OS Diary Archive August 2006

SnowyOwl_2

Oh dear TM I hope your gerbil shows up sooner rather than later. Have you got a cat?

I got my Miele vacuum cleaner:j!! The local electrical store had it, and as I'd been surfing the net checking prices knew if I was getting a good deal or not. I stuck my brass neck out and asked for a discount. She gave me £10 off. I said "hmmm" and continued the conversation about its functions. Then I said "would you let me have it with £20 off?". (Knees were knocking!) She consulted her manager and she said yes... Yay, that's good - it was still £180 but no delivery fee and I got it home today. My other bargain of the day was a big bag of James Wellbeloved kitty food - 3 kgs for the price of 2.

I've also got the ingredients or the Christmas cake, so between vacuum cleaning, kitty feeding and cake mixing I'm going to have a busy evening.

Bye for now.

SnowyO

Dobie

snoozer wrote:

Lynsayjane - sorry to hear about your problems too, I have an underactive thyroid as well and a constant battle against my weight, no matter what the docs say about the thyroxine being a direct replacement I've never met anyone who feels as well again as they did before or who can lose weight easily (and believe me weighed 8stones and could eat what I liked before).
Sue

You're absolutely right there. I had half my thyroid removed 10 years ago & ever since I've struggled with my weight when I didn't have to think about it before. The doctor insists that my thyroid function is 'within normal limits' but I'm the one who lives with it every day & I KNOW that my metabolism has altered.
I sympathise with everyone who has this problem (apparently 4x more women than men). I've got my weight under control now but it's been a real battle & I think my solution would be a bit extreme for most people - I'm a vegan who cycles 50 miles a week & has just come back from a cycling holiday when I covered virtually 300 miles in 8 days.
I feel better since I changed my diet than I have since I had the op & I have bags of energy but as I say - my lifestyle isn't for everybody.
Well done lyndseyjane on your weightloss. I think it was TM who had a signature that said 'exercise is the way forward - unfortunately' & I think she's right. Not what you want to hear when you're feeling completely drained though is it?

FunkyFairy

Evening all,

Not done much today.

I have made a loaf of bread multi grain in the BM and it was lovely

SC is smelling lovely with a chicken curry in.

DH has put up 2 lights in the kitchen/dinner and at the moment is putting up shelves in DD's room.

I have made a load of buns as we have 7 children coming to play tomorrow.

Went to the park this morning and flew a kite. children had loads of fun.

Hope eveyone is well

byez:hello:

**purpleprincess**

Hullo hullo!!! :wave:

Back from Reading Festival!! Had a wicked time!!

We ended up driving back late last night to make the most of having a Monday off. Spent the day pottering and catching up with stuff!

Haven't caught up with the threads yet, will do tonight or tomorrow.

Got pork ribs in the slow cooker with onions and a BBQ sauce :drool:

Have a good evening all

((((hugs)))) to all that need them xxx

Topher

Ticklemouse wrote:

DISASTER!!!!!

One of the gerbils has escaped

Don't worry, it'll turn up, they always do, just have some gerbil catching kit at the ready for when it does, normal handling isn't brilliant with a panicky gerbil.

When my kids let the hamster run under the piano, I said I'd gat the vac out. They screamed a bit, even though I assured them that I could secure a hanky over the end of the nozzle, like a hamster filter...... They still haven't forgiven me, not that I actually did it.

T

Topher

Ticklemouse wrote:

Now I know where Nels has been hiding :rotfl:

Actually, forgot to say that she's a terrible influence on me. When I was at Tesco's yesterday I noticed they had pukka pads on sale (not a normal line at my store) so I just had to have one ......... well, three

We'll have to start a Puka support group. What does everyone put in their Pukkas?

9th load of washing!!!! (Awed)

T.

Topher

:wave: Hello Geordielass,
I don't feel quite entitled to welcome you, as I'm relatively new on here, but these folk are lovely.

Topher

Topher

Icemaiden wrote:

MIL sitting tonight for the kids as popping into Bradford for a curry with friends, (seems to be our staple diet lately but so cheap) that could be the reason behind the toilet roll useage:D
x

Where would you recommend? I don't know Bradford too well but its only 3/4 of an hour away.
Re:-toilet roll, a thread on the Costco Passport may help with that.

Topher

jockettuk wrote:

udate on the ex bringing daughter back for the first time.. he was supposed to be here for 1.00pm well dd just txt to say they just leaving and i do it in a hour and half so as its now 12 looks like he going to be late NOW why am i not surprised lol

I hardly like to ask, being as its 20 to 7 an' all, but did he ever get to you?


I used to have an ex a bit like that. He's now (unfortunately, and rather sadly really,) an ex-Ex

T.

sophiesmum_2

did a car boot sale today, first in ages, and made £112 and got rid of a load of "stuff". Resisted temptation to buy more stuff whilst there but noticed 3 breadmakers for sale all at under £5:eek:
Couldn't find any when I was looking last year:mad:
Thankfully the rain kept off despite chucking it down before and afterwards:D

hope everyone has had a good bank holiday weekend.
Good luck with catching the gerbil, i like the idea of a "hamster filter":rotfl: :rotfl:

sophiesmum