OS Thread - Sunday 9th November

Squiggly_Diddly

Morning all

Diva, we'll be looking out for a newbie who says you sent her here then?! And ((hugs)) for you too hon, you are doing a great job of being there for your friend & I'm sure he appreciates it more than you know.
Sunnyday, are your neighbours used to you hanging out washing in the early hours?!? And there's nothing wrong with living on cake for the weekend
ChocolateOrange - breakfast in bed for a week at least I'd say!
Pink, it's so frustrating when you're exhausted & yet can't sleep. Hopefully DD coming home will provide a distraction & maybe you'll be able to relax a little more. Hard when you have things on your mind though.
Aussie, I like version 2 as well. Ooh, and version 4!!!
Snowy, great news I only watch x-factor cos DD's have it on - but Louis has become even more irritating than ever. Quite smug & unpleasant I think. I love Strictly but agree John needs to go now too.


Like Sunnyday I am hoping to have a Christmas sort out at the end of the week (when my essay's in); I've got some bits already & need to work out what to still get. I'm going to get what I have got wrapped up too so that I can enjoy the run-up to it all rather than it being a frenzied rush!

Also I'm going to go to a butcher's near my aunt who does fabulous free-range organic meat (which isn't something I can usually afford to buy), and see about a small turkey & piece of lamb perhaps. It should be a fairly quiet chilled-out Xmas this year, which will be lovely!

Beef casserole done in SC today I think. Weather looking promising so will get the sheets out on the line too.

(((((hugs))))) for all the bruised & battered, or feeling down.
Welcome to the newbies/returners too

twink

morning all

doesnt seem too windy out there yet but have taped the greenhouse door shut anyway just in case
am glad i washed and hoovered the car yesterday, today i might bake in the remoska, scones are good and i saw a recipe in loquax forums for malteser muffins other than that i may start my knitting

will have dgs3 to take home from nursery tomorrow and i will be interested to hear why he was allowed to get outside on friday and found by the headmaster in a very distressed state his Dad just wanted to get him home so him and pixie will be looking into it tomorrow

havent heard from Penny-Pincher yet but send her big hugs, have thought i might ask for messages via my pm box to put in a card for her but i will wait a little while

snowy glad dylan is doing ok
Aussie i favour no. 2 little wonder he gets through 5 bottles of wine if she is such a sour puss

smoky hugs from me and i know from penny-pincher too
Diva hug to you for the support you are giving your friend

Pink you remind me of ds2 when i would ask him what he wanted to eat home from uni, answer food, me what kind of food, him, good food lol

hugs to all xx

sistercas

morning all
(((hugs))) to all you none sleepers, there is nothing worse than not getting enough sleep. It happens to me occasionally when I am worrying and it is truly awful. Have any of you tried relaxation tapes, I find they sometimes work for me.
Diva do you always go to bed at 4.30ish? is that normal for you?
Snowy so pleased about your present today- good old Dylan
kaat lady hope you are feeling a bit better now

well I have the biggest pile of ironing to do you have ever seen
I need to dust and hoover through, clean the bathroom

museli for brekky
pork chops for lunch ( a delia recipe)
DD1 is going to gym club and DD2 will be swimming later

hope everyone has agreat day
(((hugs))) to all in need

Essex-girl_2

Good Morning All

Pink - hope you get some sleep soon.

Looks horrible outside today, isnt raining at the moment but will probably start at 10am when I will be watching DS play footie. Its an important cup game today but this team have beaten them before.

After that its lovely M&S Oakham chicken for sunday lunch, with chipolata sausages and all the trimmings.

Probably some ironing then a lazy sunday afternoon.

Have a great Sunday.
x

Pooky

Morning all

Hugs to all in need today.

Well what a naff week....shall be glad when it's over.

Both DD's have 2nd hand laptops for homework....both laptops died this week....hoping we can get them fixed but just can't justify the money this month. Friday morning I broke a tooth whilst eating HM soda bread - I'm so bad at going to the dentist so DH literally dragged me along to get sorted...luckily they got me in as NHS as DD's are registered there so it wasn't as bad as I thought price wise......

Then yesterday morning, the car blew up. Cost of repair £1800+, the car's not worth that much so we had to have a rejig of finances and go car shopping. Ouch!

DH's birthday today so made a lovely dinner last night but neither of us were in the mood to actually enjoy it...ah well, plenty of left overs for today.

Had a huge cooking day during the week so have filled the freezer with curry, tomato sauces, quiche, beans and pulses etc, should keep us going for a while.

Need to finish my HM xmas pressies this week - got 4 dough craft things to make, 2 sock monkies to start and then I need to start on the cards!! :eek: I seem to be running out of time.

Hope you all have a fab Sunday.

CRANKY40

Good morning all, DH is away working, so I'm solo parenting and don't have much time to post. I still read though, but by the time ds has gone to bed, my brain has gone into melt down, and I can't think straight, never mind talk or post coherently.

This week I've had a new freezer delivered as my old one is threatening to have a breakdown. I'm now contemplating running both freezers, but keeping the new one for expensive food and using the old one for cheaper, fast turnover things. Hmmmmm.

I haven't had a very OS week. It was ds's birthday, so we've had lots of visitors, and after contemplating a sandwich for dinner for the second night running due to people not going home until almost ds's bed time, I gave in and ordered a takeaway. Ds used to be the fussiest eater ever, but he tucked in too. I don't know what cheered me up more - not having to make dinner, or seeing Mr Fussy eating something he wouldn't have touched 6 months ago.

I've managed to keep up with house cleaning, and washing and ironing too, in spite of the visitors. I sometimes feel I don't spend enough time making things with ds, but I was explaining how we do shortbread and cakes etc to the mum of one of his little friends, and she seemed impressed. Maybe I need to be a bit kinder to myself.

Hugs to all that need them, and take care all of you.

stefejb

Morning all

Sorry for those not sleeping - it's horrid when you really need a good rest but can't.

Plans today are to alternate some christmas crochet and embroidery with cleaning. i find that if I sew for too long my wrists hurt so I will do half an hour of each. The Mighty Brentford are on telly this afternoon so eveything will stop then - I have my shirt, beers and snacks all ready - Go Bees!

Tea tonight will be rubber chicken - I've been home alone - yay - this weekend so it's only been used for sandwiches. I'm not yet sure in which guise it's going to appear but inspiration may strike later.

Aussie another vote for DirectDebacle's version

redruby

Morning all,

Not raining here yet, but looks like it might, will get out for a walk later, and other than a quick tidy through I will not be doing too much at all .

Roast lamb and all the trimmings for lunch, dd is off out with her dad to watch one of her step brothers play football.

Snowy, I am soooo glad that Dylan has produced a parcel for you :T

Smoky hope you feel better soon xx

Pink hope you get some sleep soon, and that your ds is ok xx

Aussie, I think its no 4 too

Have good days all xx

Blairweech

Morning all,

Hugs, congrats to those in need

I am at my mums this weekend - we went to Ikea yesterday and bought bookcases and a dining table and some other things as well. Very stressful :rolleyes:

I am eating like a king - friday was meat and potato pie (my favourite dinner), yesterday was steak and stilton sandwiches and today is chicken casserole. Yum yum yum

So, not much OS going on for me atm. I am starting to panic about Christmas now - I thought about transferring all my Dads tapes onto CD for his present, but it is so labour intensive I am reluctant to commit myself to the time aspect.

Anyway, I was just poking my head up to let you all know I am still alive

Have a good one :beer:

mummysaver

Morning all!

Stef - my mate keeps going on about pie and mash, he was almost in tears after chatting to some rellies who were going on about enjoying it the other day! Have told him I'll drop him off when I take the kids to see santa at Harrods later this month, lol, should I send him to keep you company, you can both get your fix together then!

Aussie - I can't believe you don't have photographic evidence of what's gone on yet!

Smokey - Glad the bedroom is all done and you are sleeping peacefully again, hope you feel properly well again soon.

Redruby - sorry to hear about your car, some people really are beyond belief!

Pink - hope you get some decent sleep soon, any more news about ds?

Penpen - great pic!

Well cold, grey and windy here today, ds is off to rugby, but his dad is taking him so I shall stay home in the warm!

So far have done brekkie, put dough in bm for rolls for supper, thown stuff in wm and think that's it! Well, it is Sunday!

Roast beef for dinner today, yorkies courtesy of Mr T, I still cannot make them and it's hardly os to keep throwing the pancakes I make in the bin, even the dog won't eat them and I caught him eating horse poo the other day, so that prob tells you something! Apple and blackberry crumble for pud, have got everything out of the freezer except for the veggies, so am making inroads in my attempt to create some space there - shame I have a huge box of sausage casserole and some curry to put back in there! Every time I think I'm emptying it I seem to find stuff to put in there, seems like magic but can't be else my shopping bills would be zero!

Plenty of ironing to do today, and some hoovering and general tidying, but other than that it's going to be a nice restful day.