O/S Daily Saturday 30 March 2013

Julie67

Morning all,

I've noticed when I wake my joints are really achy, particularly my neck shoulders , knees and fingers , must be old age

Me too SIstercas also I ache getting in and out of the car!!

tru save a holic I have just started a new baby blanket for my new DG due in October. I've also joined a challenge on the forum where you do 13 projects by Christmas next year. I'm hoping it will help me get on, there are some beautiful pics you should have a look. My plan is to knit, crochet or make 13 items for the little one and send them off to Australia before October:eek:
hester moorhen I agree its so expensive, it seems a small miracle if you find a bargain:money:
redruby I shall leave it o you to explain, this is probably the most asked question on our forum:D
ttftm I'm jealous wish I could peg out, it doesn't dry here properly until end of April at the earliest. It's my own fault for living up North❄
halight glad your sleeping better.
Terrible night last night, a couple of big nightmares where I woke dh up by almost knocking him out:eek: whoops lol
Some cleaning and tidying this morning and I want to spend the afternoon baking. I'm planning an apple cake with left over apples, spicy fruitcake and twinks hobnobs with a chocolate drizzle on top. Mmm sound delish. I thought I would want to eat everything in sight after fasting on Thursday, but no just a normal days eating:T
Going to put my new (charity shop) bedding on today. It's all been washed including my new fur throw which I love. I will feel like Za Za Gabor when I get in bed tonight:D have a good Saturday
Come on you reds x

tru

Julie67 wrote: »

tru save a holic I have just started a new baby blanket for my new DG due in October. I've also joined a challenge on the forum where you do 13 projects by Christmas next year. I'm hoping it will help me get on, there are some beautiful pics you should have a look. My plan is to knit, crochet or make 13 items for the little one and send them off to Australia before October:eek:

Thanks for that, will go and find that challenge now.

Oooh a new baby, congrats xxx Bet you can't wait

I have a baby blanket ready for my friends. I started it as soon as I found out she was pregnant. I finished it a few weeks ago and can't wait to give it to them. Only four months to wait :rotfl:

Oh dear, plans have gone out of the window. Just found this http://eggs.channel4.com/meet-the-eggs/duck/

nmlc

Morning everyone

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

Light cloud, and sun peeking through every now and then, but dry and bright here this morning. Have a load of washing ready to go out on the line.

Got up at stupid early o'clock with DH as he's gone to work and taken DS1 with him, wanted to make sure DS1 got up and had a cuppa and brekkie. Didn't stay up after they'd left though, went back to bed with a cuppa and did go back to sleep and have woken up at a more reasonable hour without a fuzzy headache, so a good result!

Meals yesterday were a bit of a out of whack, brekkie was ok, but then we were busy doing stuff, we ended up having a quick bacon sandwich at 2pm and then I cooked the fish, (salmon cooked beautifully in the DW:):):)) menfolk had the battered fish at 5pm before DH went to collect his van ready for work today. We visited sis's to give niece and nephew their Easter Eggs, went on to my parents then onto the outlaws, on the way back called in to big DIY store to get a tube of grout. I had to have a new electric shower put in the en suite a couple of weeks ago, and when the plumber took the old shower down he couldn't put the new one in exactly the same place - it's had to go just slightly higher - but whoever fitted the ensuite and tiles originally had left the tiles under the shower un-grouted round the edges - it amazes me, the amount of "botched" jobs we've had to put right in this house is unbelievable!

Today I have a list of jobs I want to get done whilst DH and DS1 are working - will be busy all day tomorrow with the outlaws coming for lunch so want to get as much as done today as possible, then I may get an easier and chilled day on Monday - before the day from hell on Tuesday - and I'm fully expecting it to be an absolute nightmare, and it will be - I've been doing this particular job for 8 years and it's never been a remotely quiet calm day yet - so don't see this year will be any different!

Keep safe and well x

nmlc x

camelot1001

Morning All

Well, we are here in Basingstoke, SIL thinks we are going out for a meal tonight, we are having a party!! Her Sister is here with her OH and little one of 5 and I am so mad - they don't do anything! The poor wee one asks them to play, etc but they just say they are talking and will do it later but never do. They also expect everyone else to help. I refuse!!

Anyway, weather not too bad, good to see my DB and SIL. Have a good Easter weekend. Take care. XX

good_advice

Good morning. Please may I join...

So far - I got up at 7.40am and made my breakfast all ready to watch the quilting show on create & craft @ 8am. Then realised it was only Saturday and not Sunday so no show.

Washing machine on a fast wash. Takes less than an hour. Some of the programs on the washer take over 2 hours!
I put the family wash on the line most days when not raining.
Oh and I had a conversation yesterday on how less and less you see washing on the lines in the gardens. People would rather pay for electric to use the tumble dryer.

Last night oh decided we could have a chip shop dinner.
He paid £9 for 2 very small portions of chips, I battered cod that was broke up in bag and 1 soggy battered sausage
I did say take it back but he did not want to walk back and confront them.

Tonight's dinner pork chops in sweet and sour sauce with rice and cauliflower cheese = home made.

Todo job = crawl in the loft and get some more stuff down. I am trying to declutter up there.

Craft = I am knitting patterned squares to cover a cushion. I maybe giving it as a gift but will decide when it is completed.

betheebee

Morning all,
DW and BM on and a pan of veg soup simmering. Plan to clean the upstairs windows as I noticed such a difference when I cleaned the downstairs ones y/day. DH didn't mow the lawn or clean the car as he said it was too cold !
I need to get travel insurance for DH's trip to Canada in May, we only have insurance for Europe atm. The trip was my b/day pressie to him. He is staying with his Brother who lives in Vancouver, he hasn't seen him since 1987. DH's younger DB is going with him.
Must get wrapped up and get to DD2's and blitz their patios and cut the grass.
JOOLS, Hope your Mum is ok, did you find out where she was?
BB Sorry to hear about your Niece and hope the treatment starts soon and is succesful.
Hope you all have a good weekend.
Hi GOOD ADVICE :wave: Welcome aboard the board.

save-a-holic

good_advice wrote: »

Oh and I had a conversation yesterday on how less and less you see washing on the lines in the gardens. People would rather pay for electric to use the tumble dryer.

Hi Good Advice and welcome!

I would love to be able to dry my clothes on the washing line but find this really difficult as I work full time and (from bitter experience) there is nothing worse than sitting at work and seeing the heavens open, knowing your washing is on the line a home and there is nothing you can do about it. I try to get the washing that I do when I am a home put on the line but alas this is not always possible either - yesterday I put the same washing out three times (when the sun came out), only to have o rush back out to retrieve it when it started to snow! I gave up in the end :rotfl: It is generally much easier in the summer months (except last year! :eek:)

Julie67 Thank you for the 'heads up' on the forum - I'm off to try to find it now

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Good Morning everyone bright and breezy here in north Kent
sistercas i'm like that every morning your right it is age and a blasted nuisance but the alternative is worse all the time I'm achy I know I'm alive and kicking :):)
julie67 my youngest Dd got me one of those fur throws at Christmas and they are fabulous, I know what you mean about feeling like a movie star :) mine is fur on one side and silky on the other Only trouble is when I have the furry side next to my knees my knitting slides of the silky side :):)
Eldest DD has gone off to the US this morning ,she texted me from duty free at 8.30 to say she had managed to get me my Channel no.5 at a really good price.She's just emailed me from the plane saying and I quote
"We are on the smallest plane ever to cross the Atlantic no t.v. or anything but luckily we had downloaded some movies to their Ipads"
She said its the size of a package tour plane to Spain !!! I hope not, as its got a long way to go to Boston.:):)
I have some baking to do this morning as my DGD Holly is at home and I promised her Mum I would keep an eye out for her.She is 19 and quite sensible but a few cakes won't go amiss
All the ironing is done and up to date so this afternoon I may just put my feet up and watch some time wasting t.v. Off to youngest DDs tomorrow for Sunday dinner.DGS Ben will probably pop in at lunchtime as he has to get his eyes tested across the road from me at 12.30 and he won't miss the chance of a few cakes :)
Hope you all have a splendid break although its not going to be a warm one,at least its dry
I shall be cheering for Oxford tomorrow in the boatrace as I used to live there many moons ago and met my late OH there in 1961.
Have a good weekend all
JackieO xxx

jools27_2

Morning all!
Beth, mum had forgotten about an opticians appointment and ran out the door!
Goodadvice, welcome!
Have been up half the night on more than friendly terms with the loo so feeling a bit washed out today, will be a lazy day here. Today would have been my darling dad's 82nd birthday, am sitting her looking at a photo of him and OH from nearly 30 years ago dressed up in wigs, fake boobs and grass skirts giving some friends their version of a singing telegram:D, no doubt the pair of them will be looking in on us whilst sharing a dram today!
Today is also our friends' first wedding anniversary, having been together over 30 years they tied the knot last year after she had a cancer scare, fortunately all went well for her!
Plan today was to marinade a whole chicken in something spicy from the hairy bikers book, will see how the belly deals with that, am not sure yet if its just the IBS as its been playing up for a while, no wonder with the stress of late and I'm feeling a bit anxious about going back to work, been off since mid December, I will be like a new start!
Anyways, onwards and upwards, have a good day all!

nlj1520

Morning all, sunnyish here again, but a cold wind. WM on, cooked breakfasts for me and OH! That's a first!
Lunch will be bits from the fridge and dinner a pot roast or haggis, not sure which yet as it depends what time we get back from planned outing to an open air museum near me. They have recontructed houses from all periods and as OH has been doing courses in medieval architecture and similar I thought it would be a good outing.
First I have a swimming session with my son, so it's going to be quite an active day. I have already cleared one set of shelves ready to move it upstairs..........not sure where yet, but it can't stay where it is as it partly blocks the french windows and (hopefully) as the weather warms up I spend a lot of time outside.
Glad halight, you are sleeping a bit better but sorry your knees are so painful.
Sorry to hear bad news about the neice with lymphoma.
Hope little dog gets used to new meds regime nice and quickly.
Good wishes to all. Happy Easter.