Come and tell me your dull and unexciting news 28: Calmly through the day

[MissConductUS]

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@Lemonsandlemonade
Ouch! 😫
Poor you, you must be in a state

He's ok! It happens xxx

😂😂😂
I bought some today

Am hoping to share similar proud news tomorrow 😄

There's just no dignity left!!

@bizzey
Honestly, don't overthink it

I loosely wrap in tinfoil and a bit of water, stick it in slow cooker and it comes out lovely
It doesn't need anything else

@Tilllly ...tin foil in the slow cooker
😲😲!!

Wow !
Why did I always think a slow cooker was like a microwave 😅🤣🤣!!

It is unsmoked.
Should I soak/boil beforehand?

It shouldn't be too salty should it if it is unsmoked ?

I got smoked last year and didn't do any prep...just boiled it ...and it was very salty !!

Got devoured though 🤣!

@MissConductUS, has your daughter looked at Emmy London (available online). My wedding shoes were from there and they were absolutely gorgeous and also comfortable. They really are beautiful.

DH and I had 2 of the 12 chocolate brownies then put them in the kitchen. DS has disappeared with the remaining 10. Also heard rustling like DS was in the hamper. DD tried the champagne truffles and DH had a Chelsea bun. I had a couple of champagne truffles after my hot chocolate. Floof was looking at me with big sad eyes whilst I drank my hot chocolate. DH told him hot chocolate is not for cats but Floof does not think that is fair.

No @bizzey you don't need to soak it if it's unsalted

You can take the tin foil off for last 15m if you want it crispier

Lots of activity this thread! I'm just sort of catching up, but there's too much to comment on properly... from memory:
Miss, lots of time to find shoes. Just get them at least a month in advance and try to wear them at least an hour a day for a whole to break them in. 💡
Mrs, your snacks sound great! I love all the treats you've been enjoying. Lucky you managed a brownie before ds appropriated the lot! 😁
Bizzey, you've lived up to your name! Well done!!👏
Tilly, but you know man colds are far worse than anything...🤦‍♀️

Was awake coughing all night, so dragging my butt today. Still covid negative! Yea!!! Today is day 4 so just one more day of testing to ensure I'm covid-free and hoping cough will lessen. I do not want my surgery derailed.
I'm quite lucky, have a connection to hospital and I'm guaranteed a private room with a mini-fridge!!! With the upswing here of covid/ rsv/flu my paranoia about getting sick with a newborn/newborn getting sick is quite high, so I'm quite relieved friend came through for me.
Had to go out again in search of lactose-free butter and whipping cream and was happily successful at Whole Foods: found parking immediately, butter was .30cents cheaper than other store and I was back home in 45 minutes.
I'm getting laundry done, watching You've Got Mail and just finished a snack of baguette and cheese. Havoc is asleep - in stroller. 😁
Tomorrow will be food prep, deliver the few items I'm making for a few friends (banana bread, caramel sauce, egg nog) and generally just enjoy the day.
Hope everyone is in a good place and not stressing. 🩷

@Mumtobabyhavoc
A mini fridge?
What is this wondrous place?
Premier inn plus?!!

His man cold will be worse if he doesn't stop whining....

Glad you will have a nice room and fridge for the birth Havoc

I got sent private for my second cancer op paid by NHS and it was so much nicer. First one on NHS you got kicked out half comatose in a wheelchair told to get yourself some pain relief on the way home from the supermarket after just having a body part cut off and given 1 slice of cold toast, communal room and toilets. Private one own room, own bathroom, a selection menu with things like breakfast smoothies and 30 items just for the breakfast, could stay overnight, whole bucket of meds, it was like a hotel with room service on call.

I knew DS would swipe all the brownies so that is why we got in quick. There's 3 flavours, gingerbread man, choc orange and white choc and cranberry and we had choc orange which was very good.

Mrs/Tillly, it's not luxury, but it is so nice to have privacy. Friend did same for me when I had Havoc.
Only nurses/doctors coming in/going out; yes, own bathroom and depending on room shower/tub with shower (had tub with shower in NICU with Havoc).
Fridge is great as friend brought me yoghurts, fruits, extra juices, muffins and I am planning on arranging same as I was famished after having Havoc and was having my own private 2am buffets. Nurse would come in and I'd have a literal picnic spread out. 😂
Meal wise, no special menu, but hospital food tasted amazing to me. Might've been crap, but like I said I was so hungry. I remember Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, veg, pudding, juice, coffee; teriyaki chicken, rice, veg. Meals like that. The cafeteria on the main floor has a stir fry station which is good, too, so I could always pop down/or get someone to get me an order. Nurses bring you heated blankets, too. I had an absolute angel in NICU who checked on us middle of the night and she brought me fresh warm blankets and tucked me in like a bug. So, overall, cannot complain about nursing care. Our system is not perfect, but there really are some wonderful people in it.

Mrs, when my mum had her mastectomy and was discharged the next morning, she was sent home with a drainage tube and instructions on changing bandages. A couple of nurses in the chemo clinic were awful: one was quite put out and snotty when I asked the specific medication in her drip (I keep a detailed journal of all her medical issues, doctors visits, meds, etc); and when my mum was complaining of abdominal pain a few days later and I called the clinic nurse line I was told, Well, she's having chemo after all. There will be discomfort.... after several desperate calls to oncologist and GP a few days later oncologist req'd c-t scan: chemo had activated my mum's Crohn's and radiologist sent us directly up to emergency for an awaiting surgical consult and said he'd called oncologist to advise urgent situation. So... sometimes people are crap, too. Lucky I persisted as nurse planted seed of doubt and I did think it was just queasiness from chemo for a moment.

Welcome, @KingscoteStaff and @LindyLou2020, and thanks for sharing your news. Apologies for missing you yesterday. It was a busy day chez Con duct.

I'm on a medication that causes constipation, so I'm also taking docusate sodium. It's sold here in the US under the name Colace. I also take psyllium fiber capsules.

Welcome, @Ruthietuthie and thank you so much for your suggestion of Emmy London for DD's shoes. I've passed it along to her. They do have quite a selection. I love that you can have a virtual consultation with them by video.

I've been making thumbprint and chocolate chip cookies. DH needs to make potatoes Au gratin to take with us tomorrow when we go to my brother's house. We're all going to church at 4:00 for the Christmas service, then out for pizza dinner, which is a Christmas Eve tradition for us.

Hello @Lemonsandlemonade yes I am a fellow welshie. Very wet and wild in my part of the country today, have spent the morning getting soaked through and very cross sorting out electric fencing that had been blown down to stop the cheeky sheep escaping! Then one of the horses knocked over the little trailer on the quad with the fencing tape in itching their bum on it, so my neat rolls are now a tangle 😓 I decided that's a future me problem now though, the field is sorted, everything is put away and I'm cwtched up in front of the fire with the dog. Thank you all for the lovely welcome and sharing your news, from wedding dresses to satisfying poos! Hope you all have a calm day x

Been to Mass this morning (4th Sunday of Advent) DC4 is in the village nativity at 4pm this afternoon, DC1&2 are altar serving at midnight Mass tonight, and we’ll all attend 9am Mass on Christmas morning. Starting to feel like we should have taken our sleeping bags and just stayed there!
I got lots of food prep done yesterday, veggie main, Christmas flapjack all made and cake decorated. Need to do the stuffing prep and vegetables this afternoon. Plus set the table, clean the kitchen, empty the bins… getting there!

I heard last evening that DD1 and BF are coming for Christmas - when their flight was canceled. So they're driving today. Fingers crossed, there'll be enough rump roast for us all! I sent DD2 out for extra potatoes so hopefully nobody will feel they didn't get enough to eat.

We will go to the early evening Mass tonight. The parish only had one Sunday Mass today, and it was packed. Helena I have fond memories of those hectic choir/ altar serving days.

We are baking the pies today - pumpkin and pecan. The local football team plays later in the afternoon, but there's a better game on now.

We've just been swimming then DH and I spent an hour cleaning the downstairs together. Then had a lovely wild rose bath.

The cake monster struck twice. Once in the night when 2 choc and salted caramel buns and a packet of mini gingerbread men disappeared, the chief suspect being the eater of the 10 brownies. Then whilst at swimming they struck again and 3 Chelsea buns and 1 hot choc went. Thankfully they did not discover my champagne truffles so I had some with a cup of tea.

DD really wanted to give Floof his Christmas cracker early so she did, he wasn't sure what to do so stuck his head in the end then took it out looking like no then he tried to roll it then DD said I will help Floof and opened it to reveal a huge toy mouse, a gold hat and Floof was ecstatic with the mouse trilling purring and playing.

DH has just proudly announced that he cooked the vege pigs in blankets, obviously intended for lunch tomorrow, for (adult) DS to eat as a snack when he arrived earlier 🤦‍♀️

I am currently fighting off the urge to be furious as it's Christmas!

Welcome, @flotsomandjetsome, and thanks for sharing your DH food misadventure news. The obvious answer is to send him to the store to pick up something else for lunch tomorrow.

This has been under the tree for days. I think he's waiting for Santa Cat to come down the chimney tonight.

Morning and happy Christmas Eve to everyone. ☺️

will be skipping mass tonight as am still sick and was awake most of the night coughing. 🥲
just parked and about to walk to hospital lab for pre-surgical blood work.
Friend has offered to pick up anything I need at store (mascarpone & molasses).

Mrs, I also did my cleaning (last night);
Math, it will be fine; you will have enough.

For the life of me I cannot locate a blanket I stashed away for Havoc. It's a Mickey Mouse fleece throw to go with the pillow cases I bought. 🤔 Havoc is currently obsessed with Mickey. 🤷‍♀️
planned on having baking done and presents wrapped yesterday but things have been derailed by this damn cold. 😡

Wishing everyone peace. 🩷

flotsomandjetsome Welcome. My DH is also cooking some pigs in blankets for DS, though definitely not veggie. Luckily we have a surplus and DD is veggie.

Hope you feel better soon Havoc

Lovely cat pic MissC

Floof had his Christmas cracker earlier and was delighted with the large mouse. DD said he was so hyper it must have catnip in it but she checked and no, think it was just a very large mouse.

Have a wonderful Christmas Eve everyone. We will have brocolli, cauliflower and potato bake, have lots of veg from the butchers. DS will have pigs in blankets.

I'm sitting watching home alone with my partner. Reclined- giving him a head scratch.

I made a really beautiful Xmas cake today for our family gathering- felt proud.

I love my daughter 18months so much it's untrue. She's a beautiful soul. I'm so lucky. I'm going to go and kiss her soon before I go to bed.

Happy Christmas Eve all, no pigs in blankets is no real disaster in the scheme of things. Nothing a bit of Hone Alone and a glass of red can't fix anyway!

Have one gift left to wrap (nephew's tablet, currently charging/updating), so am about to have a nice soak in the bath with a glass of wine then watch a movie. Been eating after eights so feel a tiny bit sick 😂

Also happy Christmas everyone! 🎄😊

I'm feeling pleased with myself. I was ill at Christmas 2021 (chemo) and not great at Christmas 22, and I felt I gave my ds two rubbish Christmases, which made me feel pretty low.

This year, much better, I've done the tree, put up the gable lights, baked dozens of mince pies, a yule log, have bought him a great set of presents, we've had friends over today, more tomorrow. Then I'm cooking Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. Just made marzipan fruits and meringue snowmen.

We've already played chess and Monopoly, he's beaten me at both. Been for a cycle, we'll walk tomorrow. Suddenly, life is good. 🙂

Happy Christmas. I hope everyone else can feel as relieved.