OS Daily FRIDAY 7th Dec 07

Good morning everyone!

Churchmouse - where are you Happy Birthday to your DS. I'll have a slice of hedgehog cake if there's any left :rolleyes:

Haribo - glad you enjoyed the panto :j

Aussie - has someone been playing with your screen brightness control

dlb - I had chickenpox twice -second tiime as I went on maternity leave with DD :eek: Hope your DD is better soon.

Nothing else to say - I'll spare you the drivel :cool:

Have a great day, Penny. x

Morning All

Really, really shattered today. Think all the extra hours have finally caught up with me.

Went to the garden centre yesterday and got a couple of bits for Christmas, before going to the farm shop. Got the chipolatas for Chrimble dinner and sausages for dinner last night, two onions, sasperella (yum) and some kidneys. Then we made the mistake of going to their cider and wine barn. Spent a small fortune! Got cider ready to mull, bottle of wine, two bottles of flavoured brandy (cherry & apricot) for Nan for Christmas and a ginger cream liquer for Christmas.

Got the dreaded petrol run later - not looking forward to it in this weather. But have a 5p off a litre at Mr T coupon. God knows we need it with the stupid prices of fuel

Very worried about my friend. She's thinking of leaving her husband (probably will) & was texting me late last night cos she's scared. She has no money - just over a pound to her name - and a toddler to think about. I don't know how to help her. I'm checking the freebies board for anything she could get in time for Christmas for her little one and trying to be there for her. But I feel totally useless. I have posted on the marriage board for help and given her what they tell me. She now thinks she'll split with him before Christmas, but again is worried. Hoping she'll talk to me later again, as at least she's not bottling worries if she's talking about them.

Hope everyone's ok

Morning everyone

Th 4.5 - 5 hours a night seems to be my max. Though not tired, lethargic or anything so must be having enough.

Kitchen ceiling got painted, and made a start of emptying the [strike](rubbish)[/strike] useful stuff out of the side bedroom. Doing this by emptying cupboards in DS's old bedroom and moving it in (no time to sort!) as he is moving into the side bedroom once done. Just bagging/boxing his stuff up - a project for him for when he comes home for Xmas:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: .
Being a little sneaky for if I get it emptied today the friends who are coming for the weekend, our caravanning mates, will help us take down the existing cupboards, take the carpet up (watch out freecycle) and get the paper off. My plan is if we can emulsion this room before the buider starts, then it will only be touch up, as it will be very close the Xmas.:beer: :beer: Helped along with an odd glass of red wine of course.

I've PM's Amie and had no reply to that either - anyone heard from her?
Thriftlady - Bonjour - think I am joining you in Spendthrift mode:eek: , scuzz - ((hugs)) for your and your friend, is hard for both of you, but lucky she has you, CM - Birthday wishes to DS, redruby - look after yourself and don't go back too soon, Pen-Pen - my turn for drivel today:rotfl: :j charlies-mum Lovely for you:o, Pen-Pin - glad you had a good night, Pipkin - hope everything OK at the Docs, dlb - Glad it doesn look like the 'pox (I've had shingles on my face twice when DS was small - Not nice!), My connection still not good Tiredmum - I keep having to disable and enable the network connection - and this is a new PC!, Moiliere - good luck with knitting the mcie. Hope you have a good night Aussie - and that DH's op goes well, Mrs_M - don't do too much on that knee, Jannyannie - Hope you are feeling better soon, N9eav - enjoy your weekend off and your wedding do. Hi to anyone I may have crossed with.
((((Hugs)))) to poorlies, and poorly lo's, dh's etc.,
Take care
DG

Pipkin - temperature & time for cooking?

Thanks for the recipes Pipkin. Very useful