JANUARY 2004
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- JANUARY 2004
5/10/08 21:04
4/10/08 12:00
Hi all.
Well stomach is feeling bit better today. actually managed to eat this morning.
DH is being a complete arse today... because he has a 'headache' well boo bloody hoo.
GRRRRRRRRRRR.
He has gone out and me and jonny going to have cuddle on the sofa and watch happy feet together and then maybe even chicken little.
hope everyone else has a great weekend .
3/10/08 20:00
Hi Gill, sorry you've had a cr*p time financially. Money worries are so stressful, I'm just not thinking about my CTC situation. Which of course isn't helping, but at least I'm not stressing about it! Hope things get a bit better soon. Just do a repayment plan of £5 per month or something. They have to accept it.
Hope your stomach ulcer is easing up, Verity. I don't know much about them, are you taking something for it? Can you eat?
Hugs to you both. And Lou. Hope Steve is behaving. If not, send him round, I'll sort him out! (or bury him under my lists of DIY that need doing. See, husbands do have their uses!)
3/10/08 13:37
Hi gill. good to see you with us again.
What about mystery shopping...... I work for 2 agencies... and they are Bare International and Grass Root Mystery Shopping.
I do about 4 jobs each month varying from £10 each to £70.
but this is not a regular income... but helps with the bills and you get paid to shop. what could be better.
2/10/08 23:02
hi all
no you haven't bored me or scared me off sorry just having a stressful time as are all of you by the sounds of it
housing benefit has screwed up lol again leaving me with an over payment bill of £1300 and council tax adjustment of £500 just cos they messed up and also pay £200 less towards my rent so trying to find a job i can do at home so not to intefere with my other commitments but doesn't seem to be anything out there
alana was sick last week a bug going around
other than that i'm ok
hope you are all ok we really need to get together sometime
2/10/08 20:23
No worries, Lou, I'm really pleased you've got something going on to keep you busy. The following Sat is the 11th, right? If so, Alex has a party I think 12.30 to 1.30 (groan) but maybe we could do something afternoon time? Actually, I have a new sofa arriving before 2 so am housebound till then. Best finish painting!
2/10/08 18:44
Ah Jen thats a great idea but I am off to visit a friend in Northants for the day. Can do the following sat though....? Saw your status on FB, has Sam left us? So sorry if so - poor little pussy. xx
Think we have def scared the others off!
2/10/08 18:02
well, life is s***, isn't it? (sorry bounty, go ahead and take my capital letters, i don't care).
maybe we have scared gill away with all our doom! and emily for that matter. maybe they think it is catching.
right, you see what sort of mood i am in today. more bad news from the vet. and more bills piling up.
so, verity, i'm really sorry about your ulcer. i wish there were something i can do, but obviously there isn't so i'll just say please feel free to moan and rant and we'll be here as a friendly ear.
lou, maybe i can offer you a bit more practical help? what are you doing saturday? i have no plans. would you like to bring the girls over for the day? you can stay for lunch and tea if you like, feeding the kids is always a stress. it might do both you and steve good to have a day away from each other, and it is always easier to cope in the company of other people with kids. just a thought, if the distraction would be a help then let me know, but i won't be offended if you think the day will be better spend in other ways! (doing family stuff with steve?)
hugs all round today, we all need it!
2/10/08 13:15
Oh thats not good Verity. Are you on medication for it? I have never had one but i hear they are very painful. sending hugs to you (((((())))))
How is the cat doing today Jen? Are you going back to the vets? How sad, I hope it gets better, although as you said it is not sounding too goos at the moment. Hugs for you too. ((((()))))
I am feeling a BIT more positive this afternoon, have spent the morning making headway into all the paperwork that is required to be a childminder (policies etc). Very time consuming but necessary. Really need to go to Tesco as we have no food in at all. Just cant bring myself to do it..........
2/10/08 12:47
OH jen.. your poor cat......
what a dreadfull time we are all having again... it must be nearly christmas.
I have yet another stomach uncler.. and feel crap as can be.. but hey ho.
speak to you all soon... love you guys
2/10/08 12:42
Oh Lou.. how awful....
It sounds as tho the CM is being really unreasonable... the sooner you get shot of her the better.
It no surprise that you and steve are rowing, you are going through big changes right now.... what with the changes in your jobs and going thro the ofsted registration is a dreadful process in its self.
At least he apologised.. that is something that John snr isnt good at. In fact i cant remember him ever saying sorry after a row.
Its mega stressfull the whole money thing. In fac the only things John and I row about are kids and money or should i say the lack of it.
Hope things get better ... love you all
2/10/08 09:27
I think I can out depress you Jen...
Yesterday I spent all morning trying to get online to pay the childminder. It would not work so I asked steve to try from work. He came home (was on his way back from a meeting and passing anyway) and tried but could not get it to work, and for some reason we ended up having a HUGE fight. In front of the kids, which is awful.
It was mainly about the childminder being arsey over her payment (I understand why she needs paying and was trying my best, but she was getting really snotty with me) He told me I am crap at everything, that he has to support us all and I cannot do even the simplest things, etc etc.
I then texted the childminder to ask if we could go back to our original contract of 3 days a week for last few weeks as I am not working, and also to say that i had miscalculated the leaving date by a week, so could we bring it forward a week in line with her notice period. She called me up and got really angry with me saying no, she would not reduce the contract or the notice period. I understand that we are obligated to stick to what we agreed, but had hoped that she may have some flexibility (hahahaha)
Steve and I then had another huge fight as i was apparently not "assertive" enough with her. I ended up giving back my wedding ring, walking out with the kids and going to the bank to take out over £800 to pay the b!tch. I had to sit in my car crying for 15 mins before I could go into bank. Kids were very bemused and I felt awful that they had to witness all this.
I have tried to extend the hand of friendship to the CM and said lets meet up for coffee and clear the air, but she is busy and feels i have "let her down".
Steve did apologise profusely and i am now wearing my rings again.
I feel so low, want to pack a bag and disappear. Except I cant leave the kids.
1/10/08 21:04
Lol, I'm sure we haven't bored Gill. I guess her life must be really busy, it's hard to find any spare time on my own with just two kids! And her course too must take a lot of her time. Hopefully she is lurking out there and keeping up with us all. (wave to Gill - just in case!), Anyway, my friend tells me he has enough material from my life to write a soap opera. How can that be boring?!
Lou, hope you got onto Barclays in the end. Stupid bank. I ditched them and moved to Halifax. Who have now been bought out by Barclays. Sigh!
Well, things are not much better so far. My mum came over today to sit with the cat (she's a big softie!) and he peed on my sofa. Twice. Honsetly, I told her he was incontinent. Why did she have him on the sofa? Anyway, I think he's got no feeling in his lower body. It certainly looks that way. Which can't bode well. Add to that, my boss called me into a mtg room today to tell me he's leaving. I only took this bloody job because he harrassed me into applying, promising to mentor me. I'm well gutted about it. Still, he's on 3 months notice so I'll just have to learn what I can in that time and hope for the best.
Oh well. Once again a depressive post from Jenny. Let's hope Gill is now a fully qualified counsellor, and doing home visits!!
1/10/08 11:09
YEAH !!!!!!!
LOVING THE ANTI BAC HAND GEL
bug hugs jen, things ill get betterim sure........ I remember say about this time last year that 2008 had to be better for everyone..... but hey it wasnt... but ijm sure 2009 will be..... can you believe our kids are going to be 5, im astounded.
Jonny gets to wear his jeans to school on friday , apparently it jeans for genes day. hav to pay a £1 for the privilage tho.
and he has a mufti day every friday til the end of term in december, always £1... this is how they pay for the christmas fayre stuff ive been told. does anyone else have this.
we dont here much of gill these days, do you think we have bored her into submission.
1/10/08 10:48
Thanks ladies, we are really happy with how they came out - the girls were lepaing about on my bed for the indoor ones so have no idea how she managed to get such good pictures!
I am meant to be enjoying my first day at home, but have been trying to log on to barclays online banking since just after 9 to pay my childminder and it just keeps crashing on me. Holly may have learnt a few choice words today! And you know what my childminder is like - she will KILL me if that money is not with her by end of the day. I could go into town and get cash out, but that would involve me taking both girls (lissy finished at 12 today) and carrying a large amount of cash about would only end in disaster. why is life never simple??????
Sorry to hear things are not great with you Jen, hopefully you have had your three things now and week may improve. I am so impressed with the running - do you go alone or with a running club / friend?
Well done on avoiding the sickness Verity - see all that antibac and endless washing did work!
I am off to try barclays again - wish me luck.......
30/9/08 21:57
beautiful photos, lou, particularly the ones outside. makes me think i must get more of my boys!
things been a bit crap here. my cat got run over yesterday. he's home now but seems to have no mobility in his back end, and is clearly incontinent. just hoping he improves, i can't take much of this! also i managed to burn my eye on sunday getting a roast out of the oven (hot fat spat into it). i wasn't too bothered sunday but got to work yesterday and realised my vision was really blurred and i couldn't read the screen. so off to a&e (for me this time!). and to top it all, got another letter from the ct people basically telling me nothing new. sooooo p***ed off, they are going to get a well sarcastic response.
anyway, that's my list of woes! hope everyone else is doing ok?
taking my aggravations out on the running, but my knee has started hurting when i run, so hoping that isn't goint to put a stop to things.
30/9/08 19:53
OMG lou... those photos are absolutely stunning. outstanding..... amazing. you must be so proud.
NO SICKNESS YEAHHHHHHH ! thank god.
how is everyone else
30/9/08 19:32
How are you both doing Verity and Jonnie? No sign of the sickness in you I hope?
Well I am no longer employed by anyone but myself - eek!!!! Last day at work was very dull, was counting down the minutes.
How is the decorating coming along Jen?
Had to share some beautiful pics with you from the photo shoot my mate did with the kids on Saturday. Holly looks so so beautiful!
27/9/08 19:45
hehe
Me and lou were chatting when we were on FB together on thurday, and she is exactley the same as me.
Both cant stand it. Its not jonnie being sick its the thought of me getting it. But i think it stems from when i ended up in hospital about 2 and half years ago, with D and V... and was there for 2 weeks.
BUT no sign of it yet....
Mus tell you all im watching my most fav film ever.... The lord of the rings... I love all three of them..... I read the books every year... and just love them.... and the films.
I know im a geek
26/9/08 20:53
Poor you, Verity. I always thought any dislike of sick disappeared when you had kids, but obviously not!
We're all doing fine. Alex's favourite phrase right now is 'it's not fair'. Repeated about a hundred times a day! I'm sure it is all very fair, but perhaps not in the eyes of a four and a half year old! And I got told off by his TA today for not taking letters out of his book bag. Naughty me! But 3 letters that have been there since Weds, tut tut. One to vote on parent governors, who I've never heard of, one about school photos, and one I can't even remember. Honestly, if they put fewer letters in the bookbag, I might have time to look at them. I do work, actually. And run a hosue. And have 2 kids. Argh!
Hi guys. Hope everyone's had a good weekend. It's been pouring with rain here all day. The weekends go too quick!