OS Daily Sat 23 August

wannabe_sybil

All you mums posting! I have got such a lot to look forward to with little bear - accidents, travelling, silliness... :eek:

Betheebee - Please may I have some of what you are drinking? You must be like a hurricane! I read what you have been up to I and I feel exhausted just at the words!

Dear heart is getting his eyes tested. Silly man - he has repeatedly refused to go and get his eyes tested so he has not received new contact lenses for a year. Now he has finally gone and he has been like a bear with a sore head. He may get some new glasses with the massive credit note he is expecting. Sigh.

I need to make a list. I have been so higgledy piggledy this morning I will never remember all I have to sort out.

Hugs to all.

smokybabe

Hi guys,



What a wonderful bunch you lovely people are :T :T :T :T :T

The blankets arrived on Thursday and are truly wonderful and will be cherished by us all. The children love them and their teddies with their own respective blankets (how cute are they!!) DD is currently sitting on the settee wrapped up in hers and it is never far from her side. The boys sleep with theirs and DS2 has fallen for his teddy in a big way and his reguals teddie has been relegated whilst he cuddles new ted at night. The big one is on the settee and is very warm to wrap around me when I fall asleep down here (all too often I'm afraid).

I can't believe all the time and trouble you guys have gone too and also Lainey, it must have taken hours of work to sew up all the squares and also colour co-ordinate them. Thank you Lainey :T :T :T :T

It's chaos and mayhem here today. The garden has started it's makeover and the mini digger is working it's magic in the back. Mr T's have just been as they cocked up my order and I must say the lady on the phone was very helpful and they have re-credited a £12 code so in total the £12.98 missing shopping has cost me 98p, they even deducted the delivery cost for today from the other shop as well as the missing shopping so all in all - RESULT.

We have had the soil delivered, the turf and are currently awaiting the skip. I am also waiting for a sack of spuds to arrive and after doing this post I am off to dismantle the bunks upstairs as one of the metal bars has snapped and it's now dangerous. I have not been happy with them for a while as they squeak like mad and I am forever having to tighten them up. I am going to have to clean the carpet up there as DS2 is piddling all over it at the moment can't fathom out why, have tried all sorts with him - bribery, naughty corner etc but maybe it's just a boy thing and he will grow out of it.

There is a rice pud in the SC but apart from that todays meals will be whatever I fancy doing at the time. Hopefully later I can do a bit of sewing and clear the ironing. Nothing else planned today except for the usual tidy up.

Many, many thanks guys. Great big gentle (((((to you all))))) and at some point I will download some piccies of my 3 and the blankets and the done gardens.


Smoky. xxxxxxxxx

redruby

Morning all,

The sun is shining here to, and its nice and blowy, so will get as much washing done as possible. Off out walking today, once dd has gone out with her dad I will make up the picnic, and off we go, would like to do a nice long walk today, so will probably be out all day.

We are having a fry up for tea tonight, so nothing too taxing there, I got loads of my winter veg planted out yesterday, its all doing well, will try to post some photos on FB later for those interested.

Squigly, I am missing scrabble too, would you like a game once its back up ? I was in the middle of two, hope they are not lost.

Taplady hope your dfh feels better soon, hugs.

Sunnyday, hugs to your gent x

Essex girl, ohhh a new puppy, can you post a photo when you have time xx

Ageandjo, hope you make it up with your oh xx

Kathy, hope the honeymooners get back safe x

Well better get on, have a good day all xx

taplady

Just a quickie from me before I go to work!

smoky - glad you loved the blankets and I hope the garden makeover goes well!

got 2 loads of washing on the line!:j

KAAT_LADY

WOW WHAT A SURPRISE TODAY,,,GOOD MORNING ALL

off to read thre thread now

see you later

Ann xx

KAAT_LADY

back again Hi there guys

Sunnyday ,,will say a prayer for your friend

Squiggley.. scrabulous must be down will challenge you to another game so watch out

Mummysaver.. wots ''cheats pickled onions'' must have missed that one

Poppyoscar,, I wondered what had happened to my water pressure lol

will get off now and hope to pop in later

Ann..xx


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scrabulous thread

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=13585987#post13585987

mummysaver

Ageandjo - hope the apologies are accepted and that you have fun making up!

Sunnyday - have offered up a prayer for your friend, let us know how he progresses please.

Taplady - thank you, dd3 is now wheeling her dolls around the garden in the wheelbarrow, so obviously doesn't feel too bad! Would anyone believe that we have 3 dolls prams and assorted buggies in the garage - poor deprived little mite!

oh has taken himself off to the gym - he is very pleased as he has lost some weight, but now says as he doesn't feel like eating when he gets back he thinks he should take some muscle building supplements, doh, he's supposed to be eating less! Eating several slices of toast and assorted bits whilst waiting 5 mins for dinner to cook is his biggest problem, supplements indeedy!

He then followed up by saying the t-shirt he'd packed in his bag smelled really nice cos it was line dried, yes I replied, and I keep trying to persuade everyone to hang stuff out, his reply was "but when you're not here there's nobody to get it in if it rains". Argh!!!!!!! OS is fine with him it seems so long as he doesn't have to do anything! Good job he's gone out - though his parting shot was he hoped that I was making bread sticks, cakes and other nibbles today. Sometimes I could slap him - wonder if I could do a part exchange lol!

mummysaver

Kaat Lady - cheats pickled onions are, wait for it, one big cheat! Take a jar of value pickled onions, pour vinegar into bowl and decant onions into jars of own choice - 2 of Asda's cheapies fill up one of my large kilner jars, then top with vinegar, pickling spices if wanted, or just mustard seeds and whole dried chillis, which is what I use. Leave for 3 months, give as pressies!

I do make proper pickled onions as well, but these ones go down fairly well as a token gift for those who couldn't tell which one's I've done myself - my hm ones usually have malt vinegar cos that's what we prefer, heated and various flavourings added, cooled and then used to top onions I've salted, soaked and flippin peeled myself!

Now that I've exposed myself as a cheat I shall go and sit in the naughty corner . . . . . .

elona

DD(22) has just e mailed me to say that Typhoon Nira has setteled down to level 1 over Hong Kong so it looks as if she willl be able to get the plane home today.:j

Had a low carb brekkie but am still not thin!!!:rolleyes: Dtermined to stay on plan though!

DH is about to drive me to Lidl to get some more flour, pasta, noodles and lentils etc. before the price goes back up again!

After that I want to visit a Sainsbury Home store with DD(19) as I have a load of Nectar points I want to use up for the kitchen equipment she needs for next year in the new student house!

Hugs to everybody especially to Sunnnyday's friend and to bank-of slate who has had some terrible news as well.

See you later



Smoky

Glad the blankets have arrived and that the family like them.

candygirl

Morning all.Had a weird night tossing snd turning was hot then freezin, then woke up all sneezy:o
The sun in in and out here, my washing's still on the line from yesterday, but i'll bring it in soon and put some more out.Not sure what i'm up to today, Specsavers just rang and said my new specs are ready.I went to pick them up on Thurs but fet like I was sitting at the top of a mountain as everything was sloped, so they've put a new lens in:rolleyes: I will pick them up tomoz so I can park right outside:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Anyway HUGGLES to all in need today, esp BETH, SMOKEY, ESSEX G'S DAD, AND SUNNYDAYS FRIEND:D
ESSEX GIRL what kind of pup have you got?
Have great days everyone xx:D :j :j