O.S daily thread thur 19th April

mrs_mix

Hi all
well I phoned the secertary of the doctor I was supposed to see yesterday and there was 3 of us at that point that had got the days muddled so I now have to wait until he's fineshed todays clinic and he will decide then so I may get a phone call or a letter with a new appointment

:bdaycake: happy birthday to miss catznine

see you later
pam xx

dannahaz

Good MOrning everyone, another beautiful day!

MrsMix sorry to hear about your sleepless night...hope you get your injection eventually. Were you worrying about it? I've hated injections ever since I had to give a blood sample and the nurse couldn't find a vein...but I won't go into that, as it's not for the squeamish.

<ticklemouse> hang in there. Waiting is very difficult, I can imagine it feels like your whole life is on hold waiting for this one thing to happen.

Well done to the dieters (Amie et al).

Racy, I love the stories about the coots, thank you for keeping us up to date

OldMcDonald - HAPPY BIRTHDAY! have a good one.

<Hugs> to those who had nightmares - Taplady, Catowen, Catznine, heather, anniebooklover

Amanda You've probably already done this, but jujst in case... have you asked all your neighbours to check their sheds and garages etc? We were catsitting for my son's cat and the little b*gger escaped. I ended up leafletting about 200 houses, but someone had seen him, and eventuallyh we got him back. (In the meantime I thought I had found him, but it turned out to be the neighbours cat who was similarly marked). Believe it or not, not all shelters scan for chips, some of the smaller shelters don't have the equipment.

Annie, congratuloations on the new job! How great is that?

Snoozer well done on the promotion!

Queenie I had to smile about the Maths homework. Well done you. The fitness class will be fine, just get yourself a comfortable pair of joggers (tracksuit bottoms). Then when you get there, see if you enjoy it, and see what the others are wearing. If they are all in lycra then it might not be for you. (I'm putting myself on you there, I went to one keep fit class once and everyone else looked like they didn't need to lose any weight and were in lycra. However, I've been to others were the fol seemed perfectly normal).



<Hugs> to everyone else, because it's Thursday, and sometimes you just need a hug.

I'm off to Waitrose today, haven't actually been into a store for aaaages as I have Ocado deliver my shopping every couple of weeks. Cupboards and freezer are well stocked though, but there are a few things I need but not enough to get delivered. I could probably find enough to make up a delivery, but that's not very OS.

Lunch and dinner will be HM mushroom soup for me; dinner for DH is Chilli Con carne and rice.

Have swish & swiped the kitchen, unloaded DW etc, that's enought for today I think.

Oh, there's an article on Radio 4 right now about Grandmothers Recipes (unprocessed foods etc) and a new website for Grandmas to share their recipes for future generations. It includes videos so you can see techniques and amounts etc. People send in their own videos of their grandma cooking! Or photos!

You will be able to listen to the article on the listen again page of the Radio 4 website. It's Woman's Hour, 10.23am - ish.

Here's a link to the Woman's Hour page with the article on http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/04/2007_16_thu.shtml

And here's a link to the "WHat's Cooking Grandma?" website http://www.whatscookinggrandma.net/


Have a great day
Hazelx

MrsTinks

Cats! Mine go missing occasionally and then I spend the entire time fretting and wringing my hands and then the cat will turn up and look at me like "wot? What ya fussing 'bout woman?" *sigh* I'm sure it'll be fine

Was in London yesterday for a meeting - all about the threat landscape of malware and security - I'm sure that will bore everyone else to tears But I found it very interesting and also very disturbing how malware has changed due to our social engineering - scary stuff...

Got home to find phone line was dead - no dial tome and NO broadband... NOT happy! Called Talktalk and spent 46 minutes on hold or tryign to get through and eventually was told the department had closed for the evening... I was FUMING! 46 minutes on my mobile to an 0870 number - just to be told call back tomorrow. Useless! Anyway called them at 8 on the dot this morning and spent 16 minutes on the phone before someone answered and put me through and THEY offered to call me back on the mobile... *hrmph* - "An engineer will look into it in the next 24-48 hours - so I blew my lid and told them it would be fixed this morning - that wasn't a request that was a fact. I am supposed to get a call back from the manager or someone in complaints (HA!) about the uselessness last night and just tested the phone line now and it's magically working again and OH can get online and check his mails so he's happy.
I however am NOT amused about the total lack of care last night - if I ran my support centre like that I'd be fired!

Anyway - work don't knwo when they will replace my laptop (screen is dead) as no-one will sign off the cost - IT'S DEAD - YOU WANT ME TO WORK? REPLACE IT! ARGH!!!

And added to that then I made some veggie lasagna the other night and OH refuses to eat it because it's got no meat in it... So I've frozen it and hope he'll forget it's vegetarian before I try and dish it up MEN

Hugs to everyone who's having a rough day!!!

lil_me

Hello all, busy day so far and the rest of it about the same so had a quick flick through and thought I would say hi, hope everyone is ok.

Many happy returns to oldmacdonald & ms catznine
lynz and snoozer well done
Tru glad your DS is feeling better

Well it's all systems go here as the fridge freezer I talked DP into which said estimated delivery is coming on Monday. This means before then have to completely change kitchen including cutting kitchen benches and refit, paint walls, and even remove a door as the new ones too big to fit through (now that bit is my fault for wanting one of those American huge ones) also new lawnmower has arrived, here's the downside DPs Playstation 3 also arrived today, I'm going to have to hide it to get anything done I think!!!

Oh and treating myself, for first time in well over a year I am going to get my hair done

Right must go, loads to do, catch you all later maybe

Shez

Good Morning Everyone:D

Tried another Lidl's this morning in an attempt to get the part-boned chicken breasts on offer - BUT HAD NONE:o oh well..que sera sera

Lovely and sunny so washing out on line before work, and watched Higglytown Heros whilst having brekky (i know how to live it up:rotfl: )

DH is going on nursery trip this arvo with DD to London City Airport - on the last trip he spent so much time goin back and forth to the toilets with his group:rotfl:

Watched The Apprentice last nite - I think they need a good OS MSEr put in there to show them how to organise, budget and get the job done:rotfl:

catowen - sometimes you do feel down for no reason dont ya? I dont know why? Ive decided to get out my "How to be Happy Book" for a refresh - Im at the "Make a List of all your goals" chapter - must get back into the positive thinking phase;)

amie - Sorry big slap for me - I ate a bag of mini-eggs last nite:o and I dont know why? I dont think i really wanted them (detention for me i think) I shall have to jog round canary wharf 100 times!!

Talking of which its the London Marathon on sunday - I like to pop along and cheer them on! I have applied 3or4 times now but not accepted - at this rate i will be too old!!!:rotfl:

((Hugs)) to all those with hospital appointments, dentists, and anything else today.

danahaz - Ive put R4 on but missed it - but i will check out the website thanks!
Happy Birthday - Oldmacdonald and miss catznine:beer:

time for coffee I think.......

taplady

Have just phoned the school to complain about not being told DS was not handing his homework in since Sept 2006 and have made an appointment to see the SEN coordinator as DS is on School Action Plus since he lost his statement a couple of years ago. He copes so well most of the time that I think the school forget about his needs so I hope we can sort something out together to get him back on track!

dannahaz

Shez wrote: »

Talking of which its the London Marathon on sunday - I like to pop along and cheer them on! I have applied 3or4 times now but not accepted - at this rate i will be too old!!!:rotfl:

There was an article on R4's You and Yours programme yesterday (sorry, I have R4 on ALL the time) about running, and part of it was about some older people doing marathons. There was one guy in his seventies who regularly runs 7 marathons in 7 days. He is planning to run 10 marathons in 10 days now. And someone else (or it might have been the same guy) who only started running when he retired. So you're never too old. Apparently.

Here's a link to the webpage. It doesn't mention the older runners in the blurb, but you can access the "listen again" feature from the page.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/youandyours/items/02/2007_16_wed.shtml

Taplady: that's APPALLING!! That's half a year! Statemented or not, they should have been on to you after the second week...what if it was a symptom of something seriously wrong at home (not that it is, but they don't know that). They have really failed your son. <<hug>>

[Deleted User]

Morning Everybody

Another lovely sunny day down here in Devon.

Hope everybody feeling poorly / under the weather/ generally down in the dumps feels better soon :-)

Haven't had a chance to read through the posts yet, as I've been very busy finishing off spring cleaning my kitchen, which I started yesterday. It's now finished, and looks fab - I'm so pleased I made the effort. Only trouble is I broke the big glass plate from inside the microwave while washing it (bu***r!) - so will have to get in touch with Panasonic and try and get a replacement.

Just got a little pile of ironing to do, and dust and hoover my breakfast room, and then I'm going to treat myself to an hour in the garden with my book - lovely!

DS is back at school today, so school run later, then he's got karate, so won't be home again till sixish, but it's chilli out of the freezer for DH for dinner, and scampi and salad for me, so not much to prepare there.

Need to spend an hour in the office later on as my filing and in tray are starting to pile up rather a lot. Also want to list a few things on eBay.

Have a lovely (and OS) afternoon everybody

See you later
Caroline
x

Rage_in_Eden

Hello everybody, hugs to all and my what a lot of bithdays we have here!!

Love the idea of the granny websites and will be having a nosey in a mo - never had a nana as they'd all popped off before I arrived on the scene - bit of an extreme way to get out of buying a Christmas present if you ask me:D

Didn't sleep at all well last night as I think I may have overdone it a tad as my wound is REALLY painful on one side and it's swollen too. So Mr Rage has forbade me from doing any tootalling in the garden or lifting anything so looks like it's letter writing and reading for me today. Don't forget everyone that it's 10p listing day on e-bay!

Haven't felt like breakfast today but will be having Spanish omlette for lunch and savoury mince with spinach (for my possible anaemia) for dinner. Good job I didn't order the spanish omlette when Mr Rage took me out to the happy hour at the tapas bar yesterday as I was a bit upset. Speaking of which I'm going to take a break after today from posting as although I've put on a brave face in my usual flippant style over the past few days, I have been quite angered and hurt by a couple of comments. So I will check in with you all later - be good everyone!:D

tired_mum

well went to the soliciters and guess what MIL has cancelled the cheque i could have cried have called OH at work and he is now on the phone speaking to the soliciter and calling me back the only good thing is by doing this they have acknowledged that they owe OH this money but it now looks like we might have to go to court
well soliciter is writing to them today to ask why and also that we will only accept electronic transfer now and no more cheques and giving them 7 days to send the money or go to court
so thats ruined my day hope everyone is ok am sorry to bring you all down but i am just sitting here crying because i dont know what else to do and am shaking with anger