OS daily thread 24th November 2007

Churchmouse

Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 24th November. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything OS and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet up (although check the fence hasn’t just been painted first!) and join us for an OS natter. The more the merrier!

When you make a post, if you feel like giving it a title, that will help others that don’t have the time to read everything skim through the thread quickly but if not it's not a problem, we’re a laid back bunch here so you won’t hear any complaints. Please do not start a new daily thread before you go to bed at night because this often leaves things confusing with two daily threads live at the same time. The idea is that a member would start each new daily thread after they get up in the morning

Some people who chat here like to try to answer everyone. Don’t feel you have to though, a general “hi everyone, hope everyone’s well” type start does just as well.


Good morning everyone!!!

Well I was just about to go visit with the *Land of Nod* when the neighbour from two doors up knocked. I was actually in bed, eyes closed and on the verge of a snore when the bell went. DH has since gone mad ( he was asleep and didn't hear the bell:rolleyes: ) that I got up and answered the door. Neighbour was lonely and needed a chat. It's sad really. He had moved in with the widow who rented the property a couple of years ago, and she has now died. He has to vacate the property since they never married or put him on the rentbook. I never got on that well with her, but he's a !!!!!cat:D I feel so sorry for him but don't know what I can do to help. ( He assumed I was up because there was a downstairs light on! I'll have words with the DS who hasn't yet mastered switching lights off)

Anyway, I'm now wide awake, and looking at a hectic day tomorrow( today really!!!!)

I have some fundraising activities at Church first thing, then over to DS2 and family. They're all poorly with cold/flu-like viruses, so I'm bringing DGSs back with me to give them a break. Just as well I'm not one for Saturday shopping.;) Got a couple more presents yesterday, so only about 20 or so to get:rotfl: :rotfl: Christmas, don't you just love it:p (actually I do, once the shops close on Christmas Eve:rolleyes: )

mrs mix, glad you're home, just take it as easy as possible. ((((hugs)))) and hopes that this op will bring you some much deserved relief:D

Aussie, well that dishcloth..... I'm speechless in wonderment at it's ........wonderfulness:rotfl: :rotfl: As an Aussie you know nothing about soccer. Just 'cos we went out doesn't make us failures:rotfl: Just not successful:o

Now I can hear the [strike]damn[/strike]lovely foxes playing outside. I look forward to more pots on their side and plants the worse for wear in the morning:mad: Between them and the squirrels it's a wonder I have any garden left:rolleyes: Each morning I'm greeted with bulbs scattered everywhere and earth scattered far and wide. I keep replanting the tubs 'cos I'm blowed if a furry pest will get the better of me, good job I'm stubborn too;)

Suppose I should wend my way back upstairs and see if I can get some sleep ( if DH isn't snoring for England again:rotfl: )

I hope you have good Saturdays, and ((hugs) to all who need them. JackieO, thinking of you, how's it going? Would love to hear of your progress:D

Take care,

CMxxx

I haven't used a rude word, honestly. It was p uss y cat:o

SnowyOwl_2

Morning everyone

Churchie, hope you got to sleep! Your poor neighbour....he must have thought he was getting life sorted. I'm sure he's devestated. Your OH is right though, not good answering the door at that time of night!

Happy birthday to Kyle's OH.

Plans for today...just the usual [STRIKE]drudgery[/STRIKE] cleaning, washing etc etc that us Old Stylers love so much:rolleyes: I am not going anywhere near a supermarket, but will go to the local shop to pick up a copy of The Guardian for the free supplement about baking. Well I think it's in The Guardian, I'm not spending £1.00 on a newspaper most of which I won't read unless it's got something free and useful with it.

AussieLass - congratulations on the dishcloth, it's beautiful, a work of art. Aren't you clever. You going to give it to your exDIL "with love" for Christmas?

Hope everyone is well and that the drugs work today.

Snowy

cheerfulness4

Good morning Snowy, churchmouse and all to follow.

Pipkin - just caught up with yesterdays thread and you got the little guy. Well done! Was talking to DH's sisters on Thursday evening and both horrified that they have little 'furry friends', too. They were swapping tips. SIL was telling me that she 'saw' movement for weeks after catching hers but it was just jumpiness. I'd still keep the traps down just to be sure.

Mrs Mix - hope you'll soon be much more comfortable.

Nice lazy day planned today. All men folk in house have colds so I think we'll have a cosy day home today. Have nieces coming to dinner unexpectedly tomorrow so will require some quick thinking to adjust my menu. Not much in but I've worked out a cunning plan to make a load of HM stuff that will look great on the table (thanks to the 'feeding 5 from the cupboard thread' )

Cat looking longingly at me so I'd best put her some food down and replenish my coffee cup.

Enjoy your weekends.

dlb

Morning evereyone.
Just wanted to say Happy Birthday to...Kyles Dh, Stefejb Gs, and to my Ds3 who is 10 today!! Hope everyone has great days!!:j :j

Im up early as didnt put the birthday banners up, so just having a coffee to wake me up then will get that sorted, kids want getting up before dh goes to work to have car mended at 8am!! As ds3 said he wanted to open present before not after dad gets back from work...dont blame him!!:D

Feel quite old today as this is my little boys first double figure birthday, yes i still have dd who is 5 in 10 days time, but with having 3 boys now all in double figures feels strange!!:p
We arnt having a party but are doing a bush tucker trial later, have lots of lovley stuff for the kids to try and eat including peas and custard, beetroot and ice cream, jelly worms in angel delight plus others i will sort later!!:o :rotfl:

Have a great day everyone off to get the camera and banners up:T :T
Donna
xx

mioliere

Morning to all. CHURCHMOUSE - although your sleep was disturbed, you must have been a great comfort to your neighbour. You have playful foxes, my Mum has a badger! He visits in the dead of night and plays with an old ball, zig-zagging up and down the garden with it, then he digs huge holes in her lawn and, like your foxes, upsets all the pots. there is such a lot of wildlife activity going on at night - I have foxes and an occasional couple of deer; the deer were quite entrancing the first time I saw them silhouetted in the moonlight - I couldn't stop looking at them.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Mr KYLE, DLB's DS3 and STEF's GS!:bdaycake: :bdaycake: :bdaycake:

Well, I haven't read the rest of yesterday's thread yet and I hardly had any time on here due to my 'new' office chest of drawers causing a massive change-around of the downstairs furniture. It looks great but my DH polished it to within an inch of it's life with some old lavendar wax polish which smells a bit 'old-ladyish' (it's not me, honest) and it keeps making me sneeze. We also turned out the understairs cupboard - it's amazing how many boxes of lightbulbs you find hidden away when you avoid looking for them in case you find a spider! I also found my old jelly moulds which I shall use to make puddings for the grandchildren.

Today, I am icing my Christmas cake, doing a smallish pile of ironing, visiting the gym - I didn't have time yesterday - doing some more paperwork and making a plum and pear crumble. I have finally finished knitting 'Mr Bean's teddy' (for my DS2, aged 26 next month!). I just have to knit the ears - it's a huge teddy, a lot bigger than it looks in the pattern (an online freebie); I'm going to knit it a football scarf and bobble hat, as well.

PAM - hope you are feeling better today.

(((hugs))) to everyone who has been unwell lately.

Anyway, off to have another cuppa and a shower so see you all later.

KathyXX:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

pipkin71

Morning everyone:hello:

It's cold this morning. DD2's asthma is playing up - it does every winter, and our heating system doesn't help. It's the blow air kind. So I was up with her in the night, thankfully the inhaler did it's job.

Today we're off to the church fete. The girls will be helping to sell cakes for guides / brownies and I'm hoping to spot a bargain at the donated stand. Last year I managed to pick up a brand new, still sealed disney cushion of snow white and dwarf cuddly toy for £2, which was an ideal christmas present for my niece. They were £15 in the disney store.

I've had heart burn since last night, so need to pick up some stuff from the chemist, and more milk as we seem to be going through it right now. 6pints since Wednesday evening, and I only have it in tea. DD1 just has a small amount on her cereal as she doesn't like it much, so DD2 has some explaining to do. I'm treading on eggshells with her right now though. [I've just re-read that and I sound quite mean really, moaning about milk, perhaps it is best to say nothing, otherwise I will start sounding like my own parents:rotfl: ]

_party_Happy birthday to your son dlb _party_

I felt old when DD reached her tenth birthday, so know how you feel. DD2 wont reach double figures until next October, although she's acting like a teenager already!

Hi cheerfulness4, unfortunately some more poison was taken yesterday so we obviously have more than the one I caught the other day.:mad: Traps are reset though and I have moved a trap closer to the poison. I don't know if it's psychological, but I can smell a mousey smell in the kitchen this morning. I've disinfected the sides just in case they were up there:mad:

Hope you manage to get some sleep churchmouse.

:grouphug: Hugs to all who need them today:grouphug:

It's :coffee: time. Thankfully there's enough milk left:rotfl:

Pipkin xxxx

twink

morning all

looks cold out there but no frost, am off to asda in a little while then back to clean the house because ds2 and squishy are visiting if the weather is okay
i will have to check out the price of veg as i am making oodles of golden veg soup for next saturdays soup and sweet so fingers crossed it will turn out okay, wont be making it till next friday though
dont think we have any foxes here although we are in the country nearly though my aunt does have a badger who comes nightly for his cat food but he doesnt make a mess

Happy Birthday kyles dh, dlb's ds3 and stefejb's dgs and of course i am loads older than them all stefejb

snowy i wouldnt be best pleased with the dentist either he must have thought you were a mind reader
mioliere am sure your ds will love his teddy, my ds2 is getting a present that will take him back to his childhood, hope he likes it

hugs to all inc jackie, anniestar, grannybroon and pennypincher

tired_mum

morning all
freezing cold here im Essex this morning
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYLES DH, DLB'S DS3, STEFEJB'S DGS:bdaycake: :bdaycake: :bdaycake:
well off to sell raffle tickets with local scout group in a bit and then drop DD1 at Lakeside and go to the church bazaar this afternoon so a busy one for us today
Hugs to all who need them especially Pen Pin, Nicola,jackie and anyone else suffering from the lurgy or just feeling under the weather

charlies_mum

Morning all :wave:

:bdaycake: to everyone with a birthday

Don't usually post at the weekend, but just waiting for DH to get ready and then we are off to the auction. There is a job lot of Christmas cards in today, so might get those if they are the right price -just hope everyone hasn't already bought their cards, or they could be a long term investment :rolleyes:

Pipkin, you are so brave, I hate mice and would have to live in the caravan if we had them :eek:

Got to go now, have a good day everyone x

cheerfulness4

Oh bad luck Pipkin. My SIL says that she knows that the little critters have been eating the poison at her house because their poops have got blue bits in them. :rolleyes:

Shez

Morning everyone!

Very frosty here today!!! yesterday I bleached up the front crazy paving (I must be the only one who still has that!! but I quite like it:p ) and the xmas trees are in their pots ready for twinkly xmas lights!! Also cleaned the oven, so another lovely job out of the way:rolleyes: Made a start on my xmas cards, but I should get organised and prepare a list of labels to just print off every year!

Kids are still suffering with colds/high temps/sick, draggin on abit:o

Yesterday the blue tit found my new bird feeder!:D
apart from that not much else happening in Shezville!

snowy - After all this OS do you really need to buy a paper about baking??:D
churchie - Ive got a big fox too that liikes to make holes in my tubs! aww yr poor neighbour, dont know what to suggest that can help.
DLB - bushtucker trials sound really fab!!
pipkin - know what u mean, you cant rest can you for keep thinkin the blighters are runnin over yr work tops!
mioliere - teddy sounds lovely, will you post a pic when youve finished?

Happy Birthday to MrKyle, DLB DS, Stefejb GS!!!

have a good saturday everyone!