Thursday 22 January

redruby

Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Thursday 22 January. This is an 'Over the garden fence' type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread that we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we have achieved already. Everyone is welcome so please do come in, put your feet up (although check the fence hasn’t just been painted first!) and join us for an Old Style natter. The more the merrier!

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Morning all,

Horrible day here, wind is howling and its lashing with rain, much colder too, my OH has to go to a funeral today which is not nice at the best of times, but is horrible in this weather, it is for a friend of his who has been suffering for many years with a brain tumour and sadly died last saturday, he was 35, it will be a sad day, i am not going as I did not know the family and I do not want to intrude on their grief, no sympathy needed as really they are trying to celebtare his life, all the lads are going out for a drink tomorrow night to remember him.

Goodness sorry for the depressing start, off to work today, so os will be minimal, bit will out a wash on this morning and OH will hang it before he goes, something and chips for tea, from the freezer so nice and quick, and I have a sainsbugs delivery coming tonight.

Hugs to all in need,

halfpint I hope you managed to sleep xx

Smoky I hope you and the children are ok,

And hugs to Taplady and Diva xx

Have good days all xx

coldstreamalways

horrid day here, I've been for my run though. Really busy at work this week-at least it makes the days go faster.

Love and hugs to all

daisychain80

Godd Morning All,

Well it's D Day or me today (dentist) this morning I feel sick already , thank you all for the well wishes though I will try to keep them in mind when I am balling my eyes out o the chair!

I was going to post las night but when I read HalfPint post about losing her beloved pooch couldn't stop crying I have a real issue with any animal in ill heath - I can't even watch a RSPCA advert withought ggettin really upset so I always switch them over. Special hughs to HALF and I hope you will be ok honey.

Well not much OS today apart from the fact I wont be able to eat this aft so I suppose it will save on lunch!

Tea tonight is pasta and salad.

Right better get myself ready for work I will catch you all later.

Hope everyone has a nice day.

Dx

SunnyGirl

Morning Everyone,

Cold & raining here today. Busy one here too got a hospital appointment at 11am with dd. She has epilepsy (well controlled with medication so no seizures for over a year now) and as she is now 16 her old consultant paedatrician (sp?) has referred her to an adult Neurologist & it's her first appointment with him today. We'll miss the other doctor though he was so supportive in the early days when we needed letters for school, Army cadets, insurance companies to prove that dd wasn't a huge risk to take anywhere, I'm sure the new one will be just as good, he was recommended by old one.

WM on it's 2nd load, kitchen swished & animals fed & watered. Lunch will be a sandwich on the hoof depending on when we're done at the hospital. Dinner is soup & nann followed by sponge pudding & custard - yummy!

Hope everyone has a good day. Love to anyone who needs it.

Louise xx

N9eav

Morning.

Pretty wet down here. 50mm rain in the last 24 hours that's 2 inches in old money. 8c and wind up to 28mph. YUK. My garden was mostly floating yesterday. It's amazing that grass can survive at all.

Work today, Court on my day off, which means double pay :j . It will all add up. But with the $ dropping, I have to wonder if USA is a suitable destination? May be I will go fishing in Faroes or Iceland for some big cod.

Went to see a house yesterday, needs modernisation, but I am taken with it. 2 miles from Lands end in a little village with pond and geese etc. Great coastal coves etc. Hmmmm... better pray and see what happens. I am just scare to move I guess.

Well much to think about, but first packed lunch to make and then get ready for work. Cheers

Hardup_Hester

Morning all
It's chucking it down here today, sorry I know that's not as accurate description as N9eav gives. (I love the info from your weather station.)
It will probably be wet at work today too, BOW has been very tearful over the last few days! There are more details on my blog, but it's still not up to Katy standards.
Hugs to PP, Smokey, Taplady & Bertha, Halfpint & anyone else in need, I'm suffering from BOWstress & have no memory.
Popped into Lidl yesterday whilst waiting for hubby, I spent £12.50, hubby caught me up & added £34 of carp to the trolley, still I didn't complain as he paid for the lot.
Breakfast - Porridge
Lunch - Tinned salmon sarnies
Tea - Pork chops
I hope everyone has a good day.
Hugs Hester

Essex-girl_2

Good Morning All

Redruby - not a nice day for your husband 35 is no age.
((((Halfpint))))
Daisychain - good luck.
N9eav - the village sounds lovely.

Raining here again in Essex - thank fully January will be over soon.

Popping out to farm shop this morning, office work to do the rest of the day. Have DD's Parent/Teacher evening tonight - as its options year there is loads of meetings.

DS is better so will be back to school today :j

So not too much OS today - will make up for it over the next couple of days:D .

Oh and electric was read yesterday - will be interesting when I get the bill so see how much difference the remoska has made.

Have a great day.x

bargainbird

morning all :hello:

Blimey it's dark this morning and wet and horrid.

Hospital today at 10.30, so hopefully all will be well :rolleyes:

WM on, DW unloaded, Breakfast eaten . DD's still snoozing. Need to lumber hoover downstairs and get cracking so house is done before i go to hospital

T tonight Pork chops with melted stilton and mash.

Hope you all have a good day x

halight

Morning all,:j :j ,
I hope that evryones doing ok. Halfpint so sorry to read about your dog its always hard when you lose a member of your family my dog died 5 years ago and i still miss him i wonted a do when my wife and i brourt this house but she wonted a cat and she won so we ended up with two cats! a bro & sis she went for one but did not feel that she could part the two that were left so she ended up bring both home with her! Anyway i hope that you will be ok and that it all works out good for you.

Got no real plans for today got a bit more stuff to put up the loft and of coures im still going to be job hunting! the job center gave me a couple of web sites to look at that offer training. a iv got a phone number to ring so i might have a look at them.

I said last night that you all that id tell you what i would like to train as so here goes i would like to train and work as a suport worker for young people with a disabilty:T
As iv been ill myself and in ways still ill. i have some personal hands on experance. my wifes cousin has also got Downs she is 20 this year.
So i do know some ins and outs.
I know that i may need to get more experance so im going to look at doing some volantry work in my local area so im going to look for any local charity that may like my help.

My main pronlem is that im waiting for MIR scan reluts i have a scan every 12 months just to keep an eye on whats going on. now for the last 4 years iv known about a brain tumor thats there but not growing or doing anything just siting there. now the last 12 monthly scan that i had thay were worried that it had restarted to grow!! so thay said i would need to have another one in 6 months time. i had that scan in december and now just waiting iv got to go and see them at the start of march.

If it has started growing then thay will wont to remove it. depending on how fast its growing will deteamin how fst thay remove it! so it could take upto another 12 months befor thay do anything.
So someone may not wont to give me a job knowing that i will end up haveing a lot of time off or a long time off after thay have removed it.
but i can still dofree work for a charty and i can still do some training.

Right now i just need to know whats going to happen so i can start planning.

anyway im off to get another coffee now
so have a great day all:j :j
ill speak to you all later:j :j

halight

Sorry for the realy long post aboe i did not now that i was writing that much i one go:D

sorry again

SunnyGirl

halight wrote: »

I said last night that you all that id tell you what i would like to train as so here goes i would like to train and work as a suport worker for young people with a disabilty:T
As iv been ill myself and in ways still ill. i have some personal hands on experance. my wifes cousin has also got Downs she is 20 this year.
So i do know some ins and outs.
I know that i may need to get more experance so im going to look at doing some volantry work in my local area so im going to look for any local charity that may like my help.

My dh is on the committee of a local group called Jigsaw that is a sport & social club for disabled young people aged 13 - 30. Our dd also volunteers & loves it. The sports group does Boccia, swims, wheelchair basketball, gym & much more. They went to the Paralympics last year. The social group does all sorts - going out for meals, concerts, cooking demos & lessons, crafts, visits to galleries etc. They are always crying out for volunteers so hopefully you will find something quickly to get you some experience, even if it's unpaid to start with. I think you'll be great - you have the right attitude for it. Good luck with it all!