**Daily Chat 30th April 09* Over the worst of the week

Bunnyinthelights

I'll give you money for petrol Sall, it's all you'll need. Honest-got loads of food in the freezer, got parks to play in, will be cheap. COME ON!

sammy115

(Land_of)_Maz wrote: »

I've just in the last hour realised that Erin is off school tomorrow!! i swore she was off mon/tuesday but it is fri/mon/tues!!

so grovelling visit to my mum (who i had pencilled in for tuesday babysit) to see if she'd have her tomorrow as well... and she will, in fact she's sleeping over at nana's... so i get to go swimming in the morning! yay me!

Nearly as organised as me! I only remembered my childminder is on holiday for two weeks when she asked me if I could pick chloe up early so she could get to Gatwick :eek:

Bunny what happens when your childminder has a holiday!

bookseller1980

The kids here have only got monday off

(Land_of)_Maz

beanielou wrote: »

In the post at last Maz.
Enjoy your swim.

thanks hun...

how was physio?

sallyx

ooo I must get the swimming timetable out, going to get back into going once a week I think.
Pain about Erin not being at school...that reminds me I mustn;t forget that its bank holiday on Monday..I'll be the one turning up at school!

Bunnyinthelights

Pooky,
I used to child mind too...I do understand. Honest.


Maz-I didn't mean it like that-I have lately been missing having my family around, Scott and I have had 2 nights together alone in 7 years...

sammy115

Pooky wrote: »

As an ex-childminder I can appreciate it from both sides, not everyone takes their kids out for 4 weeks hols, some don't take them out at all and others take them out at the drop of a hat and as you're self employed and cannot fill that space for the odd week you need to make sure it's financially viable for your business to survive...that's the whole idea of the contracts, for the childminder to set out his/her terms and for the parents to agree them.

It may seem like the childminder is "being paid for doing nothing" but if they have other kids then they're still working and still have business running costs to bear in mind....I don't know any other buisness that would take a loss for a week just because someone wanted a holiday.

It does seem unfair for "your" family but for their business it's just the way it needs to work.

Totally agree Pooky but as a matter of course everyone is entitled to 4 weeks holiday and its difficult to justify 'full' fee when you are not having the children at all..four weeks holiday should be built in to the fees for the rest of the year.

I am extremely lucky with my childminder - she doesn't charge at all when either I nor she is off......and for that reason I don't take the micheal...not everyone has been so kind.

(Land_of)_Maz

Bunnyinthelights wrote: »

Pooky,
I used to child mind too...I do understand. Honest.


Maz-I didn't mean it like that-I have lately been missing having my family around, Scott and I have had 2 nights together alone in 7 years...

we'll have a night alone tonight, and G has gone to bed already!!! i've got a lot of sky+ to catch up on....!!

sammy115

Bunnyinthelights wrote: »

Pooky,
I used to child mind too...I do understand. Honest.

childcare is just so expensive...

bookseller1980

My 'boss' is trying to find me. :eek:

I appear to be getting a cold. Oink.