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Pippilongstocking

Dusts off diary. Sorry lovlies its been chaos.

Like proper box tastic chaos.

Starnac, thank you. Ones up on the windy isle for a while, the other arrived in full glory and second car load yesterday night.

Aunty wik has been and gone with childers and boxes.

I've been workign flat out and today is a work from home/meeting day.

Suns shining so I'm sitting with the kitchen door open.

Hope you're all good.

Timesheets in for garden, forgot to do that last week, so might get double pay

Need to write an invoice today.

Stuff to do, but first, cuppa.

I hpoe you're all good.

x

starnac

Nice to see you back. Hope the boxes are not *too* bad and all over the place!


Don't work too hard!

Greying_Pilgrim

Ay up Pipster! I'm afraid i'm despairing of trying to use this forum - keeps on throwing me off and losing me posts!

However, just thought that you might like to know that the Elephant Box crowdfunder achieved it's target :T Less plastic in the world :T

Greying x

Pippilongstocking

rtandon27 wrote: »

Hey Pips - can I borrow the pups and the sofa near the fireplace? - In need of a cuppa & nap under the blankie! (OK technically have been working from home but that makes me more tired that actually going in!?!)

Only red-stickered bargains to be had lately have been posh burgers 4/£1 - OH found them at Mr W and puffed up like a proud peacock - so I told him he could make dinner

Final move of us & the bed & the cloths to the new place this weekend - There is not a grocery store anywhere near the new place - but two plant nursery come farm shop type places! - local veg is super cheap - mega cauli to feed a small army only 90p and hot house cucs & toms already up for sale this early in the season - going for a song - think we will be turning into veggies as the butchers prices made me do this :eek: OH spotted an eggs for sale sign down the road at one of the farms & there are a lot of sheep in the fields so maybe the local farmer would do us a deal?

You'll have to remind me that there shall be no buying of plants!!!!!;) (other than the hanging baskets that are already budgeted for) - have rescued (dug up) my rosemary & thyme plants and wondering how to take some sage and a bit of the bay tree to propogate - any advise oh wise plant guru?

Pips - I agree with all our lovely stripy gang ladies! - Apply and see what happens - if it's meant to be that it will be yours - if not, then you've had the experience of the application process & learned from it!:)

Hey how did I miss this


GOOD LUCK WITH THE MOVE RT

:A:j:A:j

PS I hope it went well!

Pippilongstocking

Starnac, its semi-organised now. Just put DS on the car insurance, (marmalade) and DD is up north still. Hows your lot?

And Greying, yes I did how lovely eh? But as to the post losing (grrr) its a bit annoying! Hope you've something splendid planned for the weekend.

Today, a bit of work, a bit of life admin and a bit of organising.

Pippilongstocking

No wages doesn't make for a happy pippi

Must chase that up.

rtandon27

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

...Today, a bit of work, a bit of life admin and a bit of organising...

That's the plan for this weekend! - we finally have internet & phone! Yeah (move went OK - thanks for asking!!! - still living out of boxes but will have a shuffle this weekend and get organized!

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

No wages doesn't make for a happy pippi...

That's mighty annoying!

Pippilongstocking

RT how lovely that you have internet and has it been OK or painful. As for boxes, with the kids home it feels like someones moved in. Oh they have

Morning lands. A blustery day here, blustery blustery.

Need to review last months financials.

This may take some time.

kettle is on.

I'm poorly sick again, second course of tablets doesn't agree with my tummy. More tests (nothing major) but enough to be a bit irrritating. I do prefer being well.

DS has organised driving lessons, theory test (again, long story, passed, let it lapse in his inherited CBA attitude). So that's something we've also put him on the car roughly 2.50 a day to insure him so we need to get out with him every day.

DD is heading home today to find herself shifted out of her bedroom and into the spare. DS taken over the big room as he's home for longer.

I'm sure there will be a scrap.

Hey ho I might go out

Pippilongstocking

Pertol 24.19+34.17+25.39+24.18+28.38+25.30 = 161.61
grub 185.30
pets (food bedding meds) 33.88

OK so spends are up this month big style.

A bit of that is kids trips certainly for the petrol (3x trips for uni pick ups) and some food. Must keep an eye.

Grub spends are up again but we've had a bit of too-ing and fro-ing. Again weathered eye needs kept.

Pets - I budget around £50 some of that is extra (worming) some of that is just regular, we'll keep an eye too.

Not paid for two weeks from garden job isn't helping.

I also notice that there are two take aways and two cinema trips on my card......must get some money from DH for some of those

Pippilongstocking

Wrote and posted invoice to womble land. With expenses.

Must chase up garden pay.

Still nowt in.

Boo hiss