OS Monday 25 Feb

elona

:hello: Hello to everyone.

Just had some tea and about to go to the health centre to get my scalded arm bandaged up.

Need to phone Aunt tonight after she has spoken to the consultant about uncle's condition,which does not look good.

Will get washing out on the line later and think of something to have for tea.

See you later

Hugs to smokey,redruby,pennypincer and anyone I have missed.

Penelope_Penguin

Good morning everyone! Had a great weekend away in Newcastle (another place that the Small Penguins have put on their list of "I'd like to go to university here" ). The play was fantastic, so if you get a chance, see it when it's on tour (it's on the KS3 curriculum at our school). Our hotel was fab, with a view of Ikea and DFS (who appear to have a sale on right now :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: ).

Planning to get out in the garden this afternoon. Making curry for tea and cleaning out the fridge this morning.

Have a great day, Penny. x

ishbel76

I've been swithering for ages about whether to post or not cause I've come over all shy. I've been so moved by your situation Smokey and you have been on my mind a lot and are in my prayers. My mum spent a month in ITU on a ventilator a couple of years ago and I vividly remember how terrifying it was for those of us who love her and how much the support of others meant. I know that doesn't compare with having your partner be in this situation though.
You guys on this forum strike me as such a lovely caring bunch, I would love to get to know you all better.

tired_mum

morning all
well not much happening here kids all at school dogs walked and fed need to sort freezer out as it is end of the month next week so loads of bills:eek: promised kids i would do a countdown for our hols so they can cross the days off 33 days and counting not much planned for the week working tonite need to get dinner sorted will peel veg while watching J Kyle
Crazy hope you feel a bit better as the day goes on
Kyle hope you are feeling better
Red Ruby hugs to you and DD hope OH is ok and his dad is helping him deal with his problems
Pen Pin hope you are ok
Smoky hugs to you and the kids and i hope the news is a little better for you today
thats all for now will try to pop back later

lilmisskitkat

Ok we'll try again! :rolleyes:

Morning all! Just typed a long reply and pc decided to crash :mad: so i lost it. (((hugs))) to smoky, hilstep, ruby, pen-pin and anyone else who needs them today

Urrgh i feel awful Have got a sore throat, blocked nose and my chest feels like its being crushed. Can't take anything other than paracetamol either. DD is also ill, she got a stomach bug thats been doing the rounds. Luckily i never get stomach bugs, i've got a cast iron stomach me! OH is ok but no doubt one of us will infect him soon lol, hes off to Glasgow again tomorrow so he should escape it.

We're going for the 20 week scan this afternoon, app is at 2.20pm which means 3.20 in our local hosp - grrr! Hoping to find out the sex but i'm not convinced we will as DD was awkward and wouldn't let us look. So i was convinced she was a boy and referred to her as Joshua all through my pregnancy :rotfl: Will post again later on to let you know how we got on.

Hope everyone has a good day

Kate xxx

comping_cat

Good morning everyone,

I havnt read the thread yet, so hugs and hellos to anyone who wants/needs them xxx

On my own at the moment, but new LO starting this afternoon for his few hours. So ive popped Legends of the fall on, wanted to call DS Tristan after the Brad Pitt character in this film, but ex OH didnt want to!!!!

Nothing much planned, ive got the WM on, and ive hoovered downstairs already - think i might pop the BM going in a bit, and i must get the HM lasagne out the freezer for dinner tonight, made up loads last week!

Hope everyone has a lovely day,
Take care xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

AussieLass

Haribo Here it is. I used a 20cm springform tin for this cake, and baked for about 40 mins.It is quite a flat cake - doesn't rise much, but has a yummy caramel centre. It also is a dryish mixture for a cake. I thought I'd forgot to jot down the milk :rolleyes: so had to double check. The *dollop* bit is . I rolled little balls of mixture in my hands & placed on top of the cake. There is no way I would describe it as dollops.:D. It The top is quite crispy when baked. .Almost more like a slice as you could cut into squares.

Caramel Cake
125g butter, 4oz sugar, 7 oz plain flour, 1 egg, 1 tbsp instant coffee, 1 tsp baking soda,
Caramel - 1/2 can condensed milk, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 60g butter, vanilla essence, 1tbsp golden syrup, 1 tbsp cornflour

Cake - Cream butter & sugar. Add egg & coffee. Add sifted flour & baking powder last. Grease and flour springform tin & spread half of mix in bottom. (Slice tin would work too)
Caramel- Melt all ingredients in saucepan stirring constantly. Cool.
Spread on top of cake mixture in tin. From remaining cake mixture, add dollops :rolleyes:
on top of the caramel. Bake in mod oven 350F/180C for 40 mins. It really is yummy.

Kyle You can be so nasty to Twink sometimes.
Icecubequeen I remember you. Sorry to hear you've been made redundant but I'm sure with help from us you'll be managing fine.
ishbel :wave: Welcome to OS.
Snowy :rotfl:A turkey. It's hilarious. It reminds me of someone. But I just can't think who :think: Their Irish though.
PenPen Nice to hear you enjoyed your weekend away.

CSI isn't on tonight. :sad: The carpy grammy awards are on. :rolleyes: Byeeeeeeeeeeee

ageandjo

Morning guys

Not posted foe a few days but have read some threads, redruby - if you need a chat or if I can help in anyway i'm not too far, I have a friendly ear.
hugs to others who are felling down or suffering in one way or another.
I have not been doing too much OS lately but feel I need another kick up the rear end to get me back motivated.
Had a good weekend OH and went out for dinner on saturday which was lovely, it made a change because he has been working 7 days a week just lately. I have had a headache everyday for a week now which is unlike me, I had my eyes tested and got new specs but still the bad heads, I have promised myself if I have another one today I will go to the GP. I think it's tension TBH I seem to have a lot on my plate at the mo but I don't feel under pressure but it must come out in some way I suppose
Need to nip to the post office to send mothers day cards one to OZ and one to spain.....must be our deodorant:D roast beef for dinner tonight as we had egg and chips last night.
Take care all

mrs_mix

Morning everyone
:hello: Aussie:hello: shez:hello: catowen:hello: haribo:hello: nelski:hello: all the newbies:hello: and anyone I have forgotten:hello:
not so good today my joints are really bad I've got a few pottering about jobs to do and that will be my lot today dd has got to get her stuff ready for school tomorrow ds2 went back today
have a good day all
:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: hugs to all
pam xx

catznine

:hello: Good morning everyone!

((((big hugs)))) to Smokey, Hilstep, PP, Redruby, Kyle and anyone else who could use one

Welcome to ishbel :hello: yes this is a lovely supportive gang here! Don't be shy everybody is friendly here. Mind you don't become obsessed with breadmakers and dishcloths though like the rest of us! :rotfl:

It is my ds's lovely gf's birthday today, he is so lucky (as are we) that she is in his life, I have been up early wrapping her pressies - been quite arty in fact (for me!) and used pink tissue paper, flowers, buttons and pretty wool! All stuff I had in the craft room so very os as well. Hope she likes them, we won't get to see her until the weekend so I've sent an e mail greeting for today.

I am still ferreting around the house for shabby chic but not sure if I have found any! :rotfl: I sure have found a lot of clutter though and am about to fill some charity bags and make some space.

well must go walk the puppy! have a lovely day

Catz x