OS Daily Thurs 30th July 09

N9eav

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Morning. Another rain shower to start the day, just what we need on top of the 2 inches of rain yesterday!
I did go out and buy a new petrol strimmer. I plumped for the cheaper option after borrowing my neighbours Ryobi and finding it adequate for what I need.
Thankfully in the evening it cleared up enough for me to be able to try it our and cut all the stinging nettles down in the chicken run.
Last day off today, I am trying not to waste it... Where to go?

Cheers folks,

AussieLass

Morning N9eav & all to follow,

I had a lovely day with DSis. Got home just before 3pm. DH is about the same as I left him. I was looking for a pair of sunglasses but I can't see any I like. They are all so big. You look like a bee wearing them. :rolleyes: Anyway gave us a good giggle. I bought DS1 his birthday gift today. His b'day is on Sunday.

Tea is leftovers so I'm glad about that as I feel rather lazy.

N9eav Enjoy the last day of your break. Shame about the weather.

Hope you have a great day & <hug> to those not well. Byeeeeeeeeeeeee

Hardup_Hester

Morning all
Sunny here this morning & I have 2 loads of washing on the line & one in the machine, I'm trying to get it dry before it starts raining again.
Off to feed the ducks later with the grandchildren, they don't mind the rain.
Hubby doesn't start work til 10 today so I haven't cooked his breakfast yet.
I need to post some thread to another MSE'r later, I have envelopes & stamps so no need to go to the post office, just to the letterbox. No idea what's for tea, I need to have a scrummge in the freezer.
Have a good day everyone.
Hugs Hester

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Morning N9eav and all who follow I am up with the birds this morning as I've got my DDs four lads for the day.She has been called into work for a days casual at the Dockside and her DD has a day there as well so I have four little boys aged 5,8,9 @13 to amuse today I've just looked at the weather forecast and it says rain by 10.00 but clear by lunchtime so I think it will definitely be a picnic down at the country park this afternoon.Their good little guys and no trouble to me at all. A little bit of spoiling is the order of the day and I'm just the Granny to do it. I am going to see if Wilkinsons had a cheapo cricket set to take with us and I know the boys have a football so that will keep them going for awhile.We had a lovely day at the beach yesterday and were lucky that the sun shone down on us whilst we were there. Right I'm off to sort out rolls and picnic stuff as my lads have hollow legs and could eat a horse, hooves and all.
have a great day everyone
JackieO

nic1lou2

Morning all

Pouring down here again this morning. The garden is very, very wet this morning and my plants are looking very sorry for themselves!

Day off today but could not sleep so got up for a cup of tea. Going to the hospital today for various tests (gynae) so hopefully might get some answers and an indication as to how serious things are. Be glad when today is over. My DD is taking me as they said I will need someone to drive me home afterwards. Oh well will soon be over.

Supposed to be going away in caravan this weekend, to a place not far from York so have that to look forward to. I bought some new pyrex dishes with lids (half price at Morrisons) and have made some ready meals to take with us and have some more ready in freezer. Hope the weather improves a little.

Have a good day everyone

donny-gal

Morning All

Raining again here, chaos has been reigning while I was MIA.
Tripped over a raised service grate edge in town while shopping, thank heavens for the quick thinking of a young "Big Issue" seller who caught me as I went flying, else I would have done some serious damage I believe, as it was it jarred my (bad) foot and ankle.
Yesterday woke up to find that the caravan across the road had been stolen overnight.:eek: There as been a touring caravan at both theirs and ours for over 16 years now and never before any trouble! The police did catch it as it failed to stop at a red light in a town about 15 miles away, chased it and they took it off-roading trying to get away, so doubt if the caravan will be much use now, but at least they will get their contents back, eventually. I have to be honest and say theirs was the easiest to get to and the least secure (not that it stops anyone). Today ours will go missing when we go away in it!:rolleyes:

Been having a bit of a cooking spell when we got back from town on Tuesday and hair done and housework + some ironing yesterday.

Contacted the tax office yesterday as have had no replies to letters sent from me and DH before we went to France, seperate envelopes, unfortunately they have not got them, we have just had a new computer system in and it has delayed things. Oh joy marvellous when they owe us. I didn't mention how many new computer systems I had been involved in putting in/using but never had an excuse not to have parts to build with, was not an option!!:mad::mad:

Sorry for the rant, I think the rain has depressed all of us, though I think the conservatory roof has gone quiet now, fingers crossed as don't fancy getting drown packing th 'van.:eek:

Will be reading via Blackberry so responses will be short! (thankfully I heard your all say:D). Though McD at Cheltenham may have an extra customer now and again, I like their iced coffees while browsing. :rotfl:

Right better go and get my act together, be good (well not that good) (((hugs)))) all round.
DG

celyn90

Meh... work at 5.30 am as I have a meeting at 11 in my department, followed by a lunchtime meeting in my sister department and then we are going punting as a group later as someon is leaving so I need to get stuff done before the world wants a piece of me :rolleyes: I hate punting, I can't swim and hate water. We are going to get soaked by the looks of it too!

I have many cells to feed and they get upset if I ignore them! Our new student is very good, but quite high maintance so I have a load of his stuff to do as well, I still had a machine beeping at me at 10.30 pm last night that I couldn't fix and the mass spec had failed overnight too, so I am analysis-less on his samples and the main one was too poor quality for full analysis arrghh.... I'm the only chemist in the lab and I don't think people realise quite how much work all these samples are for me! He has worked in a really big department before so is used to having facilities to do things immediatly - whereas in my lab we operate a "leave-it-on-celyns-desk" policy and I do it all at the end of the day, which he doesn't quite get.

and... breathe.....

Got home about 11.30 pm last night, haven't slept so made cookies and pizza. I used some of the chocolate I bought back from belgium and added it to the twinks mixture with some extra water so they spread out and are quite thin and crispy. They might not make it to coffee time as I am grazing on them and have been all morning OH is coming punting with us, so we will probably get food out this evening - just been paid for the examining and got a valuation for some of the music back yesterday from a friend, so will be fine.

nic1lou2 - enjoy your break
webitha - sounds like your doing great
n9eav - enjoy your day

have a good day all cel x

Pippa.S

Morning everyone :hello:

Sunny here so far, early yet tho hope it lasts.

Some friends down at their caravan in Devon rang us yesterday PM and said the weather was so bad they are thinking of coming back
I feel sorry for the people who only get a couple of weeks off work its been really miserable for them :sad:

Chicken breasts for Dinner tonight, just havent decided how to cook them this time....SC? George? caserole? Kentucky style? decisions decisions

halight - how are the twins today? I hope you are taking care of yourself as well.
N9eav - enjoy your last day off
JackieO - have a good day with the boys
nic1lou2 - good luck at the hospital
floss2 - ooo must have missed that one, will try it though I love rose:D
I dont believe it....its flippin persistin down again :eek: but the sun is still glimmering away up there, this weather is weird :rolleyes:

(((hugs))) for all the poorlys and good days all
Anne
x

redruby

Morning all,

:bdaycake:Happy Birthday to Anniestar,I know you have not posted for a while, but hope you still read, anyway have a good day xx

Nice bright day here, and I am off to work :rolleyes:, dd might be coming with me, she is desperate for a job, and my boss said they have loads of little jobs she could be doing, so I am to go in, and then dd might follow later, it keeps her busy, and will earn her a little for our holiday.

Chip night tonight, OH and I have chicken Kiev, not sure about dd, might to egg and beans with hers.

Need to have a good tidy round tonight, and do a wash. And we have a sainsbugs delivery coming.

We went out walking last night round a local lake, and saw a heron fishing, it was a lovely thing to see, not sure dd was as impressed as us though :rolleyes:, it was raining, and she would tather have been at home.

Aussie, hope your DH recovers soon x

Jackie and Hester, enjoy your grandchildren x

Nic1lou2, good luck at the hospital xx

Ok need more tea, Have good days all xx

halight

Morning all:j:j
Well yet again its raining here at the moment. But i dont think its got to last all day so thats one good thing.

The twins seem a lot better this morning and thay did have a good sleep last night thay did not wake at all untill 7:30 this morning and thay went to bed at there normal 7:00pm.
Have to wait to see how thay go along during thee day but i would say that thay are over the worse of it now.

My wife is working this morning so iv got the twins on my own untill 1:00pm. Dont know if we are going to be doing anything this afternoon. But if i dont go out some were for a bit today then today will be the 5th day that iv not been out of the house:eek: And i do like getting out for a bit. I think im becomming one of them hearmits:D

Lunch today wil be a salad with corned beef i think.
Dinner tonight at the moment no plans will update later.
We really should sit down and start doing meal planning. I dont think it would save us any money as we buy cheep anyway but we ould at leat know where we were.

Well i hope that you all have a great day
enjoy yourselfs everyone:j:j

patchwork_cat

Morning,

Felt grotty yesterday really tired, but made myself do some jobs as I have been putting them off.

Went around 3 different school outfitters to get DD's new uniform!

First one didn't do the new PE kit and had sold out of ties,

Second in the next town, had only 1 blazer left in and that had a mark that wouldn't sponge off in the shop - thye had PE kit, but it was different to our letter! They said oh another lady had that too and tried to sell us 2 different styles of hockey sock as the letter said plain white and they had been told black and gold and logoed! ( rest of the kit is black and white, so don't know where they got the gold from!)

I said, 'what did the other lady do?', 'oh she bought both' - well at £5 a pair she has more money to waste than me!

Third one had a blazer (slight mark under the pocket from embroidery)

So that was £80 without shoes, trousers, blouses or the jumpers that she will no doubt decide are necessary come December ( necessary I think in Halifax!) or any hockey socks, hockey boots or trainers!

In the shop I felt like a real skinflint, but have just thought that it will be a good £200 all in - extortionate!

Then we went Orange wednesday to see Harry Potter. VERY long film had quite a numb bum at the end!

Woke up at 4 am this morning worrying - I need a hysterectomy and the registrar told me I have anterior and posterior prolapse,too. They didn't bother me until he told me I have them, ofcourse now I can feel them!!