AnonyMouse_19762 Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 Whoop Whoop! Not only Friday but the start of half-term break (another one ) - apologies to those who don't get a week off now...... Off to a big Garden Show tomorrow, but that's as far as my plans go.........have a lengthy TDL but what's new? Happy weekend/half-term break to all :1b 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_26037 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Enjoy your garden show sunnyday. It's my sister-in-law's 30th birthday party tomorrow afternoon and then I am having a sleepover at my mum and dad's - on my niece's insistence, I don't usually as I live so close but she made me promise. Then on Sunday we are going on a trek! Other than that a lengthy TDL and I really must do something about the goosegrass in my garden! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_14268 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Thank crunchie it's Friday! Now have the luxury of two weeks off as we have half term then all the inset days the following week. Massive TDL for both home and work but not going to stress over either of them! Dertermined to get walking again as haven't been able to face it without my dog, but need to 'man' up and just do it. Have made a big step this afternoon as have done my front garden for the first time since losing him. He always used to sit and watch me, never left my side and people used to make a joke about it, so was quite a thing to do. But I did it (with a few tears) so can only get easier now. Happy weekend all and for those lucky enough to have a break ENJOY 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_19762 Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 Thank goodness it's Friday.......have had a very trying week My weekend looks set to be all about pre-school as I tackle a ridiculously long TDL One lovely thing though - it is my youngest granddaughters second birthday today so we have a family celebration planned for later today :1b Happy weekend to all 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_13453 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Sounds great. I hope the weather holds fair for you X 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_26037 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Sunnyday - hope you enjoyed the birthday celebration and that you manage to get somewhere with that TDL. My TDL feels pretty epic too this weekend although I also have that nagging feeling I've forgotten something important! Today I am mostly going to be working and doing housework (it's too early in the term to let it go just yet!) but then tomorrow I'm hoping to do some sewing or maybe gardening if the weather is better than it is now! I'm also going to write a letter. I was chatting to the mum of a friend who is in New Zealand and learned that they do a 'Tuesday letter' - every Tuesday they write each other a note just with 'normal' news and post it. It reminded me of the letters and postcards my mum used to send every week while I was at university and how lovely it is to get something through the post that isn't advertising or an expected birthday card or card for some other seasonal celebration. So, I decided to have a go at sending a friendly note to someone once each week. Plus it gives me a legitimate excuse to explore stationery shops.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_13453 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Love a legitimate excuse to browse stationery! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_30128 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 forgotten........ Fathers day froglet ??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_26037 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 forgotten........ Fathers day froglet ??????? Do you mean as a reason to send things through the post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_30128 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Do you mean as a reason to send things through the post? ::1a ::1a ::1a ::1a no I meant as the thing you might have forgotten that was important! :blink: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_7120 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Feeling chuffed as pretty much cleared mine this week ...well if you don't count the things that just get moved from one week to the next :-D 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_19782 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Feeling chuffed as pretty much cleared mine this week ...well if you don't count the things that just get moved from one week to the next :-D ::1a ::1a ::1a ::1a Sunnyday - hope you enjoyed the birthday celebration and that you manage to get somewhere with that TDL. My TDL feels pretty epic too this weekend although I also have that nagging feeling I've forgotten something important! Today I am mostly going to be working and doing housework (it's too early in the term to let it go just yet!) but then tomorrow I'm hoping to do some sewing or maybe gardening if the weather is better than it is now! I'm also going to write a letter. I was chatting to the mum of a friend who is in New Zealand and learned that they do a 'Tuesday letter' - every Tuesday they write each other a note just with 'normal' news and .post it. It reminded me of the letters and postcards my mum used to send every week while I was at university and how lovely it is to get something through the post that isn't advertising or an expected birthday card or card for some other seasonal celebration. So, I decided to have a go at sending a friendly note to someone once each week. Plus it gives me a legitimate excuse to explore stationery shops.... My son and I do more or less the same thing. He is the youngest and lives on the South Coast about 2 hours away. He decided that while he loves his phone, the art of writing a letter was disappearing and he wanted to do it. He writes to one or two of his friends and said he would like us to write as well - so now we do - just ordinary stuff. I love it, and I love the act of writing letters, unless I am struggling against time - such as that time of year when the snow lays deep and even!!! if you get my drift. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_26037 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 ::1a ::1a ::1a ::1a My son and I do more or less the same thing. He is the youngest and lives on the South Coast about 2 hours away. He decided that while he loves his phone, the art of writing a letter was disappearing and he wanted to do it. He writes to one or two of his friends and said he would like us to write as well - so now we do - just ordinary stuff. I love it, and I love the act of writing letters, unless I am struggling against time - such as that time of year when the snow lays deep and even!!! if you get my drift. I do indeed and actually really enjoy writing letters too and there is something special about them - I like the way they slow the pace of life down a little! ::1a ::1a ::1a ::1a no I meant as the thing you might have forgotten that was important! :blink: Ah, I see - no that's sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_13453 Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 My husband and I carried out most of our courtship by correspondence. He lived in Cumbria and I was in West Yorkshire. I sometimes managed two letters a day to him on quiet days at work. MMy Dad began hand writing to me every Sunday afternoon as soon as I married and moved away. I have every one of his letters and I know he kept all of mine, although they were only fortnightly replies, they contained all the minutiae of life. In the last decade of his life, once Parkinson's syndrome had got a hold, these were typed on his laptop and printed out. Still very much treasured items. On the day he died, he had just completed a letter to me and my sister steadied his hand whilst he signed it, not the usual 'Daddy' but the strangely formal 'J.D. Bennett'. She posted it to me, even though he had died in her arms that afternoon, and it remains my most bittersweet possession. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_26037 Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 They are fascinating and so special aren't they. When I was at university and very homesick my mum wrote me a letter every Tuesday and a postcard every Thursday. Mostly they are filled with normal day to day news, occasionally with a more poignant family event. I still have and treasure every one. My mum's biggest brother died a couple of years ago and she has been going through the oceans of paperwork (he was the eldest so had all the family business ledgers (a bakery!) that are 150 years old. It's amazing stuff. However, in all this she came across a letter that my great grandpa wrote to my great uncle while he was in France in WW1. It's just an ordinary letter, wishing him well, talking about the hop harvest etc and is lovely. It's poignancy - it was written two days after he had died. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_19762 Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) Well here we are again, another Friday....... Been a pretty good week at pre-school, lots of time spent outdoors which is always lovely :1b Not such a good week for my oldest son - he has managed to damage his hand and fingers whilst trying to prise apart two frozen burgers he has to go to East Grinsted hospital tomorrow for surgery - his index finger is currently completely numb....... We will be looking after his daughter/our granddaughter (2 yrs) tomorrow while his wife/our DIL drives him to the hospital Anyway - fingers crossed (ouch) they can work some magic for him........ Happy weekend everyone :1b Edited June 16, 2017 by sunnyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_14268 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Good week for us, spent all of our time outside, created a new mud kitchen, had lots of water fights and generally happy children and staff! Off now to celebrate my sons 18th birthday! Happy hot weekend everyone! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_30128 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Sunnyday hope your sons fingers are ok! never tackle a UFO (unidentified frozen object!) It's been a hard week here....running on minimum staff all week (blinking GCSE requirements! now dropped but this year group has still had to go ahead!) One little one testing me (and his parents) to the limit. "shoes on" NO.....shoes on now ....NO......shoes on or no play......DONT CARE...GROWLS....I GOT ANGRY EYES...NOT GOING TO DO IT....etc etc etc ...blooming heck he's hard work, as is his grandmother. They definitely have an SEND but I can't work it out yet apparently Aunt has severe dyslexia but he's really testing me this week. Roll on when he does 30 hours in September :blink: :blink: and his mate who has suspected ASD has just applied too :unsure: :wacko: :blink: TGIF! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_23964 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Hard week for us as well. We have some parents that are just grinding us down and down. It has been so draining. Staff sickness is rising so no extra in ratio. Never mind - weekend is here, weather's looking beautiful and we are healthy-ish! With all the terrible things that have been happening we feel thankful for what we have. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_19782 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Sunnyday hope your sons fingers are ok! never tackle a UFO (unidentified frozen object!) It's been a hard week here....running on minimum staff all week (blinking GCSE requirements! now dropped but this year group has still had to go ahead!) One little one testing me (and his parents) to the limit. "shoes on" NO.....shoes on now ....NO......shoes on or no play......DONT CARE...GROWLS....I GOT ANGRY EYES...NOT GOING TO DO IT....etc etc etc ...blooming heck he's hard work, as is his grandmother. They definitely have an SEND but I can't work it out yet apparently Aunt has severe dyslexia but he's really testing me this week. Roll on when he does 30 hours in September :blink: :blink: and his mate who has suspected ASD has just applied too :unsure: :wacko: :blink: TGIF! I am having similiar issues with more than one child at the moment, it is very exhausting, particularly all my usual old tricks are not working! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_14268 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Hard week for us as well. We have some parents that are just grinding us down and down. It has been so draining. Staff sickness is rising so no extra in ratio. Never mind - weekend is here, weather's looking beautiful and we are healthy-ish! With all the terrible things that have been happening we feel thankful for what we have. You are quite right we have everything to be thankful for. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_26037 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Sunnyday, hope your son's fingers are ok. Sorry for those of you who have had a rough week. I am glad it's Friday! Nothing particular - just feeling a bit worn down at the moment. I texted my dad as I left school and he was (in his words) 'just chilling' so I took him to the pub for tea and then a walk round the village and a sit in the garden watching the sun set and the baby rabbit come out to play. This weekend I am going to try and regroup a little and practise smiling up to my eyes! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_19762 Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 Sunnyday hope your sons fingers are ok! never tackle a UFO (unidentified frozen object!) It's been a hard week here....running on minimum staff all week (blinking GCSE requirements! now dropped but this year group has still had to go ahead!) One little one testing me (and his parents) to the limit. "shoes on" NO.....shoes on now ....NO......shoes on or no play......DONT CARE...GROWLS....I GOT ANGRY EYES...NOT GOING TO DO IT....etc etc etc ...blooming heck he's hard work, as is his grandmother. They definitely have an SEND but I can't work it out yet apparently Aunt has severe dyslexia but he's really testing me this week. Roll on when he does 30 hours in September :blink: :blink: and his mate who has suspected ASD has just applied too :unsure: :wacko: :blink: TGIF! Sunnyday, hope your son's fingers are ok. Sorry for those of you who have had a rough week. I am glad it's Friday! Nothing particular - just feeling a bit worn down at the moment. I texted my dad as I left school and he was (in his words) 'just chilling' so I took him to the pub for tea and then a walk round the village and a sit in the garden watching the sun set and the baby rabbit come out to play. This weekend I am going to try and regroup a little and practise smiling up to my eyes! Thanks for the good wishes fm and young Froglet :1b 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_19762 Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 have received some very kind messages re my son's hand/fingers so thought I might update here...... He has to go back to East Grinsted hospital on Tuesday - he has severed a nerve - they will open his hand in an attempt to locate the nerve - apparently this is the only solution - they have said that otherwise the nerve will 'embed' in the wrong place and will cause pain and. of course, he will not recover any feeling in is index finger........that is all a bit 'long story, cut short'....... I have great faith in that hospital - let's hope my faith is well placed :1b 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_26037 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 have received some very kind messages re my son's hand/fingers so thought I might update here...... He has to go back to East Grinsted hospital on Tuesday - he has severed a nerve - they will open his hand in an attempt to locate the nerve - apparently this is the only solution - they have said that otherwise the nerve will 'embed' in the wrong place and will cause pain and. of course, he will not recover any feeling in is index finger........that is all a bit 'long story, cut short'....... I have great faith in that hospital - let's hope my faith is well placed :1b Thank you for letting us know - I've been thinking about you. I hope things all go well on Tuesday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_19762 Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 Thank you for letting us know - I've been thinking about you. I hope things all go well on Tuesday. Thank you young Froglet We are headed down to his house this afternoon for a Father's Day barbecue - bet there are no burgers on the menu ::1a 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_26037 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Thank you young Froglet We are headed down to his house this afternoon for a Father's Day barbecue - bet there are no burgers on the menu ::1a Surely they've defrosted by now?! Enjoy your day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_19762 Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 Surely they've defrosted by now?! Enjoy your day! Apparently he ate them the day after after the accident :lol: That's my boy - never waste food :rolleyes: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_19762 Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Okay - so where has the week gone? :blink: Some of my 'leaver group' seem to have caught the 'I'm not listening anymore' bug :lol: Son's operation has (hopefully) been successful, apparently he may not regain feeling in that finger for a year, however they found that the nerve wasn't completely severed (just 95% :wacko: ) so they have repaired, he has 10 stitches, they didn't cut as far into his hand as expected but they did cut further up the offending finger.........needless to say he has removed the dressing 'for a look', knew he would, so would I :rolleyes: :lol: :lol: :lol: he was sent home with a cocktail of painkillers with the instruction to keep taking them, do not let any pain start, he hasn't taken any at all today :blink: sure he knows what he is doing though....... Have a sizeable TDL - nothing new there then - need to get off here and get on with it really ::1a Youngest granddaughter (2 yrs) is staying overnight tomorrow - should be fun :1b Have a lovely weekend all :1b 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_14268 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Sunnyday glad to hear that things are ok with your son. Been a longish week this week, think the heat has wiped everyone out. The not listening bug is very contagious Sunnyday as it seems to have travelled from Kent to Cornwall! Also a particularly challenging week for a behaviour issue that one of ours has. Just sat slumped on the couch now feeling like I have been run over by a steam train. I have purposely left all work at school, the TDL can wait! Hope everyone has a good weekend. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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