MOOLOO'S continuing saga Part 4

Savvy_sewing

Well I ache all over this morning, must be the exercise yesterday, and the drop in the temperature.
Have a slow start to the morning, but a busy afternoon, as I have to go into Northampton, my eye test is due, and twin2 has to sign on. Also have to collect a jacket of DS's that was being mended. So at least we are going for more than one reason.

Will have to just potter along this morning, in my own time, at my own pace.

Savvy_sewing

Well I did only potter this morning, and then I started to do my sewing at lunchtime for a bit. Cutting out lettering for my bunting orders. The cutting out was time consuming.
At 3pm I did a drive to Towcester, dropped DGD at her mums, then went across town picked up twin2, then off to Town. Parked and had no time to waste so had to walk as fast as my body would let me to get to my eye appointment. Then of course the usual in, out, wait etc there. Twin2 went and collected my sons coat for me, and went to buy the hat he wanted too, while I was in there, she also signed on. Then we had an hour left to wait for her glasses to be ready. So we popped into the poundshop, and I bought a few bits and bobs in there. Then we went back for her glasses, and then into the Tesco express. Saw two ready cooked chickens and treated us to them. Bought the milk and bread she needed. Then came back home, via twin1's to collect DGD. Then she had been good and so with bribary and corruption, she had a McDonalds.
So I have had rice and chicken, and there is enough cooked chicken to use in sandwiches etc tomorrow.
After dinner the evening is here, its the bedtime routine for DGD, a bit late but there you go.
I think it will be another early night for me.
The Social worker has had to cancel tomorrow, and so we have a day at home. Should save me spending anything.
Will do some sewing I hope. Really need to finish my bunting orders.
Oh I did do my SOA again. keep on doing it as my spreadsheet keeps disappearing in my computer somewhere. For some reason I cannot seem to save it where I want to, or change its name. I really need to learn the new version of Excell.

Savvy_Sue

Mooloo wrote: »

I really need to learn the new version of Excell.

There's a 'recent documents' option which can be helpful!

Errata

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

There's a 'recent documents' option which can be helpful!

A key word in the spreadsheet put into the start search box might also find it.

Savvy_sewing

Slow start today. Nothing on the agenda to rush for. Social Worker had cancelled for another two weeks. Well she wanted to come next week, but we wont be here.
My new glasses will also be ready around then.
So will collect them the monday after, so I can take Twin2 back to sign on at the same time. May as well save her the bus fare if I am going anyway.
Will try and do some sewing today, but I have split the top of my thumb some how, and it keeps bleeding, so not so good if I want to sew. Also the needle has a habit of getting into it. Dont tell me to put on a thimble, I hate them, Never managed to use them, if i put one on, I end up using different fingers instead!! Although I have put a plaster on the thumb at the moment.
We still have some sunshine here, but the band of rain is due to hit today. Pity its been lovely. But I do know that the reservoirs and the farmers want the rain.
DGD is loving the blackboard on the back of her bedroom door, and for the first time in a very long time, she woke up and went to drawer there instead of making me get up. She is now playing with her Lego, so thats all over the front room floor. Looks like it will be a messy day!. Oh well.

I will see if I can search out the excel that I lost. I want to update it from yesterdays spending.

Savvy_sewing

Argh, cannot open the excel as it is either "not responding" or it will not open as it is corrupt.
all that work that I did all over again yesterday is going to be wasted then. I really havent had much luck with my excel have I? Must remember the Motto. "keep calm and carry on!"

Savvy_sewing

Right, I have redone the spreadsheets, deleted the corrupt ones, and sorted the start of getting those facts and figures totally up to date. It may take me some time to get it sorted, and back on track, but hopefully I will be better at doing my entries if I can actually find and open my files. Changing the names and putting them where I want is not exactly where I want it to be.
Cannot seem to do half the things I could do when I had my old system.! I dont seem to have the opportunity to SaveAS, something else, and I dont seem to be able to then Save it where I want it, within my own sub folders. They just seem to end up in the computer somewhere!.
I have tried dragging and dropping into files, but if the files I want are in a different section of my Documents I am still struggling. One day I will get it right.

This morning I have managed my shower, and my hair is done, but I need a rest my arm is aching more than it normally does.
DGD is going to see her Mum at lunch time while I go to councilling. Mum doesnt come over on Tuesdays much now. So she can have her today. DGD would normally be in Nursery but I didnt book her into the holiday club to save pennies.

Twin1 is being harrazzed by some of the family from hell, and thier so called friends, (who were her friends once!), for a chest of drawers this time. In October she was given a chest of drawers and now they want them back. When she said she was usuing them, they brought in the heavy weights of the family from hell.
I have told her to tell them a small porky pie. I dont like doing it, but its so unfair, they just use and abuse.
So I told her to tell them that she has consulted with C>A>B and that !"as the drawers were given, and received in good faith, that they are hers and she has the right to keep them". I really do not know if that is true or not, but I wonder if this rather thick family will believe it.?
But I have told her that as there is an entry system to her house, that she doesnt need to let any of them into her house to get it.
Can you imagine them causing a disturbance to get it back? would the police uphold Sam or make her give it back? I wonder if I have given her the wrong advice?
Mind you will what I have told her go in one ear and out the other one?

I wish we could get help with these issues. That Social Were able to help and get a restraining order or something on these people to stay away from the girls or suffer the consequences.

Its just one thing after another with them. Sometimes I just dont bother to post about the issues that they come up against, but at others i feel so worn out that I really am at the end of my teather with them.

whiteguineapig

would it be easier to just give it back and watch for one on freecycle?

Savvy_sewing

whiteguineapig wrote: »

would it be easier to just give it back and watch for one on freecycle?

It probably would be, but then after spending ages sorting her stuff out, and it now having a place, it will be in a state again. But its the principle of the thing. They give to her, then they change thier minds and take it back.
They borrow money from her, stay over, eat her food, and use her place as a hang out zone. Its just continual abuse of her vunerability. Sometimes its time to make a stand against these people. Test them I suppose. Its just so unfair.
The children that hang out with her, steal from her, and have even caused her to be threatened with eviction as the neighbours complain about them coming and going. But to her they are "her friends" so she doesnt understand it all.
If they say "sorry" she forgives and forgets and then it will happen all over again.
I am just sick of them using my girls.:(

Savvy_sewing

Twin1 was threatened with the Police by this girl and her friends if she didnt give them the drawers. She took my advice and told them that they didnt have a right and she also rang the police and asked them where she stood. The police naturally told her that they would not have a "leg to stand on". Especially as they carried the chest of drawers to her house in the first place.
We will have to see what the results to that are, but at the moment, it seems that its gone quiet. UNless twin1 is not telling me anythingelse.
When I got there it was looking like she was going to hand it back. It also looked like a bomb had gone off, and there were people all over the place when I got there, including the daughter from the family from hell. (Now saying that it was someone else using her phone to text twin with the added threats).
I was not happy, very unhappy, very stressed.
I spent the rest of the day in great pain, so couldnt really do much else. Did a pasta bake for tea as it was easiest to do with my arm. (except draining the water and lifting in and out of the oven!).

I have a very bad neck, headaches and arm pain today. I dont know why it should be so bad, but I suppose stress may have contributed to it.
At least I am staying home today. No dashing around.
Pottering when and if I can is the name of the game today.
There is plenty of pasta bake left if DGD wants some for her lunch. I havent any bread left as I took it to twins yesterday along with the remains of a chicken for Lunch yesterday.

Bought a jumper in the charity shop when I was waiting for twin2, after councilling, (£4) to use to try my hand at some Felting. Been looking for something that was 100% wool. to use. I dont have any in my wardrobe as I would have felted it by mistake years ago!
Seems odd to be buying something to ruin in a way, but I want to have a go at some repurposing and make it into a hat for DGD2. We will see if it works. But not today.

BF came up on Skype last night. Asking how I was, etc and did actually complement me for the fact that I looked well/good. etc. I had make up on from my Winter solstace to Fab challenge on here, and also the fact that the councilllor had told me I had to spend more time on me,etc.
First off I thought he was moaning that I was wearing make up, and who was it for, somebody was lucky or something he said. I said it was for myself not anyone else. Although he was curious or he wouldnt have asked who the lucky person was!. But he did say that I looked good. I was surprised that he was able to see that on the skype, didnt realise that it made such a difference to my appearance! Will have to try and remember to put it on more often then. (Underneath was hidden the truth of the pain etc! ).

Oh well, today I am still sitting in my chair, waiting and hoping for the tablets to take over and reduce the pain. So nothing but cereal for breakfast has been done.
DGD is playing with her bricks on the floor. She slept in her new bedroom last night for the first time. But was still up before 6.30.
Came into bed with me, for a bit. But had the TV on so no going back to sleep.
Molly's daughter is coming over later to help me for a bit, so I may be able to get some rest then. Have a few easter treat things from the £ shop, bonnets and egg decorating bits. Maybe they will do some of that.
I have still got to do the second bunting, for " Samantha" just not really found the right fabrics for the theme wanted, but if my arm gets better later, I will at least start to cut out the pieces that I do have. THought I had loads of Reds, but dont know what colours to complement it with yet. Need to play around till I am happy with them.
The pinks are always easy to do, so are baby blues. So those are done.