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Latest post on 04 March 2014 - 09:23

we are leaving our villa on Saturday and don't need our great gardener. If anyone is needing a gardener in AR let me know. He is a great guy, always smiling , great worker ,knows everything about all his plants , treatments etc and never shouts and screams into his phone!!! ( a bonus! ) He keeps front and back garden spotless , we never have to tell him what to do , he treats every garden as 'his' garden and 'his' plants :) A real gem .

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Latest post on 03 March 2014 - 12:48

Are you in AR ? since yesterday evening we have billions of teeney weeney flying things, outside and in the kitchen. not nice.

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Latest post on 24 February 2014 - 10:56

ok got it thanks

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Latest post on 24 February 2014 - 09:35

Great, thank you <em>edited by dollybird on 24/02/2014</em>

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Latest post on 23 February 2014 - 21:42

Hi, we had a really nice lady come to our house last year to help our kids with Arabic homework , let me know on here and I will give you my email address edited to remove email address <em>edited by dollybird on 23/02/2014</em>

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Latest post on 20 February 2014 - 15:20

Hello , def in MOE virgin

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Latest post on 18 February 2014 - 13:04

well, I'm feeling much better its not just me been narky , thank you for all your replies ladies :) I will look into the garden business , when we came here it was just sand, and we put the grass, plants, pebbles ,the lot , if anything its the garden that will sell the house!!!! anyway have got no intention of leaving everything behind , will offer it to the LL , sell it all , or switch off the watering system. sarahlou123, it won't be possible for me to answer any questions, have you seen the film Liar Liar? That would be me :))

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Latest post on 18 February 2014 - 08:45

My last landlady was a right cow. I loved it when the agent didn't bother to show and the viewer asked if there were any problems with the property :D The final straw came when the agent arranged for 6 viewers to come at different times in one afternoon. I quoted the terms of my contract at the LL and told her she could wait until we were out and sell her own sodding property. If I had a decent LL I would do as others suggested and allow viewings at very specific times only. :) I am exactly there !! LL is ok, but full of s@@t ! tells us one thing, and then I find out of myself its a load of rubbish!! so he is taking us for a pair of idiots; my dh is ,I think 'in denial' of the whole thing , so I have now taken over the communication with LL and on a mission to get out of here asap , and as you say SD, let him try to sell it empty. it is also advertised as having 'beautiful manicured gardens and plants ' OURS! I told this to the landlord and he has never replied; I pity the poor people that are going to buy here ,there is so much going on 'behind the scenes' and both LL and agent are trying to cover it up together.

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Latest post on 18 February 2014 - 07:48

Thank you ladies , we don't have any sort of agreement concerning visiting hours, I get a text asking sometimes for the same day, sometimes for the day after, most of the time I say yes, but when I can't, I offer a time that works for me. late evenings don't work for us as we have 2 kids, so I try to take the visits in the daytime when everyone is at work and school , just getting a bit fed up of it all. what's really bugging me, is i know LL is taking advantage of us being in here with our stuff, beautiful gardens etc to do the visits, this property cannot be sold until major work is done, which will not be done until we are out! Last week when it was raining we had a visit, and the agent spent 5 mins inside the front door, tutting and mumbling because I asked them to take their shoes off !!!! I have asked the agent to visit outside first ,then take off shoes and visit inside, not in the front door, visit downstairs, then out the back door, visit garden, then upstairs with sandy shoes!!!! This is still our home right? while we are still here , my home , my rules !!!! I'm still made to feel like a b @@@h :(

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Latest post on 17 February 2014 - 16:57

LL is selling. Do I have to agree to let all sorts of people wander around our home or can I refuse? getting fed up :(

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Latest post on 13 February 2014 - 16:24

Naughty ,naughty , ladies :))

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Latest post on 13 February 2014 - 15:26

You're in for a treat! Jessie J is just doing her sound check and sounds awesome! It's right outside my office so enjoying a nice free gig! Just told my 11 yr old this, he is so jealous :))

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Latest post on 13 February 2014 - 12:22

Hi There is a carrefour in motor city

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Latest post on 07 February 2014 - 12:50

fantastic , thank you :) any ideas of somewhere to eat?

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Latest post on 05 February 2014 - 18:11

Thank you ladies ! Stayed around here with kids and went for ice cream instead :)

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Latest post on 05 February 2014 - 15:25

Lycée français will have school Saturday 15 th March to make up for lost day thursday

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Latest post on 05 February 2014 - 13:32

I have heard on relatively good authority that only Bradenton School will close tomorrow. I have my kids since 12 today and school site confirms, closed Thursday !

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Latest post on 05 February 2014 - 12:52

Just picked up kids from LFIGP,closed at 12! Closed Thursday !

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Latest post on 29 January 2014 - 08:16

Good luck and best wishes on your next adventure :)

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Latest post on 26 January 2014 - 14:14

Thank you, I always end up driving to motor city for shopping anyway as can never get parked at AR geant. Also the villa is closer to kids school, The villa it is then,thank you so much for your input :)

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Latest post on 26 January 2014 - 11:14

Hi! Welcome to Dubai! I think there is a group that meets in motor city, I can't really help as my 2 kids are a little older,but I'm sure there is a motor city group of mums, I think they have a Facebook page. I'm sure some other ladies ' in the know ' on here will be able to give you a bit more information :)

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Latest post on 21 January 2014 - 17:14

I read an article in the newspaper yesterday that says you can video bad driving etc and send to the Police ( Just don't upload it to Youtube ) etc We would all have to buy a ' headband camera thingy ',stick it on your head every time you get in the car! :)

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Latest post on 18 January 2014 - 14:48

Nope,I was a mess as I had my son in the car with me,didn't think straight,I should have ,but then the baby turned the car off at the traffic lights going in AR direction!

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Latest post on 17 January 2014 - 19:18

We are also in to help .

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Latest post on 14 January 2014 - 15:27

Ahhhhhhhhh disgusting !

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Latest post on 13 January 2014 - 14:29

Tried it once and she hates it, with a muzzle on she refuses to move!!

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Latest post on 13 January 2014 - 14:13

Thank you so much for sharing littleone. We have a cavalier King Charles that will wolf down anything, no more walks for her :( why oh why I will never understand. :(

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Latest post on 04 December 2013 - 08:49

Thank you for the quick reply! Do you know if someone from there will come to the house? I have about 15 in total , old style ,really heavy, I don't think I would fit them all in the car.

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