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OS Saturday 25th November 2006

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  • Blairweech
    Blairweech Posts: 1,379 Forumite
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    Hello! :wave:

    dlb - It sounds like you handled that situation fantastically. My OH is training to be a mental health nurse, so I have all of that to look forward to! Glad your friend has the support of her family and ran off to your house as opposed to somewhere much more dangerous.

    Almost managed to get up at 6 this morning when OH went off to work, but I stayed in bed just a little too long and went back to sleep until half 10. Got quite a busy day planned:

    - Tidy and clean flat
    - Xmas lists
    - Take library books back
    - Buy beeswax/foamy shave/xmas cards/x men trilogy/lotr 2 and 3
    - Ironing
    - Christmas Chutney/Pickled Shallots
    - Email Pavillions

    So I'd better stop yakking and get on with it! Have a great day :)
    We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret and disappointment
  • dorry_2
    dorry_2 Posts: 1,427 Forumite
    morning all :wave:

    dlb donna
    omg. how scary does that sound?? i used to work nursing people with mental health problems and some can be well, unpredictable to say the least. you did exactly the right thing, you had to protect yourself and the kids! you handled better than some proffessionals!!!

    vickya--i bet you are so releived that you are leaving, i remember leaving that horrible placement i was at, the feeling was lovely. let us know how your weekend goes:D

    powie-- i thought that you hadn't been on. glad you are feeling better:T


    queenie---i think i might steal your nandos idea for tonight, we were going to have that on thursday, but now i am going to swap:rotfl:


    we have only been up since 10, so quite a sleep in here today. the weather was blowy last night and we had rain, but its quite mild.

    breakie
    bacon sarnies
    lunch
    cuppa soup and sandwiches
    tea----nandos
    supper---hm german pototoe salad, dips and pitta bread with olives


    just got wm on for uniforms and everything else is up to date. its makes such a difference being off work, i did all the housework yesterday, so now i can just try and keep it ticking over here.

    i must go into loft today, it looks like aladins cave up there, i have been buying pressies since janurary, everytime i see something reduced on the grabbit forum, i have bought it. i have also been buying those gift bags from the pound shop, but now i have the mamouth task of sorting it all :eek:



    got some lovely mohair wool from charity shop the other day, it was only 20p a ball and its lovely, i am planning to knit a shawl so i have to dig out the pattern that i got from the libary last week.

    off to see if any of my ebay stuff has sold,

    love dorry:j
    'If you judge people, you have no time to love them'
    Mother Teresa :D
  • Hi Everyone

    We missed out on the winds here in East Anglia (my part anyway) but the rain:eek:.

    I had a horrible day yesterday. Opened my post in the morning to find a letter from my bank telling me I had gone over my overdaft and they would charge me £25. I have never even used my overdraft. When I went online I found I had been the victim of fraud and they had cleaned out all the money from my account. Talk about shock, I couldn't believe it and was reduced to a snivelling wreck. My bank however were great and have assured me I will get the money back as it is clearly fraud. All the cash withdrawals were made in Canada over the last 2 days and obviously I hadn't been there. My OH went to buy me a restorative bottle of wine last night and people in the shop were saying the police were arresting people at a nearby establishment for card cloning so the mystery of how it happened has been solved. Not a good day though.

    On the OH front today I just need to do the weeks meal plans and then going to chill out.

    Have a good day
    Sue
  • dorry_2
    dorry_2 Posts: 1,427 Forumite
    susiesaver wrote:
    Hi Everyone

    We missed out on the winds here in East Anglia (my part anyway) but the rain:eek:.

    I had a horrible day yesterday. Opened my post in the morning to find a letter from my bank telling me I had gone over my overdaft and they would charge me £25. I have never even used my overdraft. When I went online I found I had been the victim of fraud and they had cleaned out all the money from my account. Talk about shock, I couldn't believe it and was reduced to a snivelling wreck. My bank however were great and have assured me I will get the money back as it is clearly fraud. All the cash withdrawals were made in Canada over the last 2 days and obviously I hadn't been there. My OH went to buy me a restorative bottle of wine last night and people in the shop were saying the police were arresting people at a nearby establishment for card cloning so the mystery of how it happened has been solved. Not a good day though.

    On the OH front today I just need to do the weeks meal plans and then going to chill out.

    Have a good day
    Sue

    susie :eek:

    gosh, that#s terrible. i just can't believe it. the only good thing is that you obviously have not been to canada, i am sure the bank will refund your money. i used to work in a large bank before ds2 was born and they are very good with this sort of thing

    sending u hugs and hope this gets sorted soon

    love dorry xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    'If you judge people, you have no time to love them'
    Mother Teresa :D
  • Thank you Dorry

    I'm sure it will be ok but will take some time to sort out.

    Sue
  • Crazychik
    Crazychik Posts: 1,994 Forumite
    Afternoon All - Hope we are well

    DLB - Hope your ok now - you should have knocked and brought the kids round here. You know I wouldn't have minded. Have you heard ref update from friends hubby? how is she now?

    Went to town this morning in an attempt to pay the rent, got there as they was just closing the doors and locking them - grrrrrr - that means I ve got to take another trip in town on Monday.

    Went into Primark and and got some mega bargains.
    OH new winter coat (reduced from £34 to £17
    DD - 3pr pyjama's & dressing gown (1 pair reduced to a £)
    DS 2 pr pyjama's, 1 jumper & 1 t-shirt (t-shirt £1)
    Neice - fluffy Gillet (reduced from £5 to £2)
    Nephew - jeans & Shirt set
    Well please with all that

    Plans for this afternoon - washing, housework, and sort thru santa's sack and see what Ive got/not got.
    Kids are going to their dad's for the wk end, give me time to get sorted.

    Enjoy rest of your days peeps
    Take care
    Love as usual
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  • Afternoon all :j

    Have had a busy day so far, so I'm *treating* myself to 10 minutes on MSE ;)

    I've cleared all the leaves from the gutter at the front of the house - we haven't done that in the 9 years we've lived here :o Curtains and voile fron the front window is currently in the WM and I've scrubbed and cleaned all the woodwork/windows.

    DD is at a birthday party this afternoon making memory jars :confused: Will look forward to what she brings home.

    (((((hugs))))) to all
    Squares knitted for my throw ~ 90 (yes!!! I have finally finished it :rotfl: )
    Squares made for my patchwork quilt ~ 80 (only the "actual" quilting to do now :rotfl:)
  • Blairweech
    Blairweech Posts: 1,379 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Oh, ((hugs)) susiesaver! Thats terrible, just before Xmas as well. Hope it gets sorted asap.

    Remind me never to go into town on a Satrday morning just before Xmas ever again. Absolutely manic - I was having to fight my way through Woolworths! And I went annd bought the X Men trilogy, only to find that Woolies are doing it cheaper online - why?? So now I have to go back and get it refunded.
    We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret and disappointment
  • gingin_2
    gingin_2 Posts: 2,992 Forumite
    CCStar wrote:
    I bet that will taste even better

    It is these that we are having :eek:


    http://www.ocado.com/webshop/startWebshop.do?tab=0

    They put 2 packs in my shopping without me requesting them at a total of £24 :eek:. I was almost in tears when I thought they weren't going to refund us for them as we had had signed the order off, but as they weren't on the substitutions list nor were they requested they gave us the money back thank goodness! They aren't very big either, each one only has about 100g of meat in them!

    Susiesaver, how horrible for you. I'm glad the bank was helpful towards you.

    Edit: link doesn't work it's the Bigham's Beef Wellington's at 11.99 per pack.
  • Miss_Cinnabon
    Miss_Cinnabon Posts: 19,481 Forumite
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    Hi all

    Dh had good birthday yesterday, enjoyed his curry:rotfl: got a book from mum and he loves it.

    Ds2 has asthma and has to see dr and asthma nurse in jan to confirm it, he has got a steroid inhaler to take just now.

    Went xmas shopping today, was bit busy as they had a market on as well, got mums bday present for tomorrow and card, got kids party outfits as they have one next sunday in aberdeen, its the diabetic party, its real good:D

    Hugs to all
    Kyle
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