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Aug 31, 2015 12:43AM
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Laura wrote: "Congrats Sandi!yep, i got the job...start next week...only 2 days a week but they are full days..schools are easy at not giving full days so when i heard this i was a bit shocked but happily so!"
Congrats Laura, enjoy the work,schools are good to work at until they pull the pin on a program. That is what has happened to me...but there is always something else around the corner...can't say much yet but think another door is about to open.
Thanks guys!@Faye - Thanks! Yep, pulling the pin on a job is always annoying..Happened to me this year as well though I was never perm to start with so I had no safety net. Still don't. But I'll take work when I can get it too :)
I hope that things will turn out well for you too!
Today in Warwickshire it is raining, raining, raining. This is why England is so green. Luckily, we don't have to go out there for anything.
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Brenda wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Does anyone here know if Private Down Under and Private Sydney are the same book. I can't seem to find Sydney on Amazon.ca; instead they have Down U..."These two were inadvertently linked on Goodreads with Private Sydney marked as edition 2 . This has now been corrected and the books separated but some of the Down Under reviews are still on Private Sydney.
Brenda wrote: "We need some Marianne;)"What a pity I can't just email you some, or drop some into photobucket for you, LOL
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What a pity I can't just email you some, or drop some into photobucket for you, LOL"
LOL!!! The mind boggles!
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Really?? That's bad! It's obvious they're not the same - different co-authors!
Marianne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "We need some Marianne;)"What a pity I can't just email you some, or drop some into photobucket for you, LOL"
Lol!
We don't need any rain here...It's been off and on these past few days. Though, I love hearing it while going to sleep at night.
Laura wrote: "Congrats Sandi!yep, i got the job...start next week...only 2 days a week but they are full days..schools are easy at not giving full days so when i heard this i was a bit shocked but happily so!"
Congratulations Laura, that must be a load off your mind! :)
Faye wrote: "Laura wrote: "Congrats Sandi!yep, i got the job...start next week...only 2 days a week but they are full days..schools are easy at not giving full days so when i heard this i was a bit shocked bu..."
Fingers crossed for you Faye ;)
Marianne wrote: "Dale wrote: "Congrats Sandi. Just saw this . I haven't been in for about a week I think. DH and I have been flattened by the flu lurgy. Will try and catch up on some of recent news over the next co...,sounds like that rotten B influenza, not covered by the latest vaccine."
But I thought that's what the latest vaccine was, up to date protection against both strands of flu? I was told to wait till July for that reason. :(
But I thought that's what the latest vaccine was, up to date protection against both strands of flu? I was told to wait till July for that reason. :(Well, Bette, DH and I had the vaccine, but back in May or June, so don't know what that says.
Kristen wrote: "Hope u feel beta soon Dale!!!!! The flu is the worst...eat lots of chicken soup :)"Thanks Kristen but I'll pass on the chicken soup.
There are many different strains of the "flu" and sometimes it is a different virus altogether causing the symptoms. Need mouth and throat swabs to see if it is really the flu you have been immunized against. Husband currently sick and we are going through the same thing but swabs show it wasn't the "flu" he was vaccinated against that are causing him to be so sick.
Dale wrote: "But I thought that's what the latest vaccine was, up to date protection against both strands of flu? I was told to wait till July for that reason. :(Well, Bette, DH and I had the vaccine, but bac..."
The shot that I got in March was the very latest vaccine to cover all strains - I understand you can still get flu but the symptoms aren't as bad. Seeing what some of my friends are going through I would hate to see what it would be like without vaccination! I do understand that it can mutate and change so what is affecting you is not what you are actually vaccinated against sometimes.
We are going to Europe at the end of March - the next lot of flu vaccinations are due out in march - hoping I'll have a chance to get my latest shot before we go.
Sally906 wrote: "Dale wrote: "But I thought that's what the latest vaccine was, up to date protection against both strands of flu? I was told to wait till July for that reason. :(Well, Bette, DH and I had the vac..."
We were told ours was too and that was why we had to wait and couldn't get it in March/April as usual. All I can say is imagine how much worse it would have been without.
I saw a report in the paper saying the strain of flu we have in Sydney at the moment wasn't in the vaccine (they can only guess which strains are going to hit us) but that the immune response to a related strain in the vaccine would help to reduce the severity. So those who had the vaccine are at least getting some protection.Sorry to hear you've been so sick Dale but good to hear you're on the mend :)
I've never gotten the flu shot because most people I've know always end up with something horrible after they've gotten the shot. I usually take herbals daily and rarely catch a thing. I just wish I could stop hay fever and I'd be much happier person..lol
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Had the flu shot since 1992 when after 4 weeks I was still walking down the hall supporting myself. Since then only have the symptoms for only a few days before bouncing back. But last year managed to get influenza A and pneumonia even though I had flu shot. I was sick but still managed to do clay target shooting of over 300 targets before succumbing and going to the doctor. Only a week off work and back to self after the pneumonia was treated. Would hate to see what I would have been like without the flu shot.I eat a good diet and try the home remedies as well but working with little people you are exposed to many different bugs.
noelene - certainly true about kids..working in early childhood (kinder to gr1) and so many colds floating around...or just green noses! lol
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Noelene wrote: "Had the flu shot since 1992 when after 4 weeks I was still walking down the hall supporting myself. Since then only have the symptoms for only a few days before bouncing back. But last year managed..."Thanks Carolyn. Like you Noelene, DH and I have had it last few years after I was knocked flat for at least five weeks with it and he ended up in hospital. This is the first time we have still got sick since having the shots.
Phrynne wrote: "I work with 3 to 5 year olds and they are all sick with something! Green noses doesn't begin to describe it:)"Urrrgh Phrynne!! I just had a mental picture! (⊙_☉)
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Me too:)
Especially the little picture. The eyes say it all!!!
I distinctly remember being 6 years old and sitting next to a girl in school who seemed to have a permanently crusty green nose (oh tmi!), and I used to practically slide under the desk whenever she sneezed!! True story...oh the memory is still too vivid!! :O
Hahaha lols!!! Sounds like it made quite an impact on ur life hehe
Now that's stuck in my head!! (-_-)ゞ゛
Kristen wrote: "Hahaha lols!!! Sounds like it made quite an impact on ur life hehe"Lol...I won't tell you how many years ago that was but yeah...I guess it has! Huh, little did I know that I would never be the same!
Michael wrote: "Maybe dancing will help you forget for a while.┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘╚(ಠ_ಠ)=┐┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘╚(ಠ_ಠ)=┐"
┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘╚(ಠ_ಠ)=┐┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘╚(ಠ_ಠ)=┐ ...not so far Michael!
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Nope... some things just can't go back to normal when stuff like that happens ;)
Kristen wrote: "Nope... some things just can't go back to normal when stuff like that happens ;)"Nope.
Just keep on dancing...keep on dancing...
(For some bizarre reason...that just reminded me of finding nemo lol - ie the keep on swimming scene...gosh wat is wrong with me hahahaha!!! I think I need to go to bed lols)
(For some bizarre reason...that just reminded me of finding nemo lol - ie the keep on swimming scene...gosh wat is wrong with me hahahaha!!! I think I need to go to bed lols)
Kristen wrote: "Just keep on dancing...keep on dancing...(For some bizarre reason...that just reminded me of finding nemo lol - ie the keep on swimming scene...gosh wat is wrong with me hahahaha!!! I think I nee..."
Yes Dory! My favourite :)
Haha I'm soo glad u followed with that!!! Haha that could have gotten awkward lols...
Haha, going to bed now...all this dancing is making me dizzy! ;)
Oh no green noses are very little in the rhelms of kids..but it sparked a reccent memory...kid i worked with forever had a snotty fessed nose....we were using some teddy bears...i told the kid to go grab a tissue but before he did he wiped the snot with the tip of his fingers then grabbed a teddy and jokingly tossed the teddy towards me...my reaction was to catch the bear then i suddenly realized my hand was covered in snot...lol Yay for hand sanitizer!
I started getting flu shot three years ago after having a flu which laid me low for six weeks. I've only had one minor cold since then.
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Me too:)
Especially the little picture. The eyes say it all!!!"
That they do! What a conversation to wake up to:/ I'm glad it was improved by the dancing ;)
Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Haha Jools you crack me up!!"Me too:)
Especially the little picture. The eyes say it all!!!"
That they do! What a conversation to wake up to:/ I'm glad it was impr..."
You want a really bad one. What about a cashier sneezes into their hand, then hands you your change?
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Thank you! x
Too many (green) mental images after catching up on this thread!Hope you're all feeling better soon, people! I have a vague memory of reading somewhere that if if you're travelling to the northern hemisphere this (our) summer, that it's possibly worth getting the flu shot again, as they're expecting another nasty variety. Maybe chat to your GP.
I've had influenza twice - it's a flu shot every year for me. I never want to be that sick again!
Thanks for the reminder, Brenda.
Haha! Glad I missed all the snotty talk last night (too busy reading!)Good Morning all!
Carolyn wrote: "Haha! Glad I missed all the snotty talk last night (too busy reading!)Good Morning all!"
Good morning!!
Lol...we might try and raise the calibre of conversation today eh!
Raising the calibre eh?Hmmm.
Seems to me that when we all get in one of our silly moods that's like spitting into the wind - just keeps coming back!!!
Sally906 wrote: "Raising the calibre eh?Hmmm.
Seems to me that when we all get in one of our silly moods that's like spitting into the wind - just keeps coming back!!!"
Haha! Don't get me started Sally! :))
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