Teeki - I think is great/important to see the good news in this thread. Is human nature that we all post more not so good things than good things - but is always great to hear when things are working out jobs and parenting wise. I re-investigate every year about options for kinder over childcare as it always seems could be a money saving but have never managed to make it work - I still can't fathom why their aren't more places that offer two x 7.5 days - round here even 2 full days and one half a day is rare it seems.

Leckert - I hope something comes up soon. Is not nice the not knowing - is one of the reasons I am so keen to get permanent work - having to sort something out every six months and deal with the gaps is just rubbish. With DH in an area where he has fixed term contracts too - it is just too unsettling all the time - in 3 weeks I could be out of work too and even if he gets the job he has second interview for a week on Monday - it is unlikely he will have had any wages by then.

A permanent job has come up which is in my suburb - I am perfect for it, it would be perfect - but it is through an agency - and they don't have the understanding of the subject area to see it - I have never not got a job I have been interviewed for, because when I can actually get to speak to the person who would be working for they can see that, but recruitment agents are just in the way. If a job is advertised through my current agency, they won't put me forward because they don't want me to leave the current employer, is just useless - the employers don't get the right people, employees don't get the jobs they want and agencies still make money. (In some areas maybe it doesn't work like this but in my world it certainly does).

AAAhhhh makes me angry just thinking about it. Should get back to trying to fathom my tax return - seems I should be due some back as should DH but whether or not I will owe any in CCB to pay back I am pretty clueless. Maybe my contract won't get renewed and DH will still be jobless and the tax man will come to the rescue :-)