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Happy Birthday Panders! 🐼 🎂🥂🎈🎈🎈🎉 How are the knees Sunnyday and Zigzag? Anyone else just got the sleeping foot butter? (my name for it) Mine just arrived- and smells lovely. Froglet, I hope you manage to get a restful week-end without to much 'work' work going on. Have a good week-end every one. x

Thanks for that recommendation! I'm with the 'insomnia crew' too. Like you, one good night = 2/3 bad nights 🙁

2024/5 ! I was just reading that you would need to conceive a baby Dec 2024 onwards to get the full benefits!

Well, to be fair going better than expected- when given a baby-boy doll (in preparation) ... she threw to the side saying "that's discusting!!!!" I must admit she's not a 'doll' kind of child, and if mum had had a teddy bear rather than a numan baby things would be a lot different 😂

A boy, and the granddaughter is not that amused at the moment - we're up to day 6 and she will at least sit next to him now! 😂

Certainly is Friday again! And what a week!!! Baby finally arrived yesterday 😁 - but not after an easy time 🙁 I've had the granddaughter since Saturday when mum-to be went in to be induced- which then ended with a c/s yesterday. Baby absolutely fine, my daughter on the otherhand really had a bad time. But that was all yesterday and things are looking good again today. We had snow Wednesday (I think) so was up early for a snowball fight and buliding a very small snowman 😂. Wel, my kind of snow because it was gone by lunchtime! Anyway, I'm a tad worn out and I realise I have an incredibly bossy grandaughter 😳😂😂 Have a good weekend everyone, and Froglet- I hope your staff meal went well, you are a very kind person, and, although I've not met you- you remind me of my dear friend. (she has just set up a yoga class for her school- adults not children)

Nope! He is far, far to comfortable where he is!!! 😳 Hope you at least starting finding a little improvement each with the old kness (both you and zigzag) Very cold here today- I really hoped spring was on the way 😬 Have a good weekend everyone x

They all seem so full on!

Someone remind me -How many weeks until Easter break ? 😭😭🤣

Yes, I found some sketchers walking boots online and reading the reviews it seem they have diffrent 'insides' (for want of a better word). I too have some 'go walk' sketchers which are for normal everyday type walking, and while away went back to wearing those for walks as we had such good weather and lets face it Suffork is very flat 😂

It's seem I'm not alone with the challenging children this year! Personally my thoughts are--- can l lock either the child or myself in the cupboard for a little while? We have the Tale teller, the sweary child, the tantrum child, and a couple of high pitched screamers! I did say early on this is the year that will break me into retirement! 😂 Parents blame it on covid - personally I blame it on bad parentling. Maybe covid is partly responsible for the children becoming more dependend on 'screens' - but I certainly feel much bad - sorry 'negative' behaviours are due to inapropriate things being watched. Not going to lie some of my staff also seem to need a rocket somewhere to be a little more motivated at the moment 😭 Think I am going to have a little chat about me retiring and 'shall we call it a day' for the preschool - that might make them actually take there roles a bit more seriously in planning out the day! Well. that's it for the moaning. Hope everones knees, hips and ankles are all holding out this week. 😊 I did so much walking last week that i actually had blisters on the sole of my heel! never had that before- not painful but definitely uncomfortable 😳 Time for some proper walking shoes I think - can anyone recommend a good pair/make? I'm thinking skechers but not sure. Tomorrow is the due date for the new grandchild 😮 he doesn't appear to be in any hurry to get here though. Have a good weekend everyone x

Swollen ankles need to be taken seriously- I would at least ring Drs/nurse and check 🙂 ... Although if your drs are like ours around here you could be still trying to get throught to them until next monday anyway 🙁

He's a cockerpoo- but on the big side so looks like a small labradoddle. He's gone home now, but was a complete pleasure to have here, and I really hope he comes to stay again. Even the cat loved the company and kept following him around to sit next to him.

I'm not really sure... sort of big and black! He is very much like the tibetan terrior we used to look after- but more chunky!!! He is elderly though, and very easy going- a walk for him is just a quick 5/10 mins down the road and back.

Hi everyone! Just back from a lovely break in Suffolk with an old friend, we had fantastic weather plus lots of walking, talking, wine and eating! We are dog sitting for the weekend 😁 First time he has stayed here but he seems to have settled well aready.

It really does my head in how it's always left to the last minute - can you imagine any other business working like this?

Well I hope all the knees hold out. In my circle friends/work colleagues parttime medical consultants we refer to it simply as 'fat girls knee' 🤷‍♀️ Obviously this covers a range of symptoms. Well done Froglet, now that's out of the way it's time to REST!!!!!! Have a good week. I'm not really a big TV person and tend to just go for mindless films, although if you have netflx I did enjoy Magnolias, and Firefly Lane. both series but easy going. It does seem to be a long 5 weeks!!. We have a particulary challenging child, and to be honest it's bringing the whole team down at the moment. 🙁 We've had our funding rates - £4.77. Head in sand over what it will cost over the year, but have told staff that unfortunalty it could mean not much rise unless we lose a staff member! We havent had a rent increase for 5 years... electricity is included in our rent 😳, I have to say the scouts (our landlords) have been fantastic- but not sure if that can continue much longer.

I'm getting in early as I keep thinking it's friday already! Inspired by zigzags summer post about he view from work, one of the things I will miss when I do leave is this... My view from work, taken this week

I just want to add..... i really don't do change well!🤣

Happy Birthday FSF! Hope everoen in HQ is having cake and wine tea 🎂☕🥂 Like others have said I think one of the things that really stick out when working with the 'early years' are the bonds you make with not only the children- but the families. Those bonds seem to last for years as you watch the families- and more often than not the sibling too - all develop and grow. (and it makes you feel REALLY REALLY old when those small people you nutured are now off to Uni!!!! 😳🤣 ....even older when you realise a couple have actually just gradutated 🙀😳😭!!!

Like you say, the beauty of a forum is that you can go back and visit posts. Now im going to be honest and say I am soooo tired at the moment that I can't think of a worthy comment for this post!.... however I shall come back in a day or, possibly next week 😁😁

You must feel better know what your're up against now. Nothing exciting to report here... the weeks just seem to go so fast now, my lovely dad used to say the older you get the faster time fly's, so true! 😳 Have a good weekend everyone.

That all sounds too painful to even think about!

She's fine now, just still a bit tired. The little one was tested for covid as sickness can be a symptom but she was clear.

We are a sessional preschool, so you may be different if full daycare. We have scaled our snack right back to basics. We literlally just have fruit and breasticks, milk or water each day. Initially we cut down due to a child with servere allergies- then covid struck, prices started to rise- so to be honest with just stuck with simple. Children do help but with such a limited snack now there's not really much they can do other than hlep themselves- get there own cups and plates, pour drinks etc. There seems to be so many bugs going around I dont really want the children coughing and splutterring during the very basic food prep🤢