Thursday 13th Nov

meanmarie

Morning all,

Misty rain here and a very grey sky so would think it will last for the day...not at all cold.

No boys to-day so am going to shop for curtain rails for landing and DGS's bedroom, need to get curtains up before it gets too cold.

Bought 8 lbs neck of lamb this morning, have some of it in oven at low temperature, will add garlic, onions, turnip and potatoes later on for a handy dinner, will also bake some apples to graze on so that I stay off the bread!

Still haven't sorted my present stash so that I can decide who is getting what for Christmas, should get to it this afternoon while there are no small people around...list is 30 odd long....7 children, 4 partners, 5 grandchildren, Ulick, brother, nephews, sisters in law, brothers in law, cousin and wife and a couple of neighbours...some of them are just sweets, biscuits or the like, but it all adds up.

Hugs to all in need or want, welcome to any newbies to-day, congratulations to those who are celebrating, thank you for being my friends

Marie

Have been checking electricity usage for the past week and am not happy...need to use 11 units or less each day to keep my bill below €75 per month, which is all I can afford, last weeks average was 12.7 per day....DD4 did turn on immersion and forget to turn it off the other day so hopefully next week will be less, would like to get it well down to save for high usage time when all the children and grandchildren are here.

Pippa.S

Mornin :wave:
Havent been in much lately, been so busy and out most of the time.Not read back yet, will in a bit
I met up with the girls I used to work with yesterday in a pub in the centre of Brum, and had a meal. It was my friend Cal's 60th birthday and she retired as well, it was lovely to see everyone and Cal had a lovely send off.

Went to OH's club last night to a ladies only evening, and got roped in to a game of skittles, I havent played before, but it was a real good night, very late getting home though.
Off out again today....yes you've guessed it another meal :eek:.....OH set it up with some friends we havent seen for a while.... BUT.....its got to stop my body wont take much more....a lettuce leaf and a tomato for lunch I think:rolleyes: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Just wanted to wish Kathy good luck for today, hope it all goes well, and you dont get too worn out

Brekkie... was porridge with sultanas
Lunch... out:eek: at around 2:30
Dinner.... I will see how we feel later, might just be toast

Got quite a good start today, MIL's washing in the WM, SC on with a stew for Mum and MIL, bathroom needs a good clean, not much ironing so thats good got some sewing to do, might leave that until tonight though.

(((HUGS))) to all in need todayxx

Better go see you all later
Anne
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D&DD

Coooee Sorry I've been AWOL,bit hectic here ATM got extra bodies home all different days at the mo due to appointments all over the place.
Hope everyones keeping well,I'm sorry to see so many people are being affected by redundancies etc You're all in my thoughts
Have all 3 off today and a dentist and hospital trip for DS3 and DS2 so won't be getting much done methinks!
Have bunged a load of ribs in the SC for later with a barbecue type sauce and a dollop of hickory smoke.Thinking about splashing out and getting the 6.5 size so I can do the dinners in that one and sweets in the little one I have now
Housework is piling up, as is the ironing and we're planning on a trial hour for DS2 at school next week so chaos reigns as per usual :rotfl:
If I ever got organized I'd scare everyone
Hope you all have a great day
D XX

OddjobKIA

well just finished painting living room..and pulled up carpet (4 kids aged 10-7-3-18months) you can use your imagination on the stste of it...

AM going to buy a pack of lamminate every week fo rthe next 10 weeks..

There is a horrible pakay floor at the mo but with a big £3 rug from Sally annes covering it...

back to the grind today now

Jorgan_2

Afternoon everyone. Day off today and its chucking it down. I was in the butchers earlier getting a dozen free range eggs, they taste so much better than super market ones. While I was in there I ended up talking to a old woman re different cuts of meat, had a very interesting chat with her and the butcher re beef shin. I'll be getting some next week for sure. The butcher asked her if she knew it took longer to cook than stewing steak and she replied 'I go back a long way dear.' Made me chuckle. Turned out she used to breed pigs, now theres an idea.

Spent too much in the supermarket, again, told OH its crazy we spend so much and need stick to meal plans, she says she does, but they are in her head, need to get them written down & stick to them.


Have a good one everyone.

purpleivy

OddjobKIA wrote: »

well just finished painting living room..and pulled up carpet (4 kids aged 10-7-3-18months) you can use your imagination on the stste of it...

AM going to buy a pack of lamminate every week fo rthe next 10 weeks..

There is a horrible pakay floor at the mo but with a big £3 rug from Sally annes covering it...

back to the grind today now

It might be better to save your money for the next 9 weeks and buy your laminate on the 10. COlours may vary between batches, also they may discontinue what you are buying. Worst case scenario the company may go bust!

OddjobKIA

purpleivy wrote: »

It might be better to save your money for the next 9 weeks and buy your laminate on the 10. COlours may vary between batches, also they may discontinue what you are buying. Worst case scenario the company may go bust!

we have tried doing that before and the money saved goes elsewhere..

we are only going to buy the cheapest laminate which is the same in both B&Q and Focus so have the choice of two shops..and as batches are printed in the millions of packs We wil take the risk of colour variation..

Thanks anyway:o

LameWolf

Afternoon all.

Looks like I have to make some bread rolls today..... I didn't feel well after I'd had my bath and dressed this morning, so I flaked out on the sofa and let Mr LW get himself organised. When I finally made it to the kitchen, a couple of hours later, the BM was on the kitchen table - it usually lives on top of the fridge-freezer, as we're short of work space. So obviously the lovely man wants some more rolls made.:D

I'm doing a bit better with meal plans than I was. I've enlisted Mr LW's help with it. Not doing a week at a time as such, but keeping a sort of rolling list in my PDA. Weekends seem to be hardest, as we can't ever be sure exactly what we'll be doing as regards shopping etc. Also, it means if something is awkward for me to do, Mr LW can do it the night before for me, like cutting up root veg and leave them in water ready to use.

Also got a note to self in the PDA to put my summer sandals away in the wardrobe and put winter footwear on the shoe rack, handy for use.

We also just received the DVD of "The Colour Of Magic" from Amazon that I got £5 off courtesy of a voucher from a survey site - we may watch that this evening.

wannabe_sybil

I took little bear out yesterday to meet with a friend. Today someone from the Health Visitor came to take me and little bear to a mums and tots. Now, I was terrified I would let little bear down, and I was worried I would say or do the wrong thing. Little bear was fine and played happily and well. He just ran and played and ran and played for two hours.

So he is asleep, I am exhausted. I just want to cry from all the stress, none of which came from little bear.

So apart from keeping the washing machine 'fed' I am going to abandon all thoughts of OS after I have decided what on earth I am going to do for tea. However, if I get round to it I am going to be making a list of all that I have in cupboards and freezer and try and get that sorted out.

Also, I bought a huge bag of frozen chicken portions, value brand, when I was trying to wean little bear. He was unimpressed. That is 18 months ago. Are they still safe to eat? I mean in a casserole or similar? I have heard of people eating mammoth steak in the Arctic, but that is not quite the same as value brand chicken portions.

wannabe_sybil

Also

Hugs to all!

Good luck Bethebee - faced with your weekend I would have no hesitation in leaving the country.

Jorgan - shin beef is beautiful, really tasty, but you need very long slow cooking. I often chop pickled onions into a casserole with shin beef, or pickled mushrooms if I ever get round to making them.

Hester - wishing you luck, fingers crossed for your dear heart.

And wishing all those suffering luck and health.