louby loo
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Everything posted by louby loo
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Sounds like an interesting walk 😂
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Yes! I have staff 'could' be back Tuesday, or then again it might be Thursday 😭. I don't actually mind either way if I knew for definite, with this system I won't know until Tuesday morning whether or not they're in!! The conversation in our house this morning- husband - 'are you working Tuesday' me - 'I dont know yet' husband - 'when will you know? I was thinking we could meet up with XXX for lunch. 'me - 'Tuesday morning' husband- walks of muttering on and on about what a way to run a business etc. me - refrains from throttling him!
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Yes this was our family too! Mum at home - both mum and dad positive they didn't tell us until the child tested positive at the weekend! the child was in Thursday and Friday. Thing is, dad collected the child ... I'm trying to believe he was on day 7 (or whatever) and had had a negative LFT before coming to us to collect child- staff think otherwise as they said with hindsight he acted shifty picking the child up quickly and trying to stay a bit distant etc 😬 I'm just glad that just before Christmas we actually stop parents coming into the setting again and we've stuck with that for the new year.
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And don't forget the 'any regular visitors' !!!
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I'd printed it off... this was one of our laughing moments this week (the tears where when I first read it!) As a team we drafted our 'notify ofsted report' 😂😂😂 I ripped the document up in the end- wish I'd kept if for the sheer entertainment value of it!
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Well what a week! Turns out last week on our return- a family had covid - but decided to send child in anyway (without telling us!)..... bet you can guess were this is going! 😩 Anyway, I've had to work all week and not my normal 3 days. Could have been worse I suppose, but we got through the week. My longest serving member of staff has had to hand her notice in to become a carer for her husband 😢 It's so sad as we really are her 'sanity escape' time, I really hope she doesn't suffer mentally- we are keeping the doors open for her though. Anyway we've laughed and cried this week - and just glad it's over now. Sunnyday I'd love to join your knit and natter group. We do have one in our local library, but I fear I might upset the group dynamics if I joined- as apparently is more a 'moan and groan' group😂 Panda - does that mean you can have a craft room now?😁😂 Have a good weekend everyone
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Hope fully all well Sunnyda now your sister is in the system and hopefully getting sorted. 😊 We all did LFT before visiting my sister-in-laws, I sent our photo's but she didn't ask us to 😊. Glad you were able to have a good meet up, it funny how such simple things are now becoming such a pleasure. If covid has done one good thing - it is the 'getting back to basics' we now seem to enjoy more.
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Good point. 😊 We're only quite small too. I don't actually have any key-children now anyway- I'm the cover for them all if key-person is off etc.
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Hoping for a speedy diagnosis for your sister. I have a question for owners with Grandchildren that attend. 1) Do you charge them? Full rate or discounted? I've done a bill for my GD (which I'll pay anyway😂) - but my deputy has asked why I'm on earth invoicing them as I own the place! Personally we are not-for-profit group and it feels wrong not to pay for her! 2) Keyworker, are you the key worker or a different member of staff? I can understand not being the key worker if it's your child, but feel it's a bit different as the grandparent - but again I sort of know it shouldn't be me, but at the end of the day (literally) - I'll be the one telling mum/dad everything anyway as I'm the one taking her in and bringing her home for the rest of the day! 😂
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Negative PCR to return? I think that's what current advice is- they changed it around mid December as in the first updated guidance it said under 5s count just continue as normal.
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Goes without saying, really hoping it happens today- waiting for things like this is the worst. 💐
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Very quiet for us, went to daughters for Christmas Day, sister in laws yesterday, and then a 2 birthday party this Saturday for the granddaughter (hopefully!) Not really watched much tv at all. 🙀.........athough not really sure what I have done instead 😳
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Well, I only just discovered this yesterday 🙀 I'm not really a great drinker, and I've always thought it sounded pretty awful- but I was given a bottle by my staff... well.... cheers everyone's all I can say!!!!!!!
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I am really pleased for you as you are so close and loving with your family, and we've all worked so hard this term to have a fallen at the last hurdle was so awful for you, you must be so excited now. 😊 However as you say it makes no sense 😳 I've just had an email from our LA- wishing us a merry Christmas .... and reminding us that staff that have tested positive must not do the regular LFTs for at least 90 days!! I guess the science is they can give a false positive rather than a false negative though.
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Me too! I also have a set of picnic bamboo cutlery - I can't use those either 😬
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Ive not seen the news today! Plumber arrived to fix the temperamental boiler at 8, granddaughter arrived at nine. I've just sat down for a coffee- off to red the news now, it sounds like it good news for a change! 😁
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Just make sure you keep resting. I think all three of my staff said they felt worse 5-7 days in. They said they felt tired and achey the first few days- then when they expected to be getting better the sheer tiredness and headaches set in. They were all fine'ish after the 10 days and all returned to work ok though.
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Rest and drink plenty. All three of my staff all said they were just so tired they kept falling asleep for around three/four days. Netflix (or similar is you friend at the moment)
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Sorry...... it will be just like the funding - they expect you sign up before they tell you the funding rate!!!😂
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I really hope it stays mild for you 🤞 xxx
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Me neither, I've just put a few lights up in my back garden - and we're going to have 'hot-chocolate on the terrace' in a little while :) I usually put a few in the front garden- but it's only really dog walkers that go past anyway so they're out the back for us to enjoy now :)
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Any John Lewis store near you? How about small independent shops? We have fantastic little one by us- run by two sisters that really know their stuff, they make you try on things you're never think of usually with good results. I call them Trinny and Suzanne.
