Yep... I always go in there on a Friday... have a bit of a look around... don't buy anything... just let Wade see his beloved clock and have a handroll and a nice coffee... then if I see anything I REALLY want I sleep on it and buy it the next day instead (I generally can have Saturday to myself). I've found that I make less impulse purchases that I later regret this way.
IK: How's your nose!!?
Mel: Tofu can be bought in the cold section of Coles near the packaged sliced meat cuts. I've noticed the range is expanding all the time... i like all the pre-marinated cubes of tofu too... but as always it's cheaper to buy the plain block and add the sauce at home. A good brand is Earth Angel.
making a toasted sandwich for Wade... back again in a tic...
ETA: That's great Simone Will you just have Anneliese? I hope she's better by then. Unfortunately children do pick up a lot of bugs at childcare. It's very frustrating for everyone. I know from being a staff member how frequently it occurs. Some kids have their immunity strengthened, others don't and seem to have it weakened. We used to have parents in tears saying "I can't take any more time off work... it's just a cough!" so we used to cave in and sure enough soon everyone had that cough... even the staff members... including me who because I was casual, if I didn't work i wasn't paid... so i went to work with a cough... and on and on goes the cycle... it's no one's fault... it just what goes with the territory. I'm not saying "don't use child care" but I am trying to delicately say that your children won't be as sick as frequently if you avoid it unless it's really necessary. However I know your situation and I know you need it for your sanity... it's a very tough call. Maybe Family Day Care would be a slightly better option? But then again I'm a bit wary of women working with children without a colleague to share the load with. I know mums of large families do it but it's always hard. Once again the question of your extended family needs to be asked... would they help if you returned to Perth? Anyhow... we can chat about all this stuff on Friday... it's a very tricky issue: caring for children... and as they say "it takes a village" to raise a child... mothers were never meant to do it by themselves.
Will you just have Anneliese? I hope she's better by then. Unfortunately children do pick up a lot of bugs at childcare. It's very frustrating for everyone. I know from being a staff member how frequently it occurs. Some kids have their immunity strengthened, others don't and seem to have it weakened. We used to have parents in tears saying "I can't take any more time off work... it's just a cough!" so we used to cave in and sure enough soon everyone had that cough... even the staff members... including me who because I was casual, if I didn't work i wasn't paid... so i went to work with a cough... and on and on goes the cycle... it's no one's fault... it just what goes with the territory. I'm not saying "don't use child care" but I am trying to delicately say that your children won't be as sick as frequently if you avoid it unless it's really necessary. However I know your situation and I know you need it for your sanity... it's a very tough call. Maybe Family Day Care would be a slightly better option? But then again I'm a bit wary of women working with children without a colleague to share the load with. I know mums of large families do it but it's always hard. Once again the question of your extended family needs to be asked... would they help if you returned to Perth? Anyhow... we can chat about all this stuff on Friday... it's a very tricky issue: caring for children... and as they say "it takes a village" to raise a child... mothers were never meant to do it by themselves.
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