Old Style Diary Archive June 06

Penny-Pincher!!

Hi Again

Just waiting for friends to turn up with their tornado DD-she's 3 and a complete whirlwind:D

Half the decking has been painted and looks lovely, once done I'll get OH to take a picture and show you all. Its amazing what a sulking 11yr old can do with a paintbrush and wood paint;);) She is currently in her room finishing HW-personally I think she's ignoring me and keeping out the way, but when friends DD comes she'll be busy with her...probably watching a DVD.

See ya later.

PP
xx

Bargain_Rzl

Afternoon

It's another glorious day here

Church was "interesting" this morning, as our regular organist is away for half term and his substitute was very young and nervous and didn't really know what he was doing. Plus it's Pentecost, which means two of the hymns were really complicated and there's a whole lot of non-standard stuff going on at the end of the service - so the priests didn't really know what they were doing either :rolleyes: I had to concentrate so hard on making sure the organist knew what to play when, when to start, when to stop and so on, all between concentrating on my own singing, that when we came downstairs after the service I was actually shaking like a leaf!

Got given some more homegrown rhubarb by the nice man at church, then I came home via M&S where I finally managed to find some asparagus for my recipe, and at a very reasonable price too Then popped into the Co-op for some Kallo chicken stock cubes, and Lidl for olive oil and flour. Have nearly bust the budget this week due to needing to restock on basics.

Nelski - bless!

jockettuk - chickenpox definitely seems to be going round at the moment. One of my colleagues' twin 3yo girls have both got it. It's a funny bug though. When my sis and I had it (at 6yo and 3yo) we were both really really ill and suffered complications for several years afterwards. But when my brother had it several years later at 5yo, he only missed a couple of days' school, and that was because he was infectious, not because he was feeling unwell!

VickyA - the way to see inside St Pauls for free is to go there for a service, or (as I did) to see a charity concert that was free entry (though I did of course make a donation for the charity)

tootles and FunkyFairy - ((((hugs)))) and get well soon! Also ((((johanne))))

I am thinking about going out again in about an hour and a half, as it's my only chance to see a certain opera production in a tiny studio theatre in town, where I know some of the cast. Also today is the 10th anniversary of the first opera I ever saw - so I feel like I ought to celebrate with a show! It will be nice if I do go, the theatre is just a little 60 seater above a very nice pub, and there are outside tables for having a lovely summer evening beer in the interval I've been to things there before, and it's a lovely place.

See you later
Rzl xx :wave:

luckylukey

Just wanted to say how thrilled I am with the lovely weather we are having! For the first time in ages, I have put all my washing on lines outside! I normally use the dryer(naughty!) but am really looking forward to air dried clothes!

Hope you are all having a lovely day!:beer:

stressedoutmumof1

luckylukey - I'm with you!! I've managed to get 5 loads of washing dried on the line this weekend :A (and I have to say I nearly always use the TD )

frizz_head

Bargain_Rzl wrote:

jockettuk - chickenpox definitely seems to be going round at the moment. One of my colleagues' twin 3yo girls have both got it. It's a funny bug though. When my sis and I had it (at 6yo and 3yo) we were both really really ill and suffered complications for several years afterwards. But when my brother had it several years later at 5yo, he only missed a couple of days' school, and that was because he was infectious, not because he was feeling unwell!

When my two were 3 and 8 months, they caught it from a friends son. My eldest was absolutely saturated, had them everywhere - and I mean EVERYWHERE! Youngest probably had only about 30 on her entire body. It is definitely one of those inevitable illnesses, you know they are going to get it at some point. Eldest had two weeks off preschool, as the spots kept on appearing for the first week, then we had to wait for those spots to crust over. She now has the faintest scar on her back, where 3 joined together!

stressedoutmumof1

Afternoon everyone

Today we all went shopping in Aylesbury. I managed to get some good bargains (including 2 Diadora t-shirts for DD for 1.79 each!!) Some Umbro football trainers for 12.99 (DD is doing a football course in the summer hols) and an England football shirt for 8.99 (reduced from 30 quid), however the best thing is I found some STARDROPS in Wilkinsons :T :T :T for 58p so I bought two. I have to say I wondered what all the fuss was about - but I have to agree it is amazing!!! Everything just.... gleams!! I am now a true convert and now I know where to get it (I have been looking for months) all my expensive cleaners (cilit bang, cif etc) are going - after they've all been used up of course

I did also manage to spend 50 quid in Next :eek: But I did buy a lovely skirt and 2 gorgeous tops for work - I haven't had any new work clothes for 2 years - they're all disintegrating before my eyes :eek:

Hope everyone else is enjoying their day.

BTW Penny-Pincher - well done on sticking to your guns re DD. It's all to easy to let them get away with things for a quiet life :rolleyes:

cha97michelle

Afternoon.

thought i would have a quick break from my work. It's been a funny old day. I've been getting myself orgnaised for the whole half term. I need to do a bit more marking before tomorrow, but i'm just about bushwacked for the day. I'm finding it hard work sitting at the table for too long before i get backache - it is making the baby wriggle a good bit too. I saw a glimpse of my shape in a full length mirror yesterday, and i look very pear shaped. I didn't realise my bump was quite that big.

Thanks for the tips Re: costco and what to look at. I was like a kid in a sweet shop yesterday, and that was just looking at a booklet. Any bargains to be had with the chocolate and booze? (naughty me - i shouldn't have either really at the moment.) It is opening at the end of the month, and i can see us filling the freezer and the garage. Might as well, and then the maternity pay won't have to go as far.

PP - sorry to hear your daughter is playing up. Early teenage stuff no doubt. She'll be ok again by tomorrow. Don't feel too bad.

well, best go and try and do a bit more. Dh is watching the posiedon adventure, and i'm half heartedly watching it too. It's more interesting than what i'm supposed to be doing anyway.

See you all tomorrow.

Michelle, xx

dorry_2

good evening! :wave:

chadmich-- you reminded me how many weeks , i have left on placement till summer holidays, i going to try and do 9 weeks full time till august, then be off with ds2 and do the other 4 weeks from end of august till end of september!!! i too have been suffering from going back to work blues today!!

pp--- enjoy your takeaway

tootles-- u sound dreadfull, i had a cold like that a couple of weeks ago, it was totally horrid. :eek:

nelskii ---aahhhh


so far today, tidied the house for going back to work tommorow, all washing up to date and uniform done for all week

meals breakie

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sausuage bun
lunch

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kfc reheated from yesterday's takeaway
tea--- ham, salad with eggs and fries

i have got my pj's on early tonight, all ready for another round of x factor and bb!!!

anyway off to eat tea,

c u tommorow xxxx

Nelski

Ticklemouse wrote:

Ok, ok, so you know who came to my BBQ last night However,it wasn't the drunken, debauched evening Nels might like you to think it was....

HERE is what Nels got up to last night. Do you think it will ruin her street cred as a hard partying, single girl about town? :rotfl:

If you could read my lips though I was just telling him to scuttle quickly back to his mum with his tweenie book cos there was no way i was going to read it :rolleyes: - lets face it, it could well ruin my evil, manipulative image:D . So he thought better of it and went back to mum and i finished off the wine:beer: :rotfl: Meanwhile TM poured herself another glass.......:cool:

Queenie

frizz_head wrote:

...

P.S. I need advice. Mr Frizz spilt a whole carton of double cream last night and despite numerous floor cleans - the kitchen still smells like rank milk! What can I do to get rid of the smell?

Try a solution of bio laundry powder and tell him he's a very silly billy!

Edited to add:-

For those who have tried to PM me, I've now cleaned out my box