5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

Frith

I got my first Christmas card today too, Sparrer! From one of my dad's cousins.


Pleasures for today:


1) A lie in!


2) Decided to have such a nice day that no one could complain about it :-/ Bigger son has been fine, smaller son just moaning about life in general in the run up to bedtime, so that was easy enough to ignore.


3) Nice day part one was driving to Ironbridge and it NOT RAINING (first time in a fortnight!) Smaller son was listening to Queen on his ipod. He doesn't sing along exactly but occasionally sings a word of phrase so you get "Queeeeen"........ "bites the dust"......."best friend" at intervals.


4) Went to Blists Hill (Victorian town). Annoyingly I left my annual pass at home but I did remember the Blue Peter badges so sons still got in free. It struck me walking round that I used to prepare much more thoroughly for days out. Can't believe I forgot the pass and a while back I would have thought about a packed lunch, a flask etc. I picked a weekend with no Christmas fairs/workshops and it was incredibly quiet. Which we like.


5) Had lunch in the caf! there.


6) Went to Enginuity after lunch - had never been there before. It was like ThinkTank but on a much smaller scale. Very well done and we spent a couple of hours turning handles/building arches/X raying stuff.


7) Went swimming with my brother.


8) Fish and chips from the van for tea.


9) Enjoyed Casualty.


10) Rob Brydon's live tour from a few years ago was on 5*, I noticed. Strangely, I've always remembered this as being the only thing on television that made me laugh in 6 months when I was severely depressed - quite a feat! So it was good to watch it again.

mhagster

Well vjsmum and anyone else who wants some....you are more than welcome to the heat, currently a very warm 34o, was up at 42o earlier....yuck!

My weekend pleasures:

Had a nice enough night on Friday, think it's such an effort for a couple of hours , I feel like an old fart even writing that down let alone thinking it!
We'd just missed a train so had to wait another 15 minutes, then 40 minutes on train into city, then about 15 minute walk to where the drunkards were hanging out, into a noisy bar where we had to shout to each other to be heard, then onto another bar, we were expecting to have dinner ( as usual) but drunkards had had a late lunch and a lot to drink , so weren't that hungry, we ended up having some bar snacks as we were both starving and OH needs to eat!( I just like to eat!), then for us it was a mad dash back to train station with about a minute to spare and then 40 minutes home on train and then I was out for work at 6.30am! Now that's not their fault as they are down/up from other states for the weekend and can stagger back to their hotel.....but for me ....too much effort! I should really say friends but they were all very drunk!

Anyway, work was fine and another week of work done and a few more dollars earned.

OH and I went out for some dinner to a nice Italian restaurant and spent the money we would have spent on food but didn't on Friday night....so that's a bit money saving I think!

I was up ridiculously early this morning (4am ish) as I'd fallen asleep very early last night. My dog vomited a blankie....yay! But on describing it to DD2 it was the second one he'd eaten , so the first is still in there .... He had a new lease of life and a spring in his step and then he was caught with a bloody sock in his mouth....he does not learn that clothing does not feel good in your tummy!

Had a good catch up with friend from home.

Went to puppy playgroup....my boy was promoted to the big boy class and was used as a demonstrator puppy and did everything right. Felt very proud!

We then went a road trip to Healsville , which is a lovely country town that we both like, Haggis was much admired and he loves the attention! Bought a few bits for Christmas stockings and a secret Santa gift.

Then over to Warrandyte , he had a wee paddle in the river and then we were told that a snake had been sighted nearby....see ya! Quickest I've moved in a while. They are a huge fear of mine.....panic attack inducing at the very thought!

Then home to a very hot house and watched Casualty.

Just in from a very busy supermarket for grocery shopping...how much? However, did get 3 big bags of dog food on special with 1/3 off price , so it kind of made it third one free on actual price. They will last a while! Got some chicken for dinner tonight rtc.

Handyman came yesterday so we now have a handle once more on the bathroom door....no more being locked in! He also did a couple of other jobs....paid for by landlord not us! Now, as a landlord it's very annoying when tenants want/ need jobs doing ( which we always do) but as a tenant it's nice to be able to just send an email and say such and such isn't right and it gets fixed which again, we are lucky and our landlords always do)

To be another hot one tomorrow , I have day off but OH has hospital for a procedure, so it's an early start to be there for 7am....just as well I'm an early riser!

sparrer I like the thought of you going to France on a fairy I miss France, we always holidayed there , usually twice a year and I just love everything about it!

I've received 2 Christmas cards already, I need to go and hang up Santa's slippers which are our advent calendar ....one felt slipper for every day of advent.

Have a lovely St Andrew's Day

ETApurple kitten yikes at your dad going missing! Thank goodness he was found safely!

villagelife

Purplekitten pleased your Dad is found it must have been worrying,

1. Spent some of the day in the garden - I raked up leaves and planted a tree (a christmas present) and a cherry tree kindly given to me by a neighbour. It took a while as I had to do it all slowly as to not aggravate my back anymore.

2. My back is improving - it is at a manageable level of pain now.

3. Sitting in garden with a coffee and reading my kindle at end of November aswell.

4. Cheese on toast for lunch.

5. Listening to most of England rugby commentary while watching the Wales match.

Skint_yet_Again

PK glad your dad was found safe and sound x

Frith - great to hear about your nice day - something to remind bigger son of if he tells you again that you are boring !

BoP - nice bird !

Pleasures for Saturday

1. sunny and warm to say its almost the end of November

2. load of washing mostly dried on line (only waistband/around pockets of jeans still slightly damp

3. met up with friend and went to local Christmas market - didn't spend anything !

4. went back to friends for cuppa

5. DS bought takeaway (delivered) for tea which saved me from cooking

Have a good sunday everyone x

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Flicks!!!

SPARRA Just like some chicken pieces! Mentoring! Chip Vans. Pup Playtime. Coffee Garden. Cuppa with Friends. Special :heartpuls from Jenny

5 Watched, Here's looking at you kid. Last night. 'nother film from the book of romance according to BoP. Casablanca. It was true as it was filmed in monochrome.

4 Did the shop with BoPsie, and we now have enough sea bass to feed an army. All cherpy cheap. And a coupon as well. Had to get the Bog Roll, on offer again this day. Cat treats and toms for Saturday. Came in though all for £36.15. Over £8 in instant savings and we filled the motor of BoP, at the tiger station, with the T card. Got another 2 pennies of points on there.

3 Another bird from yesterday



2 Nite is the flicks and Paddington at last. Sweeties have been snooked, bagged in the bag of hand of BoPsie. May we has a wobbleade again.

1 The most dangerous man in the world's most dangerous city.

BoP is now toooo far excited

Chickenopolis

Good evening all !

Mhagster - I hope the little fella is ok ?

5 for today

1. Raked up maple leaves - must be a bit of a theme ..

2. Fell asleep as not meant to do stuff like err raking ..ever If in pain I just sleep , which is like an "on /off switch ". Bizarre but it works .

3. OH fixed the doors which wouldn't unlock on my olop by putting in the new part that cost around £40 as opposed to the hundreds quoted -just for the part .MOT due v. soon so it shouldn't fail on the door locks failing

4. Supermarket takeaway for tea for later .

5. Still enjoying reading The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist- nearly finished it.. Can borrow a new kindle book from Prime from tomorrow

Have a good evening all !

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Now at the Pizza place. Not chained, proper food. Only just over an hour till Paddington.


Getting too excited.


Dessert menu has arrived. Has Tarta Fantistica. Going to be ...


Now heading to the Vic. Wobbleade. Then it will be curtain time.

Purple_kitten

Sparrer: Another night owl here, tend to similar time wise try to get to bed by about 12.30am but rarely sleep well at all. I love the sound of your Christmas lights. And the mentoring sounds interesting.
1. We popped out to Mr T last night as I like fresh bread on a Sunday and I’m naff at making it. We were lucky and happened to get the timing just right, we got to the isle just as they come out with boxes full of final meat reductions. :oIt was only us and 2 others, everything was at 60p we had 8 lots of chicken, 2 for us, 6 chopped into ferret portions and frozen. venison steaks, 2 x 20 sausages, beef mince, burgers x 3, lamb cutlets, 2 steaks. Then he came out with lettuce, tomatoes, cauliflower, fruit salad for 20p each, so animals and our freezers are heaving again, to top it off we also had vouchers.:o Chatted away to the checkout lady who wanted to guess what the total bill was going to be with all the reductions going through lol:money:
3. Dopey so n so gave us the wrong bedding set just noticed as I went to put it on very luckily we had the receipt, reserved the king size online and the exchange was so easy can’t fault dunelm, but it was next to home bargains, so ended up loading up with all sorts from there before we trundled back home to warmth and animals rather than to many people not considerate of others out there at the mo.
4. Just “product tested” profiteroles to see if they should be given freezer space…:rotfl:
5. Making a bowl/bucket:rotfl: of chilli from the rtcs above:)

VickyA_2

Good evening everyone :hello:

As ever, a busy weekend. When isn't it in the run up to Christmas?! Very jealous of Frith's trip to Blists Hill - I love all things Victorian, not least because I grew up thinking Queen Victoria was the best queen ever as we shared the same first name. :rotfl: Some habits die hard! In all seriousness, I was thinking today that I would need to visit Ironbridge one day soon.

My pleasures for this weekend:

1) Seeing friends today with their gorgeous girls.

2) FIL's birthday meal last night. A lovely meal at a local pub.

3) NPD yesterday and today for me!

4) More items for the charity shop. I'll donate them next weekend, but hopefully I'll be able to walk down there under the strain!

5) Arranged to go to my parents' house for Christmas. Looking forward to it!

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Excellent. Could not stop laughing. Recommended for all kids aged 45 and over.