louby loo
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St David's day. Feeling a bit 'thoughtful' today as it's the anniversay of my dad's death, and my mum was Welsh. We are for afternoon tea later as we like to make it a special day 😊 Absolutely chucking it down here! Fingers crossed for Mr S next week- hope it all goes well for him. Have a good weekend everyone. xx
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And BINGO! I just had a memeber of staff mention Martin Lewis and holiday pay!!! I had to point out they'd all been paid the full amount - but it may go down now though.
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To be honest the weather has been so mild my brain thinks we are now starting the summer term! 🙀😳😂!!!
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Afternoon every one. After a full on morning of 'arts and crafts' I am now about to lay on the sofa for a short nap! Back to work next week, and I have mixed feelings, I'm actually looking foward to a bit of routine - but I think that's down to the awful weather at the moment. Have a good weekend all x
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We went with Pyjama days a good few years ago now- much less stressfull (and competative!) we encourage bringing a favorite book in. We also have a big box old 'old' books that children can take home and keep or return. We actually find this box also receives books back form parents to share- as it never gets to empty! We are quite lucky that we seem to have quite a few free/swapping books schemes going on in our area so most children do have access to books they can bring in if they don't have them at home. Also- the thing about PJs is even if you do end up buying a new pair for the day- at least it's something that will get full use! (saying this as grandparent that has just bought a new pair for GD for this very reason 😂😂)
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I feel the need to say my washing machine plan appears to have paid off... 😳 I just walked away for 24 hours, and now (touch wood) it appears to have stopped leaking, very strange!
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Do not feel guilty- you obviously did need it 😁 Just to add my two-pen'erth ... I've not done anyhting much for the last two days! When can you come and fix mine! 😳 Just walked out to find a small pool of water in front of it. My plan is to not use it again today- and hope by tomorrow it will have fixed itself? Scones are always a good idea 😊 Activities.... what kind are you looking for? In this house 'arts and crafts' has always been a top choice, if not that then playing tea parties- you can combine that with cooking if you are feeling kind- and do not wish to just lay on sofa whilst being given 'cups of tea and cake' 😂 Just going out for walks is possibly one of the best- either on a nice sunny day, or jumping in puddles if raining. ☔🌧️. Note: arts and crafts = cutting, gluing- old cards, sequines etc. (glue sticks are good as they dry quickly at this age) collecting bits from a walk and making a picture painting - if I'm in the mood for the mess it creates felt pens seem to go down better with the younger age as they get more colour with less pressure than a pencil - but you can't take you eyes of them for one second whilst they have a flet pen in their hands... also this does not work well if you are 'precious' about your pen lids!😂😂
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I found a strange youtube clip of granny vrs floor is lava.... seems this is a 'thing' 😳😂 ... then i found some rather unflattering balaclava's made using 'granny squares' 😂 I did find some nice/interesting pictures when I searched for 'ladies balaclava' though.
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I just tried googling...... an interesting 20 mins 😂😂
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HL- I need a grannyclava in my life! I shall wait patiently for photos of the flowers. SD - Colouring! How could l forget colouring!!! Your GD is a little older than mine I beiieve......... has she passed the stage to telling what part you can colour and which colour you can use!? 😂😂 xx
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Morning all! Half-term Yaayyyy!!! (Well I guess mine started Wednesday really) Busy week here- elderley neighbour had a very bad turn but refused to go to hospital.... however, thankfully is now settled into the local community hospital 🙂 Sunnyday did you have a fun 'nanny sleepover' did you do arts and crafts, cooking or dancing? These are our usual 'go too's' for me - although she has just discovered 'duck, duck, goose' which is interesting with just two people (for some reason grandpa always seeems to be asleep when that's played! 😂) Hoglet- how did the crafting go? Did you manage to get the felt daffs completed? Anyone else got anything interested planned? (or completed last week) Cx
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Happy 21st!! 🍰🥂
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At least it's not actually raining here today- just grey and damp! Have a fantastic sleepover tonight.😊
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I very nearly bought myself a cutting maching just so i could make felt flowers- I had to give myself a serious talking to! 😂😂😂
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I love felting!!! I haven't done it for a good few years though. I bought myself a resin kit- not my normal kind of thing at all 😳, but I'm totally fasinated by the whole thing. (although part of me thinks I shouldnt be added plastic cr** to the world 😢, my usual hobbie/crafts are genrally more environmently friendly! x
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Vet recommended spoiling her with food - which is not easy with the most unmotivated by food cat ever!!! Weight loss is one of her symptoms but she's just interested in food and never has been 😬 Please dont mention printers! Andy has had a very stressful week with ours 😂 He wanted to print 1 page, but managed to print the whole document 39 pages..... he did this 3 times! 😂😂
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Hiya all, Another week to go for us. (three days for me). We've had a poorly cat this week, bloodtests show nothing serious (phew) Actually think she may be feeling 'put out' when the GC are here 😳... even thought the GD is the sweetest and gentlest liitle girl with all animals. However the GS is not showing the quite the same compassion!. Awful weather here for the last 24 hours, lots of local roads flooded thankfully not homes though.
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I'm just waiting for the whole Martin Lewis "Are you owed backdated holiday pay?" fiasco I can foresee happening any time now! 😭
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Thank- you for adding that information, I must have missed with my new lacs-adaisy-cal approach to working outside of paid hours! Mind you, I am even more confused- as when I googled I felt it implied the opposite (although it did give your above calculations 😳) i found headlines saying 'thousands of term time staff owed money' !!!! (Or were some people just not paid any holiday?) I do our wages (April-March, I follow the funding year) and use the govenment calculator to work out hoilday pay so I'm hoping I'm all good. I really hope you manage to sort it to your benefit. Staff (well not all I should add 😬) do so much unpaid you'd think they'd be more forgiving about small over-payments as a goodwill gesture.
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WT*! I know nothing about this! This seems to have been kept quite? I guess it will make a difference going fowards- but i wouldn't make staff 'pay time back'. Yes, our half term is the following week, with a short term before Easter.
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Well, all I can say with regards to work is - COVID broke me! I completely changed my attitude towards working in my own time. You both need to be kind to youselves. It's important to have time to take care of own wellbeing💞 I have now have a list of things that 'should' be done, and one for 'must' be done. It taught me I was putting pressure on mself to be running a perfect setting, and what I also learnt was that the parents really don't care as long as the children are well cared for, are developing as expected and are happy! (Froglet- your school needs to respect your homelife too x) However, as a side note how have you two only got one week left??!!!! We have two to go 🙀 xx
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Hi everyone! I'm just checking in quickly before off out for the day- nothing exciting i should add!😂 I loved having dog sitting duties, but it doesnt happen now since our regular passed. I do say we are getting a dog once I have finally left the preschool though 😊 Another week flown by- it's already happening...... January seemed forever- yet I can already see the end of Feb just around the corner!!!! My daugher has just returned to work, and yesterday I had to look after both 🙀😳 Granddaughter off sick from her nursery (school based) it wasn't that bad to be honest, but I do hae the granddaughter again tonight for her weekly 'sleepover" ... more 'arts and crafts' then!😂 Have a good weekend all,. xxx
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How's Mr S doing now? I've only worked two days this week, and have recruited a new bank staff member therefore looing at more time off now! 😁😂 x
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Same here! 🙀 Sister in law currently stuck in Portsmouth waiting to go on a cruise 😳
