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old style daily thread Monday 7th March 2011

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  • beemuzed
    beemuzed Posts: 2,188 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Morning all - was up from midnight until nearly 3am so have only been properly up for an hour! At one point in the early hours I was thinking I'd see my name as the latest poster on all the OS threads!
    Hope you have a great birthday Rubyred!:bdaycake:
    Have been busy in the livingroom, but now I think I'm going to go up and look through my sewing stash. No washing needed today and BM is on already.
    Lunch today will be DH's fav soup - spinach and pea with some scotch bonnets to liven it up a bit! Supper tonight will be moussaka with left over lamb from yesterday.
    Hope you all have a good day today. Take care of yourselves.
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    Think twice before spending anything!
  • bargainbird
    bargainbird Posts: 3,771 Forumite
    Kitchen Done :T, Hoover through done :T, Jeans on line :T, towels nearly done :T.

    Someone just called for DH to offer some casual work :j, fingers crossed it'll fit around college timetable etc. He'll phone him when he's back this afternoon crossfingers.gif. We've also applied for his Digi Tachograph, incase he needs it for when he finishes college and needs to go back lorry driving.

    LO beef with LO gravy in SC for tonight ;).

    Just going to start on my paid for ironing 14 mens shirts.

    DD2 has got permanent pen all over her school cardigan (whilst she was at school :mad:) so now needs a new one £10 :eek::o.

    Need to start meal planning ready for my online shop tomorrow.

    Must say now i've wrote a weekly list of my jobs/things to do i stick to it and it helps. Just don't want to become a listaholic :cool:

    DG - Are you home yet ?
    You know your getting old when you
    go to the pub sit outside
    and admire the hanging basket :cool:
    Is officially 48% tight :D
  • Butterfly_Brain
    Butterfly_Brain Posts: 8,862 Forumite
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    Morning All

    Lovely sunny day here but omg it is bloomin' cold.

    Happy Birthday redruby smiley-greet002.gif I hope you have a great day.

    WM should be here tomorrow ....I really can't wait, it is surprising how much builds up in a couple of days even with my friend letting me use his machine.
    I don't like to take liberties and have only taken over the stuff that is urgently needed.

    Car has gone in for it's MOT and we know that it won't pass :( just a matter of wait and see how much it will cost us to get her through.
    And the gas and leccy bills are due this month too ...March really is our toughest month we will have to cut back big time next month to try and replace our poor depleted savings.

    Well I am off to get some bits done

    have good days all x
    Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones that let in the light
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  • candygirl
    candygirl Posts: 29,455 Forumite
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    Morning all:j
    It's lovely and bright here today, have pegged the washing out already:D Girly dog is still on the naughty step as she destroyed a lot of my plants n knocked OH's seed trays over yest:eek::eek::eek:
    Am gonna make a courgette pasta bake thingy for tea later, after taking the hounds out:D
    OH has gone back to work a week early as his horrid new boss has been moved, and the old one's begging for him back;)
    Still no news of Boo, as SOTD is still ignoring us all, and doesn't even know if she's bringing Boo to my Niece's party at the weekend:mad:
    Anyway Happy Bday RUBY, and (((huggles))) to all in need today:A
    ps Welcome to all the newbies:hello::D
    "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"

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  • D&DD
    D&DD Posts: 4,405 Forumite
    ooh I'm late today
    Afternoon all
    Many happy returns RR :beer:

    Candy girl our little princess has been chewing my blueberry bushes this am too so shes not in my best books either :naughty:

    Been good this morning and actually hoovered and tidied the house before I went in the garden and have walked said naughty doglet too.

    Not much more planned apart from more gardening today

    Have a great day all
    XX
  • uolypool
    uolypool Posts: 1,207 Forumite
    Hi late again today;) Beautiful here today sun is shining and it is plesantly warmish.Washing on the line .Had to take dd to see dr today she woke up with a eye that looks like she has done 10 rounds in the ring with Mike Tyson.She has an infection in it so on antibiotics for that.Hoovering all done wm been on 1 more load to do.Dw currently on.Have a chicken casserole in the sc but dont really fancy it anymore, may have to freeze it for later in the month and have something light tonight.
    Happy birthday to all who have a birthday today .
    Not much else happening here today its so quiet after a very busy weekend so Rest and relaxation for the afternoon , an maybe a few zzzzzzz;).Have a lovely afternoon everyone.
    Paul Walker , in my dreams;)
  • topsyturphy
    topsyturphy Posts: 1,787 Forumite
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    Afternoon everyone

    A lovely day here too, it makes me feel so
    much happier.

    Os today wm x 2 1 load on line, will put other load on airer outside for a blow. Dw on & emptied. Spare bed & ds2 bed stripped. Borders in front garden cleared of weeds, need to buy some bedding plants to brighten it up now.

    Still need to take dog for his walk, so that is my next job. He has been out in garden all morning playing.

    Redruby - happy birthday, have a lovely day.
    BB - I am a listoholic I'm afraid, otherwise nothing gets done. It's the satisfaction of crossing things off.
    Jackieo - I watched countryfile last night and it showed river Medway, it looked beautiful.
    flutterby - hope you start to feel better soon.

    Enjoy the rest of your day. Hugs to anyone that needs/wants one. Take care

    lynne
  • Bitsy_Beans
    Bitsy_Beans Posts: 9,640 Forumite
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    Must say now i've wrote a weekly list of my jobs/things to do i stick to it and it helps. Just don't want to become a listaholic :cool:

    I LOVE lists. I am such a geek :o:o

    Afternoon my lovelies :D

    Blue sky and sunshine here at the moment. Plugged myself into my Ipod whilst walking round the supermarket (far more pleasant experience ;)) and this song came on. Pretty apt I think :rotfl: What I wouldn't do to be able to be surfing on a beach in Hawaii <sigh>

    So I have done the weekly shop, put it all away, hung out a load of laundry and put the vac rounc downstairs (even moved furniture ;)) and up the stairs too. Just got the landing and bedrooms to vac now.

    Not sure what's for tea, should be baked bean and potato hash and I have a veeeeeeeeeeery tired looking leek to use up so might stick with that plan and have it with a salad.
    Must pop out and get some compost without fail this week.

    Got 30 items listed on ebay. I've sold 9 things :( I have a few watchers on other things but FGS BID PEOPLE!!!!! :rotfl:

    Butterflybrain - hope car passes and if it doesn't then it's not too expensive xx

    Redruby - Have a fantastic day HSthbdayparty-1.gif

    BB - Hope job offer works in H's favour x Any chance of dying the old cardigan black for future use?

    Candygirl - Hugs for you xx SOTD, stupid girl <rollseyes> Needs to learn which side her bread is buttered.........

    Sorry if I've missed anything important. Have a great afternoon OS or not. Hugs, spoons and high fives x
    I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you it'll be with a knife :D Louise Brooks
    All will be well in the end. If it's not well, it's not the end.
    Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars
  • lowesy
    lowesy Posts: 372 Forumite
    edited 7 March 2011 at 2:26PM
    Afternoon all :hello:,

    Happy birthday Redruby -- hope you have a great day and get spoilt rotten!

    Late one from me - was awake from 3am thanks to reflux and a fidgeting baby who clearly picks his moments! Heartburn and baby disco do not a happy combination make :rotfl:

    My nephew for those who asked yesterday is called Zak and weighed in at 7lbs 10oz. He has quite a bit of dark hair and olivey skin like my brother! I will put some pics on my FB later if I remember so everyone can see how gorgeous he is!!! SIL is fine, my niece not so happy bless her :( Didn't want a cuddle or to play with anyone apart from whoever was holding the baby at that particular moment, and kept saying, "back, back" and patting the Moses basket. I think she likes him fine so long as he's in there and not stealing her thunder - early days yet though.

    OS today - contemplating my ironing (That counts as OS in spirit, right? :rotfl:) and making bubble and squeak for tea.

    Gosh I cannot wait to finish work, this baby brain is making it a real struggle to concentrate for more than half an hour in one stretch :cool:

    Hugs to all in need/want xx
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    What you've been out there searching for forever is in your hands
  • quintwins
    quintwins Posts: 5,179 Forumite
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    aftrenoon all it's lovely here today i have washing hanging out :), i'm just back from the dentist :( my mounths numb and my face is abit swollen :( i' sure in an hr i'll be in agony, te$co is delivering soon, and i completely forgot i was suppose to go to mil tonight as our fav chippy is doing everything half price today only, but i have a pork shoulder roast in my slowcooker so i think we'll have it tomorrow instead

    os wise all i've done is some washing, gonna load the dw when the boys are eating and run the hoover over before te$co comes, then once they come i'm gonna pop some bread in the BM
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