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No teacher could use that text speak abreviation. Original and best hun.0
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oh no! i will be sure to remember you as the original grateful.As if they could hold a candle to you!cha97michelle wrote: »No teacher could use that text speak abreviation. Original and best hun.
Bless you all! Was wondering if I should maybe rename self something more apposite? (sp?)
Just spent £200 on RussellWatson tickets for Mum's birthday...that is two months plus worth of personal spends...hope he sings good;)
I only got on MSE trying to track down info on a debt collection agency who were giving DH gyp...and now look at me, I'm an addict:eek:
Lewis tonight, I love it...spotting all the old haunts, though Oxford has changed so much in 20 years...and I have to write to chief exec of Health Trust about my home birth (praise, mostly).Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0 -
Busy day doing jobs, but I won at scrabble! I never win at scrabble...NSD and arranged some friends of the DDs to play in the week. Busily doing thankyou cards, and sorting out the clothing mountains.
Tomorrow we have a friend of DD1 to play and puppy is starting [STRIKE]boot camp[/STRIKE] dog training.
Baby did notalot of sleeping last night.Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0 -
All went ok today and even got a swim in, well the DDs and DH did. Puppy is being trained! NSD which is much needed.Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0
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Puppy training went well, just a shame the class lasts an hour and her attention span is 35 minutes...sooo cute, though, she did the first sit and down, and then she figured out the pattern and did it before she was told. labradors and their love of food!!
Quiet day planned as baby partied all night.Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0 -
you sound in good spirits GFH, inspite of the tirednessknow thyselfNid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus...0
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Aww. Belle wouldn't do hardly anything in class, just wanted to wrestle or sleep. LOL. Was quite embarrassing at times. And yet she's so good at home and increasingly in the park. Silly puppy. LOLReduction in daily mortgage interest since October 23 (new mortgage) - £2.36 July 25
% of house owned/% of mortgage paid off. July 25 - 38.82%/31.66%
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Hope you start getting some more sleep soon, nothing prepared me for how difficult the early weeks were!June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!0
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pavlovs_dog wrote: »you sound in good spirits GFH, inspite of the tiredness
Well a miscarriage a year ago really put a lot of things in perspective, and its my last baby, so I have to enjoy it...though not so much at 4 am!!Aww. Belle wouldn't do hardly anything in class, just wanted to wrestle or sleep. LOL. Was quite embarrassing at times. And yet she's so good at home and increasingly in the park. Silly puppy. LOL
My last dog was impeccably behaved in the church hall where we did dog training, but hopeless out and about:rotfl:Hope you start getting some more sleep soon, nothing prepared me for how difficult the early weeks were!
Thanks, Cath. Parcel getting posted tomorrow, I have gone off piste a bit on sizes, but the stuff all fitted DD2 until recently and she is 3 1/2 and a big bruiser;) Please dispose of stuff as you wish when finished.
Got a call from land rover, car has to go in for a recall on the brakes, so they can jolly well wash and vacuum it for me. Job for tomorrow...to add to
collect scrip for DD1
DH has to go and swear in solicitors
DH hair cut
post parcels
get and post card to US
car to land rover
that will keep us busy.
eta ooh and put something on ebay.Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0 -
gratefulforhelp wrote: »
Thanks, Cath. Parcel getting posted tomorrow, I have gone off piste a bit on sizes, but the stuff all fitted DD2 until recently and she is 3 1/2 and a big bruiser;) Please dispose of stuff as you wish when finished.
Thank you grateful xx please PM me P+P costs,you really are so kind :AJune 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!0
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