OS DAILY - MONDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2007

beemuzed

Hi All. Completely shattered at present. Been on a course all day today. Trying hard to think of something OS I've done - but failed.Too tired to eat so I may just go to bed.

grannybroon

Hi All

Hope to catch up properly later - dinner is on so I need to go and attend to that.

Anyone wanting to catch with HHester (what a dark wee horse!!!!) should be logged in, find a post by HH and click on the left hand side where her name is in blue type. You will go to her profile and you can then access her blog. You can also access her details through Members List too. I already have it saved in my favourites as I can't wait for the next episode -better than Eastenders I can tell you!

Must go as yellow stickeredd chicken legs are cooking on a high heat and need to get the vegs on!

Love

GB xxxxxxxx

Hardup_Hester

Evening all
I'll add to my blog after I've finished on here, lol.
It was manic at work today, as it's Open Evening, which has taken most staff members by surprise, & they all decided they needed wall displays!
I had poached egg on toast for tea as I was the only one eating.
Hope thing improve for PP & JackieO.
Thanks for all the kind comments about my blog.
Hugs Hester

meanmarie

Evening all,

Busy day yesterday as I slept late, woke feeling rotten and had guests for lunch, arriving around one. OH was extremely co-operative and hoovered, washed spuds and veg etc....simple meal really, hm veg soup ( have made nicer, couldn't figure out what I did wrong which made things worse) roast pork with apple sauce and gravy, leeks carrots and celery and steamed potatoes, followed by apple sponge and ice cream, tea/coffee accompanied by weetabix cake, which went down extremely well. Spent afternoon on subject of family and history of...I have been asked (more like told) to find all the birth, marriage and death certificates I have, which means more searching and sorting.

When I came downstairs yesterday morning OH said to look at the door and outside were three huge bags containing about 50-60k of crab apples for jelly, left by cousin who hadn't time to visit...he came back later in day with another 25k, so have started the process of making jelly for Ireland!! In the course of conversation he said that I could have, if I liked, the slow cooker which someone had given him after his wife died three years ago, he used it once, but eats out most days or cooks chops or steak on other days so says he doesn't want it. Don't know what brand it is but will first of all have to find a home for it in the very cluttered kitchen.

So many people are having a bad time at present, I think that hugs all round are due...PenPin, JackieO, Tired Mum, DLB, Nicola 1982 and everyone else whom I have forgotten as I've read the posts. Hugs also to those who have been missing for a while.

My 29 yo DDIL had a mild stroke on Thursday night, she apparently has a blockage in her carotid artery ( am I right you medicos?) and has had a couple of blackouts before lasting a couple of seconds...this one left her with little use of left side for several hours, her leg is still not completely back to normal but she is going up the walls as she does not want to be in hospital and reckons that she is more likely to have another one if they don't let her home (because of stress). DS3 is naturally very worried, she doesn't seem to want to realise that if she doesn't look after herself she could die the next time...as soon as they let her home she will be back to work and doing everything she always does, there is no talking to her she just laughs at you....I am worried but want to half kill her as well, I can't handle people not looking after themselves!

Sorry for rant, had to get it off my chest.

Love to all

Marie

twink

hello

bit late today, its been mild here but the rain came on at teatime, did octobers shopping, £36 inc cat food, will need more milk and cat food but not bad
cleared out more of the diningroom, was offered an as new 2 seater bed settee for in there for £80, sounds a bit dear but will go and see it first
have just finished making my crab apple jelly with rose hips, rowans, bramble and elder thrown in, its certainly set and a nice colour, might make more but still have the brambles to pick yet, they are later here

penny-pincher your friend sounds lovely, you were very lucky to find her, hugs to you
jackie hope all goes well for wednesday
and for your LO on tues rchddap
dlb hugs, your mother sounds awful, sorry
shuffs sorry about your ds and the driving test hugs to him
aril fingers crossed for your friend
mrsmix hope the LO will be ok, been a big scare for granny
mioliere well done to dgs getting on the school council
amie thats awful your friend having £50 taken, hope it gets sorted out
hugs to the chalkies

must get on earlier in future, enjoying the blog by the way hester

hugs to all xx

mrs_mix

young katie is now back at home no worse for wear not enough in her system to do any damage now all we need to do is find the little pickle some handcuffs that fit:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

csarina

Hi everyone,

We were at the forum this morning, it was very well attended and the little talks were very informative there is a lot of technology coming on line which will help to keep people in their homes for longer and also alleviate the need for hospital visits, everything can be done with computer link ups over the internet. Lunch was excellent, some people makes pigs of themselves especially when its free, saw one chap with two bits of apple pie and a slice of cheesecake as well as a pile of sandwiches. Strangely, the asian food that was provided for our asian residents, was not eaten by them, they had our food, so I was able to indulge in onion bargees and samosas??????spelling..............

Some of the older ones were having trouble accepting that they could stay at home and still talk to the Doctor.....via a video link.

We gave Em her birthday present this afternoon, she was delighted with it, so pleased it went down ok. The rest of the afternoon I spent looking for a new cooker. During the course of conversation this morning I was told that if I felt that the cooker the council supplied was unsuitable we could buy our own and get a reduction in our rent, so I am looking for a 50cm double oven..have found a Belling that fits the bill, but need to see if I can better the price.

I am very tired, did not sleep again last night, I think I am going to have to go onto Seditol again for a while....... I made a mistake going to bed yesterday afternoon, I was very tempted this afternoon, but made myself stay up.

We got the official letter today re the attenedance allowance, I have written to the housing benefit people enclosing the letter and asking them to confirm that it will not count when they calcualte our HB and CT benefit.

We had some more of the roast lamb tonight, no spuds, just veg, followed by fresh pears and a tiny bit of ice cream for me.

Totted up my Tesco shop on the supermarket site, just over £50 so I should get the voucher for 5p off each litre of fuel. Tesco tomorrow.........have managed to get another weeks meals from the freezer, most of whats in the freezer is fruit and beans!!!! I guess we are going to have to eat some of it. The beans will soon be finished. We have cabbage, turnip and celariac coming on, plus the 2 rogue brussels that are growing in thecabbage bed. Hope they some to something a stalk of brussels lasts us ages. The everlasting calabrease seems to be all leaves and no cal if you know what I mean!!!

Time to go.....................

tired_mum

Evening all
well sounds like everyone has had a busy if not productive day
HHester i love the blog
Jackie O hugs to you hope you get some help from the DR re your arm
Pen Pin hugs to you and all your family esp your sis at this difficult time
Mrs Mix glad to hear Katie is OK
DLB hugs to you hope your dad is ok
Shuffs sorry about your DS driving test give him a big hug from me
Amie what an awful thing to happen to your friend in her own home
Aril fingers and everything crossed for your friend
Mioliere well done to your DGS
Chalky hugs to your DD being a teenager is the worst
Marie hope DDIL is OK and makes sure to look after hersef
well builder here to do final measure up tomorrow :j
and Drs re lumpkin which has gone down now thank goodness but still some there
hugs to all i have forgotten
have a good evening

ceridwen

Well - I knew it - I was wondering to myself if you would at some point write a biography - and, lo and behold, I see you have started a blog. Well - good on ya girl - I tried to put a comment on it, but not sure if I managed it. So - you know me - havent I just been encouraging people to start up blogs on my "$12,000 a year" thread - and I thought to myself that Hester has a story to tell. Got you favourited!

redruby

AMIE399 wrote: »

redruby ...... 15 !!!!!!!!!!!! ha ha lol OOOOOhhhhhh those calories !!!!
i bet a malteser one would be nice..what do you think

Oh Amie, a malteser one sounds fab (off to get coat on and sneak to Mr T ) I also thought about a bounty vodka :beer: , what fun we will have at xmas tasting them all.

Mrs Mix, glad LO is ok.
Mean Marie, hope DDIL is ok and recoveres soon, hugs
Hester I am loving your blog.
Beemuzed .. sleep well x