Nice people thread

SingleSue

Just had another major flurry, had made the move to go out and get some much needed shopping, which was fun on the roads around here but not too bad the closer to the supermarket I got.

After the supermarket, decided to say hello to my parents and the snow just fell down as I was finishing my cup of tea, so we made the decision to make the move home again.....getting back to mine was as much fun as going out!

Kids have made their snowman, we have had oodles of snowball fights, taken nearly a hundred photos and generally had a really fun, stressfree (apart from the driving part) day.

LydiaJ

lostinrates wrote: »

I didn't realise your were a SWer too....:beer: No snow here though, so can't be too close!

It's stopped again. A few little patches left on the ground, and the puddles are still frozen, but nothing near coverage. The forecast isn't predicting any more, either. The kids will be disappointed.

Pobby

Thanks lemon for your support. Certainly your advice is the way I am going to go on this.

lostinrates

Rich. wrote: »

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

Very prettily written.

I think it can also be fear of change though. From the outside you can't, and don't need to, tell. Neither can the kids probably. If it breaks down the kids still have two parents and a family. Its a tricky balance but the relationship between a husband & wife is both spearate from and intrinsic to a family.....part of why its important to keep kids out of negotiations of breakdown...not just to protect them IMO.

I wish them luck.

lostinrates

Afriend wrote: »

The Snow's stopped however it's extremely icy out there.
Earlier my Car developed a mind of it's own whilst travelling at low speed and nearly hit someones front wall.
Steered into the skid and managed to stop it in time. I think I need a 4wd in this weather.

:eek:
be careful.

Have to say, I'm glad to have the LR now.

Have a long drive in the morning and undecided whther to go in my parents' car for speed/warmth or the truck for safety....think will have a look at the roads in the morning before deciding.

treliac

Rich. wrote: »

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

Ah..... does that apply to MSE membership?

lostinrates

For FC.....

I've just seen something better than my cats watching eastenders.....my dog watching one man and his dog......I wish I could get the camera to upload, I'd take one of those little clips.....

oh, oh, she's just knocked one of the cats off the sofa.....the sheep NEver fight back.

fc123

PasturesNew wrote: »

All my Xmas trees HAVE to have chocolates hanging on them. The hollow ones, the santas ... xmas choccies on the tree. The reason for this is when I was young I apparently sneaked down when everybody else was asleep and ate ALL the chocolates off the xmas tree, so after that we never had them again. So now, on my tree, every year, they're compulsory!

We never had them as my parents didn't feed us any sugar (academic types...I wasn't keen at the time but handy now not having a sweet tooth) but my grandparents did....it was such a treat to go there...we had one each.

There is a tale in my family that when I was 2 (1st grandchild) I found my way to grandparents tree and came into kitchen with blood pouring out my mouth as I had sneaked up and crunched up a few glass baubles (thinking they had chocolate in as my grandfather had given me one sneakily prior, as I had never eaten it before).
I don't think my father ever spoke to him again.

I don't have a chocolate addiction (but plenty of others ) so may be the reason for it??

OH bought chocolate santas from M+S years ago when kids were small, hung them on tree and then, on Xmas day, they were allowed to take them off......but both couldn't unwrap them and they were hard. Turned out to be wooden santas. We still have them and, as we put them on the tree, remember that moment. The choc free Xmas day.

lostinrates

FC, I like chocolate but I think its over done. But those two stories of chocolate Christmas disappointment are very sad.

fc123

lostinrates wrote: »

For FC.....

I've just seen something better than my cats watching eastenders.....my dog watching one man and his dog......I wish I could get the camera to upload, I'd take one of those little clips.....

oh, oh, she's just knocked one of the cats off the sofa.....the sheep NEver fight back.

Man LIr.....your brain is deff on the mend. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

BTW...coming down your way end Jan...I will PM you in a couple of weeks...I want a go on a horse.

Ginger ''the rescue cat who still has issues..after 9 years :rolleyes:'' really wanted to go out for his morning constitution...I opened the door and he looked at 1 foot of snow, put his paw in it and you'd have thought it was fire. He pulled it back sharpish, He held on all day (I nearly gave in and did him a special tray) but, did go out this evening for 20 seconds.

He is a bit miserable too as he usually pops over to the Palace of Versailles interior house to see Daphne and get a bit if untwitchy lap in the afternoon...plus they have their heating on all day.
He didn't go today as he didn't want to put his paws in the snow..

I might pop up an avatar later of derelict cottage in the snow..it's so pretty, though bluddy freezing.