Wednesday 17th December

bargainbird

Morning all :santa2:,

It's my Birthday today but was wondering which icon to use....:doh::dance::wall::shocked: lol

well i thought i'd be enjoying a nice relaxing day ....instead DH was GOUT...:eek:, so he's hobbling about feeling sorry for himself:rolleyes:. Got Dr's at 11.20am tho

DD1 has her xmas lunch today, she's most excited as she said you can have 2nd's, 3rd's if you like .

House looks like a bombs hit it, so will be sorting that, wm on, td on, twinks hobnobs on too....
Hope you all have a good day and keep warm xx

taplady

Morning all!

ageandjo - well done on losing weight:T

Vicky.A - hope your Mum gets good results today, am crossing my fingers for her x

(((hugs))) to all the poorlies - still coughing away here!

Had a busy day yesterday - went and collected the pine shoe cupboard DH bought me from Ebay - its great:j then went and stocked the freezers up and bought our Christmas goodies so just a few basics and fresh stuff left to buy, am working right up till 5pm Christmas eve and then only have 2 days off so need to be organised.
Got to finish the cards off today.
Also got to clean for Mum this morning but hope for a bit of me-time later, cant remember the last time I had some!
Tonight its the slimming world christmas party.

Hope you all have a great day

Take care x

HAPPY BIRTHDAY bargain bird:bdaycake:

twink

Happy Birthday bargainbird :bdaycake:

and hugs to VickyA fingers crossed for your Mum today

mummysaver

Morning all!

Bargainbird - happy birthday, have a fantastic day, and I hope your oh feels better soon.

Hester - what is slumpie?

Kiwichick - good luck at the dentist, 16 fillings, eek!

Vicky - hope your mum's results are good x

Weather today is cold but bright and dry! We have all secumbed to the lurgy here, dd2 and ds have the sick bug that's doing the rounds, the rest of us have colds, dd1 has insisted that she is off to school today though, she's keen!

dd3 was just about well enough last night to do her nativity, it was lovely, and Mary and Joseph were so sweet and tiny, you forget how little the reception children look compared to all the others. The church was perishing cold though, so it was nice to get outside when it finished, cos it was warmer lol!

Today I need to whizz over to ds's school and drop some money in for a school trip, the cost is making my blood boil, it's almost as though you are blackmailed into paying for all these things to ensure they pass their GCSEs. Also need to pop into the fancy dress shop for some pirate stylee accessories, we're meant to be dressing up on Friday at work, nope I have no idea why or what pirates have to do with Christmas!

OS wise I will be putting the bm on, cleaning the kitchen and hoovering and tidying. Friend has just phoned to say they are popping over with pressies for the children, so that'll push me to get a move on!

Hugs to all in need xx

Edit:

Jackie - I love my remoska, and use it almost every day. I have the largest one, and it is great, but the lid is quite heavy, so it may be a good idea to lift up the different sized lids in the shop before buying. I would also suggest getting a medium rather than the tiny one, if you don't want a huge one, as the tiny one really isn't big enough for much more than a baked potato. My large one is big enough to fit a loaf tin inside, and several other baking tins too, so I can do traybakes and cakes, I can also fit a chicken or joint of meat inside it to roast. As for having a moski as well as a sc, well the moski is more like an oven, so brilliant for lots of things that the sc can't do. Lakeland do a money back guarantee anyway if you aren't totally happy.

Nelski - glad you enjoyed your day, your pressies sound fab, I want a decorative bird cage too, saw some lovely ones on hol once, but as I'd already brought several large pots I couldn't see how I'd get it back on the plane! I have visions of one with a plant inside, and it hanging in a gorgeous conservatory, I sort of have a hope that if I get the cage then the gorgeous conservatory might follow lol! As for not being OS enough, poop to that! OS is more a way of thinking in my opinion, rather than knitting jumpers from wool gathered from worms at first light lol! Keep posting with us, my os usually consists of cooking and cleaning, not earth shattering stuff, but I'm trying!

Money_saving_Diva_2

Morning all!

Am up early today as I am back to normal-ish sleep patterns with Tristan being offline for now.

Lessley, N9EAV, Squiggly - hope you all feel better soon ageandjo - good to have you back with us
sybil - Good luck getting the mustard out of your jumper
Nelski - hope you had a great birthday yesterday hon xx
Churchmouse - good to see you posting again hon
lola34 - wow a black tree so cheap, I am envious!!
bargainbird
VickyA - hope all goes well for your Mum today

Thank you to EVERYONE who wished me a happy birthday, it really made me feel special. I had a lovely day - wore the traditional 'birthday princess' tiara that my OH aquired about 10 yrs ago and every year it comes out and I have to wear it all day on my birthday!! (only in the house I hasten to add!!) it's covered in sequins and has a big badge on the front that says 'birthday girl'. I was given far too many chocolates by friends and instead of a cake, had another huge cheesecake (If you are quick Squiggly, you might get a slice this time though I doubt you could taste it with your nasty flu... Shame, I will have to eat it all myself :rotfl: :rotfl: )

OS wise - last couple of cards to make today, but also planning on some baking if I can get the homehelp to help. My normal lady is away though and some of the substitute ladies look a little askance when I ask them to bring in all the ingredients so I can mix and 'bake' on the kitchen table.

BM is on and the decorator is due back today to finish off the wallpapering and start painting the doors in the hallway.
Anyway, to everyone who needs them today, and to everyone who has the nasty flu bug.

Diva.x

purpleivy

Morning boys and girls!

I'm sitting here with the laptop and SAD lamp for my morning fix of both! must go and make more tea. Have an ever increasing heap of jobs to do, but that will wait for a while. Most importantly I need to do my payclaim for work! Finished for the term, but taking payclaim in tomorrow and some xmas cards for the class. Also some hm cookies as it's my birthday in the hols. I didn't get in yesterday as wasn't well enough to go.

Need to do a major fridge sort otherwise stuff will be getting wasted soon. Not very MS! Seem to have overpurchased on eggs, so might make a cake for the freezer.

DS finishes school at lunchtime, needs some photos taking so will brave Mr M at the same time. Just need a few bits, nothing much really, going to make some pate to take to mum's for Christmas day tea. Also going to make some petit fours.

Not an exciting day, but I can deal with that. WIll also make a jobs list for ds to help with, he's quite willing, so a shame not to exploit that.

Have a good day all.

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

Good morning everyone.My,there is a lot of you suffering with bugs.MrT still looks like a zombie with his cold,he tossed and turned all night as he could'nt breathe.The poor love has such a bunged up nose and sore throat.I think all the supplements I take must have pickled my immune system,I'm just never struck with infections.I do hope you all feel much better soon,we all have such a busy week end coming up.
I'm going to cook and bake today.(nothing else to do)I thought I'd make some soup first,got the squash roasting already.Then I've got my baking orders from my daughter.She's not into baking just eating it so still relies on mine.
Whatever you all get up to today,have a good one.
Take care xxx.

tired_mum

Morning all
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARGIN BIRD:beer: :bdaycake:
Vicky A fingers crossed for your mum today
Hugs to Beths brothers,Tristan, Rzls lesley,catz friend, Miolieres little cousin,Smokey,Pen pin and all those who are suffering with colds and illness
Had a lovely day with my mum yesterday but still not feeling right had a bit of a cold and now i just feel sick all the time but not actually being sick so not sure what thats all about
Need to write my cards and then all done except for a few fresh bits and the veg which i order from the local greengrocer.
Dinner tonight is pork casserole and roast potatoes not sure whats for afters will have a root round in the freezer
Hugs to all who need them,Have a good day

D&DD

Morning all
Happy belated birthday Diva sorry I missed it :beer:

Many happy returns to Bargainbird
Been hectic here last few days,DS3 is revving up for the festivites..not good and left for school sticking his tongue out of the bus window at me and shoeless :eek: His escort is soo brilliant with them on the bus,patience of a saint :A She didn't bat an eyelid :rotfl:
Just hoping he can hold it together til Friday as I'm so behind *as always* I need a couple of days to get the 'stuff they musn't see' done before they all finish up!
Slowcooker is going on in a mo with BBQ spare ribs and the breadmaker for dough for a sliced loaf in the Pullman.
Hope everyone has a great day
D XX

edit..ooh Lesley didn't see you 'up there' lol hope you feel better soon xx

mrs_mix

Morning everyone
:santa2: :santa2: :santa2: :santa2: :santa2: :santa2: :santa2: and ((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))) to all
Vicky I hope your mum's results are good
:bdaycake: Happy Birthday Bargain Bird
well hopefully today I will get caugh up on my job's I'm not going out today if I need anything from the shops ds1 can go so the plan is to make mince pies wrap pressies and write cards and do housework I have a kind of plan I can set some jobs going and flit between them so I don't get bored doing one job all in one go (well that's the plan)
have a good day all
pam xx