Old Style Diary Archive - APR 06

Bargain_Rzl

Hi again

Still got one more church service to do before I can really have an "Easter break" - am just vegetating at home in front of the telly for an hour or so in order to eat lunch and restore my sanity (what sanity I hear you ask ). Am sooooo sleepy.

Haven't heard any more about my grandma so no news is good news I suppose - I might give my mum a call later and see what's going on. Thanks to everybody who's passed on their thoughts.

Had a text message this morning from cha97michelle, who is being kept ever so busy in London by her relatives!

Nelski - Chaz sounds lovely - we used to have a dog called Chas when I was little (he was a big wolfhound-cross-everything-else).

Off to choral evensong in Streatham in a few mins - it's an amateur parish choir I occasionally get roped into, and it's a nice bunch of people to sing with. They're a bunch of p!ssheads though and usually when I go there I end up spending all evening in the local Wetherspoons getting pleasantly off my face On this occasion I don't think I have the energy so it'll be one or two, max! I need an early night, don't want a hangover on my one proper "day off" this weekend, and want to be up before 8am tomorrow for the start of a special all-day broadcast of Wagner's Ring Cycle on Radio 3.

Right, better get ready to go out (phew, another few hours and I'll be done with all the Easter rushing around)

Rzl xx

ladygrey_2

been a bit wary of posting lately but wanted to wish you all a Happy Easter

your posts cheer me even when I don't sign in

taplady

Happy Easter to everyone!:easter_os


PP glad you enjoyed your trip away!

Bargain Rzl hope you get good news about your Grandma!

We were up early and off to a carboot in Worcester where we got a few bargains! some oven-ware, 2 new dog beds and fleecy blankets, 2 baby dolls for a friend who knits lovely dolls clothes and a few odds and ends.

This afternoon have washed the cars,done ironing,cooked a turkey,done some cleaning and then put my feet up with a Flake easter egg!:EasterBun yum yum yum!!!

DS1 has mowed the lawns and OH is doing some strimming around what will be our first ever veggie garden!

Will be cooking tea soon, Turkey,veggies,roasters,yorkies and then HM trifle!

Have a good evening all!:icotbaske

comping_cat

Hello again,

We are having a lovely day today, sent the children off on an easter egg hunt this morning, its one of those times when i love being a mum, seeing their faces as they rush around looking for the eggs, and then they finally found the mounds of eggs that i had hidden in my bedroom and i feel so lucky, as i got some lovely hugs and loads of thanks, and it is nice to know they apreciate what has been done for them, rather than just expecting it.
We then had a lovely lunch of roast duck with all the trimmings, and im half way through the bottle of bubbly i bought reduced in Tescos a few months back, so feeling very happy and mellow (and very full, lunch was lovely!!!).
Children are playing outside at the moment, its not sunny, but it is dry, and im just having a look around MSE!!!
Hope everyone is having a lovely day, take care xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Dobie

Afternoon everyone
Bargainrzl - so sorry to hear about your worries about your grandma. Like Moggins, I don't do prayers but I'm sending lots of positive thoughts your family's way.
PP - glad you enjoyed your break but you can't beat being at home can you?
The patio party went really well yesterday, we all had a lovely time & the food was much admired. There's enough left for me & DH for tonight too so no cooking for me today. :j
After everyone had gone me & DH got ready for bed then came down & sat outside drinking hot chocolate & watching a toad & a newt cross the patio. It was heavenly.
We've been out for a cycle ride with friends today & done a very respectable 35 miles. It's a great feeling when you've done lots of exercise then shower, change & relax with a drink, I love it.
W***k for me tomorrow but I don't really mind, it'll be quiet so I'll have chance to catch up with all the adminy stuff I struggle to fit in normally.
Enjoy your evening everyone.
xx

dorry_2

happy easter :easter:


bzl---- huggs to your gran (((hugs)))

pp- glad u had nice trip to sisters, sounded like fun!!


pawpurrs--- i thought it was only me that fed the dog special fish!!


like everyone else on this board today, we have been having a very chilled easter sunday. got up at 9.30, had a bath, then ran downstairs quick to put leg of lamb in for dinner, after breakie we were still in bed unitll 12!!!!

we had a yummy sunday easter lunch, both ds's are playing football in the garden and me and oh are chilling, oh is addicted to playing resident evil and i seem to be addicted to this site arggggg!! :eek:

meals today

breakie crunchy nut cornflakes in bed
lunch full sunday dinner, leg of lamb, roasties, mash, turnip, loads of veg, hm yorkies

tea-- already prepared but not eaten. salmon, with cucumber open top sandwiches, ham sandwiches, quiche, hm sas rolls, cheese, diegestive biscuits

followed by strawberry cheesecake and cream!!! :eek:

followed by lots of :beer: yesss


oh is working tonight so gonna play buzz on ps2 with boys

lots of love and happy easter everyone :EasterBun


xxxx

PoshPaws_3

Evening all :wave:

Well that's today's commitment to food over and done with. One roast chicken done in the SC (one of Tesco's BOGOF jobs) which has produced three times the amount of meat the yellow sticker "Extra Special" Duck did, on Friday. The roasties were divine, even the sweet potato roasties - which very often disintegrate to mush. Used an Asda Sage & Onion stuffing mix (all of about 27p) which was scrummy and made BS's fruit cobbler for pud. DH and DS are resting their bellies on the sofa, while I'm catching up with a bit of MSE before the dishes, feeding the dogs and guinea pig and getting two horse saddles ready for collection by a Freecycler at 7pm. Both of them are damaged and can't be used for riding - but they're both well in excess of 100 years old and they're going to a fellow who restores saddles for film & t.v. work. Excellent! I collected a pair of leather walking boots from another Freecycler this afternoon, so its good to be able to give something back.

Other than the cooking, I decided to have a day off from housework today. It felt very strange and I have to admit that I was bored silly, whilst trying not to be. I have a horrible feeling that looking after the house old style has given me a validation for existing each day. :rolleyes: That can't be good!

DS had a lovely time at 6am this morning, following the arrows around the house to find his one big easter egg and eleven small plastic eggs which I'd filled with random Easter themed goodies. He can't quite believe his luck at being allowed to eat quite so much chocolate in a day! :laugh:

Oops, got to go - time marcheth on, as usual, and the dogs are starting to complain. :laugh:

Have a lovely evening, everybody!

dorry_2

Dobie wrote:

Afternoon everyone
.
We've been out for a cycle ride with friends today & done a very respectable 35 miles. It's a great feeling when you've done lots of exercise then shower, change & relax with a drink, I love it.
W***k for me tomorrow but I don't really mind, it'll be quiet so I'll have chance to catch up with all the adminy stuff I struggle to fit in normally.
Enjoy your evening everyone.
xx

:eek: dobie, my god u must be knackered, but sounds like fun!! i know what u mean about sitting outside, we have loads of frogs and newts in out garden and pond, its so relaxing just watching them!!! ahhh spring is coming

silverfoxdude

:easter: everyone

I hope you all had a nice day.

:EasterBunHope you enjoyed your Easter Eggs.

xx

tootles_2

well we have just had supper, the turkey roast from Aldi was superb, roasties, carrots, cauli and broc followed by choclate mousse and cream............. a bottle of rose..........

A friend offered me a sewing machine table, so we nipped over to collect it, cleaned it and its now waiting to be taken uo stairs, might take a while, I feel very mellow after our supper...OH is washing up.....lovely chap.............. slobbing evening in front of the TV...............................

Enough turkey left for about 6 dinners at £6.99 a very good buy, so I will carve it up tomorrow when it cold and freeze it in portions for later, turkey salad on the menu for supper tomorrow night.................