Old Style Diary Archive - AUG 05

taplady

Hi to you all,am a new oldstyler but am addicted already! i made a HM pizza yesterday from a recipe on this site and it went down so well they want another tonight!My kidz are back to school next wednesday so we too must have a trying on session to see what fits. My boys are into man sized clothes (medium & large) as both taller than me! one takes size 9 shoes and the other size 12!!
Anyone know the best place for white shirts for school? Most shops dont do em big enough!

Have a nice day

JAMIEDODGER

morning all....as much as i love the kids being at home i cannot wait for monday! i have really got out of routine with them being at home and everything has slipped dreadfully including the finances lol.

anyway all this week i have been planning a major "get back to OS" ready for the 5th . have all the kids stuff sorted out for monday all labelled up! (18 school shirts to put names in...yuk!)

have done a huge rework of the budget and am ready to get back on track for the 12th. pointless before then because have changed bank accounts and am waiting for all dd's to be prossessed and new dates out etc.

i think breadmaker has felt a bit neglected lately...but not from next week tho!!!! :rotfl:

have a good day all
jd

Penny-Pincher!!

Petal-wooden venetians :eek:

Well we have tried everything...those little gadgets that go in between the slats...rubbish.....damp cloth....leaves streaky.....vinegar solution.....leaves streaky.

The best method we use is to spray with normal furniture polish and wipe with a clean dry duster. This deflects the dust and stops it drawing to the wooden slats....can get away with once a week-before had to do it 2-3 times a week :mad:

PP
xx

ancasta_2

I use cheap baby wipes on the ones at mams and the ones we used to have. I didnt have any problem with streaking so it might be worth a try of them.

nicki_2

Thats another thing to add to my "Not when we get our own place" list then - wooden blinds :rotfl: At this rate well be living in an empty room with no flooring or anything up at the windows :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

moggins

Morning all, sorry I haven't been around much lately, things have been a little skewy lately, but I have been on the phone to my breast care nurse all morning and am slowly getting things sorted. I also have an appointment with my doctor next week to see if I can get counselling to sort my head out. My control freak tendencies have hit an all time high and are currently destroying my marriage so old style has been the least of my priorities I'm afraid

Just hope DH willl bear with me until I can get the counselling and get my head sorted

MrsB_2

Oh (((((((((((((((((Moggins)))))))))))))))

Take care of yourself lovey, we're here when you need us, and when you dont, well, we wont take a huff!!

Thinking of you.

squeaky

We've no objections at all to being your first port of call when things get tough. There's always someone around who can help - even it's only with a kind word and a :coffee:

Zziggi

Morning everyone! :hello:

I'm in AGONY today Our friend with the apple trees rang us up yesterday afternoon asking us to come and strip the apple trees.She's sick of windfalls all over her grass. So yesterday evening i spent absolutely stripping the trees of apples. 4 trays of hand picked apples & 10 carrier bags of windfalls later...... no guesses what i'll be doing every evening for a week!!!! :eek:

Climbing up step ladders didn't do me much good so i'll be taking it easy today (and tomorrow) thank goodness i had the kids who i could bribe to bend down and pick all the apples from the floor!

Washing hung out on the line, yogurt maker switched on, slow cooker on (baked apples with mincement from the OS index). Popping out for an appointment later so wont't be about to cook today. Not sure what meals will be today - probably something quick and easy.

Anyone for stewed apples???? :rolleyes:

MATH

It's the end of an era today! This morning I waved off my youngest of three Mathlets into full time school - he looked soooo small standing there in his new uniform and gripping his lunch pail full of HM bread and HM yoghurt.

Came home to an already sparkling empty nest and cleaned it again just to make sure, baked a cake and watched "cash in ya car booty attic hunt". Might have to clean some more later - how long is it till 3 o'clock?