Come and tell me your dull and unexciting news 8: Calmly through the day

[MissConductUS]

I've started a new one. Please join us and share the boring and mundane things happening in your world. It will be calming for all.

Stuck at work watching colleagues with bad manners and a secretary who thinks she’s the boss. And everyone is so loud. Trying not to snap. Whispering to myself “go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there is in silence “.

Teen daughter off shopping with a friend today. She is extremely keyed up over Christmas so I am enjoying the peace.

Good news yesterday that means I have a busy day tomorrow so I'm trying to rest up today. Just had a cuppa.

Ignoring the doorbell as there are two other competent parties here to deal with it.

DDog1's clippers have arrived. He's freshly bathed so there's nothing stopping us

@Champagneforeveryone may the force be with you

Got a message from DDs tutor to class parents saying the class have voted to watch Terminator and as its a 15 she needs permission and also if anyone wants to veto the film she said she preferred their second choice which is PG.

And got second the Cambridge Uni Christmas message which I listened to.

DH got up early to get work done then went for an hours nap. I did some accounts and have just eaten cheesecake. Ordered some presents for DS for Christmas - I checked with him as he is very specialist and rigid in what he wants but won't communicate what that is. Normally he just wants money and gets a bit stressed if people give him presents - they often remain unopened for 6 months. Christmas money he never spends until August and often just saves though I was the same as a child with money. I did open presents though.

It was worse than I thought. The deck only had about four inches of snow because it's partly sheltered by the house. The driveway had 8-10 inches, so that was hard work. We have an enormous driveway with multiple parking spots. The men folk can do the final one later.

I've had a quick shower and now need a bit of breakfast and a hot coffee.

@emcla, welcome and thanks for sharing your news. I hate loud people. I also like the saying "If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.".

Glad you made it back in one piece @MissConductUS
I did see a headline in my news feed saying east coast USA had a snow storm so I'm glad you aren't too affected.

I'm just back from my GP, have antibiotics for a UTI so I'm going to rest for a while .. this thread is soothing me as always.

Thanks misconduct. Sorry for the rant. That’s a lovely line. Must commit to memory. Enjoy your breakfast.

DH is putting down the woodchip and sanitizing powder I bought for the silkies. I told him he better make sure it's exactly level or he'll be in trouble with DS who was really cross that DS left the dust in the dustbath uneven. I think DS takes after me I always put Xmas tree decs exactly level then DH moves them to random places.

Now that I’ve stepped down from my soapbox I’d like to thank missconduct for the warm welcome.

I think my DS is similar re noise. I said to DS who sits within 2 metres of you in tutor, no-one he said I moved myself away from everyone as they were noisy.

Just waiting for hospital to phone for tomorrow bag packed pizza for tea.

Glad you made it back in one piece MissConductUS
I did see a headline in my news feed saying east coast USA had a snow storm so I'm glad you aren't too affected.

@halfpasteleven, just for clarity I am on the east coast. I'm in an area north of New York City called the Hudson Highlands. It's still snowing, so I think we'll wind up with at least 14 inches of the stuff.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Highlands

@emcla, you're quite welcome. By the way, while the tone of this thread is obviously a bit lighthearted, rants are fine. We are also here to support each other. And we've all certainly had some hard times in this horrible year.

I’m kind of jealous of MsC’s snow, but only kind of as I have to get in to work tomorrow. Snow on Saturday would be grand though.

Its my boys’ first day of the holidays and I already want to kill them. They keep crashing into my home office and disrupting meetings. I’m glad I’m in the office tomorrow.

Sodding is happy the boys are home. Lovely Neighbour hasn’t sent any pictures of him eating Shyboy’s lunch or playing with baubles on her Christmas tree today (yep, that happened) so I’m assuming he’s stayed closer to home due to the captive audience.

DDog1 would appreciate your support.

It seems that dog clippering is not something you can learn off the leaflet in the box

@Champagneforeveryone

DDog1 would appreciate your support.

It seems that dog clippering is not something you can learn off the leaflet in the box

Photo please

I concur @Champagneforeveryone. I also need to see a photo.

I have finished work until January. It was very festive at work today and was touched to receive gifts from a couple of children. One of them is a Reception child. I only work in Reception intermittently, so I was very touched to be thought of.

Oooh. Can I rant a little bit too. My mother (whom I have been NC with for three years and is blocked everywhere) clearly has a new phone as she texted me from a new number yesterday. I blocked that number immediately but it always knocks me for six when she finds a way through. This year alone she has had my uncle forward a long email from her, and sat in the car whilst her DP knocked my door laden down with gifts (she lives over 100 miles away). She likes to get other people involved.

I'm sorry to hear that you're having problems with the ex @halfpasteleven

I have emptied the bin and the recycling just in time as the bin lorries have just arrived.

My post today included a three page invoice for a laptop backpack that I paid for in full online at the time of purchase.

I have just caught up with this thread. So lovely.

My dull & unexciting news is that today I had my very last ordered item delivered, so there is nothing left to wait for. Except our grocery delivery on the 19th, & the veg & fruit delivery on the 20th. I will make a last visit to the supermarket on the 21st or 22nd to get any last few bits that potentially might be missing from supermarket order (Really hoping that won’t be necessary!🤞), & we’ll pick up the turkey & ham, as well as cheeses, from the farm shop on the 23rd.

It’s all coming together. Tomorrow we will make mince pies with our homemade mince meat. 😊🎄

Oh also, and to anyone who needs it.

@Champagneforeveryone Practice makes perfect!

DS has finished school now so we are watching a film to celebrate. We’d like to have chosen a nice Christmassy one but DS insisted on Cars 3

Anyway, the fire is lit and some of the presents are wrapped. We are now discussing with the family we were planning to go and see whether or not we still should. What a faff. Bloody 2020.

In fairness, it's only close up that you get the full effect!

In boring news the scaly scroungers fish have a new UV light. I am about to commence the weekly water change, and also work out how to install it.

Some days I imagine wistfully how much free time (and money) I would have if we had no pets

Sodding, your boys sound like a handful. How old are they? Don't be jealous, the snow is a bloody pain in the ass bother. Pictures below.

Egg, sorry to hear about the troubles with your mother. So many people on MN are NC or LC with family. It makes me thankful that my family and DH's (with one exception) are pretty normal. He is LC with his sister, which is fine with me.

Welcome @HollyandIvyandallthingsYule and thank you for your news. Are you doing turkey and ham for Christmas dinner? It sounds like quite a meal you have planned. With just the four of us this year we're keeping it simple.

Lovely snow pictures missconduct.

@MissConductUS Thank you!

We’re actually doing a turkey, a ham and a roast pork loin. Not because we’re greedy (well actually we are ) but because I’m kind of combining an English and a Danish Christmas dinner to make it extra special as this is the first year in quite a few that we are able to host my IL’s for Christmas. I was planning to do the two on two separate occasions but we’ve decided just to combine, for various reasons.

Plus the rest of the menu:

Gløgg and æbleskiver on arrival (mulled wine with almonds, dried fruits and orange slices, and Danish pancake spheres served with icing sugar and jam). Mince pies, too, of course.

Gravadlax with honey & mustard sauce, pickled herring - 2 varieties, boiled eggs, frikadeller (pork & beef meatballs) with pickled beetroot salad, liver pâté with crispy onions, bacon & remoulade. Plus something else but I can’t think what! All served on grain rye bread.

After the main we will have cheeses and crackers, with port.

Pudding will be risalamande - traditional Danish rice pudding mixed with whipped cream and flaked almonds, served with a warm cherry sauce.

Then coffee and marzipan cakes. And Christmas cake.

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