OS daily threads September 2006

thriftmonster

1968 - although Jan unfortunately.

Actually ds1 had a fit the other day when I pointed out that dh and I both predated Neil Armstrong landing on the moon - and when he was younger he asked my mum if everything in life was in black and white when she was little:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Aril

Hi everyone!
Just a quick jot today!! Small person back at school. Very proud to have got toothpaste on his new !! school trousers before we'd even got there...."but Mummy they look like school trousers now!" AARGH!! What can you say!
Nowt much OS here altho' usual tidy up ,putting ironing away and general tidy up. Shall be having an evening off tonight and sewing. Bliss. OH is making us a veg and cheese bake for tea.
There we go not very thrilling today really I'm afraid!
Aril

snoozer

Purple princess - you are younger than my dd:eek: . I hardly dare admit that I was born in the 50's (1958 to be precise).

I am now going to slink off into the undergrowth and hide.

Then again I'll only have to work for a few more years and DH and I will be living the high life on our final salary scheme pensions, feeling sorry for you youngsters who'll have to work until you're 90:D

chick-chick

Arghhh, house is a right mess! :eek: I think I need to go look at Fly Lady, it's getting me down now:o

I've been baking, had 5 brown, squishy bananas about to be composted, but thought I'd try and make use of them. Found a recipe on Waitrose's website for banana cake, so have followed that. Bit strange as it says to add 100ml of vegetable oil, to keep the cake moist, so it'll be interesting to see how it turns out!:rotfl:

thriftlady_2

thriftmonster wrote:

1968 - although Jan unfortunately.

Actually ds1 had a fit the other day when I pointed out that dh and I both predated Neil Armstrong landing on the moon - and when he was younger he asked my mum if everything in life was in black and white when she was little:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

:rotfl: DS2(aged 9) still thinks I can remeber the second world war ! mind you it could have something to do with my rationing fixation. My mum and mil who can remember it think I'm barking:rotfl:

**purpleprincess**

snoozer wrote:

Purple princess - you are younger than my dd:eek: . I hardly dare admit that I was born in the 50's (1958 to be precise).

I am now going to slink off into the undergrowth and hide.

Then again I'll only have to work for a few more years and DH and I will be living the high life on our final salary scheme pensions, feeling sorry for you youngsters who'll have to work until you're 90:D

Nah, don't slink off!!! How old is your DD? My dad was born in 1959! I know, will probably have to work forever at the rate things are going!!! Unless of course I come up with an easy way to make my millions before then!! :rotfl:

anniebooklover

Hi all

I am very late in posting today as I couldn't get my broadband to connect. :mad: It does that any time we have rain here. :rolleyes:

Ageandjo - Hope your sister can resolve the situation soon. She is lucky to have such a caring son.

PP - daughter looks lovely in her uniform. You are quite rightly proud of her.

Thanks to Moggins and all others who offered advice on the school run yesterday. Think it is probably best if I just keep my mouth shut and keep doing it. It is only for another 9 months so I think I can handle that. Will need to be more OS though to make up for the extra petrol. :rotfl:

I was quite optimistic when I woke up today. I fully intended to get lots done today (I don't work on Tuesdays - well, what I mean is that I don't get paid on Tuesdays - I do lots of housework and stuff ) Seems every room I went into I discovered some kind of repair job that needed doing. Then my neighbour knocked on my door to point out that one of the tiles on my bay window roof had come loose and knocked the guttering loose. :rolleyes: Being a single parent who is not on speaking terms atm with XDH, I don't know where to start. I don't have money to pay anyone to do these jobs, my family are over 200 miles away and I don't like to ask my friends' husbands as they all work long hours. There are a couple of them I can do myself but a few involve climbing ladders and I am NOT good with heights. Wish I could win the lottery. It would solve a lot of problems. Then again, I know I am not alone and my problems are minor compared to others.

Got to go, school run soon.

snoozer

**purpleprincess** wrote:

Nah, don't slink off!!! How old is your DD? My dad was born in 1959! I know, will probably have to work forever at the rate things are going!!! Unless of course I come up with an easy way to make my millions before then!! :rotfl:

DD is 23 born in February 83, DS is 20, born in June 86. DD lives and works in London now, in PR and I miss her a lot, although we speak almost every day and it's only 45 minutes on the train so we see each other quite often.

DS is at Uni in North Wales so we don't see much of him during termtime.

I used to regret not using my degree and having a career occasionally when I was younger but don't any more.

**purpleprincess**

anniebooklover wrote:

I don't know where to start. I don't have money to pay anyone to do these jobs, my family are over 200 miles away and I don't like to ask my friends' husbands as they all work long hours. There are a couple of them I can do myself but a few involve climbing ladders and I am NOT good with heights.

Whereabouts are you?

**purpleprincess**

snoozer wrote:

DD is 23 born in February 83, DS is 20, born in June 86. DD lives and works in London now, in PR and I miss her a lot, although we speak almost every day and it's only 45 minutes on the train so we see each other quite often.

DS is at Uni in North Wales so we don't see much of him during termtime.

I used to regret not using my degree and having a career occasionally when I was younger but don't any more.

Aww, sounds like a nice little family!! Was your son at Reading the other weekend?