Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally

beanielou

FaceTime will
be your friend. 😃

HairyHandofDartmoor

elizabethhull said:

Thanks Delichon . DS3 has said that he is not coming home for the Easter holidays as he doesn't want to risk infecting his Dad. Although I feel sad that I won't see him for possibly six months I respect his decision and it's very sweet of him ❤. His housemates are also going to stay in their house and not go home for the same reason.

I'm sure that's the right decision for all of you, even though you will obviously miss him hugely. Can you FaceTime him, Skype or something ? I anticipate all-night gaming junkets in his student house if they can't go home !!

I hope it's 'just' a cough you have - take care xxx

Thanks Elizabeth . Yes he's agreed to FaceTime us so that will be nice to see his face and hear his voice. He's trapped in a house with three girls, what could possibly go wrong? 😱🤣. 

I hope it's just a cough too.

HairyHandofDartmoor

beanielou said:

FaceTime will
be your friend. 😃

Yes Beanie . We're very lucky to have the internet and social media.

Willowtree222

Take care and I hope it is a cough and nothing else. x

HairyHandofDartmoor

Nicnak said:

Take care and I hope it is a cough and nothing else. x

Thanks Nicnak . I hope so too.

Sun_Addict

Hope you are ok, I also have a bit of a cough and can feel something on my chest, I felt a bit rough yesterday but am fine today and no temperature.  It's something I wouldn't even give a second thought to under normal circumstances. I'm glad you don't have to fetch DS.

HairyHandofDartmoor

Sun_Addict said:

Hope you are ok, I also have a bit of a cough and can feel something on my chest, I felt a bit rough yesterday but am fine today and no temperature.  It's something I wouldn't even give a second thought to under normal circumstances. I'm glad you don't have to fetch DS.

Thanks SA . I feel a bit rough today and yesterday but I'm exhausted and have an upset tummy.  I haven't coughed once since I got out of bed, so I only seem to cough when I'm lying down. I haven't had a temperature either. Hopefully I'm okay, but with DH having diabetes I can't take any risks.

I hope you're okay SA. It's probably not the virus for either of us but we're bound to wonder.

Onebrokelady

Hi Hairy I hope you only have a cough and not the lurgy 😟xx

teafor2

Morning HHD It's a shame you won't see DS but considering your husband is vulnerable I think he's made a very considerate choice to stay away for now. I hope you start to feel better soon. Are you going in work today? Some schools seem to think they'll be as busy as ever with people saying their jobs are part of the key worker criteria. xx

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HairyHandofDartmoor  All the staff were emotional. I know it's an economical necessity not using me for the cover, but honestly I've been helping to keep that school going since Christmas and I didn't even get a thank you from the head teacher (although I do think some of the teachers I've been working with appreciate what I've been doing). Anyway it is what it is.

HHOD, please don't let it get to you  so much  that the Head didn't thank you .  You were very upset in December, I recall, that she didn't give you a Christmas card.  I'm not sticking up for her but she must be stressed beyond belief at the moment and have a lot on her mind.  No excuse for rudeness but you know by now she isn't openly generous in expressing gratitude.

I just need to say though, after a lifetime of working with a huge variety of different professionals myself, that you are in the world of work and relatively new to it.  People have their own agendas there and a huge range of personality traits.  It's absolutely no use worrying about every perceived slight you may receive.  Just try to ignore it and move on.  You know it's them not you.  Think like that and you'll be a lot less upset when it happens.

Take care xxx