from Tuesday at a local chemist. Bit of a joke in this house as I NEVER get anything offered to me by the Dr's- whilst Andy get lots of texts 😂 (and yes they do have my number). Lunch out today with the granddaughter she has just start at a school nursery and is not happy as they don't have scissors and gluelike grandma's nursery 😳😂 ... my guess is with there ratios they probably want to see what they are dealing with before leaving the scissors out! (well I do hope that's why 😬) Sunnyday, you do have to plan for Chr*****, which is exactly why we need to be able to dicuss it in September! 😂😂😂 🎅🎄 Lovely weather here, sunflowers have finally flowered- and are covered in bees 😁 and I've had more strawberries this week than the whole of strawberry season!
-
Good avice already given, but it has reminded me of when we had similar - In our case it was a much wanted IVF child aged 4, in the end we suggested they helped out in the kitchen washing up etc- well it turned out one session of washing and drying 26 cups and plates soon had them leaving quickly! Could you try the reverse to child settling process - as getting mum to leave for 15 mins, then 30 etc? This works for us as we are in a park with a cafe within miuntes 'waving' distance, so sending them there works well as they still feel close by.
-
Good point there!
-
Well as long as you're in ratio they can't really say anything really? Would they be doing a full inspection or just a short compliance type visit?
-
Personally, I would explain this to the inpsector during the 'call' giving them the option to rearrange to give time for you to sort extra cover? I asked what paperwork she would want to to see anyway - then I just sorted it our and put it all on a table ready for her and just left her to it!
-
Good to hear your sister is in the right place now, also things moving again for Mr S. I shall be going doen to 9 currenlty do 15 - I shall do some bits form home though. Pur..lessse do not mention the parents this year!!! 😂 Excel is my firned here too!
-
Oh, Sunnyday I really do hope things get better for you. 💐 (((Hugs))) We've had a good first Week. Have already decided I will cut my hours (again) from next week. 🙀
-
Any better today? If they do get around to doing an induction (Not doing them is yet another SG red flag!) this would be an ideal time to meaniton your SG role and what you've observed. Do they have supervison in place? New jobs are hard at the best of times- let alone when you see things that shouldnt be happening 🙁
-
Sorry to hear about your setting's closure. I think any new job takes a while to settle into, however your new place does seem to have some bad practise going on! Does it have any possitives to focus on, maybe you could build up from those? What kind of setting it it? Have they taken you on in the hope you will change things, or they just an old setting very set in there ways? Our setting has been around for years and always used to share toilets, but that has changes now that ofsted removed the 1 toilet - 10 children rule. We now do as you say and staff use the mens, children use the ladies. Sorry, lots of questions, but I do hope things get better for you.
-
Yes, since covid I've really had a mindset shift change! I am far more relaxed about things now, and have definitely realised a lot of things we do just aren't necessary!!
-
Your trip sounds wonderful! You must report back please- as this is something I really want to do. 🙂 Had our first day back.... it was hard we had 9 children in! 🤣 Hope everyone else has a good start to the term. I (we) managed to make a good start on cleaning out the cupboard this morning 🙂 I had planned to do it on my own this afternoon, so a bonus. Again I have proven to myself I really don't need to be so 'in control' of everything, and actually not having everything done before the start of term is really not that important at the end of the day, also that I can actually work through stuff 'at work' in worktime and I do not need to encroach into my own free time.
-
Have a good weekend everyone. Hope baby arrives safe and well Froglet, and good that's it's after 31st August - so he's not the youngest in class! Sunnyday, hope your sister is now on the mend. Finleymaid, glad you had a good time on holiday, one of my staff has just got back form Croatia too! Sorry about the neighbours though. I'm really not sure about returning to work Monday - part of me is looking foward to the routine of being out of the house and using my brain... and part of me is happy being in my own company and would like that to continue too!!! (well once the 'extra family finally move back out again 😂)
-
I do hope you sister fully recovers quickly. I offered my grandddaughter a 'one last summer treat' day out this week - she could pick whatever she liked the most.... ...what did she pick? A bus trip to the local concrete town to look at the fish (in a man-made pond thingy) 😂😂
-
Yes, the summer has certainly gone very quickly. Sunnday and Froglet you both seemed to have acheived well this week! I've had a busy but enjoyable week. Making the most of having the family here, they'll be back home next weekend as the building work is finally done- just decorating left to do this week. I will say I actually need a 6 week holiday to recover now though! Can't believe I'm back to work on the 4th! Have a good weekend everyone.
-
Ahhhhhh.... so sweet... a little c*****mas mouse!!!!
-
You've acheived a lot! I just can't get motivated to do any sorting 😬
-
😳 Time is really wizzing by now... soon be able to talk all things C*****mas!!!!! 😁😁😁 (in my defence a do like to plan and be prepared for work well ahead, however, personally for home - well that's a different matter and stays firmly in the background until Dec) Had a busy week, walks, haircut, bus trip, beach and today is a lazy day. I have not done a single thing workwise since we broke up apart from doing the new registers (and buying a few bits of stationary😁) I was supposed to go into hall and have a good clear out. Guess what? - I've decided ***it! I shall do it all first day back in the afternoon once everyone gone home. I did collect the things that needed washing though, although even that was only the basics like to sofa cover etc, and not the dressing up and so on! Hope every one has a good weekend, only very light rain here, which i'm happy with for the garden. Has anyone else got the really bad weather that was forcast for today?
-
Please, please, please do not mention jeans I have all of the sizes/styles!!! Jeans are the one thing I cant get rid of for some reason!
-
Morning all. I just went into the hall (first time since we left straight after our last day party)... opened cupboard door - groaned, grabbed there bare basics of what I need ... then came home again! Hoefully FM is just enjoying the holidays.🤞 I do get the feeling that some are more carefull about posting now it is an open forum -especailly if unlike me they have a few more years to work. Nothing but a peacefull weekend planned for me - daughter and GC not here for the weekend 😊 I may just lay on the sofa for two days!
-
I'm currently at that poin sorting out my wardrobe! 😭
-
Wow, super impressed! I haven't managed to get a single thing done in weeks due to have a small shadow (GD) behind my every movemnet wanting to help! I might come an join you if Sunnydays happy to pop into mine for a day or so! (Have a great break)
-
'Pop up' vest's on a toilet training child! 😭
