OS Daily Sunday November 18th

elaine373

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Morning all :wave:
Dreadful nights sleep and I have been up since 2am .
Hubby had a car accident yesterday and my car isnt looking too great. Fortunately he is ok. :(Timing is bad as I have a lot on which includes the need to get places.
On a brighter note I intend taking my younger children to see the german market in Birmingham and will pop on the bus for that. Also hope to put a couple of items on ebay to start making some pocket money. Youngest son is 10 in december and with little spare cash, I could do with saving into ebay/paypal account to get bits for him.
I hope everyone is ok and send big hugs to anyone needing one. Keep warm,safe and happy folks. Might pop back later,God willing. xx

Essex-girl_2

Good Morning Elaine & all to follow

Sorry to hear about the accident Elaine but at he wasn't injured.

Been MIA recently, things have just been mad here. Really trying to get back into routine - at the start of every week I think - nothing much happening this week I will get loads done - then everything changes and nothing gets done.

Anyway am up early this morning so I can get a few bits done before I take DS to football. DW emptied and washing machine on the first of many washes. Just about to wipe the kitchen down then clean the bathrooms. OH is going to hoover the house and wash all the floors while I am at football :j Must remember my thermals - its cold out there today.

Have a leg of lamb just about to go in the slow cooker, if it fits will be roast with all the trimming today and hopefully will get a couple of stews out of it too.

Hope everyone is ok (((hugs))) wherever needed.x

Tiglath

Morning all - Elaine, glad your hubby's okay but boo about the car. Enjoy the German market - I love stollen.

A quiet weekend here - DH and I trundled out shopping with the list and the wally-trolley. I was surprised by the lack of crowds, given that we're getting close to Christmas. My lamb stew wasn't very nice yesterday; although I cooked it in the crockpot from lunchtime, it still ended up being tough. I should've bought the lamb the day before and done it on a lower setting for longer, but there you go. My first attempt at making dumplings from scratch turned out very well, and DH has requested that we have them often. Our local butcher does goat @ £3.49/kg so that's on the agenda as the next stew; I'll tell Mum it's lamb until after she's eaten it. Roast pork with trimmings today, and I'll whizz up a lemon drizzle cake for dessert.

Much laundry planned for today. Yesterday I went through years of DH's paperwork, with his permission, and shredded a big black bag full. Today I'm culling old shoes. The baking cupboard is becoming a priority as it's where I store my spuds in the dark. Chucked out some weevilled flour yesterday; I dread to think what else is lurking. I'm taking the first 2 weeks in January off and I think I'll be at the decluttered stage where I can actually get straight on with springcleaning instead of having to cull stuff first. I'm actually amazed at the decluttering progress we've made since August; I'd estimate we're 70% done.

Have a good day everyone

forever_saving

Good morning all,
Elaine, sorry to hear of your hubbys accident. Glad he is ok.
It's a bit chilly here today. I don't intend to go out. Still got ironing to do as i didn't get too much of it done yesterday.It feels like i'm getting a cold. I ache all over. I hope i can nip it in the bud and get rid of it.
I need to get some baking done today. I will get that done when the roast potatoes go in at lunch time. Chicken for lunch with all the trimmings. We are still eating our hg veg from the freezer and our hg potatoes which we put in sacks. We are on the last sack now though.
I hope everyone has a good day and hugs to those who need them.
FS x

Moorhen

Morning everyone,

Elaine Glad OH is ok.

LW, Molly, Hilstep Hugs for you.

Up early this morning to take DD2 to a netball match, I am going to have to scrape the ice off the car.
She finished the cross country yesterday and said she was never doing it again, 5 mins later on the way home she was asking when the next one was and was she able to go!

DD1 has a Duke of Edinburgh walk this morning and DS is playing rugby. Lots of early morning activity in our house.

Last night we took grandma out for a curry, not very OS but very nice.

Full roast and all the trimmings tonight.

Have a lovely day everyone.:)

Molly41

Good Morning x

Up at 5am to run DS1 to work and then back to ferry DS2 and DD to their jobs at the C0-0p :eek::eek::eek: Proper icey and wintry with bright twinkling stars. Doggies just out for walk without their coats on as they love a good roll on frosty grass:T:T:T

Many thanks for all your kind regards - trying to feel more positive today.

Plans - well washing and hopefully a little bit of cookering later. Got to get my ars* into gear re Christmas and my son's 18th birthday next Sunday.

Bemuzled - thinking of you x
Sunflower - you are also in my thoughts.

I have also been thinking of the lady who posts from Israel? I can not remember her name x

Have a good day xx

halight

Morning all:j:j

Its white over here with frost this morning :eek:

Well its Sunday again, They keep coming round fast.

Not much going on here today.
The Twins are my wife will be off to church later this morning.
Breakfast when everyone else gets up will be sausage and scrambled eggs.
Everyone's awake but they are all still upstairs In our bed. They should be making there way down soon.

We have a large pork joint to cook for dinner today, The Joint will last us until Tuesday. Today we will have roast spuds and veg with it.

Some tidying up needs to bed done here today as well.

Well I hope that you all have a great day

enjoy yourself s what ever you are all up to :j:j

Time_to_face_the_music

Good morning everyone

Brrr it's a chilly one today but it's better than yesterday's rain.

In work this afternoon so need to get a few things done this morning. Ironing never got done yesterday and OH got puff pastry out of the freezer to make pies then decided he didn't have time to do it. I put it back in the fridge so I hope it's ok for today.

I cut my own hair again yesterday, having decided if it's too short to be tied up, I may as well go even shorter. Now it's shoulder length and feels much more manageable but I coloured it too, to cover up the grey, and it's darker than I expected so I hope the colour comes out a bit. Oh well, it would have all cost me a fortune at the hairdressers so I can console myself with that

Am very sorry to hear about OH and car Elaine. Does your insurance cover a replacement car while you get repairs done?

OK I must get the iron switched on and get going. Well wishes to all sick people and pets and hugs for those who need them or just want them. Have a super day

sistercas

morning

thankyou for all the birthday wishes i had a lovely day yesterday .

another hectic day planned for today, taking DD2 to work this morning , then taking DD1 to sainsbugs across the city an there are a few bits i need too

need to do a pile of DD1s ironing before she goes back to uni

then taking dd1 to meadowhall to do some xmas shopping , pick DD2 up from work , all back home for tea and then doing a 200 mile round trip to take DD1 back to uni

dont think i will have time to cook a dinner , think it will be a sandwich or something quick

elaine sorry to hear about your DHs accident , glad hes ok ,its amazing how much we rely on cars isnt it , life is so busy for everyone these days

have a good day everyone xxx

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Good Morning everyone,up at silly o'clock this morning,joints are a bit achy but then old age is a bit of a nuisance when the weather gets a bit damper.
Looking out of the window at the moment it looks as though its going to brighten up a bit later.I have changed the bed so I can bung the lot into the washing machine and hopefully it will get a bit of a blow on the line.Yesterday I made a large Victoria sponge cake and two dozen choc chip cookies and a dozen coconut biscuits and some flapjacks This morning I will make a lemon drizzle cake and a fruit cake and that should be the cake tins for myself and my two DDs sorted for a little while.
The house smells like a bakery at the moment:):) but sis-in-law will be here at lunchtime and she likes HM cakes as she says its not worth making them just for herself !!! don't know why, as I dislike shop cake as its so expensive and no where near as nice, but then I love baking and cooking but she's not keen on that either :) Her hobby is her garden which always looks lovely compared to mine which is not great as I can no longer bend very well to do much out there .I have a lovely chap who comes and mows the lawn for me and a few bulbs in pots but thats about all.
My sis-in-laws garden always looks amazing and I feel sure she cuts the lawn with nail scissors :) as its so perfect.Still we can't all be good at everything.I will pack up some HM cake for her to take home with her which I know she enjoys so much and its no bother for me as I love to feed folk :)
I have some parsnips in the fridge that I think I will turn into veggie soup with some other bits of past-their best veg thats lurking in there.I finished off the last of the potato and leek soup yesterday and it was delicious.I love soup and crackers for lunch and its so cheap to make.
Right well its time to toddle for some breakfast, Some museli and chopped banana for energy then its a bit more baking and a large pot of coffee while I listen to The Archers my Sunday morning treat while I'm cooking .
Have a good day everyone what ever you are doing
Take care and stay safe
JackieO xxx

redruby

Morning all,

Sharp frost here this morning, but bright and sunny, have the big throw from the sofa in the wash, and will put our bedding in after.

Going to run dd to work in a while and come back and have a shower, hoover through house and mop, OH can help with this , I then need to run to Mr T to get my mum a birthday present, and nip in and see my dad at lunchtime.

Hopefully this afternoon I can list some more ebay sales, and pack this weeks ones up ready to post.

I had ordered some spare ribs for dinner for OH and I, there is about 2 in the packet, and OH would eat at least 6 :rotfl:, so need to re think, I have some soup from yesterday, and some mushrooms that need eating, so might so garlic mushrooms on toast and soup.

Hopefully this afternoon I can have a sit down and relax, but dont hold your breath.

Molly my dd is 18 a few days after your ds x

Elaine thank god dh was ok xx

Have good days all xx