Old Style Diary Archive - FEB 06

Icemaiden

Morning all,

Running a bit late this morning and haven't yet had chance to catch up on yesturdays thread but hopefully will do that a bit later if I can.

Loads of ironing to do as didn't do it yesturday due to my mum visiting but its still rather cold and damp outside so no washing will get done( not that I'm complaining)

Need to carry on sorting the kitchen so that O/H can start the painting in there this weekend, so far have washed all the walls and paintwork down and pulled up the lino so its looking abit bare.

Anyway kids need their breakie so will catch up later

Hope everyones okay

Ice

brummiebabe

Morning all!!

PP - hope it goes ok for you later!

Rough night due to DS2 being unsettled - don't know what was the matter with him though! He ended up coming into bed with us!

DS1 & 2 washed, dressed and ready for school/nursery. They've had breakfast and are now watching CBeebies whilst I get myself sorted! I'm having a quick surf on here whilst eating my Shreddies!

Still got to dry my hair/do my make-up (what little I wear!) Packed lunches are sorted for us all.

I'm back to work today after almost 2 weeks off!! Really don't want to go back!!!!!!!! Would love to be a SAHM but just can't afford it at moment! I can dream though!

Kids are going to McDonalds tonight with my sister/nephew - he's 8 today!!_party_ DH is going out for a meal with work as its his & his bosses birthday over the next few days. Dinner tonight will be jacket potato - for lonely old me!!!

Hope you all have a great day!!

kiwichick

Morning All,

POWIE69-I hope your op went well and you are home recovering and relaxing now-HUGS.

PP-Snowing here too! Is it normal to snow this late in Feb?? Your DD's dragon sounds really cool, can you post a pic of him for us one day?

FRUGALAUSSIE & ALL NEWBIES-Welcome to the OS family:hello:

Nowt all to be done today,through sheer laziness though, its not that I'm organised in anyway,shape or form . Playgroup with the kids at 10-12 and then home to chill. Dinner for kids will be spag bol, dh can have fish and veg, I'll be having soup. Its gonna be weird when we've moved and we can all eat our breakfast and evening meals together, am looking forward to it though.

Off to make more coffee now, and finish yesterdays chocs for brekkie .

Bye all,
Al.

Ticklemouse

Morning all :hello:

It's snowing here too :j

And I'm only about 220 miles from PP It's lying on the garden and car but not on the road so I don't know whether the boys will get to play out in it.

So, it's a good job Mr TM got ours and mum's gardens done this past few days. Otherwise we'd have to wait until the Easter hols before he would venture forth again. (I wish I could get away with doing the housework so 'regularly' :rotfl:)

Today may well be a major baking and cooking day. I have an organic chicken for tea (reduced from Morrisons) so will do the full roast dinner. Have some crumble mix already madein the fridge and I spied a bag of rhubarb in the freezer, so that will be some more 'used up'. Have lots of veg I want to make various soups with - including some celeriac so will look for that recipe in a mo. Will have to label my base sauce, so I don't confuse it with the carrot soup I intend to make Cakes - may make lots of those too - yum. And I found a pack of jumbo oats in my cupboard clear out yesterday - bought specifically to make flapjacks, so I' ll make some of those too. Blimey - my kitchen will be heaving

I have at least 3 loads of ironing to do and the WM will need to go on later so that's even more Will do that tonight during Hotel Babylon (Max Beesley - :drool:)

Oh - and anyone learning to crochet - I found a teacher. I was googling trying to find local courses and I came across an email address - so I contacted this lady. She's only doing knitting courses in the near future, but she will come to my house and teach me for £5 p.hr. I reckon a couple of hours will have me mastering most of what I will need and at that price I can always get another lesson. It would cost me more than that in fuel to visit my aunt (and mum's admitted she (aunt) knits and talks about her mother crocheting, so not sure if aunt actually does it well) She lives in Blackburn, so any of you local OSers -if you need crochet lessons, give me a pm.

Ok, off for a surf.

Powie- good luck with your op (((hugs)))

TM

tiddles

Hi everyone!

It's not snowing here, just raining. I'm on the coast, about 30 miles west of you, Ticklemouse. Hope your children enjoy the snow!

Hope your op goes OK Powie - have a good rest and look after yourself!

Good luck at the hospital,PP.

Must go _ I've got loads to do!

Tiddles XX

tootles_2

Woke at 3.30am this morning with b----y cystitis AGAIN, THE 4TH ATTACK SINCE LAST jULY, we are going to Paris for the weekend tomorrow...........and its snowing. Have a Docs appointment at 10am, so should be able to get almost a days antibiotics in befroe tomorrow morning. I am now seriously rethinking our two other trips to France if this is going to keep happening, I do not want to be ill abroad!!!!!

Not feeling very chipper this monring.

All the best for your hospital/dentist trip PP.

smokey112

Morning all

Hope you are all well today

PP - good luck at the hospital - hope it doesnt tire you out much

Powie69 - good luck at the hospital - love your avatar - esp the white bib

Welcom FrugalAussie

SnowyOwl - Henry looked like a gorgeous cat - that is how Becky stretches we got her from the CPL 6 yrs ago as a Christmas present for me she is the most gentlest loving cat ever (well in my eyes) - I will put Lucky (she is 9yo) on in the next couple of days - we found her under a car in the main street 9yrs ago on Bonfire night - she was a B***er to catch (she came from a ferral litter which lived behind shops about 200 yards away but we couldnt put her back) the CPL wouldnt take her - she was wild for the first 4-5 yrs it is only in the last couple of years that she allows you to clap her , Smokey is the oldest lady - she is 12yrs - still very spritely she is grey and white and loves lying on you in bed (that is of course Becky isnt there)

No major plans for today - clean out drawers from sideboard in the hall - tidy up kitchen, put DW on later - may make some biscuits

B/l - not sure maybe cheesy beans on HM toast
D - stir fry beef and noodles

Take care all

have a lovely day

Ang
x

thriftmonster

Morning, all! Great to be back again after half term (3 days only). Most of it was geared round the new cooker which arrived on Mon and was wired in on Tues. The oven door stays on on the new one and it heats up to the correct temp - didn't realise how awful the old one had got until the replacement arrived. Will definitely be doing some baking today!

Had promised to take the kids to the cinema this half term but after discussion we bought Nanny McPhee and Wallace and Gromit on a linked offer in Tesco on DVD for almost the same amount of money - and we'll geta lot more value out of them. Let the kids slob round for 3 days as ds1 will now start the major push to the 11+ exam in Nov whuich includes practice papers in the summer and Easter hols - decided he needed some serious slob time.

Will be doing a Tesco trip later as I have been eaten out of house and home - might try the Value box of choccies. Loads of ironing - but AT least the house looks ok as I cleaned on Tues - friends round for dinner :A

No snow here yet - the kids are living in hope as their school is at the top of a very steep hill out in the country - we'll see

Mr_Proctalgia

I've just finished my first 4 hour shift, it was like Siberia on the way to Melton Mobray, all my African agency workers didn't quite know what to make of it all either. I have a really tickly cough now so have Od'ed on Benylin, but other than that I feel fairly chipper. Washing up is now done, the ironing is glaring at me, and some bones are in the SC ready for a hearty soup later on and I'm thinking about maybe slapping some paint on a wall - Not very exciting really. I hope everyone else has a good day.

suzy_g

good morning to you all, im working late today . so i will able to put something in the slow cooker for later,hello to you FRUGALAUSSIE its freezing here so im feeling a bit envious of you at the moment. good luck to both PP and powie69 at the hospital today,
to Snowy owl, and smokey, how i wish i still had cats, my two cats died about 4years ago they were both old they died within months of each other and we said then, we would never get another one, but i really miss them, in the summer when im in the garden we do get visited by one or two of the neighbours cats, which is nice. have a great day everyone Suzy