'supporting each other through really tough times'

boultdj

That's bad mar!

silvasava

7.30am - light frosting of snow but now its getting really heavy & thick. Just have to see what surprises I can find in the freezer
Stay warm & safe everyone

lisakay_2

we have snow not a lot yet but set to get more later.

the rest of the money seems to have left my acc, taking me over my od limit...of i get charged there'll be hell to pay! it should all go back in later though, and i can get some shopping in.
i had no stuff in for packed lunches, but found a piece of oxtail in the freezer, so shoved that in the sc overnight with a tin of potatoes, tin of carrots and some lentils and stock. the girls have taken a lovely flask of hot stew to school for their dinner and a chunk of homemade bread i found lurking in the freezer
will have to shop later, as much as i dont want to, as we're down to the last loo roll!

Possession

Since I last posted we've had about 2 inches and school closed as soon as we got there! So now 2 happy children.

sevenup01

Morning all and birthday wishes to saving queen and stiltwalker. I hope you both have lovely days.
The snow has just started where i live but the flakes are very small. I hope it sticks as i want to go sledging with the kiddies:j I will have to try and get some more milk and bread and a few other essentials - tinned tomatoes and batteries for starters.
Little brother is back for a few days as his school shut yesterday due to the threat of snow and he didnt want to stay with our other brother (other brother is far too grumpy).
My cousin asked me yesterday where my youngest gets her brains from and youngest overheard her. She promptly replied that she got her brains from Argos:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:. As we were on the bus at the time and she wasnt quiet, a lot of people were seen trying not to giggle!

Byatt

Back in the 60's when I was at school, they didn't close for snow. Certainly remember as an infant having to cross the playground to the outside school loos, and being kept in during play time because of it. Then in senior school, walking over 3 miles to get home because no buses were running, and then not going in the next day and being ridiculed by a teacher as a result. :cool: And of course there was the big freeze (early 60's), snow on the ground for weeks, milk being defrosted/warmed on the school fire. Several pairs of socks including one pair on the outside to stop you slipping.

We have a lightish cover of snow, kudos to met office who were spot on, but traffic seems to be moving. I don't have to go out, but will do next week as I have cat sitting to do, so really hope it's not there then.

Birthday wishes to birthday girls. :T

nuttyp

Morning everyone, happy birthday saving queen and stiltwalker. Hope youve both had some nice family time.

DD has just left to go and volunteer at the dementia centre, she has a cooked lunch with them. And also drinks lots of tea!!! Cant believe she has decided this is the path for her career, originally she wanted to be an air hostess!!

We have no snow here - YET. Lincolnshire is due to get it later on, norfolk is already covered so its coming soon. I dont mind snow, i just hate when it freezes after. Have work again this afternoon, so will have to brave going out and driving home after 10pm isnt fun either. Everyone is always rushing around, i even take a different route so i dont have to drive alongside the river. This adds around 5 minutes to my journey but i feel its safer.

Nextdoor has rang, her boiler sounds like a rummbling kettle. When we had this im sure it was a trapped air bubble, she got the engineer coming out asap. Will have to check she has additional heating, if not can lend her a halogen heater thingy for her living room to tide her over. On that nore, popperwell i hope you have that heating on. It is so important, and you will feel better for it. Please make sure you do, everone is so concerned.

Right time to get dressed. Take care everyone, safe and warm. x

lisakay_2

sorry, birthday wishes to SQ and stiltwalker, hope you both had/are having a lovely day xxx
we now have big fat fluffy snowflakes :j and lots of them :j
hopefully our school will be shut before we get chance to cook dinner
then i can pick my 2 up on the sledge later. best get bum into gear, start in 10 mins :eek:

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When my youngest Dd was just at school and we lived in Kent I worked as a Dinner Lady at her school which was a little village school some 3 miles out of town. We have big snow in Kent and that year we had very big snow indeed. All the other schools including the senior schools in the centre of the town closed but, not our little one, apparently 3 feet of snow was not enough!!!! We were very unpopular as the school dinners were made at a central kitchen and driven out to the rural schools and the cooks had to get there and open up the whole kitchen to send 65ish dinners to one school. It was a memorable meal if you like cremated sausages, and guess what they sent for pudding on the snowiest,coldest day of the year? Yes, ICE CREAM!!!!!!! Part of lifes rich little tapestry I guess, Cheers Lyn xxx.

Popperwell

nuttyp wrote: »

Morning everyone, happy birthday saving queen and stiltwalker. Hope youve both had some nice family time.

DD has just left to go and volunteer at the dementia centre, she has a cooked lunch with them. And also drinks lots of tea!!! Cant believe she has decided this is the path for her career, originally she wanted to be an air hostess!!

We have no snow here - YET. Lincolnshire is due to get it later on, norfolk is already covered so its coming soon. I dont mind snow, i just hate when it freezes after. Have work again this afternoon, so will have to brave going out and driving home after 10pm isnt fun either. Everyone is always rushing around, i even take a different route so i dont have to drive alongside the river. This adds around 5 minutes to my journey but i feel its safer.
On that note, popperwell i hope you have that heating on. It is so important, and you will feel better for it. Please make sure you do, everone is so concerned.

Right time to get dressed. Take care everyone, safe and warm. x

Thank you, I really appreciate that someone cares. Now its funny they say it was our coldest night so far and yet it seemed warmer to me and still does. Will put the heating on(a bit soon)may pop out to see if there is some bread/buns on the shelves. But I am pretty well stocked up.

I think that is lovely what your DD is doing...I hope I'm not losing the plot...I can see why Mum sometimes was confused what time of day it was. I must have fallen asleep(pitch black as I woke)what was on the radio convinced me that it was 5.30am today...it was 9pm at night! I have done something similar in reverse.

It's funny since Mum passed away I don't drink a lot of it but I have been having weak milky coffee. I must consider using up my tea bags. I'm afraid I do make them last and get quite a few drinks out one bag. And I don't worry if they are past their dates.

Wishing you a safe journey...

Still missing Mum and I have my moments but I am more at peace, calmer and accepting. I worry more about my own demise and the thought of being in a home but only think like that occasionally so I do think I am progressing reasonably well.

It does help getting an occasional kick up the b** and also the support from others here.

If it all works out reasonably well financially(even if tight incomewise)I think that I will be even more settled. See if I still say that when a certain letter drops on the mat.:rotfl:

Thank You...

I'm determined not to become an old grump:p

Wishing Saving Queen and Stiltwalker a