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mrsmac10

Wonderful stories mhoc


Glad everything went so well and a beautiful radiant bride is so obvious from the pictures


May I wish them a long and happy married life


Errant son? You will cope cos you are his mother

Serendipitious

Lovely to hear all about the wedding, mhoc, thank you for sharing, I've really enjoyed reading your posts and I'm glad it all went well.

mhoc

Exactly - photos and then some therapeutic digging in the garden, the sunshine finally seems to be getting through.

Yes, the wedding was all planned within an inch of its life. I think most of my panics stemmed from total and utter ignorance, wedding planning is a total black art and about 90% of the time we had no idea what was happening or what needed to happen. Eldest child though is a demon organiser.

And yes I imagine Errant son might be back home for the foreseeable future - 3 years of college, 2 years of uni for what might be nothing ...

altojack wrote: »

Mhoc, what a fantastic time you've had, the photos are lovely. You see, all those weeks and months of panic we're not necessary as it was all very well planned out.

Love the description of the 'wedding cake' such a novel idea and I bet it was enjoyed by most there.

I am intrigued by you becoming un-nest free! I have my thoughts on that one. There is a young homeless man .............. :cool:

Time to get on with your iPad photo album then it'll be time to tidy the garden xx

mhoc

mrsmac10 wrote: »

Wonderful stories mhoc


Glad everything went so well and a beautiful radiant bride is so obvious from the pictures


May I wish them a long and happy married life


Errant son? You will cope cos you are his mother

It will be a case of having to.

Very gradually I've been transforming the house back to being just ours again - over the last 7 months. Having a "cuckoo" in the nest again is going to be a test of my patience and tolerance.

For instance yesterday afternoon he was systematically routing through cupboards and drawers looking for something, I was sorting washing and ignoring it. OH asked him and it turned out he needed some sort of screwdriver to mend his watch strap. OH had him sorted out in no time - it would have taken even less time if he had just said to his dad "I've got a problem with the watch strap, is there something I can mend it with?"

Meal times are going to be problematic again as Errant son has a vast appetite. We have cut down the shopping drastically now to stop wastage, just shop and cook for 2 of us now.

deep sigh

Serendipitious

mhoc wrote: »

Exactly - photos and then some therapeutic digging in the garden, the sunshine finally seems to be getting through.

Yes, the wedding was all planned within an inch of its life. I think most of my panics stemmed from total and utter ignorance, wedding planning is a total black art and about 90% of the time we had no idea what was happening or what needed to happen. Eldest child though is a demon organiser.

And yes I imagine Errant son might be back home for the foreseeable future - 3 years of college, 2 years of uni for what might be nothing ...

Hopefully a little time at home might be just what he needs to recalibrate, as it were.

tbw

My CC sharpies worked this morning.

MKS

A hurried mugggle shop this morning but still produced an apg.
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1x ASDA Diet Indian Tonic Water (1lt) £0.40 £0.44
1x ASDA Smartprice 15 Eggs (15pk) £1.19 N/A
1x ASDA Baker's Selection Square Cut Medium Wholemeal Bread (800g) £0.50 £0.50
1x Oreo 4 Vanilla Ice Cream Cones (4x100) £1.95 £1.50
1x Giovanni Rana Spinach & Ricotta Tortelloni (250g) £1.85 £2.00
1x ASDA Grower's Selection Cucumber (each) £0.55 N/A
1x Smarties 6 Ice Cream Cones (6x70) £2.00 £1.50
1x Mitchum Advanced Men 48hr Protection Ice Fresh Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant (200ml) £3.00 £2.00
Comparison total (compared products only) £9.70 £7.94
+£1.76

MKS

A delivery yesterday. Will be left till next week.

1x Knorr Lamb Stock Cubes (8x10g) £1.00 £1.00
1x Pom Bear Original Potato Snacks (7x15g) £1.50 £1.00
1x Seabrook Crinkle Cut Sea Salted Potato Crisps (6x25g) £1.00 £1.00
1x ASDA Smartprice Sparkling Water (2lt) £0.17 £0.17
1x Oral-B Pro 2000 Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush (each) £69.99 £35.00 They sent the wrong one (trizone) so had to be returned
1x L'Or Classic Instant Coffee (100g) £4.99 £2.49
1x Mitchum Advanced Men 48hr Protection Ice Fresh Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant (200ml) £3.00 £1.85
1x Pilgrims Choice Mature Cheddar Cheese (550g) £3.00 £3.00
1x Mitchum Advanced Men Sport 48HR Protection Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant (200ml) £3.00 £1.85
1x Knorr Vegetable stock cubes (8x10g) £1.00 £1.00
Comparison total (compared products only) £88.65 £48.36
+£40.29 cheaper
£45.13 apg

rose28454

I've been at the house all morning. Firstly rep from storage company was supposed to come st 8.30 so I got up at 7 had breakfast and went to the house at 8. Then at 8.25 the office called to say chap wouldn't be there till 9.30 as they hadn't told him about the spot. I shouted at the girl as I could have had a lie in. It's my only day without work this week.
Anyway he arrived at 9.30 same time as the damp man . Damp man says they are going to have to test for asbestos cause the house is a 1930's council house which may mean all new floors downstairs . He said 2ndbedroom is damp and so that room will be included carpets and all. They have taken up some of the carpets but need the contents gone to complete that
Then laundry man came and took all my clothes. I left the damp chap tearing up carpets and he also threw out my bed and a cupboard in my room that is damp. Waiting on a skip
They are going to deal with emptying the loft
Holiday let confirmed from 10.4 - 3.7 but damp man says he can't see me back there before 6 months .
But on the plus side a virtually new house !!

Mhoc loved the pics sounds like a lovely day and she looked fab but as is usual with children you can't have a quiet time for too long! Hope your son gets sorted

pacifica9

rose28454 wrote: »

I've been at the house all morning. Firstly rep from storage company was supposed to come st 8.30 so I got up at 7 had breakfast and went to the house at 8. Then at 8.25 the office called to say chap wouldn't be there till 9.30 as they hadn't told him about the spot. I shouted at the girl as I could have had a lie in. It's my only day without work this week.
Anyway he arrived at 9.30 same time as the damp man . Damp man says they are going to have to test for asbestos cause the house is a 1930's council house which may mean all new floors downstairs . He said 2ndbedroom is damp and so that room will be included carpets and all. They have taken up some of the carpets but need the contents gone to complete that
Then laundry man came and took all my clothes. I left the damp chap tearing up carpets and he also threw out my bed and a cupboard in my room that is damp. Waiting on a skip
They are going to deal with emptying the loft
Holiday let confirmed from 10.4 - 3.7 but damp man says he can't see me back there before 6 months .
But on the plus side a virtually new house !!

Mhoc loved the pics sounds like a lovely day and she looked fab but as is usual with children you can't have a quiet time for too long! Hope your son gets sorted

Sorry rose but I have visions of a deleted scene from 50 Shades of Grey:eek::D