Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd August 2010

gratefulforhelp_2

Sounds a funky car. Am about to reap the benefits of my slovenly gardening as don't have to go too far for blackberries!!

Mumto5

Hello everyone, We are back from Cornwall, we stayed in Port Isaac (where Doc Martin is filmed). I had a very fortuitous journey back on the train. My seat was double booked so I got upgraded to 1st class! John Sargeant sat behind us. DD2 and DS3 were very well behaved. I am totally converted to rail travel now and have looked into train fares for our half term trip to Potters. I got a F & F railcard as suggest by MSE and it's paid for itself already.

We went to a wedding yesterday which was a very good day but I was coming down with a cold which has more or less scuppered me for today.

I think we will take in the Countess of Warwick's Show tomorrow if it doesn't rain.

I have mountains of washing to get through and DH has been loading the WM today (wonders will never cease).

DSS turned up this morning with 20mins notice. It was good to see him his sister is coming next Sunday and he's threatening to come too for a roast. He eats more than all my boys put together (4) so i'll have to a whole sackfull of spuds (just for him) and use both ovens.

I've not read the thread this week as we had no signal. it was bliss for DH who is forever at the mercy of his work email.

Spoons to those in need.

tootifruities

Glad you had a nice time Mumto5
shame about your leaky tents and the weather Sunnygirl

piggers I am ready for the new thread when you are! hope you are having a relaxing time and surviving the outlaws!!
toots xx

soappie

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

soappie how is BB?

BB's on top form thanks. Out with DD over the park at the moment. She will chase the chickens though so they have to be segregated.

pigpen

doing fred now.. Freja is snoring for 2 minutes so I'll take advantage!

fedupandskint

I now have 3 jars of plum and pear chutney, 3 jars of beetroot relish, 5 jars of chilli jam and a joint of beef roasting in the oven

Tomorrow maybe some more chutney making - will see!

See you all on the new thread

pigpen

NOOOOOOOO
FREEEEEEEEEEEED

SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sexymouse

Nothing like 10 minutes notice to clean the house to get you going with the flying! Moon called me this afternoon to tell me he was bringing a friend home for coffee - this wouldn't have been so bad if it hadn't been the parent of one of the girls in my last class, who had only ever met me in my clean and tidy classroom! So, I rushed around like a mad thing! I emptied and reloaded the DW, hoovered the whole of the downstairs as well as decluttering, cleaned down the kitchen worktops, hoovered all of the sofas, and just managed to put the hoover away before they turned up! Moon of course took him to every messy area in the house (upstairs and the garage).

Since he's gone, I've done more tidying (this time deep-clean style) and told him when he called later that I'd cleaned up more since he'd gone, so hopefully he'd notice the difference if he comes over again.

rach

soappie wrote: »

Rach - sad news about the stabbing didn't realise that's exactly where you used to live. Looks like it was a inside family job - so sad.

I lived above the shop on the end of the road, so not quite in the block but next door! Have a few friends further down Q road too.

Mumto5 wrote: »

Hello everyone, We are back from Cornwall, we stayed in Port Isaac (where Doc Martin is filmed). I had a very fortuitous journey back on the train. My seat was double booked so I got upgraded to 1st class! John Sargeant sat behind us. DD2 and DS3 were very well behaved. I am totally converted to rail travel now and have looked into train fares for our half term trip to Potters. I got a F & F railcard as suggest by MSE and it's paid for itself already.

We went to a wedding yesterday which was a very good day but I was coming down with a cold which has more or less scuppered me for today.

We had our honeymoon in Port Isaac, lovely cottage great place.

Train travel is great, (says the woman paid to promote sustainable transport ) especially when it's not for commuting!

Valli

as I luxuriate with a glass of wine and Northern Soulon smooth Radio I thought I'd catch up. Been to Crich today and rode on their trams and showed off my Hungarian Tram tickets;)
am massively behind with everything. Wedding was blissful; am so pleased for the happy couple (and guess WHO caught the bouqet;))

catch-up reply...
will be edited as and when

Froddy - thanks for reminding Toots about my boys, Woody, Buzz and Bullseye the GERBILS
(and yep she typed the r word :rotfl:)


Jenny Jewell congrats to you too; hope it will eb long and happy!

wedding gossip

you might remember I went with the bride to help with wedding dress selection so I was MOST pleased to overhear comments about the dress, how lbeautiful he bride was in it, haw elegant etc - cue MUCH relief. wishing weel was praised and used...verse read by many 9I watched but stayed schtum) reception utterly elegant, hotel marvellous, OH appreciative of niceness of it all inc how I looked...
also I bought the bride a good luck charm, a padded, beaded heart...someone said how fab it was and how well it went with the dress...ah how useful inside info is!:rotfl:

Dustykitten wrote: »

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Valli and PenPenhope your sons did ok too.
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thnbaks for rembering - off the top of my head he passed maths (a) and science, history, pe and bothe english and french. history was a fail (am stunned he got french tbh but proud.
well done all Flystudents!

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

valli so so jealous of you, but you deserve it.

possibly wouldn't agree but thank you;)

nice to see Jinky, Rosey and the ever-wise TRIKER back

I KNOW there are typos but I care not!