OS daily threads September 2006

Shez

Hi,

was trying to make this a better day than yesterday but not to be.....

made cakes with kids this morning, was about to have a go at xmas cake - when DS was getting down off chair and nudged my lovely Mason Cash Mixing Bowl - (((CRASH))) now in pieces....along with me

comping_cat

Good afternoon everyone,

Shez - hope you are having a better day today, its always the way, isnt it, you get a day off and eveything goes wrong!!!!

Ruby - hope youve managed to get off the Delia forum today!!!!

Scottishspendaholic - is the movie today? (you posted late last night!!!) if so, hope you enjoy it!!!!

frugalfairy - hope you managed to get back to sleep!!

Snowy - glad you managed to get some sleep yesterday, hope you enjoyed your book.

mrs-mix - hope the arthritis is feeling better today xx

Icemaiden - hope you are feeling better too xx

kyle - your hair sounds lovely!!! Good to get some you time.

Queenie - what a lovely day you had, you must be so proud of your boys, i only hope my 2 turn out half as well.

Topher - good luck with the inspection, know how you feel, im expecting OFSTED, only for them to ring and say they wernt coming now as the lady is off sick!!!! they will be back tho!!!!

twink - ive never thought of adding ginger to blackberries before, think i will have to give it a try!!!

dlb - well done DS3 on his footy match and goal!!!

tierdmum - hope work goes well today

Aussie - strange visions of you showering outside and then running around waiting to dry!!!!!

Well my Sunday is fast drawing to a close. This morning I braved the elements and washed. :rolleyes: It fined up enough to get everything dry so I"m glad I did.

Penpen - hope you are having a good day with your little people!!!!

Kaz - well done on getting the fence sorted, and WELL DONE MASTER KAZ!!! Those results are wonderful, no wonder you are so proud!!!!

PP - hope you are feeling better, and will enjoy your dinner out tonight x

TM - good luck with your business plan, hope you get it done today

joannasmum - glad the news about the car is ok, dont worry about mil, its what you and DH think that matter!!!! Hope the christening goes well and 'samantha' enjoys it!!!!

Poshpaws - you did well yesterday!!!!

moggins - hope you got some bargains at the bootsale

ageandjo - i love my hand blender, so useful and saves having to get the big mixer out!!!!

Fay - (((HUGS))) dont blame you for feeling down, hope you manage to have a good chat and sort things out xxx

soba - hope work is ok this afternoon, especially after your busy morning!!!!!

anniebooklover - hope you enjoyed your swim, you are lucky your library is open on a sunday!!!!

Jockettuk - hope the dumplings are turning out ok, i always use s/r flour for mine, not sure if plain would work, so you must let us know!!!!

scuzz - enjoy your last day at work!!!!

elona - Hello!!!!

tootles - im sure your move will be the best thing, you are sounding positive about it, and it does sound like you will be going to a really nice place.

Well, i made it through DSs party, 15 9 - 10 year old boys is not easy, but the coach at the football club was wonderful, he did an hours coaching, then showed them all around the grounds and changing rooms etc, and they ate all the food, i had done just about the right amount, so that was good. Feel knackered now tho, a few of the boys are hard work but i got through it!!! DS has already had £72 and some lovely presents, and his birthday isnt until Wednesday!!! A very lucky boy.
I now have loads to do, but at the moment i havnt got the energy to do it, so im going to watch the x factor that i taped last night, and then hopefully i will feel like doing something!!!
Have a lovely day everyone,
Take care xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hello LTS, crossed with you!!!
Moggins - well done at the carboot, wish i could find bargains like that here!!!!

comping_cat

Shez - ahhhhhhhh, big hugs, why does everything happen when you are feeling down!!! I hope things get better for you xxxxxxxxx

moggins

Well done cat, we're having a lasertag party for my DS in November and I am getting his 2 dads to go along instead of me

As for bargains - see end of previous page

Shez - I do sympathise, I have 3 of them but the only one I really treasured was the one with the sloping bottom and that got broken when XDH decided it should go into the cellar

susank

Shez - they are only things and can be replaced - you cannot replace the kids!
chin up

beachbeth

anniebooklover wrote:

Hi all :hello:

I haven't been on this site since Friday pm but it seems as though I have missed a lot in such a short space of time.

Me too! We went to fetch our little puppy on Friday (the breeders live an hour and a half from me) and she's beautiful. Plus Ive had computer problems and have been trying to sort them out. Im going to be receiving a bit of money as compensation for whiplash in a couple of months hopefully and I was thinking of getting a new computer with this. I hope the money comes sooner rather than later because I think my computer may be on its way out!

Hello to everyone and hugs for everyone who needs them!

beachbeth

joannasmum wrote:

Hugs Fay,

I think that you need to set aside a regular date night with OH to ensure that you spend some qualtity time togerther. Sometimes men are extremely thoughtless. Also think that you need to have words about the housework it sounds like your working as hard as him and a more equal division of labour is appropriate.

I totally agree! Sometimes men really need a kick up the a**e! I went through a stage like this with my husband where he was working all week, plus Saturday mornings and then he played football Sunday morning and just wanted to sleep all afternoon Sunday! I was left most of the time on my own with a toddler and a baby as well as working part time. It made me wonder what the point of being married was! He wouldn't miss football even if I was really ill in bed with no energy for looking after the babies. I can tell you, it nearly finished our marriage! Things are so different and much better now and we're both happy with how things are, but its happened gradually. Sometimes I would go on strike for a couple of days and, apart from looking after the kids, I wouldn't so much as lift a cup to put it in the dishwasher if it wasn't one I'd used. The house started to look a disaster and my hubbie soon realised just how much work I did round the home!

Sometimes you have to give them a complete shock (like moving out!) and it makes them take notice. Why is it that men can't see what you're trying to tell them and just switch off thinking "off she goes again" :mad:

SnowyOwl_2

Hello again everyone

I have to eat my words...I fell asleep again, but can't even begin to tell you how much better I feel for it.

Things have been a bit slack here in my house to say the least, but I feel like I could actually manage to get some essentials done today. And yes, before you ask, reading this thread and posting here is essential in my view. It is fantastic to read the support which is given so readily here - even if it's not aimed at me, it is still a boost to see that someone else is being given a virtual hug and a helping hand to get through their days/difficulties. Everybody...give yourself a big big pat on the back!

Shez...sorry to hear about your broken bowl. Perhaps you just need to sit down with a nice cup of tea and the remote control and do some vegetating for half a day. Would OH take the kids out for a couple of hours so that you can catch up on yourself?

Tired Mum...I was feeling so sorry for you yesterday (or was it the day before). You sounded desperate for a long, long sleep and some peace. Then today you slip in that you're off to Butlins (OK not jealous of that!) and then 11 weeks after that you're off to the Carribean!!! Oh well I am definitely a v.vivid shade of green now...but then you deserve it. Get some brochures before you go, and start planning the next holiday, so that you do have something to look forward to.

AussieLass...electric sockets...that is one thing I got a bit wrong in my house. I had the opportunity to say where they went, but at the time I was under a lot of stress (starting down depresssion path actually, but undiagnosed & somewhat confused) so the sockets went in some funny places. If I could do it all again I'd have one inside every door (for the vacuum cleaner), and a double in every corner of every room. Putting in that many may have cost me quite a bit extra, but too many is way better than too few and I am wishing now I had spent the money. Oh and if you are thinking of built in wardrobes in any bedroom make sure the sockets aren't too close to what would be the back wall of the wardrobe. That was another of my mistakes - would love built in wardrobes, but the sockets would be inside them..grrr! Well, I'm thinking of selling up, but just saying anyway in case I say something which may be useful to you.

PenPen - I'm reading The Complete Tightwad Gazette - it's massive! Over 800 pages long. The style of it suits me great though - short articles and snippets. Over the summer I tried to get started on a number of novels but didn't really get anywhere with them. At my worst I was unable to read anything - I'd quite literally read a paragraph about ten times then have to give up because I couldn't remember what it said by the time I got to the end. So while I'm not that bad now I'm still struggling with longer pieces - the Tightwad Gazette is fabulous as it's a book, but not a story and it doesn't matter if I forget bits.

Joannasmum...nosey MIL syndrome isn't too nice. Maybe it's a bit like having a manager who's a bit too intrusive or overbearing. It's good that your OH is willing to have a wee chat. Glad you're getting your car back - the gits could so easily have torched it. I do feel terribly sorry for those who were held up in the robbery - that would take a long long time to get over, but of course that's unrelated to you.

Ageandjo - have you tried putting a thick dusting of bicarb on that smelly stain and leaving it there for a few hours? That may absorb some of the whiff.

Moggins...you've inspired me to go to a car boot sale next weekend - can't believe how much stuff you got!

Onwards and upwards, gotta go and get a few things done. Bye for now.

SnowyOwl

tired_mum

hi snowy owl the trip to butlins was a gift from my mum and we have been saving for 3 years for the trip to the carribean we have not had a summer hol as a family for about 5 years we have always managed to send the kids on scout and cub camp and various other trips but never as a family
i wish i could take everyone here with us as i think we are all deserving of a nice holiday and the support we give each other is second to none i felt so much better after a good cry and a nights sleep and that the end is in sight as this is my last weekend working
hugs to all

kiwichick

Hi All,

A busy weekend for me. Driving lesson yesterday went well (ish) the manouvers are still getting the better of me. The more I think about them the worse the get! When I just get on with it I can do it all fine. It seems the 3/4's of pupils who have tests at Leighton Buzzard are asked to do a reverse bay park (!) so next week we will be nailing that one.

Went out with DD1 and her little friend and mum yesterday for some girly time. It was LOVELY. We had a nice coffe and the girls shared a hot choc, all feeling very grown up. We let them loose to play in early learning after that, they loved it and we didnt spend anything so fab!

After that I went to ASDA where they seem to have some weird deals ATM. Packs of 4 tubes of smarties are £1.08 each or 2 for £1 (!) and 12 packs of pepsi are £3.59 each or 2 for £3!!! I didnt think it would work but it did, as the second pepsi went through the till said -£4.18!!!! And I have £5.65 or coupons to use too so am feeling just a bit smug!!

Today I have finished digging out the hole for the concrete base for the garden shed. I have (single handedly mind!) dug a hole measuring 8ft x 10ft to a depth of 6 inches!! Knackered does not begin to describe it! Now I have to haul down bucket upon bucket of large gravel to fill in and level off the hole then the neighbour and I can begin to do the concrete. Then I have to make up the shed!!

Also need to crack on with the cooking, I have a lump of beef, some fairy cakes, some flapjacks, a batch of bolognaise and a quiche to be getting on with.

Am firstly going to have a coffee and browse for 10 mins.

Love and hugs to all,
Al.