OS Daily Tuesday 22nd

lowesy

Morning All :wave:,

Been to docs this morning for baby check up - not engaged yet but bubba's head is moving down every time I go! Anyone want to run a book on the day he comes? I'm due May 26th, but can't see myself getting all the way there somehow :eek:

hilstep - so sorry to hear about your cousin xx
mummysaver - good luck with your scan
nmlc - hope your session goes well today

Niece is seemingly ok. Thanks for all the hugs for her yesterday. I got a message from her mother on fb last night (no we're NOT friends so not sure how she managed to send me a message!) saying that as M (my niece) looks up to me, could I try and talk to her. It's just such an awkward position because I am always there for M and always will be, but with what she's had to go through in her life she doesn't trust easily. My feelings are that if she tells me something, unless it's something really serious that I feel her parents need to know, I'm not going to pass on any details. It's how I've been with my SD's too, and probably why I was so secretive at her age!!! Anyway, gonna start seeing if I can get M interested in something - might get her to help with tea tonight. Don't think we're dealing with depression particularly (which is amazing quite frankly!) just the usual teenage malaise She did laugh quite heartily yesterday when my Dad asked her if she knew any words with more than one syllable, or anything that didn't sound like a grunt :rotfl:

I've got some mince out so I reckon we'll have bolognese tonight.

Hope everyone is ok, hugs to all xx

ETA - No JackieO you're not daft!!! The bare-faced cheek of borrowing money from a pensioner when they have no less than 5 lots of s/s coming in. Bless you, you must be a saint, I'd have flipped a long time ago!

JulieGeorgiana

JackieO sounds like they've been taking advantage. You have to put your foot down somewhere! I know it's hard to though, because you are such a nice person... but you have to live...!

(hugs)

silvermaid

Hi,
Hester I have just read on your blog about FrugalQueen.
I am not a blogger just a reader of blogs. These blogs supporting us in our search for a simpler, more honest and grounded sustainable way of life are heartening and informative. Here at my house we are trying to be as self-sufficient as possible, trying to tread lightly on this earth. I am very sad that FrugalQueen has been attacked in this way. That is why I am commenting. I have not done this before.
Silver

silvermaid

JackieO just read your post.
You are not being unreasonable. There is no excuse for borrowing money (or indeed vacuum cleaners) on a regular basis from neighbours. On the odd occassion in and emergency is one thing. A regular habit is another. x

candygirl

Afternoon all:j:j
The sun is shining here today, the washing is on the line, and i'm going to have a go at potting some of my seedlings on:D:DNever thought i'd get into gardening but am enjoying it:D:D
Tea is defrosting chick pea curry, and naan bread:D:D
Old Aunty 89, is still in hosp in Wales so i'm going down to visit her and stop over at a premier inn with mum on thurs night.Am quite looking forward to it for a change of scene.:D
HILSTEP so sorry to hear your sad news hun:(:(
HESTER we occasionally got turds left in the classroom by some disturbed pupils:mad::mad:
BITSY yep I was boiling last night, and hardly slept:eek::eek:
JACKIEO n you are not being harsh hun, those peeps sound like a bunch of scroungers :mad::mad:
(((huggles))) to all others in need today:A:A

flutterbyuk25

JulieGeorgiana wrote: »

I will have a look on Thursday, but at 6" and 36" inside leg I really struggle with trousers! But I will definatly see what they have on offer... especailly since I am small enough to buy from supermarkets! :T

JulieG - I am 6ft/36"leg/size18-20. I get my jeans for flat shoes from New Look's Inspire range, and my ones for heels from Dorothy Perkins Tall range x

lowesy wrote: »

Niece is seemingly ok. Thanks for all the hugs for her yesterday. I got a message from her mother on fb last night (no we're NOT friends so not sure how she managed to send me a message!) !

Lowesy - check your FB privacy settings, you must have messgaes set to 'anyone', you can change this anytime.

x

halight

Afternoon all:j:j

Im back from work early as iv got an hospital app with the pain clinic, For all local folk its at sellly oak hospital, about 30min drive from were i live. My moms takeing me.

Dinner tonight will be pie and chips with beans somthing nice quick and tasty.

Its a lovely day here, I hope im not up the hospital long and id like to get out in the green house and plant some more seeds. To good a day not to be outside.

Well i hope that everyones well,

Enjoy your afternoon what ever you are doing:j:j

JulieGeorgiana

flutterbyuk25 I only wear flat shoes, and there is a New Look near where my Mum lives... I will go have a nosey when I am there this weekend! I've never shopped for clothes at New Look! Thank you x

Bedebtfree

Good Afternoon lovely OS people.

I am loving this daily thread, being basically nosey, I am enjoying reading what everyone is upto everyday. thank you all for welcoming me into your threads/lives

JackieO, you are absolutely right put your foot down. I applaud you. I had a neighbour like this once, she walked all over me, and was forever borrowing and not giving stuff back. She had a party once and sent her guests round to use my toilet because some numpty had broken her cistern. Talk about taking the pee (actually.... leaving the pee,) That was the beginining of the end of me lending her anything else.

It was a bit damp here this morning so I put the washing on the clothes horse today. The sun is just coming out now though.

I have a days holiday tomorrow, our new mattresses are being delivered, so DH will hopefully be a happy bunny, and that will sort his back out. Got a new one for DD too, bless her, she never complains about anything, but the one that came with her bed is rubbish, I sat down and could feel all the springs. It doesn't seem to bother her when she spends 12 hours at a stretch in it!

I plan to have a proper OS day while I am waiting. I would like to get some potatoes in my bags, and lovely MIL gave me a fab planter with a little trap door at the bottom to get the spuds out when they are ready, so I'll plant that up to. I want to go the recyling centre and get rid of some garden waste, cook Twinks and Millies cookies (thank you for the links) clean my windows and unearth the BM. I also want to drive out to a farm shop I passed on sunday which was advertising 10lbs of Minced Beef for £20... so that works out to 1/2 lb for a £1, which is about right for 3 portions of chilli/spag bol/cottage pie. Look at me all MSE!

have a great day x

Julie67

JulieG I am the same, having read lots of hers anyway yesterday at the library found Remember when by Nora Roberts and JD Robb. I thought this was another name she writes by anyway, got it and its great, can't put it down. (I have found a few good ones in the large print section!)
On the trouser front I find M & S trousers in short fit me, I am a size 16 and 5'3 but also Top Shop have good jeans in different lengths but I think they only go up to a size 18
JackieO slam your foot well and truly down the cheeky s@ds!

Spent the morning painting the box room but will need another coat. Just stopped to eat the meatballs left from tea last night and just know I will not want to go and start again:o need a kick up the:D

Tiger forgot to add thankyou for the dates, I now feel very prepared!