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OS Daily Thursday 8th December

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  • Morning! I am just dropping by to say

    Happy Birthday to Bramble :bdaycake: I wish for you, everything you wish for yourself, darling girl. xxx

    Be back later to catch up.

    Jac xxx
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    It's what is inside your head that matters in life - not what's outside your window :D
    Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory. - Ghandi
  • Morning all

    Happy birthday Bramble :bdaycake:- hope you have the most fabulous day x

    Gintot - :wave: Enjoy Japan!

    JackieG and any others in Scotland - stay safe, don't blow away!

    Wet and windy here today, and dark, hasn't really got light yet. I'm in work, got lots of little jobs to do but none are appealing to me at the moment :rotfl:.

    Tonight I'm meant to be meeting up with my friend who is over from Canada. She flies back Sat so it will be last time I'll see her :(, need to wrap her Xmas present. I will be seeing her in March though at her wedding in the Bahamas :D.

    I'm going to try get some uni work done too tonight. A lot finally clicked yesterday so want to keep at it whilst it's fresh in my mind!

    OS wise - DW will go on tonight, quick wipe of kitchen, bins emptied

    Have a good day all

    x
    * Rainbow baby boy born 9th August 2016 *

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  • jaxx46
    jaxx46 Posts: 613 Forumite
    Morning All,
    Very grey & windy here, but nowhere near as bad as Scotland fortunately. Hope our scottish contingency manage to stay safe & warm today.
    A big Hi5 to both Hesters hubby & Uolypool's friends & family nice to hear good news for a change :j
    Happy Birthday Bramble :bdaycake:it is my old boy Noodles birthday as well, he is 11 which I think is 77 in human years :eek: he is certainly far more sprightly than me :o
    Today I have my final hydrotherapy session which is a shame, not sure where we go from here.
    Have just realised that I didn't have my phone consulltation with my Dr yesterday, will have to chase that up as I was in all day so couldn't have missed it & I really need my meds upping :( so that I can get used to them before the madness that is Christmas :)
    Hope you all have a good day x
    Healing vibes to LW x
    Hugs, spoons & hi5's as usual x

    jaxx
    Sometimes not moving backwards is as much an achievement as moving forwards is on other times. (originally posted by kidcat)

    It's only a bargain if you were going to buy it anyway!
  • Loulou2010
    Loulou2010 Posts: 13,245 Forumite
    morning all

    feeling brighter this morning. slept a bit better than i have been. was up and out early this morning. had the dentist. all was fine, no probs. ds came out with two big stickers for being good. he loved going up and down on the chair :rotfl:

    i'm off to wrap over a hundred presents this morning :eek: its for the nursery all ready for father christmas coming at the christmas party. i'm pretty sure that ds is going to freak at the sight of him :cool: he is seeing him on sunday after a ride on thomas to his grotto and then his nursery party in the last week. should be fun.....

    os wise....erm....erm.....i suppose i could put some washing on. no idea foodwise today. ds no will continue to eat me out of a house. either i am shrinking his clothes or he is having a mega growth spurt :cool: his hair has got really long and his trousers are flapping around his ankles...

    anyway i'm talking rubbish now :o have a good day and happy birthday bramble!!
    "I have learnt that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one"
    "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
    Maya Angelou
  • Bitsy_Beans
    Bitsy_Beans Posts: 9,640 Forumite
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    Morning you lovely lot :D

    Brrrr cold here and windy and this is just the Midlands. All of you oooop North stay safe please :)
    Not much going on, H has next two days off, DD is still poorly with her nasty cough and cold. Plans for today are to write Christmas cards, do some online shopping for H's Christmas pressie, bake bread and generally potter about. Was up in small hours with BOTH kids, playing bed hop so feeling mega tired this morning. If DD decides to go for a nap later I might join her ;)

    Tea will be cajun chicken and rice :) I may even make the effort to make some tortillas too.

    Bramble - Happy birthday :beer: Have a wonderful day xx

    Lou - don't over do it ;) Gentle recovery is what's needed xxx

    Beth - hope all is OK, haven't read yesterdays thread yet xxx

    Hugs and spoons all round. Have a good day OS or not.
    I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you it'll be with a knife :D Louise Brooks
    All will be well in the end. If it's not well, it's not the end.
    Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars
  • bramble1
    bramble1 Posts: 3,096 Forumite
    Thanks my lovelies. Jackie big hugs for you x x x x

    Happy Birthday Noodles :) X

    Just taken pup for a long muddy walk and we're now enjoying cake and wine....it is my birthday!!
    Annual Grocery Budget £364.00/£1500
    Debt payments 2012 £433.27
  • LameWolf
    LameWolf Posts: 11,238 Forumite
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    edited 8 December 2011 at 11:58AM
    Morning all.

    Many thanks for all the healing vibes; they must be doing some good, as I've managed to get on here a little earlier than I've been doing.:o

    I did have to get Mr LW to pour me out some liquid morphine at 03:30; but he'd got up to go to the loo anyway, so I wasn't really disturbing him.;) I took some more at 05:15, but *touch wood* haven't had to take any more yet. Hoping to last out til lunchtime.:o

    Anyways....

    Hoppy Birthday Bramble :bdaycake:have a lovely day.
    Dazi you sounded really down when you posted yesterday evening; would a Wolfy (((HUG))) help at all?:o

    I hope all our OSers in Scotland have the hatches battened down - I was hearing of some frightening wind speeds expected there today on the weather forecast this morning.

    OS wise here - Mr LW's clothes have been washed, and hung on the A-frame over the bath; not risking them outside, as I can't run out and get them in if it rains, just now.

    And we're having HM nut loaf with roast root veg for dins - I made the nut loaf at the weekend and froze it in slices, and Mr LW has prepped the veggies and left them in water for me.:A

    Hark! I hear a cup of coffee calling my name - I have it in a mug with a Chinese dragon on, that Mr LW got me last Yule.:D
    If your dog thinks you're the best, don't seek a second opinion.;)
  • mrsd
    mrsd Posts: 255 Forumite
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    Morning all

    Had to pop out this morning to buy shaving foam for show (custard pies!!), whilst in A$da, remembered needed antihistimines, discovered they have their own brand, both medication types, packets of 14 reduced to 50p, find one in the evening helps stop DS scratching his eczema in the night when its bad.

    WM nearly finished so will put on airer before I go to work, dinner planned, sewed button back on DD coat. Just ordered DVD stocking filler for DS with money in Paypal that was earned doing surveys, think I am really getting hang of MS and thoroughly enjoying it, DH very proud.

    Wishing a good day to all.
    Thoughts to all. Mrs D.
    Grocery challenge £52/£150 for June.
  • camelot1001
    camelot1001 Posts: 6,413 Forumite
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    Morning All

    Enforced day off for me today - due to the weather the schools are closed! I was just ready to leave and looked at my phone to find loads of text messages from colleagues letting me know.

    The weather is horrendous but expected to get worse! I heard a big bang outside and my green shed (one of those green and white heavy plastic ones) was in bits all over the garden. I have been out and salvaged what I can but the wind is so strong that it's too dangerous to do any more. The fire is lit as I am expecting the power to go off soon and we have electric central heating, but the smoke keeps coming back in, it's like a big angry dragon breathing down the chimney!!

    Anyway, I have ironed 26 angel's costumes for school and will shortly be making the final 2 so work are still getting their money's worth! Washing up to date, there is food in the fridge (for a change) and I have sewn buttons on DDs cardis.

    Beemuzed - your attitude is amazing, I hope all goes well for you.

    Happy Birthday Bramble! :bdaycake:

    Hope you all stay safe in this horrid weather, Take care.
  • mummysaver
    mummysaver Posts: 3,119 Forumite
    Morning all!

    Typed and lost my post, sigh!

    Off to a friend's for lunch, so not much OS going on here today! House is pretty tidy, for us! Washing and ironing are up to date for once, and there is bread from yesterday still. Will bung on bm to do some rolls later, and whip up pies for dinner as forgot to get the beef out of the freezer to do beef in ale in the SC!

    Big kids at school and college, OH dropped at airport and gone off with friend for the weekend, so just me and dd4 to sort out, she's just nodded off after singing to me since she woke up lol!

    Only just read yesterday's thread, lots of bods needing hugs and good wishes, so sending those to all who want or need them xxx
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