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Re: Today I've mostly bin...

#9141 Post by Bunnylump » Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:03 pm

...Remembering how annoying year 7s are. I think I'm turning into a proper old tartar. I kept wanting to tell the weepy watery ones to "man up." :lol: I generally much prefer the older ones (you know, those annoying teenagers everyone hates?)

Although, I can't imagine either of my two kids ever telling someone in their secondary school that they "wanted to go home to their Mummy." They'd have known what short shrift they would have got. :lol:

I'm horrible, aren't I? :lol:
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#9142 Post by Laura » Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:23 am

No, just more suited to dealing with horrible bolshy year 9 and above's that everyone else would rather not deal with. They need a few like you in every school. They just shouldn't make you deal with the weepy little uns!

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#9143 Post by SparkOut » Fri Sep 05, 2014 2:35 pm

Miserying

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#9144 Post by giraffe » Fri Sep 05, 2014 2:39 pm

????? :?

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#9145 Post by Bunnylump » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:00 pm

Oh, Sparkout, what's wrong? :? Hope everything is OK. x

Conversely, I'm being quite happy. :) Just found a hand-turned wooden candle holder in my porch with this little note. "My 1st attempt at wood turning since school - made from the Athelstan walnut tree. John Hall. "

That was the giant walnut tree which used to be in my Mum and Dad's back garden, which my Dad planted himself. My Mum always absolutely loved the tree and refused to have it cut down, even though the neighbours were constantly complaining about the walnut skins in their garden*. She liked the fact that the birds nested in it and the squirrels would scurry about helping themselves to the nuts before she ever got any! :lol: The house has now been sold (after Mum died four years ago) and the garden is being built on. John (who is a tree surgeon) had the job of taking the tree down and has been kind and thoughtful enough to keep some of the wood and then make us this lovely surprise as a memento. That brought a tear. :)
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#9146 Post by chazzie » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:36 pm

How lovely :D

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#9147 Post by SparkOut » Fri Sep 05, 2014 5:07 pm

That made me smile, thank you

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#9148 Post by Wulfruna » Fri Sep 05, 2014 6:54 pm

Sparkout, that is nice - but we are still concerned about your state. Are things still bad, or should we not ask?

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#9149 Post by LAT » Fri Sep 05, 2014 6:56 pm

That's really lovely Bunnylump. :D

And hope all is OK with you Sparkout.

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#9150 Post by SparkOut » Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:19 pm

Things could definitely be worse. Just not having a great time right now. Thank you though.

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#9151 Post by giraffe » Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:43 am

.....just taken F to the station to start his next adventure. We will be following him up to Scotland later with his luggage, leaving the girls to have a weekend on their own! I think they are planning pizza and popcorn in front of a film later. Feeling a bit guilty about abandoning them on K's birthday, but not much we can do about that.

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#9152 Post by Bunnylump » Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:57 am

Hoping things are feeling a little better today, Sparkout.

Giraffe, hope the transfer of stuff all goes smoothly. What a shame about Kingsley's birthday though... :(
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#9153 Post by Bunnylump » Sat Sep 06, 2014 11:09 am

(Yesterday) got dragged along to a jazz evening for charity at the local church (of all places!) Was sort of dreading it. :lol: However, I was pleasantly surprised. The bass player (who had an amazing 6 stringed bass) was a reverend. He was the absolute star of the show. It transpired that "in a former life" he had played with bands such as Madness and ELO! :lol: The female singer is apparently also a singer with the New Seekers, and had a great voice.

Quite a pleasant surprise. :D
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#9154 Post by LAT » Sat Sep 06, 2014 11:29 am

Sounds good fun bunny. :D

Hope all goes well giraffe and that Fernando is happy at St Andrews. I'm sure the girls will enjoy their weekend too.

All I can say is thank goodness for weekends. It's been so stressful at work we all look up with relief as each person turns up each day! :lol: I have been close to tears at times and in three and a half days I think I have managed about 3 hours' worth of my normal work. Heaven knows when I will catch up again. :(

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#9155 Post by Bunnylump » Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:22 pm

That's SO unfair, LAT! :(
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#9156 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:13 pm

...Walking, and blackberrying! :D Have just made a giant blackberry and apple crumble. Yum.
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#9157 Post by LAT » Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:44 pm

How lovely!

We've just been playing "Settlers of Catan". When my daughter is here she always tries to persuade us to play a family game. Yesterday it was "Funny Rummy" We have another week of this before she leaves to go on her travels!

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#9158 Post by Scurra » Mon Sep 08, 2014 12:01 am

LAT wrote:We've just been playing "Settlers of Catan". [...] We have another week of this before she leaves to go on her travels!
You make that sound like it's a bad thing. :)
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#9159 Post by giraffe » Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:11 am

Is she travelling far this time?

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#9160 Post by clvrlad » Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:26 am

LAT wrote:How lovely!

We've just been playing "Settlers of Catan". When my daughter is here she always tries to persuade us to play a family game. Yesterday it was "Funny Rummy" We have another week of this before she leaves to go on her travels!
send her up here
i love playing board games :-D
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