5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

Highdays

Oh, Frith, the whole thing is a total nightmare isn't it? These buyers came to view then we heard no more for nearly a month so assumed they had gone elsewhere then back they came with a builder to look at what could be done and then a mad, frantic rush. The waiting for something - anything - to happen is a nightmare if you are the kind of person, like me, who likes to be in control because you are just not! Just remember, what's for you won't go by you and hold tight xx

villagelife

Highdays an emotional and busy day.

1. A walk along the beach and a paddle but was very cold.

2. Lovely lunch at a local restaurant.

3. Arranged to meet up with friends

4. Good flight home.

DS1 has so much of the his wedding sorted and there are limited numbers due to space and money.
DH decided to tell him by text that DH best friend plus 1 needs to be invited. If this happens a bridesmaid plus 1 can't come. I am livid with DH as he said he wants nothing to do with the wedding unless this person is invited. Putting it into more context myself and DH have only met the person once for a meal and DS1 and girlfriend have never met him. If it was a large wedding and we were contributing financially I would understand more but as it is I don't understand at all but he is refusing to listen.
Sorry for the rant.

LaineyT

Highdays am loving the Shardlake books just as much the second time around, hugs re the family home, it’s such a tough path to tread.

For yesterday,

Funnily enough it was the 6 year anniversary of losing DM, my first thought on waking was this time etc we had an hour or so left, hardest thing ever had to do but oh she lived a life and is missed every single day.

Early morning cuddles with small dog with a cup of honey & lemon, a habit that seems to have stuck after having the flu.

The Archers omnibus had just finished when eldest DSS arrived for a coffee and a catch up, he should fly back towards end of week to resume overseas job.

Tasty if late lunch of HM chicken & ham pie with mashed swede & carrot plus broccoli.

Rest of day spent reading and watching footie then the unexpected pleasure of a new series of Vera.

Happycas

Good morning.  Not much weather here today, and that's a good thing after the recent wind and rain.

V Life - that sounds very tricky.  It's hard for your son to decide on that one.  I hope sense will prevail.

Highdays - And breathe!! Well done for reaching that point so quickly.  Try to have an easy week to let things settle  down in your mind.  Be kind to yourself

Coffee and croissants are a Sunday morning treat here.  Much easier now we have the air fryer.

D Doll. - sounds like a chat up to me 😃 Are you pleased?  Will you respond?

A weekend of clearing and sorting.  Did lots of admin.  Decided on a budget of sorts, though from past experience it probably won't last long.  Came up with a vague holidays plan.  That stands a better chance of success 😂

Made a curry to use up lots of bitsas.  Was very good.  Was going to make a cake but there are lots of odd buns/ slices of cake / pieces of pie in the bottom of the freezer so will use them first. Very MSE!

Yoga today. Will drop off the finally completed gloves for DGD on the way.

Happy Monday everyone

Admiral_Barbarossa

Oh Miss D4V: Holes are required in socks for the toes to breathe!
Easy Ms. DD!

Luck at this?

Well there we is. SunDae done and dusted. Dinner was some roasted pork bits, with snorkers in blankets and fresh cut sage and onion stuffing. Had loads of leaks from the discount surplus store last week, so finished them off with a carrot and swede mash. Pan gravy was served. NO SPROUTS! Then had sum xmas pud with instant lumpy custard. Good for you!

Watched another opera at the stream from the Met! We us the fx card to pay so not ripped off by the bank on transactions! Fruit waters and cheese was taken. Cocoa finished off, that is how the Admiral can relax when he sleeps! Than he can gets up brite eyed and bushy taled!

Now connected to the Tower via the VPN. We has had a downgrade over the weakened and the icons has gone! Chaos at the Tower. Still another downgrade should moor than fix what was working before!

Now I has my fresh fruit salad and some cheese for my din dins and that is all for the day folks!

Jen sends her

Frith

Ooo, we had gone on to page 2. Poor show!

Pleasures for today (Monday)

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) Bigger son had a good day at work and smaller son also seems quite contented today.

3) I pottered around during the morning doing only the most essential jobs.

4) English lessons this afternoon. I took the tennis rackets and they will be loaned out to people. Interestingly, one of the people today said what his name meant (it is Arabic) and I got home, went on Duolingo to practise, and it was the first new word that came on the screen!

5) Talking of Duolingo, the total of Arabic I have learned today overtook the amount of Welsh.

6) Popped to M and S for a pot of tea after the English lesson.

7) A cheating M and S pie has just gone in the oven for our tea.

8) It is not very warm now so it'll be 2 hwbs later and watch tv in bed after tea.

mhagster

Hello from the land of cold ( I remember I used to work in the land of heat at this time of year!) 

So alarm set for up for work this morning. The time allows for doggy walk, doggy cuddles, shower, getting dressed, maybe a bit of pottering around…and defrosting the car windows. It did not include the key not going in the lock! All frozen! Couldn’t get in my car ! And it seems I wasn’t the only one round here. I’ve never known this to happen! Anyway eventually got in ( poured warm water) 

Anyway in to work with a mid morning reprieve and home to see my doggy for a while. Sat and had cuddles and a chat! Then back to work which was fine. Busy without being crazy and fabulous tips! Good company and the odd laugh! Glad it’s done though! 

Then home with some leftover soup that colleague forgot to lift so I thought I’ll take it however it got tipped up in my work bag. I only realised when I heard the dog making a funny slurping noise! Thankfully I heard him or it would have soaked through to my new rug! The mess! Oh my goodness! And the nooooo as it had went through a plastic folder and over two of my work notebooks…thankfully managed to rescue a big account scribblings and lists! ( though I have it all on email I do like a handwritten list and notes too) so that’s all laid out on top of tea towels to dry and then I’ll transfer it to a new book! 

DD2 was not going to be home then was then wasn’t then was! So she picked up pies and beans at supermarket on way home and a quick 10 minutes in airfryer and they were ready. 

DundeeDoll

frith my son is still waiting having had his offer accepted October - it's infuriating!
and yes happycas very flattered and may indeed drop him a line, just saying next time he's in Dundee does he fancy a drink. my last first day was nearly 40 years ago...
1) lovely walk into work (though my hands got cold even with gloves)
2) got a frog eaten - a report i've been putting off for nearly 6 months (no i don't know why either!)
3) put on call the midwife and did my 23 minute mrssd declutter 
4) then onto the exercise bike (mrpiano's old one so very good quality) for the rest of it
5) and realised the desk in the corner of my bedroom is exactly what i need for my new home office. so all very mse

DigForVictory

Purple kitten - "very colourful stir-fry" sounds wonderful!

Kittikins - a good launderette is a wonderful thing.

DundeeDoll - hurrah getting dogs back to owner & if the gent managed to leave you his number, he's definitely hoping!

Highdays - I am listening ahrd as son hopes to becoem a hoemowner & he will have the frantic sprints & the long waits & expect me to know what's happeening!

villagelife - remind DH that DS is picking his carehome?Hang onto memory of lovely lunch!

LaineyT - anniverseries can be very hard. Big hugs to you!

Happycas - a bitsa curry can be very toothsome. Fingerless gloves completed & ready to be dropped off <happydance!>

BoP - an occasional sprout makes you appreciate the other vegetables more. Sounds like your techs Have been having fun!

Frith - when your Arabic outnumbers your Welsh, I think you're allowed a cheating pie & an early night with HWBs.

mhagster - hand sanitiser can defrost a lock. Haggis gets real soup & the Fates & DD2 bring home a quick supper as mission comfortable notes dry

New baby boy cousin Max! (His aunt is due to produce playmate cousin Any Day Now.)

Godfather's lass sent me some Very Sensible advice about boots - just my legs are a bit too solid for both her recommended makers. Pleasure is getting my eye in for what makes the good different to the average!

Middleson leaned over the corner of my desk & fished out a tub of sugar I hadn't known was there!

Mango seed sprouting quietly in the dark is doing rather better than mango seed in soil on windowsill - but in this weather, hardly a shock! Pleasure is Both appear to be surviving & may yet send out shoots & leaves.

Arrived late to Only Connect but did passably.

Health strength love & courage to all as have need, & please be careful in this weather. If in doubt, presume it'll be slippery underfoot...

topsyturphy

Struggling to find pleasures today 

DS2 came off his scooter today, ended up breaking his femur and another bone near his knee, it was an open wound. Pleasures are the wonderful emergency services and trauma team. He has had surgery and is now on a ward at the big hospital in Cambs.

I am now on days off thank goodness and I’m finally in bed.