0S Daily Thread - Monday 7th December

Money_saving_Diva_2

Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Monday 7th December.It is an 'Over the garden fence' type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet up (although check the fence hasn’t just been painted first!) and join us for an Old Style natter. The more the merrier!
As this is the Old Style Board, it would be appreciated if posts could include some Old Style content. Please be aware that many people may have small screens, or slow internet connections, so please don’t post large pictures, or clip art – links are preferred.
Please do not start a new Daily Thread before you go to bed at night because this often leaves things confusing with two Dailys' live at the same time. The idea is that a member would start each new Daily Thread after they get up in the morning.
Some people who chat here like to try to answer everyone. Don’t feel you have to though, a general “Hi everyone, hope you are all well” type start is just as good.

Morning OS friends.

Christmas QOTD: Remember, This December, That love weighs more than gold!
~Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

Zippy - I know I said it yesterday but that was a fab start to the thread
Salopman - Have a good christmas too and come back to us when life is less hectic! Halight posted with us a few days ago but he was coming down with a stinky cold at the time.
Heavenleigh - You really must try Freecycle - you could probably get a bread maker from there, it's where I got mine a year ago.
Sunnyday - our cat likes to walk under the tree with her tail bolt upright so she knocks the maximum amount of baubles off for her to then chase all over the floor.
Bitsy - hope your son feels better soon hon
Tru - doesn't matter how glam your hubbys ex is, he married YOU and he was lucky to get you! Maybe at the meal you could just pick at a few bits and if necessary, get your hubby to eat some of yours or hide it in napkins in your handbag? Not nice I know but it seems a shame to suffer all night.
Gers - what a lovely post! Thank you for dropping in on us and I hope you will post again.
redruby - hope you hear about the move today, fingers crossed for you.
jc - Blackjack vodka?? I don't even like vodka but that sounds scrumptious. We used to get a blackjack for 1/2p when I was young.. showing my age there!
Molly - please take care of yourself and go see the Dr today please! We will expect a report back so we know you are OK.
Pink - hope your MIL continues to improve
Dazi - the bunting sounds lovely, any chance of a pic?
nmlc - glad your husbands nan is recovering well.

I was just talking to Tris.. on the phone, not messenger. He hasn't much of a voice so is mostly listening, but it is so nice to hear him, even if it is mostly breathing and coughing. I am one happy bunny!

Had a lovely relaxed Sunday.. we didn't have chicken in the end we had shoulder of pork and it was horrible.. really fatty. So disappointed in that. Am in two minds whether to mention it to Tescos as we usually buy from there but this one was not good.

Am doing a Sainsburys order as Tescos online did not have any of the large turkeys left so we decided to order from S for a change. Also picked up a couple of jars of their curry sauce at 9p each to see what it is like.

Lunch today will be - something easy like beans on toast and spanish omelette for dinner with left over veg and potatoes from the roast last night. WM is on and so is the TD. The cat has been fed and is lying on the sofa behind me on her little rug, purring her head off. I am having weetabix and banana for breakfast.

I hope everyone has a good start to the week! To anyone feeling under the weather - get well soon. With love and light and for all.

Diva.x

heavenleigh

Good morning Diva and all to follow,
Well i managed to sleep until 3.30am this morning which is better than most days!
I made my first ever bread rolls last night and the children had them warm with butter and jam for supper, i'm sure with practice they will become better but they were quite nice for a first try :0)
I'm planning on phase one of Christmas declutter today starting with my kitchen cupboards, it will be nice to be able to open one without things falling out lol.
Eldest ds has earned £40 between me and his father as i got a letter from his school on Saturday to tell me he is the highest achieving boy in his whole year, so i have promised him i will take him shopping after school today to get the pair of football boots he has been yearning after for months.

Diva - sorry to hear your pork wasn't nice, i would deffinately mention it to tesco, no harm in trying after all!
Let me know what the curry sauce is like, i usually buy the 4p tesco one and the kids love it but it is slightly too sweet for me.
And as usual my thoughts are with Tristan, hope he has a good day today x

Hope everyone to follow has a good day,

Leigh xx

Penny-Pincher!!

Hi Guys!

Ive not slept much, but think it's because I am nervous about the mammogram later today. It's 2.5hrs till the nurse comes too and everyone else is asleep:rolleyes:

I finished up the last of the Xmas shopping last night from Body shop as they had a glitch on their 3 for 2 with the dearest item going through free. The order should have been around £90 (for 6 items and a freebie) with delivery etc, but after the glitch and the 30% discount floating around it came to £22:j:j:j...I treated myself to their MW heated slippers which are £20 a pair anyway. Thanks Mrs MCW!

Dinner yesterday was Gammon, roasts, mash, carrots, sprouts, sweetcorn and yorkies. Today we are having a sausage cassarole with mixed peppers, mushrooms, onions, beans, carrots, peas and a Lidl sachet. Will do a baked spud with it too.

WM needs to go on and there is a ton of ironing for OH. Lots of stuff need finishing off as we are away next week.

MSD-I love reading your posts.

Take care everyone.

PP
xx

Money_saving_Diva_2

Pen-pin - huge hugs and supportive vibes going out to you today for your mammogram hon. And thank you so much for the compliment! That was lovely of you. Well done on the Body Shop order that sounds amazing.

Heavenleigh - well done on the bread rolls. I think I like rolls almost better than a big loaf. I remember they were one of the first things we ever baked at school in Domestic Science. And well done to your son, that is a great achievement!

Diva.x

Molly41

Goodluck Pen pin. Really hope it goes well xxx

stressedoutmumof1

Morning everyone

I had a cracker in my advent calendar today.

Put the Christmas deccies up yesterday, so my lounge is looking nice and festive

Need to make the packed lunches in a mo, get bathed, dressed and ready for work.

Dinner tonight will be cottage pie.

Good luck Penny Pincher xxx

Have a great day everyone

N9eav

Morning.

Wet and rainy here, what a surprise?????? Not. Our holiday destination is snow and - 16 forecast for wednesday.....:D

shoulder of pork and it was horrible.. really fatty. So disappointed in that. Am in two minds whether to mention it to Tescos as we usually buy from there but this one was not good.

Sorry to hear about the pork Diva, I looked at that but when i saw it was shoulder I gave it a miss. Pork shoulder is always fatty and Tesco do not trim it before selling. I used to butcher once. Always buy leg. Sainsbury had leg on offer last week and beef too...

I am on a course this week so I have to drive to Exeter in the rain. (80 miles) At least it starts at 10 today, so I can leave a bit later.

Our office meal this evening, so looking forward to that, I wish we had saved up and paid through the year!

Must go, sandwiches........

tru

We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar.
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.
O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect Light :xmassmile

Morning :hello:
In my calendar - a cracker :snow_grin
Oooooh my tummy - feels like the food is just kind of sat there :rolleyes: It was yummy though If it had been lunchtime, I'd have eaten three times as much Hostess made the mistake of asking about growing veg and keeping chickens (she's planning her garden at the mo) so I rambled on and on about OS and bored her to death. Wasn't my fault, it was all the wine. She laughed at me when I said I want a couple of goats

Pen-Pin, thinking of you today

Really must start Christmas shopping :undecided No-one knows what they want. If they don't decide quickly, the teens will end up with homemade soap, candles and notebooks, which they definitely won't be impressed with, lol.

Need to plan the Christmas Eve food, and ring my nan to make sure she's coming and arrange a lift for her.

halight

Morning all:j:j

Well its cold but dry here this moring but there is rain coming in later from what the wether says.

Mine and the twins colds are starting to lift at last:T:T

We brourt a lovley large joint of beef bristekt on saturday it was £10.00 in money and very large. We roasted it yesterday and it tasted lovley.
There is enough meat on the joint to last us untill at least wednesday this week with a bit for the cats too.

Tonight we shall be haveing beef stir fry with it.

We also picked up some lovley ved from the farmers market on saturday and we now have some very large parsinps and when i say large im relly not kidding thay are huge iv never seen any this big before you really could feed a small family on one for a week:D Thay are giants:T:T

Yesterday we put up our chrismas decs so the livving room now looks like a groto:T:T the twins love it :T:T Thay think all the shiney lights are just great.

We i hope that everyones well and getting themselfs sorted for christmas.

Alll the best evryone have a great day what ever you are all upto:j:j

Richard

SunnyGirl

Morning.

PenPin Thinking of you today & good luck xx

Diva Glad Tris was able to talk to you xx

N9eav Did you get the coat after all?

Cleaning & tidying through this morning then into Manchester with my Mum to get some things for my Dad's birthday on Weds this afternoon.

Lunch will be out and dinner is fish, new pots & peas with tartare sauce.

Have a good day all.

Essex-girl_2

Good Morning All

MSD - glad you got to speak to Tris
PP - Good luck for today
Heavenleigh - congratulations for DS

Monday morning arghhh, loads of paperwork to do, for the first time in ages I wrote my to do list last night and made the kids wraps for school so just need to assemble the packed lunches this morning. Hope to be this organised all week.

Need to phone the insurance company first thing re the worktop, would like to get sorted before Xmas but won't hold my breath.

Will attack the office work this morning and hopefully the ironing this afternoon, don't think will get round to making sausage rolls today. Have Tesco coming this morning - spent a fortune but there didnt seem to be too much in the basket.

Only real OS today will be having leftover gammon with egg and chips for tea.

Have a good day.x