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Double Trouble - Nothing by halves
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You're doing well to get so much sorted on one visit :j Well done :j
:o:o I couldn't work it out myself for a moment ... what was I thinking ????
Then I realised it was just a thing about "what is this life if full of care, we have no time to stop and stare".... you know the one ... I mean, I love watching cats, but not everybody does, so nearly everybody loves squirrels, happy little things.
Thats all
Hope today goes well :kisses3:
Thanks for explaining that I would never have worked it out
and yes I do love watching squirrels we don't get many here there used to be a lot outside mom's flat in Birmingham so much for living in the country 
Today went surprisingly well 17 in Sunday School and we only had to do a ballot for one of the parts and there was no arguments so all parts cast we are short of a Joseph as the original one has decided he wants to be a shepherd now
but surprisingly Joseph is a very minor part so I am sure we will find someone. We did manage one complete run through of the play which I was not expecting to do in the time available and we also did a minute's silence which for a group of quite boisterous young children I thought was brilliant I was very proud of them 
OH is tired as he has taken three Remembrance Day services today.
and Lewis won the Grand Prix :j:j:j:j:j:j:j
so a pretty good day.
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I'm glad you *are* getting to do the Nativity Play this year, but three services is a lot to do for OH ... your workloads are reversed from those of most other people!2023: the year I get to buy a car0
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Double_Trouble wrote: »
and Lewis won the Grand Prix :j:j:j:j:j:j:j
so a pretty good day.
DTxx
Was it soo wrong of me to cheer when Seb went off on the first lap:p
I'd have preferred it to be JB, but I'll let you have a bit of success for Lewis.Debts at LBM - Mortgages £128497 - non mortgage £27497 Debt now £[STRIKE]114150[/STRIKE][STRIKE]109032[/STRIKE] 64300 (mortgage) Credit cards left 0
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gilligansyle wrote: »Was it soo wrong of me to cheer when Seb went off on the first lap:p
I'd have preferred it to be JB, but I'll let you have a bit of success for Lewis.
Well if you were wrong then so was I cuz I cheered too:j:j:j:j
It was a shame JB had technical problems he did well to keep webber behind him and Lewis did have to win for his mum
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Double_Trouble wrote: »Well if you were wrong then so was I cuz I cheered too:j:j:j:j
It was a shame JB had technical problems he did well to keep webber behind him and Lewis did have to win for his mum
DTxx
As a mom you can appreciate how fantastic it would be to celebrate your birthday by seeing your son win a GP!!
One step at a time
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OK I am not dead but only just :eek: been feeling really rough and still not 100%

Who says children don't save you money :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: as a result of my little boy being off school today with a bad cough I have had to abandon my plan to go "window shopping"
on manic monday for a new suite it may only be postponed until Friday though 
Today I have submitted my big Mr. T Christmas order - toys for 3 children and presents for 11 others grand cost to me £4.85 :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j
I can collect it after 4pm tomorrow in my local store so that is a huge shop sorted.
Although I did nearly lose the will to live submitting the voucher codes :mad: but I still have a few vouchers left
so I am very happy about that
A few things to add to the kids bits that were out of stock but with the money I get back off people for presents ordered for them that will cover those
So the only presents left are for my big two and I more or less know what I am getting just want to leave it until next week so that I don't have to pay for them until the end of Jan :money:
I am still trying to get amazon vouchers but it is so slowwwwwwwwwww so to give me motivation I have decided amazon vouchers and survey money will be my Kindle fund a treat for me although it could be some time yet
Hope everyone is coping with life
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I haven't posted, but I've been thinking about you *every* day - aargh! Very glad to hear you're still alive :j:j and that you've done your toy order.
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that sounds like some bargain shopping..hope you feel better soon0
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Still feeling rough but I have checked my bank account and made all payments due this month and I have £450 spare so that has gone off the CC so that makes me feel a lot better :beer:
I can't believe that at this time of the year I have spare money it is just unheard of in fact at any time of the year
I am so close to paying off 75% of the olympic challenge and being under £8k 
DTxx0
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