I don't know whether it was just DD1's distractibility but omg she lost so many jumpers and jackets. That hurts when they are $35 at the public school but even more when they are the $80 ones for the private school!! I checked lost property boxes religiously & approximately 25% of them came home months later - a couple of times they were filthy & smelly like someone had been wearing them without washing that whole time. In the end I started ironing a label inside the front seam (along the edge where the zip is) because it might flap open sometimes, making it harder to conceal that you're wearing a jumper that wasn't yours. Seemed to work as the disappearance rate dropped way down after that. Part of me is still shocked at the rate at which stuff gets stolen @ school. Kids really are very opportunistic and probably morally underdeveloped as well.
Arte, I presume if the school hasn't said anything about books, maybe they supply everything? Half your luck! Good call re not leaving the kids, I wouldn't either. Sounds like you've been having at least a little bit of enjoyable r&r.
So, trill, have you got your outfit all picked out for your hot date with Sam?
MD, they don't supply them but it isn't a big deal to go to the bookstore. I have to sort out a uniform too.
Re the sleep thing, are your new meds not working?
The holiday is going better than I expected so far. The west coast is amazing. We went through Central Otago yesterday which is always nice. Only downside so far is that the caravan leaked and drowned the iPod.
Funny you should say that MD - I don't know if it's a dressy type of affair where I'd have to wear a dress, or just a nice top and capri's? I hate being indecisive about what to wear to something. How much longer are you going to give the meds?
Arte, poor kid, he would have been really confused by that considering how literal he is. Glad the holiday is going well. It could go either one of two ways bugger about the ipod.
Speaking of labelling school clothes. I *think* I have finally gotten all of DS's stuff labelled. It's like normal school clothes labelling except on crack LMAO. I even had to label his socks and jocks! I started hand sewing in the clothing labels and did two and went '**** that ****' and got the machine out. There is no way known any of the labels are coming off now! We can't use the iron on ones as they come off in the dryers and all of their clothes go through a dryer to dry them unfortunately (I would HATE to know what the carbon footprint of the school is!) So there is a combination of written with a laundry marker and sewn on tags on his clothes and hopefully it will be enough to deter someone from taking them. I don't think there is a problem as such with their uniforms, but their casual clothes - we were told not to pack brand labels as they are the ones that 'walk'. Luckily with him coming home every weekend we'll be able to act quicker on things that go missing.
Last weekend I sorted all the stationery too. The girls are busting to pack their bags, but I know if I give them all their stuff now they will only start using it and then come time to go back they will be racing around trying to find it.
ah crap. i have NOTHING labelled. it's a bit hard when there arent uniforms involved. do i label all her clothes?? (except lovely stuff that is not to be trashed of course lol).
crap. that seems like a lot of work
our school supplies everything. feels weird not having to pack her schoolbag hahaha.
Trill: who is Sam? and why do you have a hot date with him...or her lol. i really should just go back and read the last old thread hahaha.
Arte went on a helicopter???? THATISSOFRIKKINCOOL.
MD: sounds like you will be fulfilling the role of Screaming Harpy with that lack of PT options...ahhh nothing like early morning bliss hahaha.
AFM: we're baaackkk! had an awesome holiday! sun, surf, friends and good times. loved the road trip as well. ahhh so needed the break from dreary grey melbourne!
Cass - no uniform! What I did for DD and day care was have two separate drawers (school and weekend/holiday). The school clothes were all named so if anything ended up on the wrong drawer, she would still know it wasn't a school top if there was no name. But these days they really shouldn't be taking Tshirts and skirts off anyway, so you shouldn't have to name them. Might just have to be really diligent at explaining what is suitable for school. Can you have a uniform of sorts (ie grab the same style of pants in a few different colours) would that be easier?
Cally, that's an excellent idea to have different drawers for daycare vs non-daycare clothes. I tried that too but the system fell down because DH cannot discriminate between a paint-besmeared $5 tshirt from Kmart and a nice coordinated outfit. LOL.
Trill, I suggest you go to that halfway place where you wear the capris with the nice top but then you dress it up a notch by wearing slightly dressier shoes/jewellery. Anyway, Sam is bound to swept into Sam-nesia once he catches the merest glimpse of your rainbow of awesomeness You will have to bring him to his senses again by whispering your slow-roasted shanks with garlic recipe lovingly into his ear.
PS: for anyone who doesn't know what the heck I'm on about, check out this thread. It's kinda food porn for lamb lovers. (Not you, Arte, look away).
Cass, glad to hear your holiday was great. You're like the queen of the day trip.
Re the sleep - yep, meds are working, noticing an improvement in concentration & follow-through (and therefore probably some of the memory stuff is better), but there is no actual effect on the quality of your sleep. Esp after Xmas and the strain of having all the extra bodies here, my sleep delay has gotten worse, suspect it might also be seasonal (extra sunshine late in day?) because i remember struggling with it around this time last year too. Anyway I think some light therapy would help but I can't afford the device just yet and I'm too zombified most mornings to get myself outside and light exposed early enough to make a difference. I've got another couple of months on the script, I want to see how it pans out over that time. I've been having a fresh batch of hot flushes and palpitations and mood swings, which might either be side effects, or just a total coincidence (given that it's summer & my hormonal status is dodgy & I'm sleep deprived).
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bugger about the ipod.
and got the machine out. There is no way known any of the labels are coming off now! We can't use the iron on ones as they come off in the dryers and all of their clothes go through a dryer to dry them unfortunately (I would HATE to know what the carbon footprint of the school is!) So there is a combination of written with a laundry marker and sewn on tags on his clothes and hopefully it will be enough to deter someone from taking them. I don't think there is a problem as such with their uniforms, but their casual clothes - we were told not to pack brand labels as they are the ones that 'walk'. Luckily with him coming home every weekend we'll be able to act quicker on things that go missing.
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