louby loo
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Our LA announce the dates between which the weeks can be funded, but it's up to us to ensure we just do the correct number of weeks, and chose our own start/finish dates. We finish 16th July for the summer. Actually thinking back, last year they did let us use a summer week in the spring term as long as we made the parents aware it would class as stretched funding. We finished a week early in Summer. Well- bit of a moot point really... as we never actually opened for the summer term!
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We're to "stop getting above our station" .... only joking I haven't a clue! (I'm a bit excited I'm getting jabbed Tuesday !! ... I was patiently waiting for them to contact me - but Andy just went online and booked it for me 😁)
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To be honest when I was updating the registered during the half-term I did them up to 1st April, I was quite shocked when I checked and it was the week before. Our other border LA is the same as us. I am wondering if it is linked to the start of Ramadan this year 12th April. The later holiday is a Greater London LA with a higher ethnicity community than us? (if that's the correct terminology )
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When are peoples term dates for Easter? We finish 26th March - 12th April. Just had a member of staff's daughter telling me I've got it wrong!😂 ( I haven't !!). Turns out she's a hairdresser and as she can start back to work the 12th, she wanted her mum to do a full week of childcare. Her school dates are different to ours. I even had to send her a photo with the LA logo and dates proving I was correct! 😳🤣. Seems she's not happy with me... We're sort of tucked in a corner and directly border two other LA's. To be honest it not that much of a problem, as we work over ratio anyway. But after the staff member being fully paid since Jan and actually working less than 50% hours I'm not just saying 'it's fine, no problem... have the week off', and I'm certainly not being dictated to by the daugher. We have time, and we'll work something out, but I was a bit shocked.
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Yes, I feel we may have a 'Magnificent Seven' problem when the rest come back. We have seven boys all with strong characters that have been with us throughout. They are actually a nice bunch and have bonded really well together -absolutely no behaviour issues with them. However I feel when the rest of the boys come back we could have a few problems with friendships as these 7 have all been in different friendship group previously. We have a few girls, one of which has benefited hugely being one of a max of 8 children per day, and I'm not sure how she will cope if/when the other 18 turn up!
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How are people feeling about the rising numbers? Is everyone feeling more confident now? I'm feeling stressed more about returning now than I was in Jan. We have come fromm one of the highest effected areas in England, to now almost one of the lowest (well locally south east/East of England). I think parents will want back ASAP now. I'd feel happier once I get the vaccine, so I might opt out of work fully until then. My older staff have had it, so we are fully covered with me not in.
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Thanks everyone. I had a lovely day :)
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At the moment we are up to a max of 9 on some days 4-5 other days. I am expecting a few to turn up unannounced though. We are sticking to mornings only until Easter when we can then hopefully picnic outside. Most of our new starters are after Easter now too, although to be honest I've shifted the start dates back so many times now even I'm confused as who is starting when.
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🤣............. well it is near a fishing lake . We had a 10 min chat- and I now feel I have sooooo much to talk about with Andy! 😂
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I'm about to go out too! I'm meeting someone at 2pm in the hospital carp-park to collect something she has for me :). I feel like a naughty person 🤣 To be fair she had to go to the hospital for a blood test, and I'm saving her from going 3 (6) miles out of her way though. :)
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I can't believe it!! Time seems to be flying past at a rate on knots. the older you get the quicker it goes I think this is the reason I have lost my oomph for sewing to be honest 😳. I used to spent hours making my own daughter clothes -full on hand smocking and embroidery etc. Now I keep buying fabric to make things for my granddaughter, and then think - why? she'll grow out of it in no time at all !!!
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I accidentally added a nice soft throw into my online shop.......
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Hmmm.... that could be ageist ??
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👋 ✋ me me!!!
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See, this is my problem I just cannot chuck a living plant no matter how near to death it is. 😭
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Good to here your feeling ok 😊 Andy was like that after his AZ
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How are you feeling today sunnyday?
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Poinsettias - these are my demon pants. They 'hang around' all year looking pretty sorry for themselves but will not die off, and I cannot chuck a living plant away.😭
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Thank-you 😊 I've had a lovely day, babysat while my daughter worked. (Here with us - but legitimately, she was doing the accounts)
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That's the strange thing about orchids- once you find the right place they are pretty much indestructible !! My daughter call my utility room the orchid hospital - 'if/when' they finish flowing they get put ontop of a cupboard out there and get neglected left until they all flower again!!
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Yay!!.... more of that and less school work!
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Glad people are getting their Jabs 😊
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Well done for getting the JAB 😁. If they do it 'age-down' in the next lot I'm hoping to get mine soon. Ohww, I'm babysitting tomorrow while my daughter is working too! 😁 I have an Asda deliver too.... but it's my birthday so it's full of surprises 🤣🤣🤣 We're fully embracing new lockdown birthday treat ideas!!!
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What's everyone up to this week? Working, not working, retired or anything! It's Tuesday, and I've done nothing since last Wednesday !🙀 Other than watching TV that is.... I feel I have 'walked' our area out now, and everywhere is sooooo muddy- that walking takes real concentration to stay upright at all times!! Unless I 'street walk', but then I might meet people and be expected to chat - and I've discovered I quite like being anti-social these days ( well there is only so much chit-chat you can do at the moment) Not worked on any TLD list - I've decided they will all be done worked/on during working hours from now on. I'm amazed to find I actually just made myself more work really 🙀🙀. I have also discovered that much of it doesn't really matter if it get done in time or not! 🤣
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I stated to watch News of the World - but gave up. 'Dark' films (as in darkness) annoy me for some reason, that at westerns 🤣 Andy enjoyed it though.
