The OS Doorstep - a helpful and supportive thread in these tough times

kezlou

Ginny what a nightmare with the op
Its ridiculous how they cancel like that.

Stilty sorry about your MIL, fingers crossed your father will stay with hubby. Been through cancer with my mother (both of them) and its awful . Good thing is at least he can see her and have final moments together.One blessing at least she won't be pain and / or discomfort and will see her family.
Lots of hugs to you FIL to chick x

kidact omg thats awful are you alright, what a superstar doggie x

nutty hows puppy today?

:rotfl::rotfl: maggie oh gawd i remember him hahaha

yesterday i didn't do as much. Instead sat with DS1 in between doing wash loads, cooking, work etc
Spent most of last night awake, stupid wrist,knees and back burning with pain. So slept for an hour this morning and feel even worse urghhh , pounding headache time I don't sleep for very long each night so only dozing is doing in me.
DS1 is still off, ds2 is not happy about it at all claiming its not fair. Hopefuly will be well enough to collect ds2 up from school myself instead of a taxi escorting him. Already told him about the taxi and he was not happy saying he wanted mammy and daddy to pick him up. Poor kid hate not being to be a proper mum. Its a case of me collapsing with him or him getting a taxi home from school escorted in safety. What do i do

ginnyknit

Kez hunny, give yourself break, yes Ds hates the taxi but it wont be for ever and safer than you driving when exhausted., and you can be waiting on the step with big hug telling him how wonderful he is. Have a drink and a biscuit waiting for him and his brother so they both feel good.

ArthriticOldThing

Just popped on the say how sorry I am stiltwalker. ((((hugs))))

nuttyp

Stiltwalker,sorry about the news for MIL, I truly admire how you cope. Puts my little quims into perspective. Kidcat, I hope your pooch received a big treat!! hes a super star.


This morning I ended up back at the vets for buddie, he keeps licking his woo woo. So I ended up getting him a collar, but its from the lovely pet store. It is bright blue and looks like a flower!! It has stopped him, its made from fabric and is padded so bends easily. He is at the moment laid on the sofa all wrapped up in a fleece blanket asleep. He has eaten and drank today so must be feeling better.


I have just noticed the time, omg!!! I have done nothing just make sure the doggy is warm and safe.


Is anyone in the Lincolnshire area on here???

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GINNY look up A GIRL CALLED JACKS' soda bread recipe. It's very easy and the best recipe by far that I've ever made. I cook mine in a small bread tin using a liner and it's a 40 minute cook. It keeps well, is so close to yeasted bread it's unbeleivable, is good fresh, toasted and in her panzanella salad with squishy tomatoes. I've made it using plain and strong bread flour both work absolutely fine.

STILTWALKER I'm so sad for you all at your dreadful news, you will cope, but you will need time to take it in and the suddenness with which it has occured will leave you all in shock until you can process it and accept. It's such a sad time but all things have a time and an ending including people and I hope and pray that your dear MIL has a painless and peaceful end to her life and that the children will be able to settle and accept what happens and carry on with their young lives in happiness. Trying times my dear but we're all with you, specially in the darkest of times, wrapping you round with love and caring and taking some of the unbearably heavy load from you for a while. Stay strong little one, Love and hugs Lyn xxx.

maryb

Stiltwalker it will be hard for the ones left behind to cope with such a sudden loss, but I hope that for your MIL it will mean that she does not suffer. I'm glad you won't be alone

nursemaggie

Ginny you can make bread, here's how. Who do you hate most of all? If it is a faceless bureaucrat who keeps changing appointments that is OK. Mix your bread and get kneading. Just imagine it is who ever you hate and bash them to death. The more you knead the better.

Alternatively you can try Lyn's idea. I think I might. DD bought DS a Girl Called Jack's book for Christmas. I have to teach him to cook from it. She also bought me chilli and pepper seeds to grow. Obviously DD saw a garden I have never seen where we live. She also does not realise we live far too far north to grow them. I guess if you fly into the North and fly back again from the North they don't realise how far north we are. As they were both born in North Yorkshire they should know.

I prepared and froze 2kg of sprouts over Christmas. Last night we had some for tea. Yuk they taste as if they have been cooked in soap. I am going to have to throw them all out.

Mrs_Veg_Plot

Stillwater I am so sorry that the news about your MIL is so bad. Does your FIL still know who she is? We always knew that if grandad went first nana would follow soon after with a broken heart but due to her dementia she did not remember remember him and lived for six years following his death. In that way her dementia was somewhat of a blessing.

Kidkat that was a nasty shock. Luckily nothing was taken but it must still have been scary.

I know how you are feeling Ginny about the cancelled surgery with DD's being cancelled this week as well. I have worked in the NHS for 28 years and have seen the increase in bed pressures grow at this time over the years to the point where I wonder why they book people in for planned surgery around Christmas and the New Year period as the demand for beds due to the increase in emergency admissions is now huge at this time of year.

I am lucky enough to have found my best friend and we have been so for 18 years. It took us a long time to build the friendship as neither of us is very good at opening up and letting people in real life in. We don't ways see eye to eye over everything and we don't sugar coat things when we support each other but her friendship means the world to me.

Well we all knuckled down yesterday and got the housework, laundry and ironing finished. I cooked whole mackerel with roast veg for tea and we settled down to an evening of games followed by watching one of the DVD's the girls had for Christmas. We are all relaxing today. I am currently soaking my feet in a bowl of warm water before I do a home pedicure and use some of the nail polish I had for Christmas. I also have face pack on so as you can imagine I am looking quite a sight. Now do I go for sexy red or hot pink polish?

Bigjenny

nuttyp I live in Lincolnshire.

meanmarie

Stiltwalker....so sorry to hear your news re MIL, just hope that it will be a peaceful passing for her and that her 'children' can cope.......many hugs.

SQ.....I am very lucky in that I have only moved 5 miles I my life so have managed to keep many of my childhood friends.....have felt the same warmth when I have been able to attend MSE meetups....nothing to be scared of as meetups take place in public places.

Kind thoughts and hugs to all

Marie