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  • Crazychik
    Crazychik Posts: 1,994 Forumite
    Good Morning ALL

    Woke up with a thick headache, hope it clears before work.
    Was going to have spag bol for dinner, but I mis-counted the mince in the freezer, so we're going to have bacon & mushroom omlette.

    Im glad the council are coming out tomorrow to replace tiles in bathroom. As some fell off last night.

    Im shocked Mark was voted out of the jungle! He's got some explaining to do!

    Welcome Astonsmum
    Happy Birthday Kiwichick
    (((hugs))) Pam
    Wow Charlie - £40 for a postcard - thats brilliant!
    Anniebooklover - cant you immitate rain and use a hosepipe!

    Have a great day all
    Love Emma xxx
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  • pipkin71
    pipkin71 Posts: 21,821 Forumite
    Morning all:wave:

    Well, no mouse in any of the traps this morning :mad: so I don't have the task of getting rid, some poison has gone though so that's a good thing.:T

    Have just had a run in with DD2. Whilst I was making their lunches she decided to play her ds rather than get ready, so when I tell her to turn off, it was strop city:mad: . Apparently her life is over because I made her turn off at an important part of the game.
    _party_ Happybirthday kiwichik _party_

    Hope everyone has a nice day and :grouphug: hugs to those who need them.:grouphug:

    Pipkin xxxx
    There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you - Beatrix Potter
  • comping_cat
    comping_cat Posts: 24,006 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIWICHIK

    Good luck today mrsmix xxx

    Good morning everyone,

    About to leave for school, so havnt read the thread yet, so hope everyone is well - ((HUGS)) if anyone needs one!!!

    Have an impromptu day off today, so im going to make the most of it and do nothing!!!! I should do some cleaning, which i am planning on doing, but i think once i get back from school, im going to put a conditioning treatmenton my haor, and have a nice hot bubble bath!

    Still nothing happening here, one day i might have something interesting to post!!!

    Have a great day everyone, :hello: Shez !!! (need to find a nice xmas avy now!!!)
    Take care xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • astonsmummy
    astonsmummy Posts: 14,219 Forumite
    :hello:
    Morning everyone!
    Happy birthday KIWICHICK :j :beer:
    Pipkin, thats pants about the traps, lets hope the poison works!
    Aston is much better today, he had a good nights sleep (although i didnt)
    He's got his 3 year developmental check today, all be it 6 months late lol
    It's at half 9, we arent even dressed cos i've been fart arsing around on here all morning, paying bills and booking a holiday :o
    It's only to pontins next year, £80 for the weekend, cant be bad.
    Havent a clue whats for dinner tonihgt, but it will be something like chips and chicken breasts or sommat, really cant be bothered to cook today :o
    Anyway, must Dash, will check back later - have a good day girlies :j
    :wave:
    :j Baby boy Number 2, arrived 12th April 2009!:j
  • joannasmum
    joannasmum Posts: 1,145 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Morning All

    Happy Birthday to Kiwichick, hope you had a good day yesterday Hester.

    Welcom to Astonmummy

    Hope everybody is ok, life seems alittle hectic at the moment I'm not getting a minute to myself. I'm hoping to get the paint work in dd room rubbed down today and put my fruit into soak for the xmas cake and pudding. I also need to do a meal plan and shopping list as its going to be very tight leading up to xmas.

    have a good day everyone
    Sorting my life out one day at a time
  • dlb
    dlb Posts: 2,488 Forumite
    Morning all.

    Well done, congratulations ect to everyone whos having b/days,good luck ect.
    Not got to much planned for today, FIL coming again (twice in a week i am honoured!) this time to drop mine and dh xmas present off that we asked them not to get, their hearts in right place but spoil xmas for me as they give me the kids and our presents not wrapped as they say there is no point!! So that means i have to wrap them up as of cause kids see the point of wrapping up presents, hes done the same with ds3 birthday present not wraped and left the price tags on so they think they have spent loads!!! Makes me so mad!!!

    Managed to get loads of items listed on ebay yesterday, my Brother in law is a manager of a nightclub and any lost property not claimed within 3 months gets binned!! Not no more he now gives it me to list on ebay, yesterday he brought me 7 coats and a few lovely designer lable handbags plus 2 pairs of jeans.....i dont even want to know how you miss place your jeans whilst on a night out!!!

    Tea tonight is pasta bake and cheesy omelete followed by toffee cheesecake.
    Have a good day everyone
    Donna
    xxx
    Proud to be DEBT FREE AT LAST
  • stefejb
    stefejb Posts: 1,725 Forumite
    catowen wrote: »

    Have an impromptu day off today

    ooh ooh me too :) I had my bubble bath last night - an hour and a half of bubbly bliss with rebecca - the novel so no gossiping please

    Call from exbil last night - he and dsis are reting a house for the trip to holland in january and there is space for me and mine about a mile from ddad's and they are subsidising us 100% so that's a result. phoned ddad to give him the dates and he was pretty disapointed that we wouldn't be staying at his until I pointed out that it would be his poor dwife who would be struggling to house 30 of us all at the same time - it's only a mile from his house anyway so we wil be there most of the time anyway. Long chat about my eldest little sis - she is 15, pretty much dropped out of school, smoking and on the pill. She has a 19yo boyf but he doesn't think she 's having s*x :rolleyes:
    Had pretty much the same problems with middle dd at the same age - except for the pill-taking and she ended up pregnant so I really felt for him. It's not easy dealing with rebel teens at any age but ddad is in his late 60's. He wasn't around when his first family hit their teens so it's a steep learning curve. He asked if my dd could have a chat with her but she says it might be better for her to have a chat with him to help him realise that it's not all his fault just like her behaviour wasn't all mine.

    Pipkin - in some ways the poison might be better in that they go somewhere else to die and it sort of dessicates them as well. I have used those sonic things for about 2 years now and haven't seen any since then. You need one for each room really - there's no way I could deal with bodies - eeeeeew.
    Happy birthday Kiwichick and hugs to anyone that needs them :)
    Plans today are the inevitable sockknitting and some flying followed by a freezer raid for one as I'm Home Alone till Sunday - yay. I have the ingredeints ofr a Lumberjack cake - will it keep till dgs's bday on saturday?
    I'm going to feed our children non-organic food and with the money saved take them to the zoo - half man half biscuit 2008
  • Oh dear Pipkin - you clearly have a supermouse. ;) Looks like the big guns are needed to deal with this one.

    Twit - that was horrible for you dealing with that poor cat but rubyred is right, your kindness helped some poor owner end their fretting. Better to know. Others might have turned away and have not wanted to deal with it.

    Well doing nothing OS yet other than loaded WM. Just enjoying feeling the sun on me from the window. It's been so dark here the past few days.

    On a muffin making exercise today after having a great success with the kids eating them yesterday. Got some apples that need using up so will get stuck in in a mo. Not sure what I'm making for tea as grocery levels are reaching critical just now. :o Have some bacon pieces so may make either macaroni cheese with bacon or bacon, cheese and potato hotpot. :D

    Have a great day and wishing the poorlies better.

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  • :o :hello: Morning PENPEN,HARIBO, ESSEXGIRL, REDRUBY, TWINK, PIPKIN71, JOHANNASMUM~ hello to you all
    ANNIEBOOKLOVER~ hope the roof is leak proof
    TAPLADY~:hello: :hello: :D
    CHALRIESMUM~ well done on the ebay sales!
    TIREDMUM~ poor DS hope things improve.i was bullied by wait for it...my teacher.he was a git when my dad died and had me in tears daily,saying things like i was only in his class because my dad was dead. Keep fighting it.
    MRSMIX~ good luck hun,thanks for the wave!:hello:
    DLB~ i couldn’t give a pressie without wrapping it first!
    CRAZYCHIK~ hope the bad head goes soon.
    CATOWEN~ have fun doing nowt ,they are the best days.:T
    Welcome ASTONSMUMMY
    Happy belated birthday HESTER and best wishes for today KIWICHICK
    STEFEJB~ your family life sounds like the opposite of the Waltons!! :rolleyes:
    WHATATWIT ~ the poor cat.and poor you witnessing it!

    Well steve mclaren has got the sack, expected it really what a joke we are !
    Last nights Celeb was ace. Dont know what Marc expected when he left.... if i was his girlfriend i wouldn’t have even got on the plane. poor woman,felt so sorry for her. Heres hoping Lynne goes next, cant stand the woman.
    Ordered shopping from Wilko to be delivered yesterday. Surprise surprise it didn’t come so im hoping today it will arrive.:rolleyes:
    Got to go the GP after with a list a mile long. (hope he has a spare afternoon )
    OH has quit his job which was expected really as the boss was taking the Michael so to speak. What wasn’t expected was OH calling the boss a kn*b head before he walked out! Gone are the days of resignation letters! :rolleyes: Hes signed on at the agencies so we are hoping he gets a call soon as the money situation gets worse by the day!!!!
    This week we have payed out a grand for the car to be fixed and remortgage fees.:eek:
    At least ive got Christmas almost boxed off.
    Pizza for tea followed by HM mince pie.yum yum.
    TTFN
    Ellie
  • patentgirl
    patentgirl Posts: 1,041 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Morning all
    Happy birthday Kiwichick
    Pipkin I have that conversation with my DD3 most mornings stroppy is not the word sometimes they can be so nice and do anything for you the next the child from hell appears!
    welcome Astonsmummy
    Twit poor you witnessing the cat being run over at least the owners know what happens thanks to you otherwise they might just think it missing or hiding somewhere
    Horrible weather again here one of the few times I am glad to be working on seconds thought no would still rather be at home
    chicken curry for tea tonight
    hugs to everyonexx
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