'supporting each other through really tough times'

MILLYMOLLY

Morning everyone, keep safe if it's snowing near you.

I have made my decision and I'm just saying I'm not going on the meal, no excuses and no apologies :j.
Looked at finances again last ight and thins are dire:eek:

Sending hugs to them as need them:):)

mardatha

stop talking I canny catch up!

GreyQueen

VJsmum wrote: »

DD is back at school tomorrow :T unless we get the threatened "snow bomb" - we are on the edge of the zone so may escape. I am working at home so a double result! DS went back today but said it was highly dangerous on the school grounds. Anyone seen the "snow zombies" picture? some people are wasted talents, they really are. .

I saw those and was very impressed. When I lived elsewhere in the city, some people built anatomically-correct snowmen opposite our house one evening (we watched) and during the night some s0ds err neutered them.:rotfl:

Softstuff, I'd be foaming at the mouth if I was paying so much and getting such incompetance in return. Good luck with choosing a new home; I reckon you and OH are savvy enough to sit on your hands until you see the right one, in the right place, at the right price.

Is it very bad to be grinning wryly at the mental image of your turkey-trussed knee? I think it probably is.:o Hope you get better soon.

After an evening on the sofa with a HWB and a disrupted night I feel like a bear with a sore head and am slowly trying to get my company face on ahead of work and stuff. Glad I live alone as I'm not fit company until I've had a pint or two of tea and some time to let my meds kick in. Always thought any mad axe murderer who'd intrude on my rest would end up walking down Regret Road with a permanant limp............


VJsMum, glad you're liking your new class, and isn't it a joy to have a know-better-than-teacher one to [STRIKE]torm[/STRIKE] oops! I mean, educate. I've known adult ed tutors who are also high school teachers who reckon that there is usually at least one bloke who registers in an adult ed class below his attainment level just for the purposes of showing-off.

I once flounced out of an adult ed course. The tutor seemed more interested in flirting and chatting with the few blokes in class than teaching the rest of us IT. If that wasn't irritating enough, when she told us how to do something and it didn't work, she implied I wasn't following her written instructions and when I got her to watch over my shoulder whilst I demonstrated that Excel doesn't do what she said it would when given those instructions, she looked around vacantly and asked other classmates if THEY knew how it worked.

Sheesh, I thought, and I'm paying good money for this?! So I flounced. Slightly spoiled the flounce by forgetting the shopping bag and having to flounce back in again.:rotfl:

Enough drivel, more tea is required. Hope everyone has a good day.

ETA Mar, read faster, woman! If you can't keep up at this time of day, gawdelpya this afternoon/ evening. Eat more sweeties!

7_week_wonder

Morning all,

Thanks for all the birthday wishes - I had a lovely day. Really thoughtful pressies from OH, not expensive, but treats that I wouldn't buy myself, far too much cake at work, and a nice meal out in the evening.

MillyMolly good on you for just sticking to your guns. As others have said - I bet in a couple of weeks after the event folk won't even remember who was there and who wasn't!

Softstuff I'm glad the physio went well and she is on board with getting you fit and jogging. And I'll have you know that tape stuff is *the* accessory amongst us afflete types:p Last time I had to have any I insisted on the bright pink stuff all down my calf - well there was no way you could disguise the stuff anyway so I thought I might as well flaunt it! Good luck with the house investigating, both the actual inspection and the thought and stuff behind it.

SQ I hope you are feeling less out of sorts today. I think the time of year, the cold and constant darkness doesn't help.

Hugs to everyone else and have a good day everyone.

sevenup01

Good morning all and happy belated Birthday Wishes to all the birthday girls!
I am feeling almost relaxed this morning. I have had my little brother and my eldest daughter staying for the last week and was feeling rather worn down as there was no where to escape the teenage chatter and mobiles. I couldnt even sit on the sofa to knit as there was just no space! Little brother has learnt he is not allowed to poke me in the side WHEN i get to knit - he gets poked back with the knitting needle. Anyway - last night they both went and slept over at daughters new flat so i had peace!!!!!! It was bliss. I sat on the sofa and watched a little tv while i knitted a test knit cardigan. It was wonderful to be able to hear the tv as well as see it as well as being able to curl up in the corner of the sofa with a hot cuppa.

jem132

Morning all iv had a bit of a bad few days

Happy belated birthday to all,

Hope everyone stays warm and safe

We had a new cooker delivered on sunday and it's elc instead of gas it cooks so much better do any of you have a recipe for treacle sponge pudding and chocolate brownies please kids are asking for them lol

Dh is doing our good deed for the day by taking our old sofa to a friend who does not have one our new one gets delivered on Friday can't wait there is both wrong with this one exept the 3 seater spring pokes your bum when you sit down so only giving her the chair and small sofa.

What could I do with a large sofas worth of brown soft leather, I will be cutting it all off as don't want to waste it lol dh thinks I am mad.

My brother is having a baby girl and was rea nasty to by saying ' I know it's what you have always wanted ' becose I have 3 boys I have been in a really dark mood since then as he and his wife both came DLA high rate and got ivf for free on the nhs witch I find discussing when people who really can't afford it who work can have it then yesterday's wife posts pics on fb of all the baby clothes she's bought and the next post she's moving she can't get healthy start vouchers. Arhhhhhh. Don't they get enough for free she has the same rip as me and my brother is making his illness up.

I am rally sorry for my rant I feel better now iv got it off my chest its been annoying me.......

Love to you all

Congrats on the car fuddle

Popps and sorry can't rember your name sorry about you music gig been cancelled.

Softstuff

GreyQueen wrote: »

Is it very bad to be grinning wryly at the mental image of your turkey-trussed knee? I think it probably is.:o Hope you get better soon.

After an evening on the sofa with a HWB and a disrupted night I feel like a bear with a sore head and am slowly trying to get my company face on ahead of work and stuff. Glad I live alone as I'm not fit company until I've had a pint or two of tea and some time to let my meds kick in. Always thought any mad axe murderer who'd intrude on my rest would end up walking down Regret Road with a permanant limp............

Thanks for the well wishes house wise GQ and you're more than welcome to chuckle. I did wonder if posting a photo could raise a laugh, it looks quite bizarre what with all the wrinkling of flesh.

I'm sorry you've slept badly. Hubby and I are not morning people (that is putting it kindly). People ask how we get along, being together as much as we are. Really, prior to the first few cups of tea in a morning we're there in body alone and communicate using an interesting selection of grunts.

7_week_wonder wrote: »

Softstuff I'm glad the physio went well and she is on board with getting you fit and jogging. And I'll have you know that tape stuff is *the* accessory amongst us afflete types:p Last time I had to have any I insisted on the bright pink stuff all down my calf - well there was no way you could disguise the stuff anyway so I thought I might as well flaunt it! Good luck with the house investigating, both the actual inspection and the thought and stuff behind it.

Thanks 7WW, glad you had a good birthday too. My tape is boring and beige. And doesn't appear to be staying real well on my greasy little leg. It was supposed to last 3 days or so, but it's not holding. I have a feeling I'm pulling myself wrong with a bit of force. And me, an "afflete"! :rotfl:

jem132 wrote: »

Morning all iv had a bit of a bad few days

What could I do with a large sofas worth of brown soft leather, I will be cutting it all off as don't want to waste it lol dh thinks I am mad.

Sorry you've been having it rough jem *hugs*. As for the leather, I've no idea what you'd do with it, but I'd covet it anyway!

Edited to add: Mardatha keep up with the reading, there's sweeties in it for you if you make it to the end!

Popperwell

Morning All,
Thank you Jem, yes it was our music night that was called off, mcculloch29 and me)but I was cosy last night, it seemed warmer. I slept a bit, I ate a bit and listened to the radio.

I even read a little which I don't do often as my eyesight isn't good. I have kidney disease and well, I try to eat healthily and carefully but reading a book about herbs and another about eating for good health, it is obvious that we "All" eat too much protein(Especially meat)and overwork our kidneys but we don't realise until something goes wrong. And even then because kidneys are so forgiving many have no idea that they are not working as well.

And I have looked at my intake and again I am going to be even more careful...

I do eat smaller portions and will be even more careful. It seems men over the age of 50 should eat around the 50g mark daily. Luckily, it seems I am well within/below that most days but it is amazing how little meat/fish can push that up.

So I will spread my meat intake over the day or if one meal uses up my days intake, the other meals I will eat mainly fruit and veg combinations. I'll tell you what though...meat and fish is going to stretch further...they me a long time now...chicken, turkey and fish is better than red meat.

I also realise because of another book on herbs, some pretty ordinary herbs can work with or against some medicines so I will be watching that too. Without being obsessive about it all.

Moderation and commonsense are the words.

I awoke having had a bit of a strange series of dreams(not nightmares as such)and I have started to forget what they were about and in reality I think I was only asleep for perhaps thirty minutes but I think my gran, dad and mum were in there at various points and for some reason I was in a house of one of mum's sisters(passed away many years ago)and it will be at least 30 years since I was there. Strange what comes into your mind and why...

Possession

Someone tell BBC Weather that it's snowing heavily here and it isn't meant to be according to their website.

Popperwell

Good to see you've come to terms about the night out Millymolly, you will feel better as it comes around and some relief now.

Jem, good to get that off your chest and again some people are either insensitive, don't realise or don't care...sad but true.

Softstuff, not perhaps what you wanted regarding your leg but hey lets hope surgery is out and it comes good. Same regarding the house hunting...everything to gain and nothing to lose.

As GQ was saying earlier this is real life...good and bad, we all deserve a little more of the good.