OS Daily for Friday 9th November 2012

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Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 9th Nov. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet up (although check the fence hasn’t just been painted first!) and join us for an Old Style natter. The more the merrier!

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[Deleted User]

Good Morning everyone well first of all thank you all so much for your kind wishes and thoughts for my lovely Shelley.I was at the hospital until late last night as she was late going down to theatre but she is ok and has come through fine.She originally was told it would be a 'dyson' job IYKWIM plus a lapyroposcope (sp) to take her ovaries out through her tummy button.But then changed their minds when she was on the table and opened her up so she feels like she's been hit with a truck at the moment (been there, done that, I do know how she is feeling this morning ),But although she worried and nagged (so what's new there ) I was there when she came back to her room,no way would I have slept until I saw she was alright.She had banned her OH and DD from going to the hospital last night but once I rang him and said she was awake and ok he ignored her orders and took himself and her DD to see her.I had a text from her this morning to say she was fine but a bit sore and they had kept her oxygen on overnight.After I have done the school run this morning I'm off up there again to see her.She is in a very nice room and has everything laid on.Even the orderly brought me a couple of cups of tea last night and a 'posh cup cake' whilst I waited in her room .They really look after you in a private hospital.She was supposed to be NHS but because of the bed shortage locally the hospital allocate a local private hospital for a couple of their 'spare beds':):).Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts and I'm sure as a lot of you are Mums you can understand why I ignored her 'I'm fine and don't fuss' nonsense last night .I just had to see for myself that she was ok Even the theatre nurses were laughing at her as when they said 'Your Mums here' she insisted that they were wrong and I was at home .She worries more about the rest of us than she does about herself.Now she will have to do as she's told and rest and recouperate.Right I'm off to have some breakfast and then the school run with the boys
Cheers chums
JackieO xxx
P.S. Monnagran, Northwood is a tiny place isn't it but nice and quiet.

Bitsy_Beans

Morning Jackie and all who follow.

Glad Shelly's op went ok Jackie.

Rubbish sleep for me, noisy killer cat (no live visitors ) and a hormonal dog who whinges. Can we rewind and have another go at the evening still feel rubbish too but no decorating today my mum is taking me shopping. For net curtains. How rock and roll :rotfl: KC shredded my others when she was a kitten so in order to dress this house new nets it is. Wish we were shopping for something more interesting though :rotfl:

Not sure what's for tea, H is coming home today :j and he's off mon and tues :j

Hugs and spoons all round xxx

redruby

Morning all,

:bdaycake:Happy Birthday to Adelight (I think its today) and Mr Meanmarie, hope you both have lovely days xx

Cold here again this morning, got the fire opn on the lounge for 10 mins.

Off to work for me, need to drop dd at station first. HM pizza for dinner, getting a bit addicted to this, my local shop does a jar of the ,most tasty chillis in oil which I chop up and put over the top, delish.

Need to do a wash tonight and get it on the airer.

Jackie O glad Shelley came through ok xxx

Topsy, hugs to you, hope you can work something out xx

Have good days all xx

miffy257

Morning all, dull but dry here. pets walked and fed so off to school in a while. DD had a stomach upset yesterday so didnm't go to her work experience job. I came home to all the washing sorted and ironed, she is an absolute star.:T TGIF one more day to the weekend. Hugs to all in need , so glad your DD's op went well JackieO they are still our babies whatever age they get to. Welcome to shepherd's wife, redlady and welcome back to Mrs MH
Uolypool , so glad to hear the police and Uni are taking your son's case seriously, unbelievable that they are still texting and calling him even though he has come home, so evil!!!! Hope he is OK and hope it all goes well next week. Have a good day all, Bitsy enjoy shopping for the nets, slip a treat in for yourself, you so deserve one after all the hard work you have been doing.:) hugs for Topsy and Happy Birthday to adelight

nmlc

Morning everyone

JackieO - pleased your daughter is on the road to recovery - always a relief once op has been done and patient is in recovery x

Hugs to those that need/want them that are having a hard/sad time at the moment x

Cloudy overcast and generally dreich!, but blustery too here this morning. DH up and off to work stupid early.

Dinner last night was spag bol, when I checked my scribblings (aka "to do and whats happening list"!) I'd planned a spag bol, so didn't go out anywhere as didn't need any supplies, just steadily plowed on through the overflowing washing basket, did majority of the ironing, (there will be more today), did the housework, so today I will be heading to the local town to the bank then food shopping, then will crack on with the remaining jobs etc, will endeavour to do some cooking/baking if poss, so tins will be organised for the weekend and next week. Dinner will be curry, have most of the ingredients just need to get the naans and accompaniments, have just been to the freezer and found some chicken breasts, so they are now defrosting as we speak, they have been in there a while so need using up.

Have a good Friday everyone x

Have a great day everyone, stay safe and well x

nmlc x

Moorhen

Morning everyone,

JackieO Glad the operation went well.

Happy birthday Adelight.

TopsyHugs to you.

Uolypool hope everything gets sorted out.

Been really busy at school this week, seem to have marking coming out my ears!
We have a 60s day at school today as the school is 50 years old this week and I am dressed in some very LOUD trousers!

Have a lovely day everyone.:)

Tiglath

Morning all - not much to report here. Just working and sleeping; woken up by neck bones crunching and grinding. Thyroid bloodtest today. Will do something simple like pork chops, mash & peas for dinner. DH is off work with a bad back although that's improving. I think we're still recovering from having Mum here for a week (she went home on Monday). It struck me how different our life has become - I was quietly aware of how wasteful she is with things like hot water, toilet paper and washing-up liquid, and how she demands stuff we wouldn't normally buy, like cakes and biscuits and sweets. Not that I begrudge her any of it, but we'll probably bust the November budget because of it. I think she may have missed the note that people of her generation are supposed to have learned frugality during the war

Nothing much planned for the weekend beyond a bit of decluttering if the weather holds. I need to cull the wardrobes of unwanted clothes and shoes. I've mapped out the budget till Spring 2015 on my spreadsheet, assuming no payrises and no huge household emergencies. I'm planning a 2-purse system from 25th November to use the bank account as little as possible. Instead of paying for everything by debit card like I usually do, I'll do the Costco shop with the card, then split the rest of the grocery budget into weekly envelopes, and the same with my personal spending money. The freezers are full so next month shouldn't be too bad even while getting in some treats for Christmas. One extravagance I need to cut back on is Kindle and iTunes stuff - I've spent £32 this month on them, and £85 last month (£122 the previous month when I was at home recovering from my op) - it comes out of my personal spending money but I hadn't realised how it all adds up. At least I'm seeing a big downward trend there. I don't expect to become a perfect frugalist overnight.

Don't know what's happening at Christmas as my sister hasn't got her shift pattern yet. Poor thing's just been fitted with hearing aids in both ears and she's only 43 - probably self-preservation living with Mum, a stroppy teenager and a toddler! Anyway, it'll all work out.

Have a good day everyone

tru

Morning :hello:

Miss tru had her interview yesterday, she starts on monday as a trainee dental nurse :j

Glad your DDs ok, Jackie

Did you like the way I combined 'two' and 'tealights' into 'twolights' yesterday? Obviously I did it on purpose :whistle:

I think I need an op. I desperately need a piece of my brain taken out - the bit that holds information and memories of in-laws. Then I need some sort of block put in that prevents me from going anywhere near their houses and hearing the phone when they ring.

Mr tru is off work so I've written the day off already We'll go shopping, with a slight detour to buy candles, then eat lunch. He'll be checking his stupid phone for calls and texts then spend ages replying to everyone while I ignore him. Might catch up on some recorded programs or read a book. I should be able to get on with things but just can't when he's in the house.

Floss, thanks for that, I had no idea about Wilkinson's website. I usually plan what I need in town, wait til I have a decent sized list (to make the bus fare worthwhile) then buy lots at once. So I never have a need to shop online from there.

Uolypool I don't even know what to say. The bitch needs a good slap.

sistercas

morning all

JO glad dd is ok x

adelight happy birthday :bdaycake:hope you have a lovely day

need to get some birthday cards got 7 birthdays in November, its a very expensive month thankfully most of the presents are already sorted , i just need to finish off DD1s , she wont be home for her birthday for the 1st time so i am send ing her a party box ( hats, balloons, banners, chocolate, popcorn and some vouchers to get pizza ) so she can throw a party at uni -

really want to declutter the cupboards in the dining room , trouble is the majority of it is DHs and he is a hoarder, most of it is work related and he really doesnt need it ( hes retired ) but he finds it hard to throw anything away, but my dining room has started to sprout little piles of 'stuff' because there is nowhere to put it so the time has come to get down and sort it out .

not sure whats for tea yet , will have a hunt through the freezer later


have a good day everyone xx

xcarlyx

It's FRIDAYY!!!!
which makes me very happy and the fact that I only have 2 days to do next week is yayyy