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**Weekend Chat Thread 27/28 June **

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  • Toto
    Toto Posts: 6,680 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I am such a bad person, I got fran a box of his favourite chocolates for fathers day. But, he's been away for a month and I got a bit squiffy one night and opened them... so now I'm scoffing the rest of them before he gets in because if he sees them he will know they were originally for him, I'd never buy them for me... I feel sick:D

    I did replace his box of chocolates with a Gretchen Wilson CD. We went to see her the night Lily was conceived... so I thought that was a better gift anyway.
    :A
    :A
    "Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid" - Albert Einstein
  • Just caught up-Luc, I use Skype all the time to talk to DH when he's in far flung place (ie most of the time!) and it's great. idiot proof to download/use too.....
    My friend did the 10k race for life today-she had BC last year...


    Wow the amazing things people do.

    xxx
    Nevertheless she persisted.
  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    The chocolates just were not destined to be a gift Toto!
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    I wish I could have made it Sammy-have so much still to do before I set off on Tues.

    Well done to Chloe Moe as well. x

    :rotfl:I'm actually quite glad you didn't do the race....no offence:o it was enough to put you off for life....a bloke at the end said it was the most challenging 10k he had done to date....it has just got to be the heat!

    Plodding hippo did the race today though (I would love to have met her) - she has just done 100 marathons :eek:
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    Ames wrote: »
    Chloe did 2k? I didn't know kids so young could do things like that! Well done her, and you of course!

    She was 'almost' the youngest there and although not last pretty close..

    It was well organised and my friends daughters ran round holding her hands the whole way through....

    If you say to Chloe 'run like the wind' she just takes off - its so funny.....I will try to post some pictures of her later...
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
  • scorgeous
    scorgeous Posts: 825 Forumite
    sammy115 wrote: »
    :rotfl: sorry to be trivial....

    My garmin kept telling me to slow down and it hasn't registered my time...!

    I'm back. I couldn't help but giggle when it told us to slow down.. I've certainly never been told that before :rotfl:

    And as for Chloe, what can I say :confused: She was a little gem and she did so well, put us to shame really
    spud30 wrote: »
    Well done Chloe. A runner starting young ehh :T

    It must've been bad if Scorgy said never again. Even Spud the unfit slug never said that :D


    Spud honestly it was awful. There was about 9k of hills and 1k of flat. I would never have made it round if it hadnt been for Sammy. I could've quite easily given up and gone home after the first hil, and that was just round the corner from the start :eek:

    Sammy, D only beat you cos I was slowing you down
    Too much month, not enough Cash!

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  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    And Toto, I did mean to say earlier you really do have an amazing way with words and I think you will make a great midwife.....
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    scorgeous wrote: »
    I'm back. I couldn't help but giggle when it told us to slow down.. I've certainly never been told that before :rotfl:

    And as for Chloe, what can I say :confused: She was a little gem and she did so well, put us to shame really




    Spud honestly it was awful. There was about 9k of hills and 1k of flat. I would never have made it round if it hadnt been for Sammy. I could've quite easily given up and gone home after the first hil, and that was just round the corner from the start :eek:

    Sammy, D only beat you cos I was slowing you down

    Oooo hello, runchum.....you didn't slow me down you numpty! If you hadn't been there I might have given up too....I think my garmin is broken - its still f****n beepin at me......telling to go round a corner...will have to reset it methinks....
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    Aww, you did well Scorgy :T I dont do hills :cool:

    Did you get a medal? I dont know if I mentioned it, but we never got em for Leeds :rolleyes: :D
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    scorgeous wrote: »
    Spud honestly it was awful. There was about 9k of hills and 1k of flat. I would never have made it round if it hadnt been for Sammy. I could've quite easily given up and gone home after the first hil, and that was just round the corner from the start :eek:

    Sammy, D only beat you cos I was slowing you down

    Other runchum has txted me to tell me she feels sick!:rolleyes:

    Off to make a cheese and onion pie and chips and beans.......yum
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
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