O/S Daily Monday 24th December 2018

silver-oldie

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silver-oldie

Good morning all

Can't sleep, nothing new there

Haven't posted as I didn't want to bring the mood down especially at this time of year
Struggling at the moment, not helped by DS. He came Saturday, first time I've seen him since August. I asked if we could see him more often and he was quite unpleasant, everything is my fault. It's up to me to visit, up to me to keep in touch etc.

Take care all

WeeMidgie

Wow Silver Oldie, you're awake even earlier than me. I woke up with a raging thirst and I'm propped up in bed rehydrating with a good cup of tea. Sorry your son lacks insight and empathy into your situation, that's very hard for you.

I'm heading off to my aged aunt's this afternoon, and have a fair bit to get done before then, so I'll take this opportunity to wish everyone the best possible Christmas, with special shout outs to TA, Silver Oldie, Poppy, snoozer, dumpling, taff, Holly, Csarina, Gers, Hester, hugs aplenty and for everyone else dealing with rough times. I'll raise a glass to you all tomorrow over the turkey and Brussels sprouts

ancientofdays

Good morning, I'm up but not doing things, just having a potter about on the net.

silver-oldie my mum is *punishing* me for some imagined transgression by not ringing me. I'll probably ring her at some point today but I really don't enjoy this type of mind game. Somehow, we seem to be in the middle, don't we!

I have some stuff to do today but not much, was really busy yesterday and today is my annual Christmas treat day, I get a fishfinger sandwich for dinner.

Wishing everyone a good, peaceful Christmas and I'm thinking of those of us for whom it will be a more difficult time.

tru

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Joy to the World , the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing :xmassmile [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Morning :santa2: [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Merry Christmas Eve [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Oh WeeMidgie I don't know what to say - you absolutely did not deserve to be ranted at! I hope you're OK xx[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]silver-oldie You wouldn't be bringing the mood down at all. It's for anything you want to share, good or bad. Please don't feel like you can't or shouldn't post, you absolutely can and should![/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Mr tru tries to take over everything and when he can't, he goes out of his way to do things that get in my way. Yesterday while I was cooking the party food and had stuff everywhere, he decided to sort through chillies then get the grinder out to make powder. Then he checks on what you're doing 'are you sure the oven is the right temperature?' etc. I usually turn the other cheek, but at the moment I want to slap that other cheek. Then give a bloody hard smack to the first one :rotfl: After reading a lot of articles and speaking to a couple of trusted people, I have diagnosed him (but not said it out loud, except for on here!) with passive aggression with an emphasis on narcissism. His problem, not mine. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]I had fun trying to find space for all the food to cool down, while making sure Scamp couldn't reach it, lol. I decided a bit more variety was needed with pastry things so added cheese and onion rolls in case anyone fancied a change from sausage rolls [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Most of the food is sorted, I just need to grill the little pizzas, bake the baguettes and do some jacket potatoes. Crackers have been put in a basket, ready for Little Mate to hand out. Sweeties are in little baskets. Some drink is in the fridge, the rest is outside. Tea and coffee jars are full. Pop and juice are on the worktop. Glasses are sparkling. LM's presents are under the tree. Scamp's bone is at the ready [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Can't wait! But for now, it's early and I'm the only one up. I've lit a scented candle and I'm drinking coffee. The kitchen window is wide open, letting in fresh air and silence. It's not often completely silent here and it's bliss [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]I hope you all have a lovely Christmas, and spend it how YOU want to - whether it's noisy and chaotic or quiet and peaceful xx [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Merry Christmas everyone xx [/FONT]

:rudolf: :snow_grin :xmastree: :snow_laug :xmassign:

bellabella

Morning all
Dolly is still in bed i will walk in a bit need to go and get the meat from Morries between 8-8.30 and get some lemonade then I am done just a hoover round and wash the bedroom floors and the house is done so hopefully by midday I will be finished . Had a good weekend my bestie came round yesterday we have been friends for 47 years although our lives have taken very different paths we are still as close as we were all those years ago we are going to try and get a week away together as we are both 50 this year :eek:where has the time gone since those carefree days playing in the street together and only going home when the street lights came on seems like yesterday we both got chucked out of brownies because she kicked me so I bit her
I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas whatever you are up to and for those struggling I hope that you find the peace that you need . Hugs go to all those who are unwell or who are looking after unwell loved ones
Have a great day whatever you are up to xxxx

dumpling

Good morning everyone :santa2:
Happy Christmas Eve . I've been up for hours but I don't mind today as I feel it is going to be a good one. The grandkids will be here in an hour full of beans (and coco pops) and we are going to have some fun.


I packed Lilly off to bed about 4 ish so she will not be feeling too special when the kids jump on her. She was playing computer games to distract herself from her toothache so I didn't mind. Lee seems to be coping with it all and has offered to clean my cooker today, an offer I will be very happy to accept. Phoebe is going to scrub the bathroom and loos and Lilly will be tasked to put the hoover round downstairs and generally tidy up. Once that is out of the way we can just relax and enjoy Christmas.


I can't wait to see them opening their presents tomorrow. I have bought them lots that I hope they will love. The grandchildren will be ruined as well and I don't care. I have had so much enjoyment choosing and buying gifts for everyone and I am looking forward to watching them opening them.I have managed to keep mostly everything a secret too even with Lilly sneaking around trying to find out what I have bought :rotfl:.

We are having our traditional picky tea tonight with lots of lovely cheese and crackers, pate, cooked ham but no sausage rolls. I can't believe I didn't get any .

Hope you all have a fantastic day whatever you are up to, take care xx

nmlc

Morning everyone

silver-oldie - thanks for starting us off x

Hugs to those that want/need one x

Happy birthday to those with a birthday x

DH up and gone to work stupid early, both boys still in their pits, but DS2 is coming with me first thing then going to the gym.

Still pitch black, damp underfoot and air feels cooler this morning.

Dinner was lovely at mum and dad's yesterday but we were late eating - timekeeping with my family is not great. The cheesecake I made was well received and there wasn't any left. Tonight not sure what we'll be eating but probably something from my hamper - but nothing to difficult as I do all the food prep and last minute things for tomorrow. I know lots of people don't like cooking xmas dinner, but I love cooking it as long as I've prepped and planned well. I'm hoping this year to be done by lunchtime to 2pm at the latest.

Keep safe and well x

nmlc x

TravellingAbuela

Morning folks and thanks SILVER-OLDIE for starting off. We have been worried by your absence so please keep posting, good or bad. This thread has been my lifeline these last months since I lost Bob. Nothing worse than bottling things up and no-one has told me to shut up. On the contrary I have had many shoulders to cry on. We can't do anything about your son's attitude but we can listen and sympathise. xx

I had a very up and down day yesterday. First upset was DD's friend with the flowers and then a neighbour who came round with an Xmas card. She had me in more tears. But DB and SIL came up in the evening and we ended up re-living our childhood days and all the adventures and fun we had growing up in a time when kids could be kids. We could be playing up in the woods all day and no-one called the police to report us missing. We just came home when we were hungry. We had lots of laughs remembering all the scrapes we got into. So I had a cheerful end to the day after my previous two upsets.

I lit the star candle last night that I mentioned the other day and it looked beautiful. I don't know how it works but when lit little stars light up amongst the red ones surrounding it. No batteries involved so it's a mystery how that happens. It's going to DDs with me today.

I have no idea what time DD is popping up for me this morning. She said she would let me know but as it's supposed to be for breakfast I had better get myself moving and pack my little overnight bag. Plus there are mountains of presents here to take down as well.

I shall be back home tomorrow afternoon when DD goes to work and the DGDs go to their dads. I'll be off back down again Boxing Day for our postponed Christmas dinner!

Have a lovely Xmas every one of you and ((HUGS)) as always for all the poorlies,sad, worried or lonely. Thinking especially about HOLLY, POPPY, TAFF and dear SILVER-OLDIE. And all our other absent friends who have not posted for a while. Hope all is ok in their worlds. Take care all xxx

ScarletRibbons

Good morning everyone. It seems to be mild here - not that I've been outside but I can tell by the temperature of the house, the heating is not on yet but it's not bad at all.

Silver_Oldie, don't stop posting, you aren't bringing the thread down. I'm so sorry that your DS reacted to you in that way. If you can find relief in posting here, do it. Most of us will have, or have had, family members causing us heartache, I have, and I know it will continue. Sadly, there's often not a lot we can do about it.


Aod, sometimes my Mum did that sort of thing - she was of the mindset that if you didn't know what you had done to upset her, she wasn't going to tell you, she loved a grievance.
Lord preserve us from ending up like that!!

Tru, your food sounds delicious, but there's nothing worse than being checked up on is there, when you know what you're doing.

Bella, you made me laugh talking about getting kicked out of Brownies!!

Dumpling, hope you and the family have a great day

Yesterday i picked the meat up from the butchers, I was there at 7.50. We had dgd for the day, as we were taking her out to buy her some clothes as part of her present, We had intended to go on Saturday but she wasn't well. Anyway we had a successful expedition, followed by a lunch in MacDonald's, which she regards as fine dining.

Ds and family came in the afternoon and stayed for tea. By the time they left it was 8.30pm and I was really tired, what with a run of bad nights and being up early. We had a quick tidy round in the kitchen, then went and sat down in front of the tv with wine.

Think I'll nip down to Morries for a few things then that's it.

Thinking of you all,

Take care folks

ScarletRibbons

It's me again - I've just read yesterday's posts.


So sorry your daughter tore into you WeeMidgie, how hurtful when you'd sent a her such a nice present.

It's so true, often a mother's place is well and truly in the wrong!

Hope you'll be ok.