5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

Frith

Pleasures for today (Friday)

1) Not a bad sleep plus a lie in.

2) Bigger son appeared. We had a cup of tea and I phoned the dentist so he can have his tooth glued back in.

3) Hens OK.

4) Spoke to neighbour and other neighbour is doing well after his operation. Staples are out!

5) A good weekly email from smaller son's college.

6) Smaller son wanted a very particular sort of tea that one of his teachers drinks so I popped to Holland and Barrett to get some. Did charity shops quickly and found a brand new coffee press for bigger son's stocking. Also bought Christmas cards (from Oxfam).

7) Chips from the van for tea.

8) Watched I'm a Celebrity.

villagelife

For yesterday.

1. Cleaned a spare room. It had been used as a dumping ground but looks so much better now.

2. Had an enjoyable dog walk. It was sunny and blue skies.

3. Some furniture was delivered. So can get organised downstairs and things out away.

4. Went out with friends for a festive meet up. The service was slow. 2 and 1/2 hours and not asked if we wanted desert.. Money off the bill so very reasonable cost. Very good company.

5. DH has been given another Christmas present from a patient. Looks very much like more wine.

LaineyT

For yesterday,

After days of low cloud we had some sunshine, lifts the spirits.

Some errands first thing, how does my to do list keep getting bigger??!

Over to see my girlie, we did some pole work in the school followed by a mooch around, she has a full winter coat now, very white and soft, half horse, half polar bear.

Had forgotten about an advent candle that I picked up in the January sales, it’s fairly big and we have a lot to catch on so it was burning most of the afternoon.

Opened a bottle of red and enjoyed a glass with tea, made a paella.

VJsmum

Art'noon all, sorry for my absence
Only skim read but clocked that Sue has had a first - they are always so hard, hope you took it gently Sue

SOme pleasures recently

1. DS got an interview for a very good job.  Keep your fingers crossed 🤞
2. walks / coffees with friends
3. Both mum's and dad's anniversaries of their deaths passed this week - not a pleasure, of course, except that i did not dwell too long. My lovely (if somewhat scatty and flighty) SiL asked me to tell her some happy memories.  Such a nice thing to ask
4. Tutorials and teaching went well - 5 weeks off now is the biggest pleasure to do with that!
5. The theatre yesterday with DD - even if we didn't get home until 2.00 this morning. 😴

Have a great day all.

mhagster

And tomorrow is another day! 

A very poorly child through the night was waved off in an ambulance this morning. But she’s been seen and discharged and is home again. I don’t like the not being able to be with her. 

So hopefully a better nights sleep for us both tonight, grateful for our NHS 

balabooberlies

VJsmum said:

Art'noon all, sorry for my absence
Only skim read but clocked that Sue has had a first - they are always so hard, hope you took it gently Sue

SOme pleasures recently

1. DS got an interview for a very good job.  Keep your fingers crossed 🤞
2. walks / coffees with friends
3. Both mum's and dad's anniversaries of their deaths passed this week - not a pleasure, of course, except that i did not dwell too long. My lovely (if somewhat scatty and flighty) SiL asked me to tell her some happy memories.  Such a nice thing to ask
4. Tutorials and teaching went well - 5 weeks off now is the biggest pleasure to do with that!
5. The theatre yesterday with DD - even if we didn't get home until 2.00 this morning. 😴

Have a great day all.

Thank you for your post VJ.  It gives me hope that I won't always feel so bereft.

On the same day my Dad died my Aunty's Mum went into a coma and died 10 days later.  Someone who knew my dad as a child and was best friends with his Mum.  All in a tiny village.

It was my Dad that went back, saw my Aunty grown, and got his brother to visit.  It's called 'Proxenia', introducing someone with a view to marriage.  No strings, no pressure.

When one of their daughters was about 8 years old she was told the story and promptly asked my Dad if he could arrange a Proxenia between her and Prince William.  Still makes us laugh.....

have a lovely evening all, and huge hugs to those that need them.

love

bala

x

DundeeDoll

fingers crossed re DS job vjsmum dd2 is applying for a job as we speak 
1) saturday hooray no alarm lazy morning 
2) toast and dundee marmalade followed by long lie in bath while reading wintering a book about geese - highly recommend
3) just as i was about to start the housework (honest) gbf phoned did i want lunch at the botanics. yes
4) mum and 2 friends round for a drink and nibbles - very good fun, all LFD -ve 
5) Dr M's lights all on - wondering he's back from Canada - he sent me a thumbs up re the fulham result - realising what a mother hen i am and how happy i am for one of his friends now settled with gf and worrying about another who poured out his troubles last sunday sigh and will be very happy to know dr m is home safe and sound. leicester play newcastle tomorrow, i will be watching in mennies on my own

LaineyT

For yesterday.

A stunning sunrise.

Made bread and while it was proving I had a good sort through the basket that I keep all my cards and wrapping paper in, found two unopened boxes of festive cards 🤨 oh well, always next year!

Lunch and then over to see the horse, she fell asleep as I was giving her a good groom then she listened to the first half of footie commentary with me. 

Snorkers for tea, pork & sage from butchers.

We watched Strictly then had a few games of Yahtzee before Bridget Jones chased Mark Darcy through the snow in her pants.

balabooberlies

I love that film Lainey.  Good dose of romance......

 

x 

VJsmum

Morning all

Gotta love a Bridget Jones - hope she was wearing her Bridget Jones's 🤣

DD - good luck to your DD

Pleasures for yesterday
1. More sleep than i could have had following a late night - although still not really enough
2. More 'This is Us' in the bath.. nearly finished it 😳
3. Made a start on the new batch of marking - the pleasure is making the start not doing the marking
4. Made a start on the christmas shopping too - though I hates it (to be said in a Gollum voice)
5. Left over curries for tea - yom.

Have a great day all.