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

monnagran

Woman texted her husband on a cold winter morning:
"Windows frozen."
Husband texted back:
"Pour some lukewarm water over it."
Five minutes later woman texted back:
"Computer's completely not working now."

That's specially for you burtha. A joke I put in last month's church magazine.

Still floating Lyn? My DIL had to take Mia back to hosp when she was a few weeks old because she wasn't putting on enough weight. Turns out that what they thought was wind was acid reflux. I didn't know babies had that but apparently it is quite common and often when parents think that their baby has wind it's not that at all. Cure was a special type of bottle and no more breast feeding. It seems that the creator didn't give enough thought to acid reflux when womans mammary bits were planned. Anyway, the special bottle worked wonders.

Well done Kidcat for dealing with a tricky situation so well. And well done your DH for making such a firm stand. As you say, it's a power game.

Had a lovely phone call from my DS1 who was worried that I might have forgotten that tomorrow is the 44th anniversary of the day we picked him up from the adoption society. We always had a mini birthday celebration on the boys' adoption days and they have never forgotten it. DS1, in spite of various difficulties we have had, has never been slow in expressing his love for me. On the 21st anniversary he sent me 21 red roses with a card saying "Thank you for being my Mum for 21 years. I will never forget that on the 3rd February 1970, I became a mother. Just not quite in the conventional way.

Hopefully I have a quieter week this week. The man is going to come and look at my cooker on Tuesday to see if he can do anything about the strange clicking sound it makes. This means that tomorrow I have to clean the cooker - my most unfavouratest job in the whole world. Think of me.

x

ginnyknit

aww Stilty, that brought a tear to my eye. Dgs now picks up the phone and says 'phone Vena ' ( my Mum who was nanna Vena but he likes Vena) and tonight he shouted 'Bye bye Grandma' when his Mummy was saying goodbye to me on the phone. Every word is magical. I can see your little one telling everyone exactly whats what when she gets the rented speech thingy :rotfl:

I was at the sharp end when Dd had little man, I will be at the other end from now on - euchy! But I wouldnt have missed the experience for anything and knowing I was the first thing he saw was amazing. Lyn the joy in your words is beautiful, I am so happy for you all.

Thank you all for your kind wishes for OH, he seems to have aged this weekend and spent most of yesterday in bed even though DGs was here. He manages to get up for an hour or so here and there most days and then has an active day and wears himself out. I have decided he can do whatever he wants on his wakey days because life is to short to worry about it. It means I have a lot of juggling and planning to do to fit things in as he cannot be left alone in the house when he is asleep but the children are a great help. They always ring me when they are shopping to see if I need anything besides helping in other ways. I really think I need a stairlift for him as soon as possible so am going to look into that.

Hope everyone is safe from the weather and having a peaceful Sunday evening xx

kezlou

Im literally crying with joy stilty!

How amazing! So proud of her, shes such a clever little girl!

Wel done to you and mr stilty!!!!!

xxxxxx

meanmarie

Lyn...am so jealous, he is such a handsome young man, my youngest grandchild will be 6 this month, I cant explain how I feel about the 5 of them, they will all be here this month for a big "birthday party" when DD3 comes next week from Oz, as she and 4 of the grandchildren have birthdays this month.

Hugs to all

Marie

burtha

Stilty....superstar is in the building ...great stuff

Watching martin Kemp on TV... Feel a bit chocked at brain tumor thing .... Carnt remember what treatment he had, don't know if I want to look it up or not ....the tumor sounds like the same as mine,stuck to his skull ...don't know if that's good or bad ..... Ho hum ....

FairyPrincessk

Morning all,

Monnagran, thanks for that :rotfl:

Stilty, that is absolutely fab news! You must be bursting with pride!

Burtha, its a tough situation wanting to be informed and yet wanting to get on with normal life as far as is possible. Sometimes I think the research can be overwhelming.

Ginny I'm pleased to hear that your family is so supportive!

Kez, that is a really truly wonderful story!

I've had a very restorative weekend and feeling, well not quite ready to tackle the week, but at least not as if I'd rather run screaming from it! OH is doing most of the cooking this week and has gotten the house into a good state so all I have to do is focus on work and the gym. He has a bit of a cold, so it will also be constant hand-washing as that is the last thing I need!

I hope you are all well this morning. Haven't heard from some of you in awhile, know I'm thinking of you. I know sometimes it just takes a lot to post! Big hugs.

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Morning MONNAGRAN, yes, still floating on my lovely pink cloud but making connection with planet earth again too!!! She had a better night last night with feeds just under 2 hours apart and he settled again after feeding so they got some sleep, fragmented but much better than only 2 hours like the night before. They'll be fine, they're both sensible and practical people and he'll soon establish a routine . Can't wait to visit again though and hope we can make it down to them in the next couple of weeks even if only to do some freezer meals for them to help on 'those' days.

It's grey, cold and windy here this morning, I've got the bedding washed and up on the horse and another wash in the machine at the moment, thank heavens for a utility room with a boiler in, trying to get it all dry otherwise would be a nightmare. I'm making some nice lentil and tomato soup for lunch, I feel the need for something warm and comforting to see off the damp day!!!

I was lucky enough to be able to be a SAHM, we took the decision to cut our outgoings and live frugally as my maternity leave ended and for us that was definately the right decision. I then went on 5 years later to have DD2 and again it was better for me to be at home and make ends meet by sensible lifestyle choices than to return to work. I did however as DD2 started school work as a dinner lady so that I could be there for them both in the mornings and again to do the school pick up. When DD2 decided on medicine as a career I got a nearly full time job at a local chemist shop and had her fees for the 5 year uni course in the bank before she went, peace of mind for me. I find much to fill my days, and love the life I've been priveleged enough to be able to live and am living now. No such thing as boredom as I fill my days with OS ways and enjoy every minute of it all!!! Lyn xxx.

nuttyp

Hi all, well today has been busy already. Took DD to collage and got stopped by the police as I had a light out on my car. Im nervous in these situations but he was lovely and just said to get it fixed. I drove to the nearest place I knew, and they sorted it. Just £3.18 for a bulb and they fitted it for free. Thank you nice garage man.
I visited mum to drop the paper off for her, and she had just had a slow walk around her garden, all wrapped up of course. I appreciate she is very bored now, but relaxing and resting is helping for the short term.
I have stripped our bed this morning as it is sunny but windy in the garden. Bathroom has been cleaned, and I hovered through. We got the dyson mended at the weekend. It was bought as a refurbished cleaner 2 years ago for about £40. The belt has snapped, and I split the hose so I asked about repair costs. The gave it a service and all the parts plus cleaned the filters for £18. It Is like new again. Why is it I only feel like my home is clean until I have hovered and then washed the floors.
Almond cake is in the oven and I have made a sausage meat with safe and onion stuffing and mushroom pastry slice for tea. I was trying to use up some bits n bobs.
Well time for a cup of tea and 5mins rest. take care all x

grandma247

Well done miss stiltwalker. It just shows what a lot is in that little head.

Monnagran what a shame their fix for the problem was stopping bfeeding. There are other things that help. Sleeping the baby in a raised position is one. One of my gs had this and he slept in an adjustable babychair in the day and had his cot mattress raised at the head end for night. You can even buy special wedges with straps to stop baby slipping down. You can bfeed baby in a sitting position with the help of cushions.
Most children grow out of it as the muscle becomes stronger.

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I have a dilemma, the girl who has, I thought, come to stay until she finds a room has said she has debts and cashflow issues and didn't think she could pay her mortgage and rent a room here at the same time until after Easter. I was under the impression we had offered her a roof for a few days until she found a room here close to the hospital she works in. She now thinks she can afford to take a room by the end of February, but it's only a might!!! How do I tackle telling her that I don't want a house guest for any longer than at the outside the end of February? I'm not charging her anything to stay and am feeding her too, I don't mind that but I just don't want her long term. She spent most of last week , her first in the job, off sick and lolling round the house, no doubt she did feel poorly but sprawling around in my lounge and saying how ill she felt was a bit trying. I don't know if I'm being unreasonable but I only offered a stop gap until she was sorted out, How on earth do I tell her she has GOT to be out by the end of Feb???