Old Style Diary Archive - APR 06

Ticklemouse

Morning :wave:

Feeling a little bunged up today - I suppose after 4 days of being sneezed and coughed on it's not surprising. DS2 is recovering but it was DS1's turn to appear in the middle of the night with a raging temperature. However, as it's his last day of term and they play all day - he didn't want to miss it, so he's dosed up with calpol and OK at the moment

Today with WM will be getting some major use. I'm awaiting my free sample of soapnuts but they haven't arrived yet. Also, it hasn't quite decided what to do weather-wise, but hopefully I'll get at least some of it hung out. House needs vac'ing from top to bottom - will enlist DS2's help - and my bathrooms and loos need cleaning. I need to clean mum's house soon, but I don't want to subject her to any bugs the boys have got. I may go over later as I'll have DS1 from tomorrow.

B: Muesli and green tea
L: Soup and sandwich
Depends what I fancy using up - shepherds pie perhaps?

OK, must get on. Hope everyone has a great day

TM xxx

FunkyFairy

Morning all,

Guinie Pigs are all settled in and giving the children lots of pleasure.

Had a nightmare last night my cooker broke. So i need to do some research and order another one today.

I also need to be inventive with meals as i only have the hob to cook on.

I am off to anglesey abbey today with a load of friends and there children.

Hope everyone has a good day and i will catch you laters

Bye

smokey112

Morning all

Snowy - Hope things are okay with your neighbours
SOMO1 - hope you feel better soon
PP - great bargains at Sainsburys - I never seem to get them as cheap as that

Hugs to all who need them

Well not at w**k today - on holiday till Tuesday :j :j OH is on holiday also
Weather is miserable here today - going to get my haircut this afternoon - os is my sis then tonight we turn our attention to the hair on the rest of the body - it is leg waxing time :eek:
Trying not to spend any money on food this fortnight - only on the staples and some lamb for a curry for the weekend as our friends are coming for dinner either Friday or Saturday night - will be trying to make my own nan bread - that should be interesting.

OH is still in bed just now will leave him till later. house is tidy so may go for a run in the car this afternoon if the weather picks up.

off for a surf now

Take care all and have lovely day

Ang
x

Shez

Dobie wrote:

Shez I think you should go out & get yourself a bottle 'on account'.
xx

think your right there - have just got email saying they are checking out with courier and get back to me.

manicdays

hello all!

Remember me! :rolleyes:

I must stop lurking & post. Esp as my hose has turned into a pig sty & my bank account is rotten.


The washing is out on the line & I've promised to take the kids on a picnic. So it looks like rain now!!!

Another load on. Dishwasher not yet full.

The kids rooms need tidying today. All the house needs going thru but 1 step at a time eh!

Need to sort out my freezer & pantry & do an inventory & shopping list.

Hope everyone is well, esp penny

Lisa x

Lewby

Morning everyone. Didn't manage to get on here yesterday ... kids were using both computers and I had lots of reading to do for w**k so got on with it!

Getting ready for the bank holiday weekend. OH is off til Tuesday and I'm woring from home next week so shouldn't be too frantic. May be going to my Mum's for lunch on Sunday which would be great to not have to cook roast myself and money-saving! although I would be taking pudding ... homemade apple pie and cream I think!

Must get on with some ironing today. had some good washing drying days this week so got loads done ... just hate the ironing.

Not sure what to have for tea. I'll keep an eye on here as you all give me ideas. Saw someone was having Toad in the Hole on Tues and had to have it!!

Have a good day all.

Lewby xx

Bargain_Rzl

Morning all!

Am perfectly happy to be in the office today because my boss has gone on holiday :j :j :j (In fact, so have her boss and her boss's boss, so nobody will notice if I have some quality MSE time today!)

I made a big sausage casserole last night but didn't actually eat it cos I got so hungry waiting for it to be ready that I polished off half a banana loaf, then didn't want anything else so guess what I'm having with rice for my lunch today?

Ah yes, and I spent my Grand National sweepstake winnings Tesco currently have their exceptionally decent Codorniu cava reduced to half price (£4.49 a bottle) and as I always have a few occasions over the summer months which call for a bottle of bubbly, I stocked up on six bottles for the additional 5% discount Good cava is so much better in my opinion than cheap champagne, and infinitely better value :beer:

Off to church later - I love singing our Holy Week services :A For Maundy Thursday we end on a beautiful setting of Psalm 22 arranged by our church organist, while the church is in darkness.

Breakfast - bacon sarnie (yummmmmm, haven't had one since last Wed)
Lunch - sausage casserole and rice
Dinner - most likely also sausage casserole and rice as I will be getting home quite late and won't want to prepare anything from scratch. OR possibly a Wetherspoon's curry (if there's a general consensus among my church choir to go out for dinner after Mass) which I know I can afford because I've agreed with my housemate that we're not buying each other Easter eggs

PP - That little Sainsburys/Shell garage can be soooo great. Everything other than the reduced stuff is really overpriced, and often there is no reduced stuff, and also they seem to shut at a slightly different time every night! But every so often I, like your OH, hit the jackpot at around 10pm and have filled my freezer to bursting for a couple of pounds And because it's a Sainsbury's Local it seems to be mainly the higher-quality organic/Taste the Difference stuff.

VickyA - as you seem to have had a really good value for money meal in London, would you mind telling us where you ate? :drool:

SnowyOwl - "not evil, just can't handle the job and has no social skills" - are you sure we don't work for the same person?????!!!!!

Sorry if I've missed saying hello to anybody, and I'm sure I'll see you later as my boss will very shortly be on a flight across the Atlantic

Rzl xx

elona

Baking breakfast muffins for Dds.

Huge parcel of books arrived! :j

Freebie of pedometer and cereal bar from Kelloggs! :j

Just about to put wasing machine on and clear up baking debris but this place is so difficult to leave!

VickyA_2

Bargain_Rzl wrote:

VickyA - as you seem to have had a really good value for money meal in London, would you mind telling us where you ate? :drool:

But of course! It is called Bistro 1 and the one that we went to (there are 3 of them, apparently but this is the best - according to a friend) is on Beak Street, Soho. £9.90 for 3 courses, or £8.90 for 2 courses. Including wine, coffees and other drinks, we paid £15 each. You have to book though as it was PACKED!

tootles_2

Morning all.........


(((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))))) to anyone who needs them.

Was not on the board yesterday grand children here for the day wiped me out, was not feeling too great either.... had a lousy nights sleep so am just thinking about getting up. OH has gone to the allotment, he has a hospital appointment this afternoon and we need to go to Aldi to get one of their luchious frozen stuffed turkey breasts for the weekend.

Nothing much else planned am just going to chill for the rest of the day.....