OS Daily Thursday 20th August

Essex-girl_2

Hello...............Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Thursday 20th August! It is an 'Over the garden fence' type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet up (although check the fence hasn’t just been painted first!) and join us for an Old Style natter. The more the merrier!
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Me again? Where are you N9eav - early work :eek:

Very warm and muggy morning here, am just about to jump in the shower. Plan was to go to Lakeside today to get some school bits for DD but she had a temperature last night so will see how she is in a minute.


Have some Lakeside vouchers from a while ago so if I do get there will maybe treat myself to something small but will definately have a Starbucks Frappacino.

Going to do some Gammon in the slow cooker today,will then roast it with a honey mustard glaze, will have it with mashed pots, carrots and cauliflower cheese.

Received my Economy Gastronomy cookbook yesterday - had a quick flick though and I am very pleased with it :jWell worth £9.

Anyway, best be off have a great day.
x

Edited -:beer:Happy Birthday Ladygrim - have a great day:beer:

cyclingyorkie

good luck to anyone awaiting a Level results today!

Feel a bit numb inside today - have an 18 yearold who should be receiving said results today....had she not had to drop out of 6th form due to severe ME. Have got fingers crossed for her best mate who is hoping to go to Sussex University. Sadly it's a long way from York!

celyn90

Good morning Essex girl and everyone that follows

I am already at work. My bosses were both away yesterday so I was the responsible adult :eek: I'm not sure I like that! Should be back today though.

Dinner last night was sausages and mash for OH, lentil balls and mash for me. Tonight it will be pizza - although I made the dough last night but was too tired to finish it, so left it in the fridge. I am hoping it hasn't taken the fridge over by the time I get home

I made these last week (I already put them on the special occassions thread, so sorry if you've already had them inflicted on you ) I'm hoping to do a craft fair soon as this junk is taking over my house :rotfl: If I'm organised enough and have time that is :rotfl:




I won a CD I've been after for absolutely ages on ebay last night, for much cheaper than it normally goes for (it was a limited press, only released in Germany) I'm too lazy for convetional retail therapy

Best of luck with those getting A-level results Our work experience student is off today to get hers, so we are all on tenterhooks here

Have a good day all, cel x

Essex-girl_2

They are lovely celyn90 - wish I was more crafty (not in the sneeky sense:D)

Yes - good luck to those collecting Exam Results today.x

bargainbird

Morning All :hello:,

Where is everyone ,

Good Luck for all those expecting results today :beer:.

Another hot one here i think, today i'm off to Mr T's, luckily i rec'd my vouchers y'day so will double up for back to school :T, no more worrying about how i was going to afford that :cool:.

This afternoon packing DD's case ready for Newquay;).

Well the house isn't yet awake just me and DD2 and it's nearly 8.00am unheard of usually:rolleyes:

Hope you all have good days x

Molly41

Hi Guys,
I have an 18 year old getting his A levels and 17 year old getting AS. To be honest I am pleased he finished them as he has struggled so hard and was diagnosed with ADHD and Dyslexia which hit him very badly. He very nearly had to drop out so I undertstand how anyone feels when this happens.
I have logged on tho UCAS (secretly) and he has had his college place confirmed so he must have got what he needed but of course i cant say anything.
My daughter is changing to another college and course and is going to start again as she not happy with sixth form. Its been a year for them both as ive been so unwell and Im looking forward to a new start.

I do wish the TV would show some kids getting "normal" results not the AAA and being pleased about it as its just not like that. Of course the kids do work very hard and achieve good results but the edge taken off their success by comments such as it getting easier. Mine did put in some work and im pleased that they trying their best in this difficult world

I follw the thread daily and enjoy it very much..I will post more regularly.

Molly

Hardup_Hester

Morning all
Celyn, they are fantastic, such detail.
Fingers crossed for all those getting their results today.
Hugs to PP
Hubby's had his cooked b'fast & is at work now.
The house is so quiet with out the budgie chirping away.
I have some washing to do & I need to vacuum the back room where the budgie was.
Have a good day everyone.
Hugs Hester

patentgirl

Morning all

Happy Birthday Emmwri hope you enjoy your day

None of the plannned rain so far still very hot here hopefullly we will get some the garden and allotments can do with some

good luck to everyone getting their results today a nerve wracking time for many I agree with you Molly, already this morning they have been on about large amount of A* achieved best results ever etc must be getting easy, but knowing from experience when my DD did them 7 years ago they are far from easy she put in an awful lot of work and time, my DD3 has another week for her GSE's results a week today!

Celyn they are lovely you must have alot of patience

nothing much planned here today apart from work till 5 then really must tackle my iroing pile
Pasta for tea with all the leftovers added especially spinach it is growing as quick as we are eating it plus half the neighbours are eating it as well just direct Popeye our way!

have a good day everyone xx

redruby

Morning all,

Nice day here again, yestersay was sooooooo hot, hottest one yet I think. Got dd's shirts for school yesterday in M + S £14 for 3, I tried everywhere else, but they had sold out, she will still need at least 2 more, I dont know how you mums with 3 or 4 kids do it :eek:

She also treated herself to a jumpsuit in Oasis, (only the very young can get away with them I think ) it was £69, reduced down to £5 :T and looks lovely on her.

Sausage chips and peas for tea, nice and easy, I have a dark wash on this morning.

I have a huge amount of paperwork to do re the house sale, and I need to get that signed, so will do that this morning.

Good luck to all those waiting for results, fingers crossed xx

Ladygrim :beer: Happy Birthday hun xx
Happy BirthdayEmmwri xx


Celyn, thay are beautiful, such tiny detail, please excuse my ignorance, but what are they :o are they cakes ????

Welcome molly xx

We are off to Taunton on Saturday for a week, so i suppose I had better start packing, we had the food delivered last night, I will take dinner for every night bar the last night, when we will eat out, and I will take breakfast and sandwiches for everyday, which should cut the cost down. And we will take a flask with us for days out.

ok, Have good days all xx

taplady

morning all!

didn't get time to read yesterdays thread so hope all is well.

Happy Birthday Ladygrim and Emmwri :beer:

2 days off now:j but have to work all weekend - 32 hours!:eek: thats over 3 days.

This morning I'm having a go at a delia soup recipe which I found on this site for celery soup as I was given some celery - nearly died from shock though when it cost me nearly £1.50 for 2 leeks at a local shop:eek: this soup better taste good now:D

washing is on the airer as it promises showers today.

Hope you all have a lovely day x

helyg

Morning everyone!

Happy Birthday Ladygrim and Emmwri!

patentgirl I think we must have your rain as well as our own, it looks like November outside!

(((cycling yorkie))) today must bring a lot of mixed feelings. I had ME as a child, I was younger than that, and it does really disrupt your education. Don't be too downhearted though, there will be plenty of time for her to pick up where she left off once she is finally better. I messed up my first year in uni, until that point I had been pretty much a straight A student, but I hated the course I chose and hated living in a city, so I dropped out (much to my mother's horror!), spent a year working in a pub while I got my head together, then went back to a different uni to study a different subject and got a 2:1. Ten years later I am working in a field completely different to my degree subject, but at least I got my degree!

Molly41 good luck to your two. You are quite right that straight A's are not the be all and end all. Looking back at my friends from school those who got lower grades are doing just as well as those who got straight A's, and I can't remember the last time anyone actually asked me for my A level results! They are so important when you are 18, but that soon passes...

Celyn they are gorgeous! How do you make them?

Essex girl Mmmmm Starbucks Frappaccino.... I know I should support locally owned cafes, but nothing beats a Costa IMO (no Starbucks here). Also they do teh cutest little "babycinno" (espresso cup of frothy milk dusted with chocolate with a marshmallow on the side) for 50p which my daughter adores. It is an occassional treat, but if we are having a girly day (all too rare with a husband and two sons!) then we go and have one.

Kids are going to my mum's today, so lovely peace and quiet! Need to pack for our holiday, we are off to Somerset on Saturday. We are staying in a 300 year old cottage in the middle of nowhere! Lots of activities planned including two cycle paths (one coastal and one inland), walks in woods, Cheddar Gorge, a toy museum, a traditional sweet shop which does free demos, and of course the beach! All very OS...

Hope you all have a good day x