This is it *ping* lightbulb!!!

Willowtree222

No snow in Manchester for me, but really really cold. I was freezing coming out of work. x

kindofagilr

Yeah thankfully all the ice has melted now ice deffo wouldn't be good for you living

I am at work at the min, I am in on overtime this weekend, I am thinking of the pennies

Just had lovely chilli for my lunch that mam made (she always gives me a couple of portions as she makes a huge batch)

I took out a free trial on audible, and got myselg book 2 in the dark tower series to listen to at work, I had a couple hours listen this morning and am enjoying it

DD has a party at 5-6.45 tonight, so that's pretty much my evening once I get back from work lol

Have a nice day all xx

Willowtree222

How was the party? x

kindofagilr

It was good thanks she had a blast straight to sleep when she got in Cos she was shattered lol xx

Willowtree222

ha ha, perfect. Just what you want!! x

kindofagilr

Exactly lol was past 8 when I get sat down though after doing washing etc, so I feel like I didn't get any chill time as I am at work today too (now in fact lol) but it was nice that they went straight to sleep

Just had another delicious portion of mam's chilli for my lunch

We are having corned beef and potato pie for tea, I have the mixture already made (I froze it last time I made pie as I made too much) and am using Jus rol pastry so that's an easy tea, I need to make the kids packed lunch and mine and hubbys salads for work, but other than that should get to chill when I get home

10 Days till payday! (11 days for my pay), I can't wait for it to come as I can't wait to allocate it all on YNAB lol

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend xx

Lifeisforliving19

Ooh corned beef and potato pie sounds lovely. Not had corned beef for years TBH

Willowtree222

I love corned beef hash. I used to have it with crusty bread, but just on it's own now. x

Lifeisforliving19

Nicnak wrote: »

I love corned beef hash. I used to have it with crusty bread, but just on it's own now. x

Ooh yes, corned beef hash and baked beans!:D

kindofagilr

The corned Beef and Potato Pie was amazing

8 Days till OH payday, and 9 days till my payday, can't bloody wait! We are proper skint, I need to take some games to cex and then put the money I get from them in the bank, so I can buy shopping this sunday (I had planned on trading them in anyway so it's just giving me a push lol) we get CHB in 6 days which is good.

Had massive drama with DS last night, he is 8 (will be 9 soon), he has this friend at school we will call J, and they play with each other on some nights and weekend on the computer and chat via steam (steam is where you can buy games from and chat to friends from your friend list)

His friend is very manipulative, my son is a anxious little boy sometimes, and he doesn't like to think he has upset anyone, he doesn't like anyone being upset, he doesn't like anyone feeling left out, or hurt etc, J knows this, J uses this against him, I have read chats in the past where he has been berating him for not playing with only him, complaining that he is playing with DD and not him, moaning at him to play the game he wants to play, when DS says no he will then go into manipulative mode.
Last week he asked DS to get him a knife cos he wanted to kill himself, he said he was thinking of suicide in 2019. I don't really believe he was, I think it was another ploy for DS attention.
So last night DS came into the kitchen while me and OH were cooking tea, and said can someone come and help me with J, and then he burst into tears, I immediately ran to his laptop while OH comforted him, and saw a chat log where J had been calling DS nasty names, saying he wasn't really his friend, he never does anything for him, he doesn't like him etc, DS was breaking his heart, poor little guy was sobbing so much

OH lost it, he got onto the chat, and calmly told J that was it, that was the end, they are no longer friends, he is not to talk to DS at school, and he will be unfriended from any games they play together and steam.

OH has rang the school this morning to raise a safeguarding concern (OH is head of safeguarding at the council that DS school actually comes under), we are popping in after work to drop off the chat logs and the screen shots of the suicide comment.

The instant relief on DS face was apparant, he came to the kitchen again and said he wanted to say 2 things, 1) he loves us, 2) thank you for helping me with J, when he went to bed he had left a note on my pillow saying "I am pleased J is gone" and then when I was putting him in bed, he said "I am so relieved the weight of J is off my shoulders" poor little mite, he had been trying for months to make J feel ok (while being manipulated into feeling like a crap friend) and it has obviously been eating at him

I am slightly nervous to bump into the parents in the yard, but DS (and DD) are my priority and I am not letting them get upset over anything xx