'supporting each other through really tough times'

Popperwell

QT I have often discussed with some who used to tell me to get a scooter, even the CAB, whether it was economical as I too thought, what about insurance, repairs, cost of charging a scooter up and so on. So your points are well made.

Shropshirelass

Hi everyone

Decided to stop lurking today, I havent been able to keep up with everyone, but want to say, Pops well done you sound so positive.

Gailey and all young mums, I hope you are enjoying preparing although it is stressfull,small kids (under 2) wont remember Christmas, will forget what they got for presents, but love the parcels and unwrapping and best of all MuM and Dad at home together to play with them :j.

I have been involved this week with a Victorian Christmas entertainment for Primary children, as part of the programme we show them a stocking with traditional presents, kids look very stuffy and put off when they see the old sock -its actually quite a nice long red one - but as each gets a chance to pull out a pressie, (wooden toy, penny, tangerine, bouncy ball, walnut) they laugh and giggle and get excited just like we did as kids, not suggesting stockings again, but they really enjoy the surprise and excitement, even the most sophisticated 11 year old!

Thanks for all the tips and ideas from you all, what everyone is doing to keep our heads above water and smile too :Tkeep warm (2 degrees here, very gloomy, expecting a sprinkling of snow, would be best after rush hour though:snow_laug)

Have warned the kids its frugal Christmas at ours, specially as DH is on diet before surgery next year, but they seem OK with that, they are grown ups, so understand we wont be wasting money on un-neccessary things.

Popperwell

Thank you Shropshirelass,
Most of the time I really am and always have been so it is unusual when I am not.

I hope to continue in this frame of mind and face any adversity head on and find a way around what is thrown my way.

I don't get much mail so wondered what had arrived today, my HA wished my a Happy Christmas but then accompanied the greeting by telling me how bad next year will be...thanks!:rotfl:

It is coming quite cold now and already getting dark.

Uniscots97

Gailey, that scooter is available online for £64. Would somewhere like john Lewis price match it for you?

Margaret54

Hi Gailey love great to see you are on here. I have often thought of you and your little family. Take good care and keep warmx Margaret

Popperwell

I don't know why it seems to happen and it is probably coincidence but I had been thinking of Gailey and Kezlou lately and within days, they are posting again:)

Similarly, if I think of someone in showbusiness often the same thing happens.

I can't explain it...

smileyt_2

Popperwell wrote: »

I don't know why it seems to happen and it is probably coincidence but I had been thinking of Gailey and Kezlou lately and within days, they are posting again:)

Similarly, if I think of someone in showbusiness often the same thing happens.

I can't explain it...

Quick, can you think of the winning lottery numbers :rotfl:? Or does it only work with people? You could give it a go .....

Just popping in. Bruno is doing OK, we are managing to get upstairs at night now and he is starting to eat again so he is on the mend. I'm not sure how I'm going to get him back on to dog food as his diet at the moment consists of bonios, cheese, cocktail sausages and corned beef!

Just thinking about Jem and hoping the scan went OK today and whatever is wrong can be treated and controlled, if not cured completely. And anyone else who is poorly.

Been to the dentist today and I have to go back in the New Year for a filling. I take such good care of my teeth - cleaning twice a day, flossing, and I can literally go days and days without having any sugar in my diet at all because I eat mainly wholefoods and no junk - so I don't know what else I can do. The dentist said some people just have more susceptible teeth. Some of mine are still baby teeth that should have fallen out when I was a child but the second teeth never formed in my gums, so the baby teeth are still hanging on in there. I guess as I'm now 43 they've done pretty well!

Is it sad to be excited about making Christmas presents? My sister fell in love with a rainbow crystal suncatcher thing but they are £25. So I've bought some rainbow crystal beads from ebay, a pair of half-price earrings from Asda that have big teardrop 'crystals' and a wee guardian angel charm and I'm going to make one for her. Will have cost about £6 in total. So I'm off to stick some Christmas music on and crack on with that. Have a good evening everyone xxx.

Possession

missrlr wrote: »

We just had the conversation at work about pay day, it's always the last Friday of each month, so this year it's 28th, and had 3 people so far asking if we can pay them early on 21st! I can't think of anything more disruptive to the whole finances thing as trying to make the Dec pay packet last all over Christmas and then all of Jan .... or is it me?

Every company I have ever worked for, or DH has ever worked for, has always paid early before Christmas. It's normal practice as far as I'm concerned.
Another incident with the same boy at school; I can see I'll have to go in and kick up a fuss which I hate to do.
Very cold here today but none of the white stuff. We have visitors all weekend and I really ought to have spent this afternoon cleaning and tidying but had coffee with a friend instead as it isn't a work day. Naughty.

gailey_2

Wheres it £64?

Margaret54 -often think of you too, did your husband find new job?
how hqave you been.

we all ok we get by always do just like to try be optimisatic each year and think things might get bit easier but news tells us its bleak and we doomed.

hubbys enjoying his new job, I will continue to look for something part time bring extra money in.

I know we lucky just some months feel more stressful than others and always feel worse off than other real people I know family and freinds keep thinking where we go wrong but cost of living so high and 3kids.

popperwell pychic maybe?

I should post more but feel as if 2012 gone far too fast.

so much has happened this year

im currently snuggled in bed feeding baby.
about to bath 3year old whos had fab day nursery, shes exited about being offered a party in preschool nativity so have 2nativitys to watch this week,

Cleaned the hamster out
hoovered downstairs
cleaned kitchen

so been quite productive despite a poorly moaning 6year old .

cant wait to get them all asleep now.

thankfully they all fed and daddys home to take care of them.

They both curretly wailing as had a row with each other and both tired.

Pooky

Evening all

Smiley - glad Bruno is on the mend.
Possession - what's happened this time?

Been for a hair cut today, very pleased with it. My hairdresser is lovely, new to the village and three small kiddies at the local school. Her hubby is working all hours but pennies are very tight for them. She was in tears about how she was going to afford presents for this kids, let alone the normal day to day stuff. I gave her lots of ideas for treasure hunts to eek the presents out, silly games to play and some decorations to make with them. I've offered to lend her a table cloth and napkins etc as she was given a new table and doesn't have a cloth to fit. I've also told her where the decent holly bushes are in the village so she can go collect a bit of greenery for the table. I've picked up a bottle of bubbly for them as a "thank you" for doing my hair and will drop a selection box in for the kiddies so there's another present under the tree. I know she wouldn't feel comfortable with any more (although if I find time I might make the kids a soft toy each from my stash of fabric) My heart goes out to them as we've been there.