OS daily threads October 2006

elona

Poshpaws

Well done and how did you manage it? I could do with losing "quite a bit!";)

Went to Lidl and the house is now full of food. DH has just kindly informed me that the soup is not as nice as I used pork ribs!

Do I get a medal for agreeing that it is better with hock or gammon? (Not rising to the bait!)

May make sweet potato cakes for tea with salad if I can rouse myself. Took ages to put away all the food.

Hugs to everyone.

dorry_2

hi :wave:

stressed out mum--- god what a pain :mad:, we have a spare bike in our bike shed, we don't use it, u can have it, if u live near us, (middlesbrough) (((hugs)))

cat---isn't your friend lovely


hugs and positive vibes sent to everyone who has colds and to those who haven't slept very well.


i have started my new job and its great, i will be doing 4 shifts a week and the rota is good as they have given me all my days off together!!! so i have have done my hours this week , finished tuesday , 2pm and i am off till sunday 2 pm!!!!:T


had a very productive day, dw been on and put away, wm ready loaded, just awaiting ds2 school uniform to load in at 3pm. all hoovering done, tidying done.:j


meals today: breakie---coffee, (was in tesco at 9.30 am food shooping)
lunch

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crusty bread french stick with turkey and coleslaw
tea-- roast chicken, nandos sauce, spciy rice, corn on the cob and french bread!!!

supper----pitta bread, beetroot salad and ham



its just been ouring down here, nows its sunny again, what strange weather

i have done my menu plan for the week ahead and i am just gonna see if i get any more ideas on here,

love dorry :wave:

beachbeth

thriftmonster wrote:

Made the Christmas cake yesterday - Jane Grigson's orange and ginger one - one big one and 4 little ones in small baked bean tins for pressies - have to feed them with Cointreau each week.

Lucky cakes!!!

I hope your purse gets returned, Catowen. Awful to lose much-needed money like that. What a wonderful friend you've got though!

StressedoutMum - Horrible to have your bike stolen too. Thieving b*****rds! Ive got a bike you could have too. Its a small, white, fold up bike and not that comfortable but I was going to list it on Freecycle. I live near Coventry if thats any use?

Freyaluck - I can't believe that! Taking your dog for a walk in your car! Ive seen people on their bikes with a dog running alongside, but a car!!!!!

I was quite pleased with myself today. Got my polishing, hoovering and loo cleaning jobs done in time to take dog to the vets at 10.00 (just a check up after a dental procedure last week). It meant that when I got back at 10.30 I could get lots more done! Put WM on and BM has so far made a white loaf and a banana loaf. Will be doing a 'best of both' type loaf later, which looks and tastes like white but has a few wholemeal flecks in it. Its very moist and scrummy. Plus, the sun has come out this afternoon, which is lovely!

Glad today is going better - yesterday was awful. Got a phone call from the docs to say that the results from my 'sample' had come back and they found that I had got a bacterial infection (which has been causing my runs! :embarasse: ) It was really quick though because I only handed it in on Tuesday. Im now on antibiotics, but I felt really sick yesterday thinking that Id got some sort of lurgy! Never had that sort of infection before.:( Besides all that, because it just kept raining and raining my little puppy kept doing her toiletting in the house all day even though I was watching her like a hawk in order to put her out (I go with her holding the umbrella). The amount of sneaky poos she managed to do is amazing! Im sick of the smell of it and my hands are dry and red from having to keep washing them! At least the house smells fresh and clean but its just impossible to toilet train when the weather's bad!

B: toast made with homemade bread
L: Cheese salad sandwich made with HM Best of Both Bread
HM Chilli con carne and rice (with a glass of red to go with it! Yum!)

kethry

hi - only really started posting a few days ago, and still very much learning my way around.. we had a late morning here - didn't get up till 1pm :eek: but then i didn't get to bed till 3.30am and OH didn't make it till 5.30am.. needless to say we don't work.. LOL..

focus today is getting into town to pick up some free photos that i got via a free offer on jessop's snapfish (I'd post a link but the offer's ended), i'm printing some wintery photos from last year's early snow at the beginning of december to put on the front of xmas cards, as well as some other photos to cut out and turn into fridge magnets for xmas pressies for people :j while i'm in town i gotta post a "thinking of you card" to my Grannie (its the anniversary of my Grandad's death on saturday) then i'm stopping at Aldi on the way home to pick up a few bits n pieces, then when i get home, got to do the washing up, make some bread, (so OH can have bacon/egg sandwiches with HM Bread which he *adores*), cook chinese food for dinner, and get to work on making some sausage-style draught excluders for the front and back door. I made a new cover for a footstool we have last night, but the upholstery tacks need hammering in and the neighbours would not have thanked me for trying to do that at 2am, so if i get time today at a reasonable hour, i might do that too, if not, then it'll wait till saturday.

and on that note, since its nearly 3pm, i need to get going!!!

To the lady who had her purse stolen and the lady who had her bike stolen: *insert rude word here*... i hope they get caught and you get your money/bike back..

keth
xx

stressedoutmumof1

Dorry and Beachbeth - thank you both for your kind offers - unfortunately I live in Oxfordshire, but you have restored my faith in human nature - too kind :A

pinkparrott

Hi all I am newish to this site but just wanted to say hello, and send hugs to those having bad days.

I have a little boy who's 8 months and it he has been having a trial day at the childminders today before i got back to work next week. So I have" made the most of it" and spent the whole day cleaning the house :rotfl:

Wanted to get organised and on top of this before I go back to work.

Just wanted to say Hi and say that I am so glad I found this site as its saved me about £100 already in just a couple of weeks!!:j , and also all of you have inspired me to save even more money.

Have a good weekend everyone.

Pooky

Afternoon all

Not posted for a while as we've had no connection for ages....grrrr.. Builders have cracked on with the extension but of course as soon as they started stripping the roof back it's been raining cats and dogs - I've got plastic sheeting everywhere but all the rain and muck is blowing in....ah well.

Had a really naff week work wise - one of those - "why do I bother weeks" - Am seriously thinking about giving up childminding, I love doing it but hate being taken for granted so much. DH is just about to move offices and get a huge increase in wage (£500+ per month) so I could afford to give up without it being to much of money worry - would have prefered to put that money to paying off the debt quicker though but think my sanity might be worth more than a few extra months interest.

Need to do a major cupboard and freezer inventory - it all went a bit haywire this week, meal plan went out the window and I'm not sure what's what. We've had 3 schools to look at this week for DD1, she's decided which one she liked the best and luckily did very well in her mock 11+ and should manage a grammar school pass - fingers crossed!

Got all the winter duvets out of the loft this morning - being that half the roof is off, everything feels a little damp to say the least - hoping they'll all dry out over the weekend so I can get them on the beds....can't even put any heating on as they've had to remove 2 radiators to knock down walls.

Anyways - I'd best go put another load in the TD - the only way I can get anything dry - much as it pains me to use it (but I am putting in a claim to the landlord for all the inconvenience caused by the building work - so that will help pay the extra leccy bill!)

Hope you all have a great weekend.

dlb

Afternoon all!!
Well iv had a very unproductive day, after watching ds3 assembly came home after picking up dd from nursery and fell to sleep with her on the sofa!! Was feeling a bit fluish, but feel alot better after a afternoon kip.

So i know have os head on and have a evening of cleaning and baking planned oh and need to go shopping after iv dropped ds1 off at footy training. Already have kids uniforms in the WM and just finishing tea off.

Have a great night all catch up with you all tommorow
xx

Essex-girl_2

Good Afternoon All

(((hugs to those feeling unwell))). Welcome to Kethry and Pink Parrot.

Well done PoshPaws - that is fantastic. Also it really gives you incentive to carry on.

Nothing OS done here so far. Did one load of washing early this am which is still in the machine! :eek: Went to DS Harvest Festival which was much better than previous years but was still too packed with too many parents (we have a very small school hall). Then had friend come round unexpectedly and then spent the afternoon so far running errands and getting soaking wet.

Luckily DD is more organised than me and has tidied her bedroom, done her homework and packed her bag for monday morning.

Therefore when get off here will be emptying the wm, reloading and trying to fit the washing on rads. General tidy up downstairs. Cook tea - we are having bacon eggs mushrooms and fresh bread. Will then finish ironing and maybe put another load of washing on. Tomm will be dropping DD at horseriding then DS and myself will go and visit my Nan who lives in London. I have been invited out for a drink tomorrow eve in a town 20 miles away, will go and will have to drive but at least that will save me some money.

Sunday after taking DS football plan to just chill all day. Have the Xmen DVD and popcorn at the ready.

Well really better go now. Hope you all have a fab weekend.

taplady

Hi all!

am late checking in today - had a busy day, took DS1 to Worcester to college then had a walk round the shops and bought some new undies from M & S before going on to Ludlow to have lunch with 3 workmates then doing the weekly shop at Tesco.

Bed changed and 2 lots of washing done so far. Am half way through making tuna fishcakes for tea.

needed a teabreak!:D

Hugs to all those who need them epecially SOMO1 and Catowen, also all ion the PennyPincher household who are feeling poorly!

Wish it was my weekend off! got to work Sat, Sun and Mon, 31 hours:rolleyes: with my new shift partner who replasces my best mate as my partner:mad:

have a good weekend all!