Uk SMOG Wannabes ~ February

[chocolate]

Charlie hope today hasnt been too manic, always feels it when the OH's go back to work after having time off, my boys also hardly see there dad in the week, maybe for 2 hours so weekends count although he has been a miserable sod this weekend and moans about having to do anything so needs a kick up the bum lol.

Inglewood that sucks, so annoying when you budget for what you have been told. We get about £38 a month too but OH has been doing so much over time that we will loose that from April time.

Lavenderlime, we are slowly re-doing our house, Im leaving the downstairs room till last as I know I will change my mind over the decor in 3 years time if we do it now!

Deaks, really hope you got some good hcg level results today xx

[Lavenderlime]

Deaks hope everything is ok? x

[Kell]

Thinking of you Deaks x

[deaks66]

Hi all, just a quicky as got a friend here all day! Doc still hasnt got my results but when he called i mentioned to him about my late ov and he agreed that that would definately after my hcg level. FX reult in tomorrow! Will catch up later with you all but thanks for the thoughts X

[Sunset]

Inglewood ~ this government is crap to put it lightly! one of my best friends who also is swedish made the mistake to apply for income support last year (she's lived in the uk for 5 years) and because of this she has now lost her right to reside in the uk and they've took her child benefit off her and is now demanding her to repay all the child benefits she's received since april last year.. i just don't get it, her boy was born here so to deny her child benefits simply because she applied for income support is ridiculous in my eyes! and all this just because she's not in a relationship with a uk man (her fiance is from brazil)...

Deaks ~ have you got the results back?

AFM i've been a worried mama today as Serena is poorly and has a chest infection she's been given antibiotics to take for a week, so hopefully she'll feel better soon

[zanacal]

Aww, poor little Serena. It's awful but inevitable that they get ill so little when there are big brothers or sisters in the house. Caleb had chicken pox when he was 2 months old! I'll bet your mummy milk will get her better quickly

FX for good results tomorrow Deaks!

We will stop getting child benefit from April because DH earns (just!) over the higher tax bracket. I have nothing against means tested benefits but this one makes absolutely no sense to me at all - we would get nothing even if I wasn't working but if he earnt a little bit less and I also worked full time we'd earn far more AND get our child benefit. They need to look at joint household income but I guess they know they'd mess up the administration of that!

[chocolate]

Ah poor serena, hope they kick in quickly! Deaks hope they are in first thing, hate waiting for results. Inglewood, are u sure the benefit for child benefit isn't from april 2013? My oh has earnt over the 44k or whatever it is bracket this year but only because he has done months of over-time, but like you say, 2 couples could earn 39k each and bring in a lot more than one who earns 44k and the wife earning 6k or not working, madness!

[zanacal]

I thought it was 2012 but I hope I'm wrong! It's my DH's benefits (car etc.) which take him over the threshold.

[zanacal]

You're right, it's 2013 - yay!

[chocolate]

Glad we have an extra year, OH is due a small payrise and if he does over-time like he is now Ill loose the benefit so OH will owe me lol.