To new beginnings. To the pursuit of...somethingness.

MrsMoo2U

Following another disturbed night of Moo crying for most of the night and requiring copious amounts of attention I find myself sitting at the kitchen table drinking tea in an attempt to wake up before a 100 mile round trip to meet with a group for a very important meeting. Looking like death warmed up is an understatement. Mr C ended up sleeping on the sofa - where he is still snoring very loudly, in the mistaken belief that this would quieten the hound down. Wrong he just got louder, Mr C had his ear plugs in so couldnt hear him which then entailed me pottering up and down the stairs. Finally at 3.30 I decided to do what I had wanted to do at 1am which was to put on a little light. I worked out some time ago that Moo is afraid of the dark. This was discovered shortly after the lights in the village started to be turned out at midnight and he commenced his attention seeking antics shortly after. Mr C (who had at the time been living away) believed this to be stupid as he is a dog after all. I was proved right which I knew I would be as leaving a small light on has worked previously.

So today I have another long one seeing me travel over 100 miles, although that is a short journey for me at the moment. Tomorrow sees a 260 round trip day with an 8 hour meeting in between, sigh.............. Still it pays the bills for now.

Ok tea over - off to put the uniform on.

thriftyscotslass

Just read through all your diary Cheri - wow, exciting times for you at the moment.

Awww, bless Moo - could you maybe get a night-light plug for him. We had them when the kids were babies. Basically it is a plug that lights up, emitting a low orange glow. They are strong enough to illuminate the whole room (once your eyes adjust) and you leave them on all through the night.

Hope your journey goes well, Thriftyxxx

se999

Sorry to hear about Moo. Dogs are very sensitive to change, with so much happening maybe that's triggering the attention seeking too. Hope the nightlight continues to work.

youareallhelpingme

Bless him, hope you managed to get plenty of coffee.

I held out until we got to karate so it was 6.30! DH did sweep up while DS declared I was being moody.

He got his grammmar school place today which is great but not very :money:. Luckily Mum has a pot of money just in case he got there :A.

MrsMoo2U

Thanks everybody. Poles, I hope to follow in your footsteps. Me, what fab news about your son. It might not feel very MSE now but just imagine all the doors that will open that would otherwise be firmly locked for him.
Thrifty - do you have too much time on your hands? Or was you looking for something to send you to sleep? I started this one with a view to it being full of positivity hopefully I am getting there. Welcome
SE99 you may well be right on that one. Ended up again this morning sitting in the kitchen with him from 3 -4.30 before he fell asleep again. I think there is a grain of truth in your point. Also Mr C is now back living at home which is an added change for him. He is also getting on and I forget that he is 7 this year, mostly he is pup like but old age can come all at once with a dog.

My meeting to Cardiff was cancelled. I took advantage yesterday of being close to an Aldi so I did some vegetable shopping. Ended up makin g a veg curry last night. Enough for two meals cost a total of £1.09 so divided by 2 meals = 55p meal for two people = 27p each. Did the working out and showed Mr C who got very excited about that.Especially when he realised that his favourite indian takeaway meal costs £7;50 So we have decided to have a little competition with ourselves to see what the cheapest meal is that we can make.

The sun is shining here, everything is glistening and the sky is bluer than I can remember it in a long time. Sitting at my desk waiting for the teleconference that is replacing my meeting to start. Today is a going to be good day. Was that the Black Eyed Peas song?

se999

Cheri have you come across Weezls cheap recipes, if not here's the link to her web page:

http://www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk/


I've not tried them yet, waiting to get back to having a house and a kitchen

Other recipes to look at are Gingham Ribbon's vegetarian threads, here's the link to her spring one, she used seasonal veg from her veg box delivery as the basis, she did other ones for different seasons, most of those are fairly cheap and frugal too:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/399846


Hope Moo starts to settle soon, for all of your sakes.

little_h_2

hi cherisong, sorry to hear about Moo's unsettledness and his fear of the dark.

I have a large elderly greyhound as you may remember. He cries if his bed is messy! And has done so for many years. I think it's a bit of a game for him. He refuses to get up off it so you can make it flat for him (sleeps on a folded over single duvet as greyhounds like to sleep on their sides with their legs stretched out, so most dog beds aren't big enough for him as they are oval shaped), so you shove him off it, flatten it out, then he gets in it. Five minutes later he has screwed it all up to build a nest. Then a bit later he cries because it's messed up :rotfl:

Thankfully this doesn't seem to disrupt any sleep, although he is also terrified of thunder (like most dogs). Mad as he is fine with fireworks. I think some dogs sense the air pressure change.

Hope Moo settles soon

vasseur

Ah poor Moo things like this make me think they're human. Hope the night light continues working

youareallhelpingme

I think the herbal tablets are working for my old man. He has not been poorly since Sunday night, he's playing and eating well and also sleeping until 5am which is a bonus. I was giving him the capsule with some ham last week but I think it was too hard for him to digest so started to give him some tinned food last thing at night with the powder sprinkled in it.

Hugs to Moo, but not too many that he learns crying means cuddles, my old man has learnt more old tricks at 13 than when he was a pup

MrsMoo2U

Aw, thanks everybody. Moo is currently curled up at my feet snoring. I am sure that lots of your suggestions would be spot on as dogs are generally sensitive beings. He is never bothered by things such as fireworks or thunder, never has been so not sure where the fear of the dark comes from. I also discovered last night that he is afraid of the storage heater!!!!!! YES you read that right. His bed is next to it and whilst sitting in the kitchen with him I noticed that he kept jumping up, looking at the heater and heading to the other side of the kitchen where he cowered! I soon realised that the heater was clicking as it came on. I mean, reasons to be fearful, part 27!
Little H - :rotfl::rotfl: to your dog with the bed antics, Moo also screws up his bed like a nest and then looks at me as if to say "Its a bit uncomfy"
Me, glad to hear your old boy is picking up. Amazing what herbal remedies can do. I use lavender oil on Moo's brush, apart from keeping fleas and ticks at bay it keeps him calm and smelling nice.

Tea tonight was a scrummy mexican concoction. Thanks for the links SE99. I have been sent the link to Weezls recipes and have had a good look at that. I like the look of the other one so I will be checking that out closely.
As I said I do love a challenge. Mr C is on board at the moment too so thats all good. Probably what I needed to get my butt into gear really.