It's STILL tough and not getting better - so how are we coping?

parsonswife8

ceridwen wrote: »

You mean before she hits him over the head with a frying pan??? - We now have an O.S. precedent for such action - and a vicars wife of our acquaintance endorsing such action:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Note to self...carry a handy frying pan when out driving, in case some little old man drives into the back of my car.:D

Administer punishment to said little old man, accordingly.:eek:

He was probably staring at the Kelly Brook billboard/poster.:rotfl:

ceridwen

Primrose wrote: »

katholicos - I suppose the only thing you can say to shame your daughter is that 18 & 19 year olds are fighting for their lives and their country in Afghaistan and some of them are coming home in coffins. Doing a few household chores by comparison seems to be a pretty easy option to me.

Well - what remark to make would need to be geared to what sort of person Katholicos has as a daughter/how she thinks/etc....If my mother had come out with a comment like that - there would have been/would still be a very short sharp retort back. She wouldnt have made one like that again in a hurry......it would have backfired bigtime...and left me sitting there too depressed/de-energised about having someone so different to myself as a mother to feel able to do anything at all for a while..



I think maybe a more practical approach might be to make up a list of household chores and relative time/energy/etc available from both of you to get them done and sit down and discuss them adult to adult.

ceridwen

parsonswife8 wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Note to self...carry a handy frying pan when out driving, in case some little old man drives into the back of my car.:D

Administer punishment to said little old man, accordingly.:eek:

He was probably staring at the Kelly Brook billboard/poster.:rotfl:

Camping frying pans in Poundland at the moment for - £1. Little old men for the use of.......:rotfl:

errr...only joking....:)

parsonswife8

ceridwen wrote: »

Camping frying pans in Poundland at the moment for - £1. Little old men for the use of.......:rotfl:

errr...only joking....:)

He probably should have gone to specsavers really....:eek: or he may have dozed off behind the wheel.:rotfl::rotfl:

squiggles

lilac_lady wrote: »

Never thought about calpol for dogs and cats. If it's safe it's a lot cheaper than medicine from the vets. Perhaps you should post on the pets forum and save some people money.

For dogs you can put the squirt the calpol into a rolo with a syringe and for cats you put some onto the tops of the front paws (not the pads but tops) and they will lick them clean.

D&DD

I'm so fed up with all this rain! Not that I can go anywhere anyway atm but at least I can potter a bit here and there in the garden if its nice..my tumble driers working overtime too :eek:

Send some sun down here

thriftmonster

Well there's some OS entertainment going on here - dh is examining ds1 in cricket positions - ds1 has to point out where they are in the sitting room - "deep extra cover" or "silly mid off" anyone? This is following on from the exam in bowling averages!!!! No wonder I spend time on the internet! (I like watching cricket - but the finer points............)

Hippeechiq

Oh my......the evening must be flying by

Where is "down here" D&DD? I'm down here in Dorset, and we've had sun today for the 1st time in over a week. Actually managed to get a line of washing dry.

Didn't rain down here on Tuesday (no sun though) by my goodness we've had some rain. I've only managed 2 days washing since Thursday last week - I've got a tumble dryer, but I daren't use it with money being so tight. Think I've used it twice in the last 18 months, they just have such a reputation for running away with the electricity.

We've got sun forecast for Sat & Mon - not that that's anything to go by - but it really has been one of the most miserable wet weeks that I can ever remember.

Edited to add In case cricket is reading, I've just had my most exciting "moment of the week so far"..........
Just seen on My$upermarket that Te$cos have got 200g Corned Beef on offer for £1.25, down from £1.58 until the 12th September..........who said Friday nights aren't fun anymore :rotfl:

lambanana

It was quite sunny today (in West Yorkshire) but now I'm freezing, I'm on the sofa in PJs and a long cotton dressing gown and a fleece blanket over me!

taplady

butterfly - thanks for the runnerbean chutney recipes:T I've saved them and I'll have a look over the weekend - been working till late tonight!