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**HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPUD - Daily Chat Tuesday 30th June 2009

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  • redsquirrel80
    redsquirrel80 Posts: 12,457 Forumite
    sammy115 wrote: »
    Hands up anyone who has pressed the like it button :rotfl:

    I have now :rotfl:
    Debt@16.12.09 £10,362.38, now debt free as of 29.02.2012.
    "I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better."
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    (Land_of)_Maz wrote: »
    phew ccaught up now!

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPUDILICIOUS!!

    As i'm your twin does it mean it's my birfday too??? and does it mean i'm also 40...?

    think i'll pass on the twinship today... let you have your day in the limelight!!!!

    Thanks hun :kisses3:

    You can have today off, but straight back to it tomorrow :D
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    sammy115 wrote: »
    Hands up anyone who has pressed the like it button :rotfl:

    Nope, but I bet you have :rotfl:
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • (Land_of)_Maz
    (Land_of)_Maz Posts: 11,738 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    of course we're gonna press the like it button! we're a bunch of huggies!

    do we still get called huggies? For the benefit of those who might not know, DFW's have a reputation for being a caring bunch, aka Huggies. Or so we're called in other threads....

    not a bad reputation to have really!
    I'm just a seething mass of contradictions....
    (it's part of my charm!)
  • sallyx
    sallyx Posts: 15,815 Forumite
    I like being a huggie
    I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change And breakaway. I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change and breakaway ....
    Finally Debt Free...
  • Numpty_Monkey
    Numpty_Monkey Posts: 14,196 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    :bdaycake:Happy birthday Spud:beer:


    Don't worry i'll be joining you in the 40's club in a few months:p
    PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBT NERD #869
    Numpty,Not sure why but I'm crying :o . Of all the peeps on this board you're the kindest & most supportive of all & I'm :mad: & :( for you all at the same time . Wish I was there to give you a big :grouphug: & emergency hobnobs
    xx
    DFD 5/1/16
  • redsquirrel80
    redsquirrel80 Posts: 12,457 Forumite
    sallyx wrote: »
    Squizz I had planned to go back to my job full time at school when I was on maternity leave and had DD booked into a nursery. Then once I had her I decided that I would go part time and they were ok with that and I extended my maternity leave to take the extra 6 months unpaid. When I went to settle in days at nursery I just couldn't leave her, all these babies crying some left that way because they were dealing with others and it broke my heart. I decided that I would leave my job and handed in my notice. When DD was about 17 months old I popped into shop (where I now work) and was having a chat to Boss and she asked if I wanted a Part time job, it felt like the right time as DD needed interaction from other children and people. She was just under 2 when I started back at work and I think it did her the world of good and gave me some sanity too..best of both worlds I think. I was glad to have had those 2 years at home although financially it was the straw that broke us but I wouldn't have changed that as time with her was more important than money

    Sounds like you got the balance just right for you :) I've always said if I have kids I would ideally not want to work for the first few years, probably because I have such good memories of being at home with my mum around that time, still makes me feel all content and smiley thinking about it.
    Debt@16.12.09 £10,362.38, now debt free as of 29.02.2012.
    "I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better."
  • scorgeous
    scorgeous Posts: 825 Forumite
    sammy115 wrote: »
    Hands up anyone who has pressed the like it button :rotfl:

    Me me, I did, I did :D
    Too much month, not enough Cash!

    Make £11000 in 2011 challenge - current total £1358.77
  • bookseller1980
    bookseller1980 Posts: 7,924 Forumite
    scorgeous wrote: »
    Me me, I did, I did :D


    Me too. :T
    I never saw the spam button.
  • tigzem
    tigzem Posts: 2,361 Forumite
    Happy Birthday Spud, hope you have a lovely day xxxx

    Sally - I went back to work when my DD was 18 months old, like you went back PT, was a good balance. My DD starts school in Sept also, am dreading it in a way but excited in others!!

    DD - I think you should do what your heart is telling you, life isn't a rehearsal and we should be happy every day.... if only hey!! But seriously, be happy xx

    Maz - Hugs xx
    "Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little." Edmund Burke
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