OS Daily Friday 25th March

Hardup_Hester

Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 25th March. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet up (although check the fence hasn’t just been painted first!) and join us for an Old Style natter. The more the merrier!

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Morning all
Didn't sleep well last night, still it means the washing was on the line a 4am.
Packups done, too early to feed the fish so I'm sat here with a cuppa until it's time to take hubby to the station.
Social services have decided I'm unsuitable & won't be going forward with a CRB check to enable my to babysit the foster children, I'm very upset as my DD needs a break sometimes & insulted by their attitude. I already have a CRB with my current job, I am a First Aider & we have regular Child Protection training at work, all that count's for nothing it seems, as I don't have a current passport I must be a !!!!!phile.
I'm glad it's Friday, it's very busy at work & therefore very hot & draining. Melbourne GP this weekend, so hubby will be glued to the TV & we will be up very early.
Have a good day everyone.
Hugs Hester

taplady

morning!

just having a cuppa and a slice of toast before leaving for work. Payday today:j

Am making HM pizzas for tea, DS's GF coming so making her fav butterscotch Angel Delight for pud.

Hester - so sorry the decision went against you, all these rules and regulations drive me mad - my job is full of them and people are missing out on a life because of it!

Hope you all have a great day, back later x

[Deleted User]

Good Morning H/Hester and all who follow, I would kick off big time about the daft social worker if I were you.she doesn't seem to know much about CRB checks.Not everyone in this country owns a passport or even wants one at almost a hundred quid a chuck.My one expires next year and I will have to decide if I want to renew it or not.
Well looking out of the window it seems to be very foggy at the moment,but it was like this yesterday and the sun eventually burnt it off by lunchtime.Fingers crossed today.No shopping to buy today but history class this afternoon.which is all about the coal industry during the Industrial Revolution.Apart from that and a little bit of ironing today will be a quiet one.Hope eveyone has a good day, and an even better weekend
Cheers chumc
JackieO xx

mioliere

Good morning to one and all!

Hester - I am so sorry that it was decided that you weren't suitable; you obviously are so what on earth are they thinking. It should have nothing to do with whether or not you have a passport, should it?

The weather has been wonderful this week, as it has back in the UK from what I've seen on the news. Long may it continue, after such a long cold winter for everyone!

I seem to be permanently knee deep in paperwork - even more so here in France; the red tape is horrendous and never-ending and really drives me round the bend!

Anyway, a bit more paperwork this morning then friends are popping round this afternoon for a chat and a cuppa and I'm really looking forward to that.

DGD3 is over a week old now and is doing very well. She definitely feeds a lot and luckily, DIL2 is managing to keep up with her!

My BIL has started his chemo this week and, so far, is feeling good, so we're all keeping our fingers crossed. He wasn't going to have it but something, probably my sister, has changed his mind.

Anyway, dinner tonight is yet to be decided - as it's warm it'll be salad with something!

Hope you all have a great day!

KathyXX

sistercas

morning all

HH so sorry to hear that, i am so fed up with dimwits that have jurisdiction over our lives, i have been on another thread where someone has had their life turned upside down because of dimwit penpushers :mad:

didnt sleep well , on standby to go into work if the poor girl who was told she was being made redundant doesnt come in (and who can blame her)

think my parents are coming up but i havent heard anything from them ,hope they are ok

if i dont go to work this morning , i need to tidy through, do some washing , nip to the local shops to get some bits and bobs

have a good day everyone xx

NoahsPennilessMummy

morning all:D

been up since silly o clock with DS again and what little sleep I had was interrupted by DH snoring, thrashing about etc:cool:
Need to clean through house today and make my birthday cake for tomorrow as DS is insisting on the usual birthday tea;)
Cleaned cat tray and hamster yesterday so at least that is done and I caught up with the ironing.
I want to get all camping stuff out the shed this weekend to get it on Ebay as camping isnt working for us:cool:.....want to make some room in the shed and make some money towards paying stuff off.
Worked out yesterday that I may be able to hand notice in at the end of Nov:T....will see where we stand financially nearer the time;)
I want to be free to concentrate on DS .
HH just says it all about organisations these days....too many rules, regulations and protocols....NHS is the same. I would fight it if I were you.

Sistercas glad to hear about the job:j was thinking of you this week.
Looks like DH may be off with migraine today:o he has had some tablets and gone back to bed and will see how it goes.....he will get in the way of my cleaning if he is off, can never get it done when he is hanging about.

tigerfeet2006

Morning all,

Looks as if it is going to be a lovely day today. I am going to a church friends house today for coffee. Will just have to make some biscuits to take.

Will come back and read the thread once the brood has gone to school.

Managed to get the DW on and a wash in last night.

DH went to sleeop on the bed last night once the brood was in bed. He woke up when I went up and had a go at me for not waking him <rolls eyes> but I know if I hadn't he would have moaned as well.

redruby

Morning all,

Site is really slow today, taken me ages to log on.

Hester that is so ridiculous :mad:, who better to look atfer children than the family Granny.

Sistercas :Tgood news about your job xx

Bright and beautiful here again :T loving this weather. Off to work today, but finish at lunch time, so not too bad. Jacket spuds for tea, with ham cheese etc, will get dd a pasta bake out of the freezer.

More washing to do tonight, but dont mind in this weather :T

Have good days all, hugs where needed xx

esmf73

Hester - stupid woman from SS - all my love and positive vibes to you today. xxx

NPM - we're about to attempt holidays in a camper van. My DS isn't as far down the spectrum as yours - and we're hoping that the familiar surroundings of the van might enable us to have a calmer holiday! Its cost a lot though - means I can't try and buy the field from the neighbour to give the children more space to play, and we won't be paying so much off the mortgage, but we could go away anytime (when its paid for!!!). Let me know on FB what you're selling as I might be interested!

Today DS1 has been up since I don't know when oclock, but has been playing on the wii, so fairly quiet. House clean and tidy from yesterday - but have the rugs to hoover Forgot the washing on the line last night, so that stayed out all night. Planning on cleaning the oven, ebaying a load of clothes, and then off to the school jumble sale where I'm helping out. First load in the WM already. Friend and her 3 children coming over to the jumble sale and then for tea tonight. Her OH is in Afghanistan. Fish and chips (from the freezer) for tea for us all.

Seems today has been a bit disappointing for quite a few people - hope it gets better as the sun rises. xxx

AlwaysAllie

Morning all

Another lovely day - feels a little cooler but I'm loving the sunshine.

Had the day off yesterday and managed a potter in the garden for an hour or so, just emptying pots that had dead things in and topping some others up with new compost.

Work today and tomorrow - meeting in mid Wales, good job it's only 3 times a year - bit of a trek although it's a lovely drive especially in weather such as this.

DW was on overnight and I have at least a couple of WM loads to get done. Other than that HW is pretty much up to date. HM chilli already out of the freezer for dinner cos I didn't eat it yesterday.

AA

Bedebtfree

Good Morning all,

Still bright and sunny here, and better still its Friday!
HH, what a barmy decision :mad: Social Services are such a waste of tax payers money sometimes. There's no "joined up" approach. I was a brownie leader once, and therefore regularly CRB checked, and had to be checked independently when I was going into my daughters school to help some of the kids with their reading.. total waste of time and money. One certificate should suffice for all occasions.

Well thanks to "flying" this week, my house has remained tidy and clean all week so not much to do tonight, so shall go to the pub instead of housework :beer: yet another reason to love this forum!

My dad is delivering a sofabed later today, and hopefully DH will be getting out his paint rollers this weekend to tart up the front room, which is my daughters room - she has a tiny bedroom, so we gave up the prospect of a dining room many years ago and let her have a "playroom", its now more of a teenage hang out, so we need to "grownupify" for her now. The sofabed will be a useful addition as my parents and other family members are 100 miles away and sometimes its just too much for them to come here and go back in a day.

OS wise, washing is on the line, ironing is up to date, and dw needs emptying so I'll say happy friday all!
BDF x