O/S Daily Friday 10 February 2017

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O/S Daily Friday 10 February 2017



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Morning everyone


Hugs to those that want/need them x

Happy birthday to those with a birthday x

Still dark, cold and dry but no frost. Yesterday it was bitterly cold, today is set to be the same.

DH up and gone to work stupid early, DS1 now getting ready for work, DS2 still in his pit, will wake him shortly.

Dinner last night was roasted chicken portions, mash, carrots, peas and gravy, last of the xmas puddings and custard for those that wanted some. I did end up buying the chicken portions but everything else was from stores. Tonight is going to be chicken and ham kievs, chips, beans/veg for the menfolk, I'll be having mushroom omlette and salad. We have quite a lot of eggs so will use some up. DH suggested last night that he wants takeaway for a change Sat night, I gently reminded about how it doesn't agree with him, and said I wasn't happy to spend that kind of money and it be wasted, he's got up this morning and said "if it's ok, we won't bother with having takeaway Sat night, we'll keep the money for our hols" - do you think there's a slim possibility he may be getting the idea???

Engineer arrived to look at our fridge/freezer, and there was a fault on the electric circuit board, so he's fitted a new one, that should solve the problem, we'll see. The god awful noise etc is apparently "normal" and nothing they can do but some of that will be due to the circuit board fault sending the wrong messages - the banging and popping is the machine doing it's defrost etc.

Today I'll be doing the food shopping first thing, then home get shopping put away, and I have a nail appointment at 12 noon, they are a complete mess and need doing desperately, my normal girl wasn't able to do them last time as they had a sudden bereavement in her family and she had gone to be with her family, really hoping she's there today as the other girl that did them isn't anywhere near as thorough.

Yesterday I did get on top of the washing, drying and ironing, I did shove the hoover round and dust - just couldn't get really get going, but did enough, it's passable. I did get some paying of bills done online, visited building society and bank. We're going to sort the "hotspot" that we planned last week, although DH is working again tomorrow morning - so it may or may not get done! I'll see how I go today and if I get chance I'll make a start - although I do need to do some ironing as that hasn't been done as yet.

Keep safe and well x

nmlc x

TravellingAbuela

Morning folks and thanks for the start NMLC. A slight dusting of snow for us this morning. Slight I will settle for, just don't want the deep stuff.

Just enjoying a peaceful coffee before it's time to wake up the 3 DGDs and then it will be chaos till they get shoved out of the door at 8.15.

The usual Friday clean round to do and looking forward to putting on my new bedding once the bedrooms have been done. Just one little problem, the pic I have on the wall won't go at all with the new linen. A real pity cos I really like it!

There's a bit of shepherd's pie left over which will warm up for Mr TA's lunch. I'll have maybe a bagel and some soup. Tonight will probably be chicken portions transformed into something yet to be decided. Will get some out to be defrosting.

Have a good day folks if you can and hugs to the poorlies, sad and worried. Take care all xx

Hard_Up_Hester

Morning all
I'm already at work, brrr it's cold this morning and I'm so tired.
We have dgd 6 staying tonight but need to drop her home early as we have an early viewing booked on Saturday.
Have a good day everyone.
Hugs Hester

camelot1001

Morning All

Really enjoyed the evening out, the dinner (venison burger) was good but enourmous and the show was really funny. Drove up in the end, couldn't be bothered to queue for a train after and it all worked out really well.

Didn't sleep too well but was fast asleep when the alarm went off, didn't want to get out of the nice warm bed! Heating on for an hour before I go to work.

Glad your young man behaved Gers, you have the patience of a saint!
Hope you don't get any more snow TA.

Happy Friday! Take care. XX

redruby

Morning all,


Very cold here again heating has been on for an hour this morning, its due to be very very cold this weekend which means it will be quiet at work (hopefully) we may even get s bit of snow :j


We have decided to treat ourselves to a takeaway tonight so we just need to decide which one, I am leaning towards Chinese !


Little Evie is still in bed she really is not a morning dog, she will stay cosy in bed till the last possible moment then race down just as OH is leaving ( he takes her to his dads while we are working)


Right better get on have good days all xx

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Good Morning chums and a busy day for me I have to pick up my son-in-law from the garage this morning after he has dropped his works van in for its MOT run him back home and at some point today take him to pick it up.Also have History this afternoon and its a light hearted subject today all about Laurel and Hardy.Then tonight I am running DD to her friends for a wine and natter girly night and will come home and no doubt when she rings go and pick her up and return her home .DGS Ben comes home for the weekend this weekend and he is taking dgs Jack to a pop gig at Ally Pally tonight so Jack has to make his way up to the Smoke to meet his brother after school.Ben will be at Victoria to meet him as he is getting the Mega bus down from uni at Norwich, thank the Lord for mobiles :) they hopefully won't get lost in Victoria station.
So lots of too-ing & fro-ing today :)My eldest DD and herOH are off to NYC tonight for a week They go every half term in February and again in October. They will just about get back on the Sunday before DGS Danny and wife fly off to their new life in the U.S.the following Tuesday .Its all go with my tribe this year :):)

Hope you all keep warm and dry as it looks rather nippy out there at the moment

Have a good day what ever you are doing

Cheers chums

JackieO xx

System

Morning all.

Slept really well for a change. Neither my bladder or my hounds woke me up. Hubby should be at work by now and Youngest is on day 2 of his holiday entitlement. All the other apprentices are at college on Thursdays and Fridays but since he did his college courses last year he doesn't have to sit them again. He usually works through the college days and gets paid extra for doing so but wanted a couple of days off.

The hounds have been out but haven't asked for breakfast as yet. Probably still stuffed from Wednesdays attack on the kibble. Like I said the other day, the list of things I need to hide from my Grandson grows by the week. I'm not sure what I'll do when I've got 2 to look after but thankfully, his Mummy is having a full 12 months off maternity leave so I don't have to think about that yet.

Onwards and forwards

Have a great day all

karcher

The tired insomniac checking in

Yesterday ended up being a long and busy day. After work I went to the dentist for a check up and polish. Unfortunately I need 2 fillings replaced so another appointment booked for March...Paying for the privilege of pain and discomfort is not my idea of fun, but needs must!

As I was near the SM I decided to do a top up shop for delivery. Thankfully they had a slot last night so the fridge, freezer and cupboards are full and I shouldn't need to shop again for 2/3 weeks other than fresh veg, bread etc.

By the time I had done my long walk home I was exhausted so showered, put my pj's on and opened my wine. No energy to cook so I had a freshly baked baguette, cheese, ys luxury coleslaw and a rocket salad to nibble on.

Today is work then I may do my weekly whole flat clean or I may go for a swim..or I may just collapse on the sofa...not sure yet..I'll see how I feel later.

Take care and have a good day one and all

ancientofdays

Morning all, I ve been up since 4 but went to bed at so that's a decent sleep. It was bitterly cold here yesterday and I think it will be similar today.

Family happily sleeping, I am dressed and ready as the gas man cometh, just safety check.

I've cleaned the kitchen and will attack the bathroom in a minute.

As this my last weekday cook before I have to go back to work, I asked what they might like and was told that I should make something that I woukd like. That is not the best suggestion ever they wouldn't like it if I did, there is no way that they are going to enjoy, or even eat, a spinach risotto or vegetarian pasta bake. Last night I made a big pizza, my part was just plain, theirs was covered in spicy garlicky meat and horrible chorizo
And we had a grated carrot salad with it. So I am awaiting the arrival of inspiration .

Hope everyone has a good day

ancientofdays

Karcher, that sounds like a perfectly lovely meal.

Gers

Good morning everyone.

Gosh, it's still -1 degrees outside and the forecast is for a high of 0 degrees. It'll be layers of clothes and piles of logs.

There's loads of emailing to be done, apart from my four hours of teaching a week I have another 'job' which takes three days a month so today is one of those.

Apart from that I'm hoping all will be peaceful. This will be my first free weekend since NY and I'm going to relax.

Happy Friday to all.