OS Monday 26th March

Bargain_Rzl · 26 March 2007 at 10:11AM

Morning :hello:

Overslept this morning - oops

Luckily my boss would have left the office before 9am to go to an off-site meeting, so he need never know I didn't get in until ten past

Which is just as well, as I have to leave early this afternoon. We have an extra service this evening at church - for Lady Day, which was yesterday but you can't celebrate a festival on a Sunday in Lent, so it gets moved to today. Service is at 6:30 but I have to be there at 5:30 for choir rehearsal, which means leaving work at 4:45 at the latest.

Feel a bit rubbish this morning - it's partly self inflicted (very tasty bottle of Chardonnay) but I think I've got a cold coming on as well.

Sorting through the boxes my parents brought me from Mum's loft, I have found several useful OS things, including the Usborne Guide to Knitting (aimed at kids, but hey, I've forgotten everything I ever learnt about how to knit so I might as well be treated like a kid

) and my flower-press which my dad made for me when I was little. Also found a jigsaw puzzle - which I spent much of yesterday evening battling with, and will be battling with some more when I get home this evening! - and my diaries from when I was 17

:eek:

mrs_mix - good luck with the scan
scuzz - no kiss after 5 weeks, that definitely sounds strange - perhaps he's waiting for you to make the first move

clairefun - glad you are all settling into the new house OK

SnowyOwl - good luck with work (((hugs)))

Sorry to anybody I've forgotten!

Must be off now - we had new database software installed over the weekend and I now need to go and see if all my vital reports still work!

Love Rzl xx :wave:

catznine · 26 March 2007 at 10:20AM

catowen wrote: »

My mum was born in 1942, and is exactly the same re stockpiling, so much in fact she has passed the trait down to me!!! I am having a lot of problems trying to run down my cupboards and freezer, i always like to have at least one of everything, as spare and one opened, and if i see a special offer, im there in a flash!!!!

Interesting isn't it? How those times still influence us. My Mum was born in 1919 and lived through very austere times before the war so was brilliant at managing to bring up a family on not very much money and rationing. My sister was born 1947 and myself 1956 (rationing had just ended by the time I appeared) and both sister and myself keep a good supply of tins, flour, rice etc in the cupboards to see us through hard times. We just can't help ourselves!

Reverie - I can recommend the book, worth looking in the library? I got mine in a charity shop. I would love to read Nella Lasts War after watching it on tv. I am in the process of scrapbooking my parents photos and momentos and I feel reading up on their era helps to make up for not having them around to ask about these times. Wish they were still with me though!

Catz x

csarina · 26 March 2007 at 10:26AM

Morning, this is a quickie, I am expecting my broadband o go down at any time........

Lousy night was still awake at 5.30am then dropped off to be woken at 9.15 by OH with my breakfast.

I was a war baby, and yes I do stockpile, although not as bad as I used to be, and if we have a lean month cash wise at leat I have stuff in, and can fall bak on my store!!!!!!!!!!

OH is hoovering round the boxes, I am just having a cuppa.....DD and SIL coming in the morning to take down the kitchen wall cupboards for us and also dismanle the big wardrobe in our bedroom, we cnnot get it down otherwise!!!!!!!!!!

Have a good day chaps...........I will continue to post while I can.......then it will be adios until the new service is up and running.

comping_cat · 26 March 2007 at 10:31AM

csarina - hope the move goes ok, will look forward to hearing all about it once you get your internet back up and running!!!!
Take care xxx

fizzel81 · 26 March 2007 at 10:40AM

Good morning

Quick drop in from me, will read everyones post later

my mum is up this morning, will be here shortly, busy morning for us, i took the plunge top go to job centre a few weeks ago to claim benifits untill i move closer to home (when i will be going out to work as mum will have my boys)
today i have togo in with all the extra bits they needed id etc, also going to get a hand mixer and some trays so i can have a go at tray bakes

flipped round for a quick tidy-up, sun is shineing and hopefully will stay that way, washing is on the line if it rains when i am out it will have meant a wasted time doing that

will catch up properly later, long morning ahead

frugalfairy_3 · 26 March 2007 at 10:45AM

Morning, have only just dragged myself to the computer, it's a cold cloudy morning out although I have pegged a load of washing to the line in the hope that it cheers up.

Mrs_Mix, that sounds like a bit of an ordeal, I hope it goes well for you.

Moggins, good luck

Oh dear, I had a list of people to mention and now I've forgotten it

I hate getting older. Oh yes, good luck with the move, Csarina. Hugs to everyone else, apologies for not mentioning you personally but, well, it's an age thing

Had an exhausting weekend at Norwich Cathedral where the choir I sing with sang all the services. This involves full time rehearsals and then doing the services, no free time to look round at all, unfortunately but luckily they have built a beautiful refectory just outside the cloisters there so we were able to stock up on reviving teas and coffees at regular intervals. Everything went very well but oh, I'm tired today. Yesterday morning we had to get up at 6 (new time!) to rehearse and grab breakkie and then we were on our feet all day until home time when I was squashed in the back of a car for three hours. Oh well. The new hour is not my friend today

Not much OS going on here today. DS20 is home from uni briefly, he's pinching my car later on to go shopping for a friend's birthday pressie and then driving on to stay with another friend ready to party tonight. So I'm trapped here for a day or so. Looking forward to DD22 coming home at the weekend, at least she has a car

Done a pile of washing and managed to remember to get the mince out of the freezer for dinner tonight, that's about all I shall get round to today I think, I'm like a zombie

Have a great day everyone. Will try to post a less rambly more useful message tomorrow

FF xx

Paulie'sGirl · 26 March 2007 at 10:59AM

Morning all!

Hugs to Mrs Mix, that doesn't sound at all fun (})

Also hugs to scuzz, hope it works out ok

Good luck to Moggins

Enjoy brekki with your friends AMIE399, wish I was coming!

Also massive hugs to Snowy dealing with W**k, not fun at times I know (my lot finish me tomorrow....) (hug)

Not much to report here, had a nice weekend, Dearest OH took me to a lovely spa hotel as a sort of redundancy / birthday treat which was lovely but not truly OS! And I went shopping for more housey stuff in IKEA and almost completely filled the car!!

Love and hugs to anyone I missed

PG xx

twink · 26 March 2007 at 11:00AM

morning all

its bright and sunny here today, the wm is on for a second time with some of kyles washing, am in the middle of cleaning but here for a seat as i cant get the bed changed as grumpy is asleep on it ( cat not dh

)

plan a walk later with kyle and lo and then into the garden to change the veg patch around

snowy hope all goes okay today
moggins thought something was up when you were getting your legs waxed but didnt like to say:D have a good time
penpen good luck to your dd for the dance show
mrsmix will be thinking of you re your scan
catowen do you go to car boots as you get brilliant toys there all very clean
hugs to scuzz yes i would ask him what his intentions are
N9eave hope you dont get too wet
well done dlb getting gas paid up
hugs to crazychik, bargainbabes dh, lambanana, hilsteps dd
glad you had a good weekend grannybroon

right thats a long enough break, am off now, hugs all xx

reverie · 26 March 2007 at 11:03AM

Catowen - I'm the same! OH is going to build a pantry for us when we have kitchen refitted, just to house all my BOGOFs

Sometimes I have a :eek: moment when I think about turning into my mother, but then I realise that I'd be pleased to be half the lady she is

Catznine - I just looked and they have some 2nd hand copies on amazon for 47p plus postage. Might get a copy and read it and then send to Mum as a gift

Csarina - Good luck with moving. Remember not to pack the kettle and keep it at hand for tea breaks!

Shez · 26 March 2007 at 11:14AM

Morning everyone!

Washing out as its sunny! - hate coming to work in this though!

I went out yesterday looking at where my grandparents used to live, wanted to take pics to build up portfolio for my family tree - BUT their masonette had been pulled down and a whole new load of flats/houses were there!:eek: times change eh!

catznine/catowen - Funny you should mention yr book - as I have been looking up old pics and history of where my family where etc. They were all from bermondsey with all the Docks History etc - My mum was evacuated during the war. When I was growing up my mum didnt stock pile - it was in the days when mums went up shops everyday to get the tea! So our cupboards never had anything in them for long!! which is probably why I always have to have my cupboards filled up - I cant bare to see them getting low!

So I dont think it has to stem from war time!:rotfl: In fact my son is the same - he tells me if he thinks the cupboards are starting to look bare:rotfl:
(as if they ever are:rolleyes: ) - strange isnt it!

scuzz - yes try the space thing - you havent got anything to lose by trying it! but he might be shy - my DH was!

snowy/PG - good luck at work today xx
tiredmum - good luck with job hunt!
mrsmix - good luck at scan today
bargainrzl - oh my god ive got diaries of that age too! :eek: :rotfl:
csarina - good luck with the move!

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