5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

Broomstick

Thanks all for the happy posts today - lots of positives.

My five pleasures for Saturday:

1. Remembering meals for the post above. :rolleyes:

2. Getting a letter from Child Ben to say that they'd made a mistake and were reimbursing me over £100 for DS1's payments from September. They'd only been paying me for DS2 and after I'd queried it and they'd not got back to me I was thinking I'd have to chase them again next week, but now I don't have to.

3. Walking into town in the sunshine this afternoon and spending quite a long time browsing in the wool shop but leaving without buying anything because I didn't need to at the moment... but it was sooooo lovely looking.

4. Discovering a little toy museum that I didn't know existed, and one of the staff unexpectedly filled in a bit of info I needed for some research I'm doing.

5. Baked spuds, cheese and veg for supper and a bought bread and butter pudding that had a use-by today date on it.

... and now it's going to be cocoa, warm jamas, big woolly cardie and my duvet to get on with some work peacefully tucked up in bed while the children watch trash on the telly downstairs.

bunny_too

Morning everyone, my 5 for today are.

1. Roast beef and all the trimmings, lots left overs normally, will enjoy playing with those during the week.:money:

2. Long lie in.

3. Hand washing and quick spin in the machine. Only few things to do.

4. Church today.

5. Dvd for this afternoon.:D

Have a great os day everyone, cuddles to all who need them.:hello:

Ollie thanks for the link, just what i was looking for. Your a star.:A

grandmasam

Good morning all,:hello:
Went on the 'date' friday, and had a lovely time, talking mainly to the people at the next table !!! so although he asked to see me again , i may pass on it!
Anyway, here are my 5:-
# snuggling under my winter duvet last night for the 1st time this season, like having a big cuddle.
# meeting the lovely people on friday evening, and having a laugh,even though i was with someone else,it was fun.
# buying new undies that are pretty as well as serviceable ,yesterday.It's time i valued myself more, thanks to primarni!
# Ds3 giving me the list they want for christmas, along with the cost from amazon, as he had been very :money:and found the cheapest, a chip off the old block!!
# being thanked this morning ,via skype ,by my dgk's in germany for the local newspapers i sent with the pics of the queens visit to the city,
# and lastly, the pleasure i have from reading your pleasures,
ollie you are a :starmod: for mentioning us all.

a peaceful remembrance sunday all
caz

Kitchenbunny

Here's mine for yesterday and today so far:

1) Being asked for ID at the supermarket yesterday. I'm 31
2) Free chocolate bars being handed out in the town centre.
3) A free foundation sample which is really good.
4) A great film last night with all the candles lit and snuggling under a blanket
5) A cup of tea brought to me in bed this morning.

Hope everyone has a nice day.

Kitchenbunny xx

Olliebeak

Good morning everybody :wave: - oh well, yesterday's nice weather lasted until lunchtime and then back to usual overcast November.

billy858 - mmmmm freebie Bailey's
bunny too - what a wonderful way of using some of those dish cloth patterns . Is it Church Parade today for Remembrance Sunday? - my kids used to love taking part in that .
nuttybabe - hope you've managed to get your electric problem sorted out. Any table/bedside lamps that you can use for the time being?
SunnyGirl - What a lovely sentiment at that nursing home . So many places act as though they're 'doing the residents a favour' and forget that the fees paid by residents/local authorities/benefits are actually 'paying their wages'!
alisong - another great use for an old toothbrush - well done you :j!
Rummer - good for you with the day of total R&R yesterday - does us all a world of good from time to time .
Broomstick - thanks for posting your recipe for the veggie stuffing. Sounds as though it would go with so many things. I try to alternate meat days with 'lighter meal days' so this is one that I'll definitely have a go at. Great news from Child Ben :j!
grandmasam - lol at your friday evening date - he must have been impressed to ask you out a second time . Shame the next table turned out to be more amusing company :rotfl:. I cringe, when I think of some of the disastrous evenings I've spent in my 'carefree days of youth'........ :rolleyes:.
Kitchenbunny - What an ego-booster, I'd love to be asked for ID:rotfl:! PLUS freebie chocolate bars - days like that just don't get any better .

1. Did my shopping list on-line before going shopping, to get an idea of how much it would work out at - payday isn't till the end of the week so counting the pennies. Wouldn't have gone out only we had to have toilet rolls, milk and eggs.

2. Eventually tore myself away from the comp yesterday and went to the local shopping centre. Decluttered a huge bag of books and another of clothes to the charity shop :j - but couldn't find anything I really wanted in there - besides that didn't really have the money for temptations.

3. Stuck to my shopping list and managed a few whoopsies (hand-carved ham, pork pies, celery, Ginsters steak slices, deli-counter curries) as well - allowed for in the budget. Also used Roll-backs for good bargains on tea-bags and decaff coffee.

4. Found outfits for dgd2 and dgs1 for Christmas, and a lovely black sequined bag for dgd1, in George and bought them - had to use the plastic BUT they were bargains and part of the Christmas spending list.

For dgd2(2) - http://direct.asda.com/george/kid-s-clothing/younger-girls-6-months-5-years/dresses/dress-and-legging-set/GEM20565,default,pd.html

For dgs1(8) - http://direct.asda.com/george/kid-s-clothing/older-boys-4-years-12-years/jeans/belted-jeans/GEM24412,default,pd.html with http://direct.asda.com/george/kid-s-clothing/older-boys-4-years-12-years/tops/checked-shirt/GEM25216,default,pd.html

For dgd1(11)- bought a couple of weeks ago http://direct.asda.com/george/kid-s-clothing/older-girls-4-years-12-years/dresses/jersey-bow-dress/GEM22649,default,pd.html and can't find the bag on the website - but it's lovely and matches exactly .

Maybe I shouldn't have gone to the upstairs section after all !

5. Freebie coffee (full loyalty card) and chocolate caramel shortcake after shopping while I was checking my shopping list/prices and reading the new Asda Magazine.

6. Watched 'Sleepless in Seattle' on TV last night - great movie that 'gets me' every time .

7. Lovely lie-in again this morning and then put my Oxtail Stew on for evening meal - will have with mashed pots and cabbage.

8. Baking session this afternoon - seeing as I've finally bought some eggs .

Will look in again later and see how everybody is doing - bye for now - love Ollie xxx

Rummer

Good Morning

What a beautiful sunny day here today! My 5 for the day are:

1. Waving DD off at a party so I now have the day child free!
2. Doing a bargain shop and getting lots of lovely things to nibble
3. Two friends coming for coffee and a chat
4. Cleaning out all the animals to make sure they are all snuggly and warm
5. Baking delicious muffins (raspberry and white chocolate)

Feeling so much better today, a little bit of sunshine goes a long way!

northwest1965

Hello everyone I am new to this thread. My 5 today are

1. Having a really good tidy in the house
2. Making some lovely cakes
3. Sitting here with the sun shining eating HM bread rolls with HM blackberry jam on.
4. Just booked a hol to NY, its been my dream destination for years
5. Finally growing my hair out & getting somewhere

nuttybabe

Hi all

Ollie - you could have mentioned the lamps yesterday!!! :P I dont know why I didnt think of that myself, ah well, dh found the problem and fixed it today so all is now good.

Mine for today are:

1 Getting up early and feeling great even though I had a late night
2 Having my bacon butty this morning
3 Dh fixing the light problem
4 Finally getting round to sorting the boys room out. Cleared all old clothes ready to give away and tidied up all the toys so you can now see the floor although I give it till tomorrow for them to cover it in mess again!!!!
5 Getting the ironing done today (a day early) so I now have time to go to the parents group at the school tomorrow and help with the xmas fete preperations

Patchwork_Quilt

It's been lovely reading the weekend posts. Ours so far -

1) DD's bf is home this week and we have missed him bouncing around the place. She, of course, is very happy.
2) DD, bf, DS and his gf all went out to a church bonfire evening last night. We're so pleased that they all seem to get on. Of course, that left us to have a meal in together and then we settled down to watch a film (X-men origins - very good but has Patrick Stewart had plastic surgery? Why bother?) with our anniversary chocolates.
3) Got to church this morning. Everyone was looking very sober, which seemed right.
4) Cooked Sunday lunch for ourselves, bf, gf and bf's Mum, who feels a little upset that he is seeing so much of our daughter and not of her this weekend. Hope it smoothed a few ruffled feathers. Home grown veggies came in very handy again.
5) Found an old recipe of Gran's - Natter Bars. It seems to be flapjack with orange, chocolate and ginger. Have made some for tea. Will report back soon
6) Made Grandma's Christmas cake. I've always used this one and it's very reliable. Some of the spoons and forks and bowls I made it with have also come down through the generations.

Have a lovely evening, everyone

saffouri

This is cheating a little - will do 5 pleasures from today and yesterday - since I wasn't on the computer at all yesterday and there's still some way to go today but may want to have a computer-free evening (sometimes it's so easy to find I've spent ages stuck to the computer and it's way later than I'd wanted it to be!

1. Going to London yesterday for a gathering of Wardens (like caretakers) of Quaker meeting houses - met new people, shared joys and problems of the job, heard some new ideas, all on work time and expense. Morning coffee and lunch were included which didn't hurt!

2. Nipping in to the beginning of a friend's retirement party between the gathering and my train back home - seeing London friends and enjoying the lovely food as my dinner.

3. Getting a nice email back from a new friend who isn't well, appreciating my offer of help.

4. Making an odds-and-sods chili stew to warm me up on a chilly day - used up some veg before it goes off, and because DH isn't here, added as much cayenne pepper as I wanted (he's not as keen on chili as I am!)

5. Starting to make some twinks hobnobs - until I realised I don't have enough butter or marg - but heading out now in case the corner shop is still open!

Thanks all,

saf