MSE Parents Club Part 11

BrunoM

We use the gro-bag blind with suckers too being so easy to put up anywhere is a nice feature.

hammyhunter

Fitzio wrote: »

Hammy – Where you off to on holiday? I got some brochures the other day (hubby thinks I am “Tied to the 90s” but I find them easier to browse to find what you are looking for and compare facilities etc).

We are going here but we are staying in a villa rather than in the main hotel - hopefully a lot less stressful that way with a baby.....

Blimey, it was quiet on here last night... where was Elle, Sammy Jo, MM, Scruffy ????

A beautiful day here again

Gisi, thanks for the vertbaudet link, D loves Gerald the Giraffe << see avvy He quite likes his Sophie too so this bag is going to be perfect :T

hammyhunter

ooohhhh, my highlighted link works!!! Thanks MFD for the instructions the other day :j

Glam, I hope J was better than D last night

Workinmummy - I am so not talking to you. I am mega jealous of your stars footmuff :mad::p

SusanC_2

:wave: We're going to Seven Stories today for Alice's birthday treat.

Becles

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

I do loads of research too! I am awful booking holidays, it takes me an age because I insist on reading every possible review and there is always one that is shoite!!!

I do that but you have to read the shoite ones in context. The hotel we stayed in last year served mainly Turkish food, but a family complained constantly that they had to eat chips for every meal as they didn't like foreign food. They were annoyed because there were no fish fingers or chicken nuggets and said the hotel didn't cater for children, even though all the other children were eating the Turkish food.

Another one kept complaining about the "noise" from the Mosque (they play the call to prayer through loud speakers several times during the day including one at sunrise). They thought it should be turned off at night time as it kept waking them up :rotfl:I love hearing it - sounds so exotic :cool:

SusanC wrote: »

:wave: We're going to Seven Stories today for Alice's birthday treat.

Happy Birthday Alice and hope you have a lovely day. The boys have been several times on school trips and they love it.

Another exam this afternoon, this time on Social Marketing. I liked that course and feel more confident about this exam than the last one.

Been reading the uni forum and everyone has complained about how hard Wednesday's exam was and how ambiguous the questions were. At least it wasn't just me!

Fitzio

Morning,

We are up a bit earlier this morning. Usually put Holly back to sleep, but decided to get up instead and head to the Parent & Toddler group which is a bit early sometimes!

Hammy - that hotel looks gorgeous. I am sure you will have a fab time. We will prob go self catering too so we have kitchen facilities.

When is Alice's birthday Susan? Enjoy your day.

Happy Birthday to Boogelly Boo!!! :bdaycake: (Hope I have this right!)

Good luck with the exam Becles.

csh_2

always29 wrote: »

all this talk of flexible working makes me annoyed - was told before I left that my job is full time and office based so no flexible working for me but it did occur to me if I ask, knowing I don't want to go back, and they refuse and I know there are no other roles suitable, do they have to make me redundant (and pay me likewise?!)

You can ask but they can refuse. You can appeal and they can still refuse. You are not being made redundant because you are not wanting to return but your job remains. They do not even have to offer you another job other than your job if you take Additional Mat Leave ie anything over the first 26wks.
Constructive dissmissal I'm pretty sure does not stand up in cases like these.

csh_2

SusanC wrote: »

:wave: We're going to Seven Stories today for Alice's birthday treat.

:bdaycake: Happy Birthday Alice! :bdaycake:

kindofagilr

Well we had the worst night ever here.

E woke at 3.30 for his second feed, I got the bottle and went into his room, and his eye were wide awake, I was thinking ohh no please dont be wide awake, well he was!!!

I fed him (which usually sends him back to sleep in the middle of the night) changed him, winded him, rocked him, nothing! I was so tired (I havent really caught up on sleep all week) he just did not want to go back to bed, so I brought him downstaris and he played in his swing, and I was in tears, I was so tired.

OH eventually got up (how much does someone have to cry before OH comes to check on me) he took over

And he tried him in his bed and down here and etc he eventuqally got him back to sleep at 5am

Then OH !!!!ed me off something rotten lol, his alarm went off at half 7, and he was so f-ing loud getting up, I wsa like can you be quiet I am still trying to sleep here, so he went in bathroom to get ready

Then came back in and said arent you going to get up and wave me off :mad::mad::mad::mad: yes I love to wave him off but I am usually up with E when he goes to work, seeing as E was in bed I wanted to stay there

So I got up to wave him off and then of course E woke up for more food, argh lol roll on his home time from work lol

He was wanting to go on this lovely walk tonight with us and his friends and I might ask him to go with his friends and take E in the carrier and give me a night to myself

Heading back to catch up now

Fitzio

csh wrote: »

You can ask but they can refuse. You can appeal and they can still refuse. You are not being made redundant because you are not wanting to return but your job remains. They do not even have to offer you another job other than your job if you take Additional Mat Leave ie anything over the first 26wks.
Constructive dissmissal I'm pretty sure does not stand up in cases like these.

I wouldn't think she would have a case for Constructive Dismissal either, but I seem to remember from the pregnancy thread that things weren't going well at work so just wondering if they are trying to make it difficult for her to come back to work. They have already refused her flexible working when she hasn't even asked for it yet. I can understand not being keen on compressed hours or home working etc, but job sharing is probably suitable in most jobs, so I would have thought they have to give it proper consideration rather than refuse before she has even put a proposal together.

What you up to today? Has K had you up early? I was up at 3 and 6 as usual to put Holly's dummy in as she was moaning in her sleep. But by 7am she was wide awake!