os monday 5th Feb

comping_cat

kyle - we are all really jealous here of your snow, shouldnt complain tho, cos we have lovely sunshine and its warm enough not to put on the heating!!!
Would still love some snow tho!!!

COOLTRIKERCHICK

after having a nice weekend...including winning £10 on the lottery.. havent bought a ticket for months...and i asked hubby to get winning lottery ticket lol..

......got up this morning feeling really low ..........and then to top it all had our monthly bank statements to really top it off.....:eek:

got a load of things to pack and post today from ebay sales last night.......

also a LOAD of ironing to do..... so will get some cds playing loud ...see if that will lift me.. plus annoy the neighbours .. see if that will help me get motorvited.
maybe a night out with johnny depp would do it :happyhear


HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHURCHMOUSE :bdaycake:

hope you have a nice day.... and a lovely hm birthday cake.....:beer:

vivw_2

lil_me wrote:

Kids have gone to school, we've had some real issues getting little one to go recently, he was hiding in his room again this morning but we seem to have figured out why eventually. The work is too hard (this will be reading as he's really struggling with it, possible dyslexia awaiting assessment) this is also the reason why he keeps breaking his glasses (he says they don't work as he still can't read bless him ) and that the teacher wouldn't let him go to the toilet making him wet himself. I've been in and had words with the head this morning about it all.

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How old is he? We are having same problems with reading with our grandson and he is also about to be assessed. Have you also asked them about ? [forgotten its name...its where they need a coloured overlay or coloured glasses as black on white makes the letters move around]. In my experience quite a lot of kids suffer from that and very often don't get diagnosed. Had a lad recently who wasn't diagnosed until 6th form and suddenly reading became so much easier for him

Peem

Morning all.

Happy birthday Churchmouse.

Beeyoootiful day here. Freezing cold, but blue skies.

Unfortunately DD and I are stuck in the house. We're waiting for a delivery. I just phoned to see if they could tell me morning or afternoon. Nope, anytime between 8 and 6. Apparently the driver does call 1/2 an hour before to say he's coming. Not a lot of good! So DD is going to have to miss playgroup - I think I'll get her making biscuits.

Thriftlady - I've been using WW online. Slowly typing in some recipes so I know the points of some old favourites. Congrats by the way (weigh! soz)

I'll check in later - be good.

lil_me

I'm lucky to be in contact with a guy called Ian Jordan, by chance of course as my oldest has Autism and youngest going through assessment now aswell as the dyslexia, who has done loads of research into the coloured lenses etc http://www.visualdyslexia.com/recognising.html there is some things on there about visual dyslexia including

Displacement diplopia (where a letter or word or line will move to a different position and superimpose itself – found in about 10% with visual dyslexia)

Little ones only 6 and it's hard to get them assessed that early, we're still working on CVC words with him and it's just not working Unfortunately NHS doesn't support Ian's work with his company, and the travel, plus the costs of assessment, are in the hundreds, trying to save up now to have them both assessed by Ian.

Bargain_Rzl

Morning :hello:

Happy birthday Churchmouse! :bdaycake:

Busy day today. I am in the office at the moment. I am doing a mystery shopping job at lunchtime - my boss is in a meeting all day so won't notice if I'm a little late back Then this evening I have free tickets to the opera because I am supposed to be reviewing it for a website I've just been recruited for. I think I'm going to have a late night, as I will have to key in the MS questionnaire and type up some notes on the opera to be turned into a proper review at the earliest opportunity.

In fact it will be a busy week! Tomorrow I am having a singing lesson, Wednesday I'm meeting PenPen & Shez & MushyPeas for lunch, Thursday I think I am supposed to be going to a gig (colleague's band), and Saturday is the London OS meet. I have a zillion other things to fit in too... not least making good use of the humungous quantity of gorgeous veg I picked up on Saturday. Tomorrow I should be home early enough to do a batch of soup (probably the sweet potato one from the soup book that came in the Book People pack ) and Wednesday evening will be the great experiment with the Gillian McKeith aduki bean stew and millet mash with onion gravy :drool: (Thinks: MUST remember to put the beans in soak tomorrow evening!) I am glad I already have so much nutritious fresh stuff - this week is going to be expensive so I am pleased I won't have a huge grocery bill.

Quick question: can somebody please tell me where to buy arrowroot? I am within reach of Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Somerfield, Lidl, Aldi, Netto, Borough Market and a couple of health food shops. If I can get it in the supermarket which aisle would it be on?

Made THE MOST GORGEOUS carrot and coriander soup last night. It was this recipe.

Breakfast: Pain au chocolat (yellow stickered)
Lunch: final portion of Friday's mushroom risotto
Dinner: Probably toast with cheese & beans as I am going out and won't be back till late.

Have a good day all

Rzl xx :wave:

HariboJunkie

Brrrrr!!! It's feezing here chez Haribo. Very old and draughty house.
But I have been flying a la moggins so at least it is clean.

Happy birthday Churchmouse !!!

So far, Kids off to school, Kitchen clean, DW, BM and Wm on. Still got bathroom to do and hoovering. Want to fit some more yoga in before work at 12.
Picked up my wormery from freecycle yesterday so need to go find some worms:D

Glad as always to have the house back after the weekend but OH has phoned to say he wants to work from home after lunch so all my good work will be undone by tea time.:rolleyes:

Mantra for today

Must do some ironing
Must do some ironing
Must do some ironing
Must do some ironing

Have a lovely day all!

Haribo x

lil_me

Bargain Rzl I have seen it in Tesco and Asda. Usually near the cornflour or baking stuff etc if that helps.

twink

you see the snow we have? came on quickly and about an inch already, dont worry lil_me and catowen think you are getting it at the end of the week, its really big flakes and didnt take long to cover everything, just got the boys to school on time

have got some hm tomato soup on the go so am looking forward to that, i also need to make more bread and try out the banana bread recipe

ageandjo, hope your back is a bit better, my dh had a slipped disc so i know how painful it can be
niterider hugs to your mum
hugs to you too learningtosave

off now to feed the birds in the garden

lil_me

Twink, that's something I dread, the kids get sent home again from school, but of course the kids love it. When asked if I like snow my response is 'It's cold and wet, what is there to like apart from it makes the garden look tidy'

One thing that does worry me is there is loads of little lambs around here, born a tad too early, and these cold mornings and possible snows some might die

Reards to Queenie I was thinking the same thing, it's been a few days now, hope all is ok in the Queenie house