I will cut my coat according to my cloth. {Edited by Forum team} 2019

Savvy_sewing

My car appears to have a leak so I lost time today as I needed to take it to the garage. Although they couldn't find where it was leaking from? But there was definitely a puddle under the front of the car and the water expansion tank was empty.
I have booked it in for a service Friday anyway as if I am going to have to sell it I want to know there is nothing wrong with it.

I emailed the head honcho at SS this evening and he has replied. He says that what I am telling him is very worrying, and he will be informing the case worker and line manager. I text the social worker but I didn't get a reply so thought I would go straight to the top. There are a few things else that I won't mention on here.

I am tired but that's not surprising at the moment.
I was going to attack the pile of clothes in my bedroom and Dgds today but it is already 7.45 and I think I might desturb the boys if I start now. I think we all need a decent sleep.

The people come tomorrow to build my workshop ( which I keep calling my shed!!) and I am excited.
I don't know where the last 7 months have gone.
It's speeding by.

Savvy_sewing

Just realised that as the court changed access days this weekend I am going to have an 9mnth, 18mth, 3year old, 4 year old and Dgd to look after as Biggest booked me when her hubby went away and now DS is working so I will have his boys too. I will need to be super organised then. I know what I am going to be doing on Sunday!!! Sleeeeeping!

pollyanna_26

Glad to hear you had a break. A pity life is so full on this week though. Well done on getting your concerns over today re recent developments. It sounds as though the head honcho is the best to contact whenever something needs discussing. Hopefully the reports that weren't available last time will be sorted asap so things can move forward.


You must be so exited to have the Workshop on it's way. It is amazing how this year has flown . Hope the shop stock is being sold . It was interesting to read of the ladies interested in dog related things. Little niche markets can be money makers and people look for so many different things Perhaps a little earner until things are sorted .


Try to get to sleep as early as possible. Hope the car isn't too big a job. Did dgd enjoy her week at the new school? Hope she did.
pollyx

Savvy_sewing

Just come up to bed.
Dgd did enjoy the new school thankfully. Although she missed the last day as naughty granny took her to Bournemouth to be able to Babysit the others. But it meant we had plenty of chat time in the car coming home, that she got to go to the clubhouse, go swimming three times, once in the sea, and met other families her cousins know.
We had a good weekend if tiring. Next weekend is full on with all of the children. I will not be able to work in the shop due to babysitting duties, but my friend who has helped me so much this year is going to keep it open for me. I don't know what I would have done if she hadn't helped me this year.
There is still masses of stock in the shop but I am seeing gaps in places now.
We had about 10 people come in just to ask where we were moving too.
So strange when the sign has been in the window 6 months.
I am also still getting new people who didn't know I was there! Where do people look when they walk down the street?
Unfortunately we can't put our stuff out on the pavement as the electric board has dug it all up. It's restricted access to mine and the two businesses next door and there wasn't a single workman in sight today.
So frustrating.
Busy day tomorrow on Soft furnishings.
I still have several home projects to do as well.

Sleep time!!

beanielou

Sleep well

hb2

I hope the 'shed' building goes well and you soon have your lovely new workshop

Savvy_sewing

My "shed" is up. It's amazing. I did the first coat of varnish where I can reach this Evening and DS will do the top as he's taller than me, but this evening he was collecting logs as the tree surgeons were out behind the house cutting a common area and he asked what they were doing with the logs, and they said he could help himself. So he's got masses of wood for fuel when it's seasoned. We will use the plastic they used to cover the "shed " to help protect and dry it out.
This morning I stayed home to await the builder, and pottered with the housework and when DS came back from the school run I was planning to go to work but the building guy was let down by his work mate, so DS helped him bring the wood around the back and I kept an eye on the baby. The social care worker came to visit and so did the health visitor so we had a full house. We updated them on a few things, and they left and I went to work. DS has to go tothe social for a hair strand test, as did the ex gf. Although he didn't see her there. While he was there the concerns that I had brought up, and the concerns of the care worker has escalated the situation and we have written advice to get DS to exercise his PR and to not return the children tomorrow but to seek a court order again while we wait for the social proceedings at the end of the month. So we expect some repercussions at some stage, so Nursery have advised we keep the lad here as they don't have the power to stop exgf from coming in and taking him, and DS has spoken to his solicitor and she now thinks he will be allowed funding and he will be going back to the court to get last weeks order overturned. Mum to only get supervised access to the children.
So quiet a dramatic day one way or another, and Dgd has dropped a log on her foot and is hobbling about this evening. I hope she has not broken anything. We cold compressed, pain killers and elevated the foot. We are close to the doctors so we might have to go tomorrow!
Full on day tomorrow.
Good night x

beanielou

Blimey. It has all been happening.
Hope everything is resolved quickly without too much fuss.

pollyanna_26

Quite a day Mooloo. Hope dgd is ok . I know it made for a hectic day but I'm so relieved things are now progressing re the little ones. After the recent behaviour of exgf your calls yesterday seem to have focused matters on the importance of the boys welfare.
You must be mentally and physically exhausted. Glad all went well with the workshop, another tick off the list.
Sleep tight
pollyx

Savvy_sewing

After much scrolling I have found a floor remnant of vynl for my building that will be delivered on Friday.
So another tick off the list.

We are a bit lazy this morning as no school runs. I think I need to get myself dressed and ready to take Dgd to get her foot looked st. I expect another trip to A & E if they think anything is broken.
But I have a full on day and plenty of children to look after now as DS has the doctors at 12.30 which would normally have been after hand over to Mum.
I'd like to start moving my thinks into my space but I will have to be patient and wait for the flooring to come.