Old Style Diary Archive June 06

VickyA_2

Met up with some friends for lunch and they gave us a little present:

A huge tin (ie moneybox) which says on the side "saving for a first house" fund. We're putting £1 coins in there and have already got £10 worth. Apparently it should hold about £500 in total. Anyone wish to contribute?

cha97michelle

Afternoon.

I'm hiding out upstairs as DH is tackling a major DIY project downstairs, removing a several metre long york stone fireplace. We've been on with it for absolutely hours tidying things away in the living/dining room. I've personally thrown away a small rainforest, and now i've brought the rest of my school work to my bedroom to tackle some lesson planning and filing. I have a sinking feeling that it might be all downhill from now and take months to sort out. DH absolutely insisted it had to be done today, and i've still got a good few hours of school work to do,mainly report writing.

I think it might be hard to concentrate with all the banging, plus trying to work on the bed which i haven't done since i was at uni, and it wasn't that comfortable then. I think i used to lay on my belly and there is not much chance of that.

Sorry to hear Moggins DD isn't well again. You sometimes get a bit run down and then pick up everything don't you. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery for her.

:beer: Happy birthday Glad and pooky. :beer:

Also, hugs for racy - chin up for brighter days ahead.

Best go and actually do something or i might be here till midnight working.

Michelle, xx

VickyA_2

Me again :wave:

I'm sitting outside, laptop on my ermmmm lap and someone in one of the neighbouring houses is singing at the top of her voice to some music. No doubt she thinks that she's some kind of "Pop Idol"............ However, she's flat. VERY flat. And it's getting quite annoying. I wouldn't mind too much if it was just the music being blasted out........... but it's not.

Edinburghlass_2

VickyA wrote:

Me again :wave:

I'm sitting outside, laptop on my ermmmm lap and someone in one of the neighbouring houses is singing at the top of her voice to some music. No doubt she thinks that she's some kind of "Pop Idol"............ However, she's flat. VERY flat. And it's getting quite annoying. I wouldn't mind too much if it was just the music being blasted out........... but it's not.

Sounds like you live next door to Queenie who is doing the "boogie" with her MP3 player in her ears

Edinburghlass_2

oh and incase moggins reads this I am about to start in my bathroom

Pooky

Afternoon all

Thanks for the birthday wishes.

Had a lovely day, off out early to a bootfair, didn't get anything but it was nice to wander....then it was off to pick some strawberries...a birthday tradition going back to when I was old enough to pick them.....3 huge punnets, mind you, think DD's ate more than they picked.

Then it was off to some local cliffs for a picnic and some kite flying before a dip in the pool at the health club.....very relaxing.

The downside is that nothing's got done today and I'll be busy getting straight again tomorrow.

Ah well - tomorrow's another day...

Hugs to all and Happy birthday Glad.

VickyA_2

Edinburghlass wrote:

Sounds like you live next door to Queenie who is doing the "boogie" with her MP3 player in her ears

Ah-ha! So that's who it was! Now I know who to blame.

Shez

afternoon everyone!

Well done England on the win!

Took kids swimming first thing, it was quite busy there today! £10 for 2 adults!!!!:eek: by the time the kids have to pay it will cost a small fortune!
afterwards the kids like the get the Woolwich Ferry back across river and we usually take drink/sandwich/fruit for them to eat, and today we took a flask tea n biccies for ourselves - but it was Closed! so i had to wait till i got back for my tea! How exciting eh - Woolwich Ferry cor dont i live it up eh?:rotfl:

I have FLC my kitchen and living room, taken down lights washed and flies removed - how do they get inside????? Uplighter had to be chucked due to broken base, dont mind cos i get fed up with the flies landing on it and getting that barbequed Fly Smell:eek:

Made a loaf in the Bm with a bread mix I bought from Lidl - sunflower seed its supposed to be - Its Rubbish!!!! yuk.
I have printed off Tootles carrot cake recipe to make, if its good enough for National Trust its good enough for me!

Racyred - Gosh split up after 25 yrs is that??? crikey that wont be easy, but keep positive xx
Bargainrzl - that asparagus risotto sounds delish - im gonna have a go at a mushroom one soon.
Vickya - know where your coming from on loud music - laughed at Queenie MP3 player reference!
snowyowl - what happened to burnt muffins in the end?

((Hugs)) to Moggins DD. Happy Birthday Pooky & Glad!

better get off and put the Queens Garden Party on to see if i can see PenPen!

have a good evening all
xx

Shez

Edinburghlass wrote:

Sounds like you live next door to Queenie who is doing the "boogie" with her MP3 player in her ears

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

cha97michelle

well we now have only 1/4 of the fireplace left.

I've managed to tidy up all the paperwork i brought upstairs by filing appropriately and then putting in the office. I've also fully written 7 reports and part written the other 13. I like to try and write something individual for each kid, and it takes me ages, whereas i know for a fact quite a lot of my colleagues just write 4, and then cut and paste, changing the name. I like to think the kids and parents would appreciate my efforts.

DH is still hammering, but i might brave going downstairs and starting to cook tea as i am starving. We didn't really do lunch.

The amount of dust isn't as bad as i thought, but it is all in the air. He's had the patio doors open but it hasn't done much, except perhaps stop the cats from keeling over. as they wouldn't go out - far too nosey like me!

Where has the weekend gone again? It will hopefully be a quietish week, but i have got to squeeze in 6 work experience visits, and mark two classes end of year exams. I don't know whether i like this time of year or not, but at least the end is in sight.

Didn't like moggins suggestion of longer school hours. I am pooped all the time as it is. Perhaps if we did a trade, and the parents did the teachers chores, like cleaning/ironing/present buying. :rotfl:

I'm going to see what kind of mess we are in. Wish me luck.
I'll pop in later, but not until i finish my reports.

Michelle. xx