5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

Chickenopolis

Millie2008 wrote: »

1. I had a letter in the post this morning from HMRC, apparently they owe me 2.9k!!!!! from overpayments between 2006-2008. I can't quite believe this- keep thinking it's a dream and I am going to wake up in a minute. I am one of the unluckiest people on the planet and honestly thought it was going to be an underpayment on my part. I had to phone OH and read the form to him 3x down the phone to check I had read it correctly. OH was jumping around the office, i was dancing (gingerly) around the house. And good timing as we are away on Sat for a [STRIKE]dirty[/STRIKE] civilised night in a hotel. He was meant to be treating me, looks like the other way around now!

:A

Fantastic news millie !!:j That will buy a lot of Pony Nuts xx

Hawthorn

hello all

1. having my hard working husband thoroughly appreciate the lamb hotpot I cooked for his dinner.

2. The 14yo decided what he wants for his birthday in november. He wants a lord of the rings PS2 game, and I have my orders to get second hand only since it's a lot cheaper and works just the same. I love my kids

3. thanking my lucky stars that I inherited a lot of wool blankets. I needed them last night on the sofa since OH was snoring :rotfl: I can't complain though, he's working many hours at the moment and was plain exhausted.

4. Sheer amusement at watching the two eldest prepare dinner for the four children. A very simple meal but they did wonderfully, even if I did worry they would lose fingers the way they were cutting that veg up :eek: It's funny that they also seem to be truly amazed that what they just made is actually really tasty - although not as good as mums cooking they said

5. Seeing my daughters brain ticking over as she made a card out of odds and ends that she found....then proceeded to make (actually quite stylish) dresses for her dolls out of coloured paper, coloured sellotape and rubber bands. She really has a knack for creating things from nothing.

6. and the final one....having my 8 year old grab a teatowel and help with the dishes, with no prompting whatsoever.

Life is good

Millie2008_2

Fantastic news millie !!:j That will buy a lot of Pony Nuts xx

Thanks... and as you mention it I went straight to the feed place and bought a stash of her v expensive (£35/bag :thud:) nuts..and picked up and paid for her nice clean (but not for long) winter PJs. I will never be rich :rofl:

Chickenopolis

Millie2008 wrote: »

Thanks... and as you mention it I went straight to the feed place and bought a stash of her v expensive (£35/bag :thud:) nuts..and picked up and paid for her nice clean (but not for long) winter PJs. I will never be rich :rofl:

Maybe not ,but you and your very lucky ponies will be happy . Can't you buy a foal and call it HMRC ?:rotfl:

Kittikins

Hmm, struggling to think of pleasures today, I had a call from the hospital asking me to go in and meet the anaesthetist, not sure if that's because they want to tell me how risky my op will be due to some health issues raised in my appointment with the nurse on Monday or, probably more likely, due to my BMI, or if its routine for GA etc etc......

Anyway, positive head on:

1. 'worked' from home, basically had nowt to do....

2. Man came round to do the floor plan of the house, a snip at £45 (not)!!

3. Nice chats with DD, my parents and OH on separate phone calls

4. My leg's not hurt much today

5. Got rid of 2 bags of old paperwork, I really didn't need to hold on to bank statements from 1998, so one bag for shredding and the other has been emptied into my recycling bin. Phew!

Millie2008_2

Maybe not ,but you and your very lucky ponies will be happy . Can't you buy a foal and call it HMRC ?:rotfl:

Well now that you mention it, friend is selling a stunning foal. I was thinking how I could hatch a plan to buy her and hide her from OH, but hiding a pair of shoes is one thing, a foal could be trickier, damnit!!

Chickenopolis

Good evening all!

Kittikins - thank you for your good wishes re Mr. Chickenopolis and the tribunal x

house elf - welcome back ! Wow a you are an accomplished "coupon clipper". How are you getting on with the hens btw ?

purple k and Ladyhawk - glad to hear that you both sound very determined and that your recent experiences seem to have "spurred" you both on.

frith- Three words .... Mr. B , supportive

5 for today

1. Got a lot of tasks completed at work . Despite many distracting phone calls that were not for me..

2. Finished work at 3pm and I am not back at work until Monday which is also pay day .

3. looking forward to going racing tomorrow at a race course near you kittikins with OH and possibly nephew ! Weather not looking so good , could make the racing more interesting though. Using Mr. T vouchers so won't cost a bean until I lose it all on the gee gees

4.Have converted my bagged up change which I save for this purpose for spends tommorrow.

5. Added my own toppings to a value pizza (either 13p or 31p I can't remember which) which tasted really good with a few home made chips .

Have a good evening all !

oldtractor

my 5 for today are
1. Sat here on the sofa with the woodburner lit and my cats asleep nearby.
2. Have begun a big tidy and de-clutter.
3. The trees are looking great with the autumn colours
4. Talking to friends earlier whilst I was helping out in the village cafe.
5.Listening to "The Archers" earlier.
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Kittikins

Ooooh Chickenopolis, would that be the P or the B place? I've been to the B but not the P races before. Have a brilliant time around my neck of the woods

Ok, life is starting to feel a bit better thanks to a glass of wine whilst my dinner is cooking.

Ladyhawk

ARGH.... some people that I work with are so very annoying! Stupid people who don't read my email that I send over 2 weeks ago and then complain that it is not what they wanted and do they need to escalate it to the Dvivisional Director... err... if they had been clear about what they wanted in the first place then there wouldn't be a mad rush at the last minute for information.:mad: Where is a brick wall/ head interface smiley when you need one??

So let me see if I can come up with 5 pleasures for today.

1) Went to the movies for Orange Weds with a couple of collegues/ friends. I bought snacks from MrA as well so it wasn't too expensive. The movie was dreadful but it was a nice evening out.

2) The hospital called this afternoon to tell me that they have a spare dermatology appointment for tomorrow :j When I spoke to them yesterday they said that the next appt would be in December. Result!

3) Was up at 6am and baked a cake for tomorrow - a colleague is leaving. Unfortunately now that I have the doctors appointment I won't be able to make the leaving drinks

4) I was in a foul mood all morning but by 3.30pm I had chilled slightly after receiving the most rediculous emails from one of my suppliers. Seriously he should not try to back me into a corner... I don't appreciate it and I can be very mean when I want to. But it enabled me to have a rant and I felt a lot better as a result.

Hmmm.... not going to get to 5 tonight...

Have a good night everyone... sleep well

L