Babies Born June 2006 #50

[Bathsheba]

Good afternoon Junies happy anniversary Mel!

Well DH and I are in a bit of a snoot with each other. He's getting all jittery about finances (macro and micro) and he said we may have to enroll Verity in a public school... I said "Noooo", we've only got 4 more years to go (out of 14 years in her school life, including the fees we paid for her pre-school) and I'll be damned if we are going to start compromising now! The public highschool here is awful. The kids that go there harass the Girls' school students and verity gets taunted and yelled at at the train station by disgusting youth who have a fag in one hand and grafitti paint stains on the other (they are the ones defacing the station... Verity actually called CrimeStoppers on them once and now she has a reputation as a snitch.... they call her "Snitch B!tch" when ever they walk past our house and at the train station. She pretends not to seem phased... she "doesn't want to appear weak" and refuses to change anything because of this harassment... she refuses to avoid the train station for example. Imagine sending her to the school that these kids go too! No way! Not going to happen! I think all this is reinforcing her interest in becoming a police officer! Aaaaanyhow Dh and rarely argue over money... but Dh is also demoralised by a very similar issue to yours Tali: My Dh is the most experienced banker in his department now... but because he's been there the longest he is paid the least... the bank has had to lure the newer bankers there with higher wages. He also has asked for a pay rise... but of course with all the uncertainty with the World Financial Crisis his boss can't make any guarantees. So frustrating... and I totally empathsise Tali!!! Mel: is right... every dog has his day (good things eventually happen to good people). The thing is we have invested so much into Verity's education and to pull out now just seems crazy. If Dh was paid what the other bankers are being paid we'd be alright.... and YES he spends a good percentage of his day sorting out other bankers messes... calming client complaints that other bankers have incurred etc. because he too is a perfectionist and actually likes things done properly ie so that no one gets shafted and that deals aren't dodgy. Enough of my venting LOL

Thanks for the compliments on my avvys too .... I can't wait to do yours Tali I'm getting more particular on who i do them for LOL (the upkeep is getting unweildly) but I would definitely help out all my Junies

Happy Birthday Tyron!!! and I also hope Nixon has a smooth and successful Op!

Arrrrgghhhh..... only just mopped the floor and Niall has just dumped a spadeful of DIRT on the floor here beside me! I guess that is the natural law of things Better clean it up before it's spread any further!

[New Dawn]

Bath

As for school fee's have you thought about talking to the school about seeing as you have been going for so long, I know that when I went to school ( moldy twisty ) by the time I was going ( the 4th DD ) it was the 90's and dad was having a hard time making the payments for all of us and know that he just did some type of payment plan, which both he and the school was happy with.... But this of course ment he was still paying of school fee and while after the youngest was finish but still he did pay it off... You dont know unless you dont ask...

Happy Anniversary Mel

Mel as to BHL getting less money there are different companies who are meant to be looking after there own stuff and so the mining company pays them more as they are meant to be the one who know what they are doing ( but dont ) and the others have just been there longer so once again they expect them to know more and be the ones helping everyone else ...

[*Ang*]

Hello all. Just in case you dont read the birth announcements, fellow Junie Amanda had her 5th boy today! Name as yet unknown.

[MelS]

Thanks Ang, better go check it out - how exciting.

Nic - hope Nixon's operation went well yesterday. Let us know how both of you are going.

Bath - I hope you can convince DH to keep her where she is, as you said only 4 more years. The girls from the other school sound like right SKANKS!! Lovely behaviour, I would be mortified if any of my girls behaved like that. Verity is such a well grounded and sensible girl (thanks to you being such a good mum!) who can see those girls for what they are.

Thanks for your anniversary wishes. We had the best couple of days. On Tuesday which was our anniversay, I got home to this huge box on the kitchen bench. Opened it up for find my new KENWOOD PATISSIERE MIX MASTER I have been wanted one for so long but they are frightfully expensive but DH has had it laybyed for a while. I can't wait to start making pastries etc on the weekend. He is such a wonderful DH. Last night we went to see Wicked, and wow, what an amazing show. I absolutely loved every second of it. We went for dinner at a beautiful restaurant across the road, had a great meal and then the show topped off a fantastic anniversary. How will we top that next year? I highly recommend anyone who gets the chance to go and see Wicked. I am still thinking about it today. MIL was great looking after the kids for us as we left early and didn't get home until nearly midnight.

Hi to everyone else and hope you all get to enjoy the sunshine today.

[Bathsheba]

Thanks for the 'heads up' on Amanda's birth Ang HERE's a direct link for everyone to her announcement thread.

Mel: oooooh a mixer!!! I would looove one myself... i'm keen on a kitchenaid... but it's going to be while coming I'm afraid... I just know you're going to make the most delicious things!!! Enjoy!
Yes, DH has calmed down a bit about verity's schooling. BTW the harassers were mainly boys. They are scary individuals... lord help us if my boys end up hanging around people like them! Actually... that won't be happening... I will put my foot down and insist we move if that's the case.

[New Dawn]

Thanks Bath much easier than searching through all the threads....

CONGRATULATIONS AMANDA AND FAMILY...

[*Ali*]

Hi everyone, just popping myhead around the corner and saying hello- I have been sooooooooo busy of late- still trying to get my head around mum of 2, work and all the stuff that goes along with general life as well, but you get that.
All is well here, the kids are both doing superbly- Liam is close to walking, he is up to about 7 or 8 steps in a row now, and Tori is just Tori, being 2 and trying to assert herself, and just having some of the most wonderful conversations, her new thing is to say "I love you all the stars in sky", because every night when she goes to bed I tell her I love her as much as all the stars in the sky- she is just tooooooooooooooooooooo cute. She has her first birthday party at a play centre today and is super excited!!!

I hope everyone is well, and happy! Congrats to Amanda on the arrival of her little man, makes me cluck cluck cluck!