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Morning Lula,

Well done on the weight loss and managing to drive in this weather.

All the talk about coats reminded me of an article DH saw in the paper last week, a school in the midlands had confiscated childrens coats because they weren't part of the regulation uniform! As you'd expect there was an outcry. At least where DS goes they aren't that fussy regaless of the fact that they have fleeces that have the school logo that you can buy.

Tea
xx

Lula-Hula

Hi Tea, cant believe that coats were confiscated :eek:

DDs school also has fleeces with logo on, in fact everything has the logo on & costs twice as much as generic items too :rolleyes:

Not much to report today;

DD back at school, Me back at work, NSD number 6, have eaten ok & done a couple of hours for home job. Took 6 attempts to get car up the drive to the garage & still the dripping continues.

Have also just realised that if DD is away all weekend then I should do something exciting or useful - fat chance - & that I wont have to buy much food at all.

Done 3 new surveys & also received a new voucher for food sample at waitrose

Bowski_1011

Lula-Hula wrote: »

Hi Tea, cant believe that coats were confiscated :eek:

DDs school also has fleeces with logo on, in fact everything has the logo on & costs twice as much as generic items too :rolleyes:

Not much to report today;

DD back at school, Me back at work, NSD number 6, have eaten ok & done a couple of hours for home job. Took 6 attempts to get car up the drive to the garage & still the dripping continues.

Have also just realised that if DD is away all weekend then I should do something exciting or useful - fat chance - & that I wont have to buy much food at all.

Done 3 new surveys & also received a new voucher for food sample at waitrose

I quite agree. What are you going to do? You've got a few days to get something planned. Go for it :j:j

Lula-Hula

Sorry Bowski, I'm not going to do anything exciting at all

I hate the cold weather, 5 minutes outside & I'm frozen & miserable & once it gets dark I just want to be at home all snuggled up with books or films & hot drinks & fleecy blankets.

If it's dry & bright during the day I might go for a long walk somewhere, or go charity shop book hunting. I might have a ruthless declutter, my bedroom seems to be breeding junk again :rolleyes:

I still have 2 boxes of photos to sort through & put into albums ... could easily fill a weekend with little things to do around the home so might just try to do that & will still have to do all the usual washing & chores & preparing meals for the week ahead etc etc ...


No home job work today & the driver has now told the boss a load of pony about me having a leaflet delivery job on mondays which is why I dont do so much work :mad:. Apparently an ex worker is now also looking for work so I have a feeling that my days there could be numbered :rolleyes:. All the more reason to clear as much debt as I can while I can.

Under the impression that we were due more snow here :eek: I whizzed to the co op earlier & bought more bread, sausages, apples, onions & sugar at a total cost of £ 5.63 Total grocery & household spending so far = £82.40.

Losing extra-debt-clearing-money from the home job will be equally balanced by coming in from work job all relaxed & happy to prepare a proper meal with DD as we did today. Come spring & summer it will also mean more allotment time. I will be a bit narked if 'pushed out' but as long as the rent & bills are paid then we'll manage somehow

Lula-Hula

Grrrr, this weather is now becoming very annoying.


Woke up this morning to discover another 3 inches of snow & hovvered about not knowing whether school would be open, I could go to work or anything really. No information on the school 's website & no text until 8.30 when we were dressed & ready to leave. Yes, school is open :j. 5 minutes later another text to say school is closed . Called work, & only boss is in, says he would likes some company if I can make it but not to worry if I cant :A. Bessfriends mum calls to say DD can go there for the day as her husband wont let her drive in the snow so stuck at home anyway :T. We get the car out & set off without any trouble until we hit the main road. It's gridlocked with parents who have already left to do the school run & then find themselves out for no bloody reason other than the school's sheer incompetence & lack of communication . It takes me an hour & a half :mad: to do the 15 minute run to Bessfriends house & work.

Eventually 3 other peeps make it in to work & we do get a lot done.

Collect DD from Bessfriends in the usual time & notice that of the 4 other schools I drive past that all 4 are open :rolleyes:.

No sign of the bin men for the second week running & really the roads are not that bad. I have a normal car & managed to drive perfectly safely.

Home job driver refused to go out today & asked if I would work tomorrow, or friday & saturday instead :eek:. Er, ok (grudgingly) to tomorrow but no chuffing way to friday or saturday .

The upshot of all this turbulence in my usually smooth routines is that I have managed another NSD today. The dodgy thing is that I have less than £10 in my current account & cant remember when or how much the next direct debit is .

Have been eating toast again so prob put those 4lbs back on :mad:

Lula-Hula

I am very relieved that this week is coming to an end. I have been confused for most of it .

Binmen have now removed the rubbish & I was sneakily proud that our small sized bin still had the lid firmly shut while all my immediate neighbours with the large sized bins had bags overflowing from theirs. Having grown up with recycling as the norm DD naturally puts all stuff in it's rightful place & asks if she's not sure.

I am now in the grips of 'The Fear'. This happens each time she goes out on a school trip & the fact that she is going to be away for a whole weekend is something I am currently ignoring. Although it will be nice in some ways to have an 'adult' weekend just doing what I want, I am going to miss her so much .

These occasions also bring home the reality that one day she wont be living here at all. She is my raison d'etre & I just wouldnt know what to do with myself otherwise. Obviously I've had DD1 too but she always spent a lot of weekends & holidays with grandparents etc from about 6 months onwards. It's never been like that with DD & we've been hanging out pretty much everyday for 10 years now - twice as long as the relationship she was born into lasted, & 4 of those years were before she was born :rolleyes:.

She is so excited, we've sorted all her kit into a pile, checked out the website & been very impressed at the accommodation she's staying in but ... almost every bit of me wants to grab hold of the Brownie Leader & tell her to look after my DD above all else & I have no idea how I am going to stop myself from dragging the coach driver out of his seat & driving them all there myself instead

Moving on to the real business :

- NSD number 8 today so now over halfway there .

- Only lovefilm direct debit is due & that's about £6 so I can just cover it

- Have earned a pittance with home job due to my total lack of motivation & 'couldnt give a toss' attitude this week. My own fault - I said I didnt want much work today as I knew we had to sort out DDs stuff & the week has just been stressful & rubbish.

- I am not going to top up any of the funds this week; have over £200 in the Gas & Electricity one, £80 in car tax, £20 in DDs clothes fund, £0 in presents but none due for another month, £0 in car fuel & spares but have a full tank & mot not due for another months, £65 in DDs clubs & hobbies & only £25 due out for subs next week when she moves up to Guides. Today was school club registration day & for the first time ever DD didnt want to do any that were available, so all the money I usually save for those will now go towards the expensive year 6 trip .

- Boots! Remember the ones I agonised over & eventually bought for a rather eye watering sum ? I had a sales email from Faith today, they are now half price :rolleyes:. No regrets though; I still love them, most of the cost was absorbed by gift cheque from relatives & they will last me for years.

This place is a tip so most of the weekend will be taken up with cleaning & tidying again. I am looking forward to a big lie in on saturday so need to get all supplies & shopping done tomorrow.

Er, I mean today :eek:

Bowski_1011

Lula-Hula wrote: »

I am now in the grips of 'The Fear'. This happens each time she goes out on a school trip & the fact that she is going to be away for a whole weekend is something I am currently ignoring. Although it will be nice in some ways to have an 'adult' weekend just doing what I want, I am going to miss her so much .

These occasions also bring home the reality that one day she wont be living here at all. She is my raison d'etre & I just wouldnt know what to do with myself otherwise. Obviously I've had DD1 too but she always spent a lot of weekends & holidays with grandparents etc from about 6 months onwards. It's never been like that with DD & we've been hanging out pretty much everyday for 10 years now - twice as long as the relationship she was born into lasted, & 4 of those years were before she was born :rolleyes:.

She is so excited, we've sorted all her kit into a pile, checked out the website & been very impressed at the accommodation she's staying in but ... almost every bit of me wants to grab hold of the Brownie Leader & tell her to look after my DD above all else & I have no idea how I am going to stop myself from dragging the coach driver out of his seat & driving them all there myself instead

A huge one of these -->:grouphug: Because I know exactly where you're coming from ( dd goes to London in July and I am terrified, infact I'm more than terrified)

Usually I find them being away isn't as bad as the run up and all the worry of it. I hope you have yourself a lovely weekend, and even if it involves alot of housework and other sensible things it'll just be nice to have a lie in of a morning and do what you want when you want for a few days.

Well done on the NSD's, you're doing fabulous as per usual

I hope the weekend passes quickly for you and that next week is stress free and less confusing than this week.

Souk08

Lula lovey, you and DD are obviously really close and that's amazing. Enjoy the weekend though and having a potter by yourself. Well done too on the NSD's. XXX

Souk08

Oh and Lula you have inspired me! Had recycling on my 2010 list but after reading your post I found my local blue bin and have a bag of in the kitchen ready to put stuff in for it. No excuse not to do this, just being lazy!

Lula-Hula

Awww thanks Souk & Bowski :A & :iloveyou:

Please excuse any confusion / nonsense - I have been chatting with a friend who has told me that I need to relaaaaaax & enjoy gordon this weekend. I am a good girl & always do as I am told so am probably a bit squiffy .

Had a fabulous start to the day; put all the towels in the wash & took DD to school - so excited she could hardly keep her feet on the ground . Got myself all made up & ready to go to Posh Town to rummage in charity shops for clothes & then off to waitrose for a spot of grocery shopping.

Got in the car & had just reversed out of the garage when my mobile rang - it was work so I thought I'd better answer... "Hi, are you coming in today? " :eek: I'd completey forgotten that I had said I would come in on friday to make up for the days I missed last week fortunately the Boss was out so I made it in only half an hour late & he will never know

Had a good day & made it home only to discover that some !!!!! had decided to fly tip their enormous old carpet outside the garage :mad:. I had 2 hours to feed DD, pack her stuff , get her to the pick up point & also ring LA to get dumped carpet removed. It took 3 phone calls & a whole lot of holding but finally got through to the right department who then called back to say it would be dealt with that afternoon. I havent checked but just hope it has. Had to whizz to co op to get food for DD & ended up spending about £9 but got a £2 coin in my change so put that in the pot
It's quite enjoyable not knowing exacly how much is in there & I need to set a date for when I will open it & also decide what I will spend the loot on.

Fed DD, packed her stuff, kept her calm & then deposited her to meeting point then beat a hasty retreat to the castle where I shall remain until my chores are done. I have week end of washing, cleaning , tidying & decluttering ahead of me then a nice long walk to a sacred space on sunday if the weather is dry & sunny as promised.

I'm now going to deep chill on the sofa & not be at all concerned whether I fall asleep there or not & plan to have a delicious bacon-based breakfast in the morning :j

night night
xx