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  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 6,799 Forumite
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    greenbee - thank goodness I wasn't away any longer, would have had to do summat really spectacular :rotfl::rotfl: Great to 'see' you - hope all is well.

    mcculloch - fab news indeed, shows what can be achieved when us humans at least try :D

    upsidedown bear - that pushchair smilie is the best - even down to the bow in my hair! :rotfl:

    Thank you everyone for your kind messages - it means so much :D

    Greying XX
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    Grocery Spend September 2025 £173.61/£200 
    Non-food spend September 2025 £29.44/£50
    Bulk Fund September (month 9 of 12) £4.80/£40 
  • greenbee
    greenbee Posts: 17,955 Forumite
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    I just relieved you weren't seriously unwell. But I bet the diagnosis was a bit of a shock!

    I haven't managed anything NEARLY as exciting in the interim - lots of building work and lots of time on planes. I'm hoping the builders will be finished by the end of next week... at least for the moment.
  • pollyanna_26
    pollyanna_26 Posts: 4,839 Forumite
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    Hello Greying and many congratulations from a reader of all posts over the years . I had just started to make the move to start posting when you disappeared . To be honest I was afraid you were ill !
    Such wonderful news twice over . I suppose this was the special 2015 project .
    Oddly enough I mentioned your threads to a fellow poster on os a couple of weeks ago and here you are .
    Very best wishes for good health and happiness to you and the family .
    Thank you for all the recipes I pinched and the lovely pictures of the days out .
    polly
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  • maddiemay
    maddiemay Posts: 5,127 Forumite
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    Ooooh what stupendous news from the Greying household on all counts. A big welcome to baby Greying.
    Xxx
    MM
    The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time. (Abraham Lincoln)
  • Wow! Congratulations!
  • satchmo1
    satchmo1 Posts: 3,272 Forumite
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    Wow, wow and thrice wow! Congratulations Mr & Mrs GP and welcome to the world, baby GP.


    How absolutely marvellous and thrilling. Best news ever.
    What would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,211 Ambassador
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    Wow.
    Congratulations to MR & Mrs & on the arrival of lovely Little Person GP :)
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

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  • Cheery_Daff
    Cheery_Daff Posts: 17,414 Forumite
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    Goodness me GP - that is SO not what I was expecting you to say!!! :eek: :rotfl: :rotfl: Congratulations though! :D Well done :D Glad to have you back :D
  • Cheery_Daff
    Cheery_Daff Posts: 17,414 Forumite
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    Just been reading back to when you were last here and how tired you were! I suppose baking an entire new life is tiring work, after all.... :D :rotfl: :rotfl: at Pippi and your baking book :D Probably best if we don't have pictures and a description for any of those recipes! :eek: :eek:

    Sorry, lowering the tone :o:o Will go away again now :o
  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 6,799 Forumite
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    Just been reading back to when you were last here and how tired you were! I suppose baking an entire new life is tiring work, after all.... :D :rotfl: :rotfl:

    Absolutely. I thought I had a thyroid problem - shows how wrong I was and proves that I am absolutely no loss to the medical profession what-so-ever with my diagnosis skills!

    Thank you everyone for your kind words and for visiting the thread. Know that it is appreciated - as ever - by me :D

    Greying XX
    Pounds for Panes £7,705/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023
     
    Grocery Spend September 2025 £173.61/£200 
    Non-food spend September 2025 £29.44/£50
    Bulk Fund September (month 9 of 12) £4.80/£40 
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