A new 'tougher' thread... and so it continues

grandma247

:rotfl:My mum used to smack all four of us if she could not work out who was the guilty one and then say "well I know I got the right one now!"

With my own four oldest I behaved like a csi and almost had an inquest when they were squabbling. They soon learned to sort it out themselves as mums' way was far too long.:rotfl:

Fuddle don't be scared, being prepared is very empowering and calming. It also saves money because you are not tempted to nip to the shops for one thing and end up with a trolley full

ginnyknit

I am impressed, my DS just came down and said he had heard about Martin selling the site as he has MSE permanently on his phone so he can check up before he buys anything :beer:

DGS is just having a snooze in the living room after our usual stroll round the cemetary at the back of our house. He has been falling asleep in there since he was born - it never fails

Loads of seedlings popping up now, thank goodness, spring onions, beans of all shades, shallots and the onion sets I got for 50p are growing really fast. I was so down about it after all my work. Mum asked a couple of weeks ago if I was spending time in the garden and OH said ' yes to cry and rant at the slugs and mice, she keeps asking if you can get shotguns on Flea- bay !'

Going to sacrifice a beautiful piece of fabric I have been saving for 10 years as I need curtains for the living room. Its designer stuff my Mum got when she worked in a bedding factory - cost pennies but I was saving it for something special. Well s*d it, now is special and the cat has pulled the ones that are up to bits.

Off to lie on the couch so that DGS wakes up - never fails :rotfl:

prepareathome

Not caught up - laptop has been very naughty past 36 hrs and would not go past welcome page of windows most of the time and on odd occasions it did told me I had no internet signal so been tweaking and removing and other odd bits ( did system restore right back to when I bought it last Oct and still did nothing) and of course when said to hubby as soon as you come home after work today we are going out to buy disks as none left and have some things not backed up, so can back up and then will reformat hardrive and re-install windows, so what happens as soon as he walks through the door and I say remember have your breakfast ( he goes out at just after 5am and cannot eat then) we are off out, I go back to laptop which was rebooting after last tweak and hey pesto its working like a dream, so let hubby have a short snooze as he didn't get home till 1.30pm as papers were late for 3rd time this week but still plan to get the disks and back up and then will see, might still reformat and re-install anyway.

So not read emails as of course tried to get into mail box via phone and could I remember password.

I of course had some good news to share while this happened, I won a competition. Nothing expensive a signed copy of a gardening book by Paul Peacock, I love the info he gives so book is one I would most likely have bought, but ME,ME winning something I have never won anything like that before - did win a tetley mug last year which I love, and now this book....right hubby ready to go out, am still feeling as if I am dreaming winning this, especially with it being signed..........

Byatt

Ginny, definitely use the fabric and enjoy!

I am cat sitting in a lovely place in the middle of the countryside, so I'm wandering around in my skimpy summer pj's and hope no-one unexpectedly comes to the front door!

All this talk about having a store cupboard is encouraging me to have one, well I have a small one, so want to have a slightly bigger one. I am going to order more of my prescription drugs too just to have a small stock in case of snow or something...

Plan to put aside money for my winter elecric.

AF's have lots of B£anston tins although not reduced by much, they are my favourite brand and can't find most of the items locally.

Meme, my American friend has told me the horrors of their medical care and how people have gone bankrupt as a result. Even the children have to pay as well as for dental treatment. I would be dead if not for the NHS.

mardatha

I'm having one of Those Days!! Son is here - arrived at 7 am and has not stopped talking since he got in. And you can't tune out and ignore him as he keeps on saying "eh?" at the end of every sentence...:mad:
I thought Asda was coming today and got nothing out of the freezer - then realised this is saturday and they're coming on sunday...:mad::mad:
And my delicate mint green jasmine soap has come out sewage green and smells like cat's pee :mad::mad::mad:
AND I HAVE NO SWEETIES!! :eek:

WeegieWumman

Just had a good look at my stock of soaps, shampoos, soap powders & household cleansers etc. I must be intending to become a cross between a domestic goddess and an OAP version of Barbie.

SDG31000

Afternoon all

I'm on the new laptop, and while the keyboard is much bigger, the actual bit with letters is smaller and having had the old one for 5 years I keep pressing the wrong keys. So apologises for any spelling mistakes.

(((((((((((((((mardatha))))))))))))))))))) As much as I'm looking forward to getting some of your soap would you mind if I didn't want one smelling of pee. I have teenage boys in the house, I don't need any more bad smells. Want me to send sweeties as part payment? We have a very good sweet shop in Leicester.

Well done PAH :T I love winning things and agree that it is such a boost when you do. My comping has slowed down recently, but I've still won a few small things. Good luck with future entries

ginnyknit why view it as a sacrifice? Why not think of it as getting to see something you love every day and getting to enjoy it? I think too many of us save things for "best" and never use them. I remember helping to clear out my great Auntie's house and her having things that were decades old that she had never used and enjoyed. Life is too short.

fuddle I'm so glad that you enjoyed the rhubarb syrup. I know I'm late answering, but I have a Typhoon shopping trolley called Dotty (Yes I know I am strange) and I love it. DH didn't want me to have one, but he was told that when he walked home with bags of shopping, instead of just lifting them in and out of the car, then he could complain. Until then he was to be quiet about it.
I have a houseful of food because I'm scared of running out. I know it is a comfort blanket thing for me because when my agrophobia is playing up I know that I don't have to worry about feeding the family.

Today I've made it around Tesco and that was enough to make me need a two hour nap. I take my hat of to those of you that feel like this all the time. I really don't know how you cope.
I have made the base of a trifle, made shortbread dough to make crown shaped biscuits and have given half the contents of my fridge to my friend Emma to store for me so I can fit 3 other bowls of jelly in it.
Tomorrow I need to make cupcakes. At the moment I'm trying to narrow down the options as the list of flavours seems to be growing.
So far it is- red,white and blue cupcakes with red velvet cake, chocolate, lemon, strawberry cheesecake, chocolate mint, vanilla, and peaches and cream.
I suppose I had better go and bake biscuits before I need the kitchen for dinner. Rump steak was 1/2 price so we decided to have a treat

Take care everyone. I hope you enjoy whatever Jubilee celebrations you are having xxx

kidcat

My word you lot cant half natter , have been trying to keep up with reading but have only really been able to skim.

Sending suuny thoughts and hugs to everyone (although its raining here today)
I am simply relieved to have reached the half term and can now finally breath as its been a very very long week here and things have been tough and exhausting. Spent most of week with DS8 at school, when I am not there they simply make me take him home. But things reached a head on Friday when I almost missed a funeral over it all.

His teacher was vile when I dropped him off, (I had explained where I was going and what collection arrangements were - I had even arranged to have him collected half day so they only needed to gave him for three hours, and I was going to be in school for half an hour of that mid morning) telling me his behaviour previous day was atrocious ( I had been in school all day but hadnt seen any sign of it) and that she planned on calling me to collect him immediately he wouldnt do something.

I drove home crying knowing I would never be able to make the funeral as it was too far to drive knowing she would call. Turned car around and went to head and broke down - she was lovely, but I insisted I wanted to move schools. She admitted that the system was not working and she lay the blame clearly at the teachers door saying whilst she had been trained she had not ever worked with kids like this before and was finding it very difficult.
She has agreed to a meeting after half term to discuss future arrangements and changes that need to be made - it was a relief.

I them marched into DS class and simply picked him and his stuff up and took him out. (Told HT I was taking him) Arrived home actually happy, and packed up car and DD17 for long journey. We then set out for the funeral, it was a beautiful day and a really good journey, stayed off motorways (I finally figured out they send DS nutso) and just enjoyed ourselves. Had a picnic lunch and then DD and DS sat in car reading stories whilst I attended the funeral.

I can honestly say I havent had such a good day in a very long time, and I know my cousin would have approved. We didnt stay but headed the car towards home detouring for ice cream at a farm on the way back. DS had two and was just at his best.

Sorry for long rambling post - it just occurred to me yesterday was a day that both DS and DD will remember, we didnt go to a fancy theme park or spend heaps if money but its the kind of thing we will talk about in years to come. DD says DS will end up sitting at my funeral telling everyone about the day mummy walked into school and rescued him, and then took him on the funnest day ever to a cemetary!!!:rotfl::rotfl:

Mardy - earplugs and then generalised grunts every few minutes may work - worth a go anyways:D

Ginny - use the fabric and enjoy every minute of it, dont leave it behind.

ginnyknit

Kidcat, you took control of the situation and it sounds as if it was needed. Its not as if you want a lot, you just want DS8 to be happy, lets hope your words are heeded now. As for the day out, I think you all needed it, despite it being a funeral and how good are they to sit and read while you went to it - thats a pretty good sign that you did the right thing. The phrase 'you rescued him' sums it all up hugs to you and yours.

Am off too make my curtains in a minute after a fab day with DGS, he was so good. We made polystyrene snow , he found the packing I had padded round the rabbit and guinea pig cages to keep them well lagged in the winter and spent ages picking bits off and letting the breeze float them away.

Maybe theres a market for pea green smelly soap Mar, you never know. :rotfl:

Memory_Girl

Fuddle - I store cupboard to keep my food costs uber low as I am hammering the mortgage at the moment. Over the last couple of years the three of us have lived on about £20 per week and I spend about £13 of that on "Fresh stuff" and the rest goes into building up a store.

I use online discounters to buy dried stuff - the couscous, wheat, rice, pasta beans etc and base our meals around those.

Like Mar - we are fairly rural, but can actually walk to shops but I am convinced my "investments" in beans have made me a better return over anything in the stock market over the last couple of years.

I figure I have stocks of some things that will see me right through to the end of my 3 year challenge.

Mind you - no sweeties here tonight either LOL

MG