Old Style Daily Thread for Tuesday 8th November 2011

redruby

Morning all.

FW I read your other post, I cant believe what you went through, :mad: good luck in court xx

Not raining here which is good as the wm will be doing overtime, looks like a good breeze.

Paid for office work this morning, walk the dog, housework and then off to see dad if I have time, this afternoon OH and I are off to the solicitors to get our wills done, we have done it during Will Aid month, so its a bit cheaper, tbh we could do without the expense, but its been worrying me that we dont have them, so its got to be done.

Saw dad yesterday, he was starving when I got there, (which he often is), his dinner arrived and it was a risotto, with peas carrots and celery, no protein at all, and although it was on a dinner plate, it was a tiny portion :mad:, so I complained to someone, and they bought him out another plate, he ate both of them all up, I had also taken him an apple and rhubarb crumble with double cream, which he also ate, and then they gave him sponge and custard, and he had one of my banana and rasin cakes too. The manager is on holiday but I am going to see her when she gets back, no one should be sitting there hungry time after time, I did tell the staff yesterday, and they said all he has to do is ask, but he has dementia and he wont make a fuss , we pay a lot for his 'care' and he sould not be hungry all the time.

Dinner tonight is a shoulder of lamb that my mum bought us :Tits huge, I would not normally buy one due to the cost, but mum treated us, she will pick dd up from work exp for me, and come back to my house and watch the dinner till we get back from solicitors, and then eat with us.

DD loved the work exp, but it has confirmed that she does not want to work with the elderly, so its been good for that at least, she is back today, and all week.

OK I have written an essay today.

Well done to Noah :T

Tappers, so glad you made the appointment, good luck. xx

Have good days all xx

floss2

JG just to add that hospices can help with support, respite and day care if BiL isn't ready to be an in-patient - my mum used to go for massages & days out before she started to stay for "weekends away" and was later taken as an in-patient. Hope you & the boys are feeling better this morning.

Floss xx

nmlc

Morning everyone

Cloudy, overcast, damp and the temperature has dropped here so chilly start this morning. DH up and off to work at stupid early o'clock.

Work was horrendous yesterday, computers kept freezing and going slow - not good when you have a queue of people waiting - but they were generally pretty understanding - I was more cross with the IT dept who failed to advise us they had decided to do back-up work on a Monday at the beginning of the month, which is always our busiest time!! Am doing a different job today so may still be busy but have more scope of what I can do if computers are not behaving!!

On the OS front, dinner last night was fish, chips/jacket pot, beans/veg I had the LO's from Sunday roast, tonight will be quickies as DS1 has rugby practice.

Have a great day everyone, hugs to those that need/want them, take care.

nmlc x

bramble1

Morning Morning

Jackieg - thinking of you x

NPM - Well done Noah! You must be chuffed

No word from Scotland, so there must be no change in Gdad at the moment, which is good, and we know there won't be any improvement at all.

OH is doing a private digger job today, so can't take pup, he's got the car too, so hoping i can get away a bit early today so he's not on his own tooo long.

Have some raisins soaking in tea to make a tea loaf when i get in, and we're having a cheats prawn and chorizo paella for dinner. Lunch - OH has wraps and I will have a tin of soup i've got lurking in my drawer at work.

Need to get milk, garlic and maybe some bread today ( i want make my own, but we shall see...) More dishes to be done later and the bathroom needs a once over.


Have a lovely day all
xx

bargainbird

IM - Ummm yes i suppose it is wet , but i much prefer it in the SC as the pasta goes all lovely

RR - :mad: @ the care home. Thats naughty :mad:
Beth - Good luck at the Doc's xx
Molly - Glad you both put him in his place :T

Shower check, SC on check, Kids fed and watered, all dressed and ready to go

hilstep2000

Morning all,
Slept well for a change last night.:T Got an eye test this morning. I have to have one every year because of the MS, but don't mind really. Wish the blood pressure would come down tho, can't have my op till it does:mad:
((((((((((((((((((HUGTS))))))))))))))) to those who need them.
Haven't read the thread for a few days, had DGD for three days. She has finally started to walk on her own at last! 20 months is a bit late, but she's so ahead in everything else I suppose we can't complain!:rotfl:
Did a gorgeous Sunday roast, so got enough leftovers for me to have another today. Had pancakes for breakfast with leftover yorkshire mix!

Hope everyone has a good day.

tired_mum

Morning all
Day 2 of the decorating and i am already wishing i was at work instead:o
We will be going to another wall paper shop today and then to Lidl and farm foods DW is on and dog needs walking but will do that after i have had a cuppa
Think it will be kiev n chips for tea but not sure yet
Hope you all have a good day

jackieglasgow

Morning all,

Thanks for the good wishes and advice, I will see my sister later and find out whats going on, and talk to her about the hospice. They have a fabulous palliative care nurse who does a lot for them, so I'll get her to talk to him about it, hthey really value his advice.

Feeling much calmer today, I obviously just had this working on me, I feel physically much worse, and will need to call in sick, but I have lost my voice, and the absence reporting line is voice activated :rotfl: I will be spending the day in bed. DS1 is going back to school, he very rarely gets ill, and seems to have fought this off really well. Or else it was all the hugs and soup yesterday.

Lou got taken back into the hospital last night, she is dehydrated, but is talking and texting, so its hopefully not too serious. I did pass on your well wishes.

JulieG, hope yoir day passes comfortably, wont be long to go now. X

Redruby thats awful, poor wee hungry dad x

Hugs to everyone else. I know I havent been mentioning birthdays etc. but I am using my phone these days and its a pain, although I have been wishing you all well.

Jackie xxx

Julie67

Morning All,

Jackie, hope you feel better soon and hugs to Lou
farmers wife good luck in court, will read your post later
BB the lasagne sounds delish
NPM well done with Noah:j
Beth good luck with the docs
JG sorry your feeling rubbish not too much longer now
Molly good for you the cheeky beggar
RR hope you get dads food sorted
Hillstep good luck with eye test
nmlc hope you have a better day at work.

Sorry if I have forgotten anyone

DS3 has his English GCSE today so keep your fingers crossed, he has managed a C in his course work so hopefully if he can do ok in the exam he will get a pass.

Just chucked another load on the maiden as damp and overcast here. I need to nip out this morning and post my ebay sales, also need some ladies things and milk but hopefully will only be out an hour.
Tea tonight will be chilli and rice
I lost 1.5 pounds at SW last night:T so pleased cos I certainly haven't been hungry.
Anyway off to get ready will catch up later, have a good day all J x

Sunshine79_2

bargainbird wrote: »

Tea tonight Lasagne in the SC which i'll start once i've had a shower.

bargainbird - Can I just ask, how do you do lasagne in the slow cooker? Do you just layer it all up as you would in a normal dish & then set it away? x