OS Daily Thread - Saturday 12th December

smokybabe

Good morning guys,

Santa reflects on the fact that there are good kids, naughty kids and then there is Timmy.... :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:





Hey ho, another week flying past in the Smoky household. LO managed to be good in school 4 out of 5 days and his sticker chart is looking rather healthy for Santa. The eldest 2 are fine and everyone is looking forward to Santa's arrival. I wrapped all of the kids presents on Monday and just have a couple more to buy and I am done.

I haven't got much past the basics done as I have another chest infection but I am feeling a little better today. The side fence is up, bless, it took them both 3 days to get it done in the most awful weather but it is looking good. I will pressure wash down the front after them tomorrow and tidy up both gardens.

Today is an ironing day and firming up the shopping delivery for the 21st (the earliest I could get from Mr A. and I booked it as soon as!) A tidy through tonight and hopefully a nap when my sis takes the three out for a walk this afternoon. :T:T:T Lunch will be chicken and chips, stuffing peas and gravy and tea will be sausage, beans and a baked spud. Both nice and easy!

Curllytop - Happy birthday to you :beer: xxx

Meanmarie - hugs to you hun. xxx Also a virtual one on the way for Mr taplord. xxx

Have a great weekend everyone and hugs to all that need one. xxx

Smoky. xxx

pipkin71

Morning all.

Loving your posting format Diva

Well, we're off to Stratford shortly, so hoping weather will be kind to us. We're meeting up with some dear friends then all off to church this afternoon.

Hopefully I will be able to get the rest of the christmas shopping done today, apart from food, which will be delivered on the 22nd :j

I am getting that exciting fluttery feeling as christmas fast approaches

There are a few things to do at home, as I didn't have such a great day yesterday, health wise, but they can be done later.

Hope you all have a lovely day, whatever you're doing.

Pipkin xxxx

pipkin71

N9eav wrote: »

Everyone is special in some way, it does not always have to be on the fore front.

Very true N9eav. Very true

pipkin71

Curlytop40 wrote: »

Good morning all!
Thankyou Diva, Essex Girl and Bitsy, yes I am 41 today.

:bdaycake:Hope you have a lovely day Curlytop. Happy birthday

SunnyGirl

Just had a very worrying phone call from my Mum. She said that Dad was mixing his words up this morning & yesterday evening. He had a stroke back in February so I've told them that I'll meet them up at the hospital. He's fine with everything else - movements, no facial weakness etc but I feel that they'd be best off getting it checked out.

tired_mum

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CURLYTOP:bdaycake:hope you have a lovely day
PP hope you are ok
NPM hope all is well with you
Essex enjoy your trip to London and hope DDs appointment goes well
Bought our tree last night so will get that up over the weekend need to clean the house top to bottom for xmas as all the stuff is down from the loft in the front room need to update my lists for the last few remaining pressies and food
Presents need wrapping and cards writing so loads to do still
OH is off out to his xmas do at a hotel tonight 7-1am and i am on chauffering duty :rolleyes:usually get there n he says can you run all these other people home so will need to keep big car out as its 7 seats just in case
Right better get on need to go to the tip and get cleaning
Have a good day stay warm

pipkin71

SunnyGirl wrote: »

Just had a very worrying phone call from my Mum. She said that Dad was mixing his words up this morning & yesterday evening. He had a stroke back in February so I've told them that I'll meet them up at the hospital. He's fine with everything else - movements, no facial weakness etc but I feel that they'd be best off getting it checked out.

Best to get it checked SunnyGirl.

Hope your dad's ok.

Will be thinking of you.

Pipkin xxxx

ivyleaf

Hope he's ok Sunnygirl xx

Sounds as if nearly everyone's very busy today! ((((HUGS)))) to everyone, and Happy Birthday to Curlytop :beer:

Mind has gone completely blank (no change there then ), so will come back later.

tru

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight :xmassmile

Morning :santa2:
In my calendar - an angel :snow_grin
Happy Birthday Curlytop :bdaycake:

Hope your dad is ok, SunnyGirl

My laptop is broken, my boiler has died and I'm freezing :sad: Am going to spend the day curled up under a blanket while swearing at the washing which won't dry.

csarina

Up date to earlier post.....I spoke with a very nice chap at BG, he told me that when we cancelled the DD for the electric they added a £35 cancellation fee to the bill, he adnitted that was a mistake as we were changing to a vairable DD, so he has taken it off and he also checked everything that the lady was supposed to have done yesterday. Surprise, surprise she had NOT set up the new DD......so he did that as well. Hopefully everything is now ok, will check online again tonight just to make sure.

The sun has decided to shine, so have put the laundry out on the line. Friday clean posponed, OH reitred to bed with a dizzy.......I will be so glad when we get to see the new consultant in January, this has been going on far too long and is affecting both of us. I get quite cross when things I have planned have to be cancelled beacuse OH has to go to bed. It is putting unneccesary strain on our relationship....... Our trip to the US last February had to be cancelled and it took me 6 months to get a refund from the insurers and they charged me £140 for the priviledge????spelling...........

Right cannot clean so off to my sewing room to do some sewing...cleaning will have to wait!!!