OS Daily Monday 15th December 2008

thriftlady_2

Thank you everyone:A I've got to stay in anyway today as Dd reckons she's too poorly to go to school -she is, at the moment, I've a feeling she'll make a miraculous recovery by lunchtime:rolleyes: so no Christmas meal out but no swimming run either:D and I suppose I'll save money by not having lunch out.

mudgekin

Morning everyone

Didn't post over the weekend as I felt ghastly. Sitting at work today and thinking thank god holidays and 5 days away.

Taplady, ~hugs~ and my deepest sympathy about lesley. You are all in my thoughts

Hester & N9eav get well soon

Thriftlady I hope all goes well with DS. It is perfectly normal to worry and especially when he is having a GA. A bit of pampering when he gets home is in order

~hugs and warm thoughts for anyone else who needs it on this winter day~


Dinner last night for me was half a baked potato with a wee bit butter and cheese. Was really all I could face. Dinner tonight will be cooked by DH and I have no clue what he is making. We decided since I have had a tummy upset that I really shouldn't handle food. That's what I get for trying the Tom Yum king prawn soup from a chinese takeaway that I never used before.

My annual rail ticket was delivered on saturday, asked for registered post and it came via regular mail and all it contained was 2 weeks of underground tickets :eek: Needless to say I panicked as the cost is over £1200 but paid by CC so if the worst happens I can at least get a refund. I am waiting with bated breath till they open at 9am and get onto the phone. I suppose the only real OS thing I did was send DH to Lidl for the shopping and gave him a note. I think he spent the grand total of £15 for the weekly shop. I may just have to do this each week till my overflowing freezer is emptied.

take care all and have a lovely day

donny-gal

Another one here full of cold/flu, sore throat, coughing, sniffling, headache - YKWM. Must write the Xmas cards and print the labels today.
:grouphug: to all feeling under the weather or family member are, and to all tghe ones we are thinking of.
DG

n.b. Just scan read back, (((hugs))) Taplady - sorry to hear about Lesley's passing.

TiredMum - It is me with the friends, they are actualy over here, but have houses near me in Spain.

sistercas

morning all
hester hope you feel better soon
thriftlady he will be absolutely fine - dont worry x
taplady (((hugs)))
bargainbird enjoy the play - take lots of tissues lol
redruby remember to relax!!

well the decorations are up and it looks lovely , I buy the girls a xmas decoration to put on the tree each year, I've done this since they were tiny and it really brings back lovely memories when i unpack them each year to put on the tree.

Os wise: WM on
hoovering to do
ironing to do
little bit of shopping to pick up
cake to make
presents to wrap
stuff to take to recycling
hope everyone has a great day

tired_mum

Morning all
Thrift lady hugs to DS I am sure he will be fine and home soon
Hugs and Lemsip to all those suffering with colds
Hugs to Pen Pin, Candygirl,Beths brothers,Tristan, Catz friend,Lesleys family,Rzls friend Lesley,Miolieres LO and someones friends in spain(sorry cant remember who)
Feeling very wooly this morning all flued up coughing and spluttering everywhere also managed to slice my thumb open on a tin of spaghetti yesterday:mad: Had a nice meal with my mum and then came home to put the tree up and the fun began we had bought new lights last week and when we opened them to put them on the tree their was no transformer so DH will be taking them back today opened my friends present that had been delivered on sat so i could wrap it and the contents had been broken and were all over everywhere it was the big basket from M&S so not cheap so need to take that back as well
Still moan over today is another day lets hope it all goes well and i have had all my bad luck yesterday
Have a good day

D&DD

Morning all
Well I have an empty house for 2 hours woohoo they're all better and back to school today :j

I saw a fantastic kit in Boots for 'Manflu' the other day was sooo tempted to get it that said the boys were really quite poorly with it..DS3 didn't even so much as twitch for a whole day.Usually,even when he's ill he still manages to be a pickle:rotfl:

O/S have got some GF brownies in the oven as a treat for when he gets home and have some bananas to use up so will make some Banana bread later..got a meeting at 10 with the local councillors re activities for the SN kids on the estate so that'll be interesting..they have funding just need some ideas :T
Thriftlady,know how you feel hun its so hard when you need to be in 2 places at once..hope all goes well
To all those who are poorly,get well soon!!
Hope you all have a great day
D XX

taplady

Morning all!

Thriftlady - hope all goes well for your DS x

Hester, Mudgekin, N9eav and all feeling poorly - hope you feel better soon, have got a cold myself too which I could do without.

Am off to work later for an 11 hour shift then have got 2 days off:j and boy do I need them!:rolleyes:
Am going to make some sweet potato, carrot and anything lurking in the fridge soup to take with me.

off fro a browse now

Take care all x

Free_in_Three

Morning All:j

Very frosty here this morning. Feel like a woman on a mission this morning:

WM on
Other WM load on airers
DW unloaded and reloaded
Bins emptied
Bit of a tidy updownstairs
Made OH bacon sarnie for breakfast and HM soup for lunch
Taken Monday Pie out of freezer for tea
Secret santa presents wrapped

Phew! Off to log on for work now for a rest!

Hugs to all those needing one

Free in Three

justpeyton4now

Good morning all from the cold north west. Grateful that it's dry today as I need to do several outside errands. We do not have a car so it's mainly walk everywhere or the bus if necessary. We're fortunate that most everything we need is within walking distance.

The flat is messy after the weekend. DH and I just took the weekend off from chores. I'll spend an extra half hour or so with the tidying today. Was worth just having the time to relax together. He works long hours outside walking his beat as a civil enforcement officer aka traffic warden. Not on the top of the most popular people, especially at this time of year. LOL I've told him he should write a book of the outlandish excuses he's heard. I think he'd make a mint.

We were going to decorate our flat yesterday, only to find that some of the decorations I'd put away just weren't going to work out too well. Oh well, I'll slip out to B&M today and get a few. I've found some very nice ornaments and baubles at the charity shops this year. Has anyone else noticed that charity shops seem to be raising their prices a lot? There doesn't seem to be as many bargains to be found as there used to be.

I have a few Christmas gifts to wrap today for DH. A few very small stocking stuffers are all I need to get for the kidlets and him. Hopefully I'll get those while out today also.

Making a "peyton concoction" for dinner tonight. Our joke of me throwing this and that together and hoping it comes out alright. I'm using things up from the freezer and pantry and the choices are limited now. Tonight we'll have baked beans with breakfast sausages I've cooked in them. Will throw in peppers, onion and garlic and some seasonings. Add a green veg on the side and that's sorted. Quick, easy and hopefully good. Fingers crossed here.

I'm going to try my hand at making mince pies today. Coming from the states, we rarely see small individual pies. They're usually made in an 8 or 9 inch pie tin and I've always bought them frozen and just baked them. I have a lovely recipe for pie crust that DH loves. It's nice for savoury and sweet pies, very light and flaky.

Big ((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))) to all feeling poorly. And wishes that you feel much better soon.:grouphug:

((((((((((((((((((Hugs)))))))))))))))))))) to all who are struggling at this time, and anyone else who wants one. :grouphug:

Leaving with a final thought~

"People who live the most fulfilling lives
are the ones who are always rejoicing at what they have."
(Richard Carlson)

mum2g1b

Morning all! (((hugs))) to those who are poorly- seem to be a lot of bugs around at the moment!

I haven't been on the boards cos I was in Spain last week for 4 days- freebie trip thanks to Marriott points! It was lovely building sandcastles on the beach in jean and t-shirts in December!

Back to reality now though and my laundry pile equals Widow Twanky's Launderette!! Getting through it today but having to use the T/D a lot unfortunately but once I get on top of it it will be ok!

Need to buy a new Christmas tree today because our one form the USA is too many watts for our convertor and don't want to burn the house down!!!

Will finish decorating today too.

Need to speak to the vet- puggy has cut his paw and had to have it stapled while in kennels so need to check when the staples need removing or whether they will fall out!

Other than it will be tidying and decorating and cutting holly in the garden to decorate with!

Have a good day everyone!!