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Shoshable · 17/05/2007 07:46

anyone going mad with this awful weather, so glad I only have two for this month.

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crace · 18/05/2007 15:47

Not posh, just the country - semi rural kent so lots of gorgeous Oast houses. Not mine of course, but the village is small and nice. So small however, no mindees!

PinkChick · 18/05/2007 14:45

welcome chick, even if you ahve local surestart(although from googling your area loks v.posh!) they will have business adviser who may be able to suggest things too

crace · 18/05/2007 10:55

Thanks much PC

PinkChick · 18/05/2007 08:18

thats all i can find ight now, just bits that will help her find out what she is entitled too may help her if shes in a tiz..hope those help

PinkChick · 18/05/2007 08:15

then show her this and let her contact the people concerned...here

PinkChick · 18/05/2007 08:13

oops here!

PinkChick · 18/05/2007 08:13

first of all get yourself liste don here for fre........

crace · 17/05/2007 21:35

I am in Marden, in between Tonbridge/Maidstone ish areas

PC - fill me in, because I am useless at this stuff. I haven't been here very long and can't apply for help as conditioned by my VISA.. help?

PinkChick · 17/05/2007 21:21

Crace, i know you have enough on your plate at minute, but if you do get a couple of mins, do a quick scan of what help she can get, forms she would need etc etc, ive done this for two of my parents and they were mega pleased, if theyre concerned about going back to work, and you can make it easier for them all the more reason they come to you
ph and i was gunna ask when boston hol was, a nice break back homewill be a good help

MaureenMLove · 17/05/2007 21:08

Are you now! Where?

crace · 17/05/2007 19:55

Right by me MML! Only 20-30 mins north of Hastings

MaureenMLove · 17/05/2007 17:53

How strange that so many of us have a love of or live in Scotland! Maybe we should get tartan throw or something and maybe rename it McStaff room!
Now STOP talking about wonderful Scotland, coz I'm not going I'm spending a rainy weekend in Hastings instead!

crace · 17/05/2007 17:53

I am doing well with the posting today!

crace · 17/05/2007 17:52

Julia, funny - though it totally doesn't surprise me that Ms Hoolie is moo, she seems the type doesn't she?

crace · 17/05/2007 17:52

Julia, funny - though it totally doesn't surprise me that Ms Hoolie is moo, she seems the type doesn't she?

julia5 · 17/05/2007 17:50

O well Mo at least you had Spencer (I know which I prefer heh heh). Off now tea time etc, catch you all in the morning x

saltire · 17/05/2007 17:49

Shosha, am jealous you are visitng Scotland - although not jealous you are going to Alloa. Maybe shouldn't say that, anyone from there will pounce on me. I'm only jealous because I'm leaving the place at the beginning of June

MaureenMLove · 17/05/2007 17:44

I've been to Balamory too!! They were only filming there! I was best mummy & godmummy that day!! We got pictures of the kids with Spencer, he was lovely! Really friendly and happy to chat with them. Ms Hoolie on the other hand, was a complete moo! As soon as her scene had finished, she put her coat on and buggered off! We saw all the littlies getting on Eedie Mcreedies (thats not right is it!)bus too.

julia5 · 17/05/2007 17:37

Oh I loved Glen Coe, all that glacial landscape . My DP is from Fife and we've had a few holidays on the west coast, stayed at Oban one year, Ardanmurchan last year, went to Tobermory CHRIST IT WAS STEEP but boys loved finding all the different houses froom Balamory [panting grimacing emoticon].

Anyhoo here's recipe for flapjack. I use my bun tin, makes about 14 little round flapjacks and no faffing trying to guage when its cool enough to cut.........
4 oz butter
3oz golden syrup
3oz soft brown sugar
8oz rolled oats

Place butter syrup and sugar into saucepan, heat gently until melted. stir in oats. Douf (spoon)into bun tin or greased shallow tray.
Cook at 18 degrees for 15 - 20 mins . Enjoy

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Shoshable · 17/05/2007 17:24

Crace cany claim all the credit, I was on alot of steroids, and they have taken me off some, so have lost a stone that way

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crace · 17/05/2007 16:50

Shosha.. wooo, younger man, well done you

And very well done on the losing weight - I have it on my list to do

MaureenMLove · 17/05/2007 16:43

We stay up in the Highlands, in Glen Coe. Its so beautiful and I am really going to miss the peace & quite. It's the only time of the year, where I don't have a headache for 2 whole weeks! As soon as we hit the M25 coming home, I get one!

looneytune · 17/05/2007 16:42

Shosh - mine is 15 years OLDER - I'm his retirement plan (so he says) so I think he'll be a little upset if I dump him for a new DH that HELPS

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Shoshable · 17/05/2007 16:31

Mo, I lost a lots of weight recently, and was forver hitching up mytousers, but finalywent shopping when fellow CM walking behind me told me she could see my knicks falling down UNDER my trousers

We are going to Alloa, DH comes from there. I was born in Dunbar at my Grans , but was a pad brat so moved all the time.

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MaureenMLove · 17/05/2007 16:25

Very that you are going to Scotland Shosh! We usually go this after term evey year - but not this time. Where are you staying? We're gonna be away bank holiday weekend, so we'll have to rely on someone else to keep the camp fires burning.

I've just been skipping with my mindees in the garden again! I am sooo unfit. I only managed about 6 skips before I had to stop. That and the fact that I was suddenly aware that my jeans were falling down revealing rather tatty knicks!!

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