Come and tell me your dull and unexciting news 22: 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.

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Come and tell me your dull and unexciting news 21: Calmly through the day

Thanks, Halfpast, they are usually very good about approving such things. The medical practice requests the authorization just to make absolutelysure that they will get paid for it.

I'm at an off site meeting all day today, but wanted to leave you with this duck picture I took this morning. He's a handsome bloke.

Good luck with Mr Floof Silkie, he's gorgeous. I hope he bonds with your DS but obviously with cats there'sno guarantee.

Blimey halfpast, hopefully the dressing gown of doom (I always feel that should be capitalised) stays away, they're probably worse for those on the receiving end.

He is indeed a handsome chap Miss.

Good grief DeathRay you know how to pack a day with excitement! Good job you found your rucksack, you had me worried for a minute.

Thanks for the link to the mincemeat cake recipe Sue. Might give that a go.
No progress on the decorating plan. I'm now having 2nd thoughts about the wallpaper

We've only just got to bed 😬

DM is in tearingly good spirits, rather tipsy and becoming more and more inappropriate as the night wears on. Mildly racist, somewhat intolerant of MH issues and sternly insistent that I wasn't hospitalised earlier in my pregnancy with DS - any mention of me possibly being in a better position to remember than her are met with an airy wave of the hand, and an accusation of me being "befuddled"

I have discovered hitherto untapped depths of patience and I am trying to remind myself that she is an elderly lady who lives alone and all that entails. I also have to remember that we are her only family and she has been a generous and supportive DGM to DS in complete contrast to how she treated her own DC

Anyway, DS is now officially 18! I have managed to raise a child to adulthood, despite all the doom-mongers who said I would leave him on a bus or something equally awful. DM goes home on Fridau morning to make way for DS's friends who are staying the night or two. Somehow I find the idea of this far less traumatic than an evening with my mother.

Congratulations Champagne, to both your DS and to you
and for surviving the night.
DMs can be funny creatures - mine would have a similar approach re her DC and DGC.

The birds are singing their Dawn Chorus and all is well. Grateful to be in bed and listening to them.

Thanks DrTwo and Half

Happy 18th to your DS Champagne

Just having a cup of tea and listening to birds. My right leg is completely dead again and trying to get it back, think it is coming back. DH has his appraisal today and hopefully we will get DS his hair cut tonight and my final Dunelm order has finally arrived. Not sure what took so long, it is 1 lot of spray mop cleaner and 1 pink fluffy cushion.

Will need to order things for Mr Floof's arrival.

We need a foto of DMil for the funeral - getting the foto approved by DH was like getting water from a stone. But it is done.
Everybody who knows Berlin knows that the S-Bahn operates in its own space-time continuum. So DH has mapped out several ways to get to the station in time. (I would take a taxi, but I am frivolous like that.)

It probably seems a real confirmation that she's gone prok 💐

In contrast, while DM is still here, things are a lot quieter this morning. I've yet to see anyone else as I'm up for the obligatory French toast birthday breakfast. Just over 24 hours to go 😬

Champagne Perhaps, but after 36 years together I think it is more like he thought something and expects me to know.
DD has her first sign language class today - the pupils have been given numbers because names would take up too much time.

I’m autistic so doing things differently is hard for me. I always walk the dog before work (I wfh). Today I had an early meeting and instead of getting up double early to get the dog done before work (even though I know he’s not bothered) I did the meeting first and am now walking the dog. I’m still a bit uncomfortable about it but it was worth trying. I had catastrophised the dogs response in my head but he just lay on the sofa and waited for me!

Well done XmasElf

Glad you got a photo agreed Prok My DH also cannot make decisions - well it always takes about 4 days and then he always reverts to the one he has had before. But we can't just go straight to that oh no. I have generally taken over all decision making. DS is similar, if you ask him what he wants to eat you get how I am supposed to know. And GCSE options was I will take the same as my sister though no was a very popular choice to everything.

Hope it goes as well as it can tomorrow.

The silkie is very cross with DH, he has not given her her lunch at its 11am. What kind of service is this. And DH is my poor poppet, Papa will get your lunch now. She has plenty of food, its service she is after. But this only started when Silkiecat died, think silkie thinks now DH has plenty of time on his hands and is deaf. He had his appraisal this morning, at least she waited until that was over.

Silkie Do you suppose Silkiecat left instructions? If she thought your DH would need to get up early, be chieded by animals for lack of service etc. to feel good? And then you have rabbit teach the new kitten appropriate human-handling?

I think what probably happened is Silkiecat used to make lots of noise when she wanted DH and food and sometimes DH would then feed all 3 at once. So silkie has learnt lots of noise = DH plus extra food and she may have realised the rabbit is silent so put herself incharge of noise to get extra meals. And it works. DH brought her brunch.

Im painting the bedroom so it's not so miserable for DP when he's bedbound after his operation

Welcome, @Coolcreature and thanks for sharing your decorating news. What color have you selected? Best wishes to your DP for a speedy recovery.

February has returned to New York. It was 2C here this morning and windy, so not a nice morning to walk. No duck sightings either.

This is silly compared to lots of you but yesterday I successfully had my smear I took loads of prescribed painkiller half hour before took a pillow my favourite medical history book my bitty thing I used last week when screaming in pain due to, bad back. It went very well little pain but I coped as my brilliant gp kindly told me all about the anatomy as well as to why things are awkward. Also encouraging about meds antidepressants off done slowly now the HRT as well the less I have when I leave the better. She knows everything about my marriage my future man (yes I’ll be slated but I don’t care) didn’t ruin this marriage it was broken years ago. I’m so thrilled things are going very well plans going well my father in law says “you’ve been an angel to,put up with him now grab your happiness” I’m going to.

Dark purple, it is the only colour we both like so it's our only option. Other wise I'd end up with bright orange walls and burn my eyes out everytime I woke up. It does mean I have to sort out underneath the bed. Urgh

Welcome, @DrBrennerFan , and thanks for sharing your news. I'm glad your smear went well and that you have such a good GP. Good luck with your relationship transition.

Coolcreature, dark purple sounds nice. We did my son's room in navy blue and it's very calming. Painting is always more of a chore than it appears.

MissConductUs thank you so much it will be USA if all goes well things are looking up now lots seem to have fallen into place but won’t believe it untill it happens. 🤗

Will you be moving to the US then?

When I was a child my Mum let me chose the colour of the bathroom suite and I chose dark purple. Years later my Mum broke the wash basin but said she was happy I chose dark purple as the insurance then paid for a whole new bathroom suite to be installed as they could not get dark purple anywhere.

Where in the US would you move to?

DH is just taking DS to the hairdressers and then to Dunelm to collect my mop spray liquid and pink floofy cushion and then on to Burger King.

I hope things go ok tomorrow, Prok.

Happy Birthday to your DS, Champagne.

Thank you Nydj.
DH asked me to wear an appropriate coat. My only black one is a poncho (sp.?) I bought when DD was a baby to cover the baby björn. I always feel like Margret Rutherford (Miss Marple) it it. But I will wear it.

Yes if all goes well.

Any idea where you might end up in the US, DrBrennerFan?

Hope the funeral will be a peaceful farewell, Prok.

I love dark painted bedrooms, CoolCreature. I'm not a morning person and it's nice to wake up and not have sunshine reflecting off light coloured walls.

Happy birthday to Champagne's DS. I am in the thick of birthday season here. Four of my DCs have birthdays in the span of four weeks. Three more to go now. When they were all DCs it was one cake after another until we were sick of cake. The last birthday DC usually asked for something else for her celebration, much to my relief. We had Jello chocolate pudding one year. Yum.