Come and tell us your dull and unexciting news 33: 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. Here's a link to the prior thread:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5219345-come-and-tell-us-your-dull-and-unexciting-news-32-calmly-through-the-day?reply=140159580

Welcome to all regulars, lurkers, and new contributors! Everyone is welcome to join.

It wasn't very calming here last night jumped off the deckchair in surprise at sudden 3 loud bangs in the sky. Met office said pilot training. Not going very well then

Welcome, @CalicoPusscat, and thanks for sharing your news. I'm sorry to hear your calming time in the deck chair was interrupted. If it was RAF pilot training, it was likely sonic booms.

Yesterday was the deadline for submitting tax returns in the US, so DS was very busy and is working from home today and recovering. We're back to chilly weather, well below average for this time of the year.

Had my nails done, had my hair done. Didn't get the job.

Oh, Myrtle, I'm so sorry to hear that. Job hunting is such a long, frustrating process. Be kind to yourself. This happens to everyone. My DS was made redundant last year and it took him six months to find something, and his skills are in high demand.

Myrtle that’s disappointing for you, especially as you seemed to have been so well prepared. Hopefully this will have prepared you for the next time. Hopefully your hair and nails are fab. Have a drink with me. I’m going to have a Bloody Mary, so cheers 🥂

Awww, I'm sorry Myrtle. 💕

Had a lovely day out with dc at the Aquarium in Stanley Park today. 😊
Pics are: world in the entrance looking up from ground floor; horse-drawn carriage passing by in Stanley Park; and view while driving home on Beach Ave.

I am still here 😅🥰..!

Just caught up on the thread ..
Will be back later to give you my news ..

Not exciting...but pretty manic 😮😮!

Bit concerned my news might not be dull enough...so here is a bit for today..

I de-molded my shower curtain!

Aka .. sprayed it with stuff, took off the rail ,.. sprayed with more stuff , ..put in washing machine,... put on line to dry/stop drips.... and put back up .

This obviously involved a step ladder ..I have decided ..my balance is not as good as it was ...and needed to hold onto the wall a lot ,😂😂

That was a teaser !

Stunning views @Mumtobabyhavoc . Sunshine on water is always uplifting. My OH is finally taking a week off work next week and I’m thinking we might go to Llandudno. We used to there regularly and stay at a lovely friendly B and B. It always felt like going home. It was right next to the Great Orme, a headland shaped like a crocodile and which has lots of goats. During lockdown the goats used to come down and walk round the deserted town. It was such a restful place. One of the beaches was almost always really deserted.
@sueelleker I made the confit potatoes and yes, they are delicious. I took a photo, but I’d already eaten a couple. I got some potted shrimp which apparently go well with them too, so that’s dinner sorted!

Beautiful pictures, Havoc and Uman.

Havoc, I miss those outings with the little ones.

Not much new here. The bloke who does our tree work is going to stop by next week and see if there's anything that needs trimming or removal. Living in Sherwood Forrest as we do, this is a regular annual event for us. He's lovely and we have been hiring him for many years, so if he tells us something should be done we just ask him to do it and bill us. We had a tree come down in a storm a few years ago that was partially blocking our driveway and he sorted it the same day.

A strange white ball, radiating light, appeared in the sky today and it warmed up a bit. The turtles came out of the reservoir to see what was going on.

Uman Llandudno is my favourite place. We go every month if we can, in our campervan.
Have a wonderful time.

We put out the bird feeders on Sunday for the first time in months because the neighbours thought it would attract rats.

It took four days for the birds to notice and now all the seed has gone! Robins, blue tits, fledgling blackbirds, jackdaws and pigeons abound!

Welcome back @bizzey. Shower curtains are a pain, aren't they? Be care on that ladder, too! 😊

I'm loving the pics of the ocean and chat about getaways here. 💕
Miss, I had to enlarge your pics. I thought it was beetles at first. 😂

Thank you @Mumtobabyhavoc .

Been putting it off for a while , ..but glad it is done now.

I really should do it a bit more often 😆.

It doesn't even need a dry in the garden...just a drip really.
But I do have a nice soft one that didn't drip much.

Baby turtles ❤️

Finally sat down !

It seems to have been a whirlwind of medical appointments for me recently.

Last year I had an issue with my leg that didn't seem to be improving and as I have very bad Varicose Veins on both my legs I was a bit concerned about a clot .

Turned out to be muscular it while there doctor asked if I wanted to be referred to the vascular clinic for the VV's .
I was quite shocked as I didn't think the NHS treatment them until you leg is almost hanging off 😆.

Any how got consultant appointment.
Said he would refer me for scans ..

Didn't think much of it as I imagined a long wait
2 months later got a phone call to go for scan that afternoon.
A week later got a phone call to see consultant that afternoon !

And they are going to do them !

But issue #2 has been my back..

Finally thought I go to GP to decide what would be the best pain relief

Got gel rub, X ray and referred to physio .

Ohh and while examing me...I have a mole on my back that she wants looked at by dermatology. 😮🤦‍♀️...

Hardly ever go to the doctor's. Then suddenly I seem to be there all the time 🤦‍♀️.

Got ds and gf arriving soon for the weekend. So busy busy again !

Bizzey glad to know you're getting some of those medical issues taken care of. I had two moles removed this time last year. It was just day surgery at the hospital. Was very quick.
Are you planning a special dinner/Easter dinner?

We took another trip to the Aquarium yesterday. I wanted the dc to see the "scuba bunny" (for regulars here, we saw "scuba Santa" in Dec) and I'm making this one of our family traditions, too. A diver in an Easter Bunny suit swims up to the underwater observation windows of the seal tank and everyone gets s chance for pics. Havoc is still leery and baby was quite disturbed about the whole thing. 😂😂😂 Persistent picture takenrthat I am, I took dc to the end of the row to wait for another try which yielded a few good pics to go along with the crying pics. 😂😂😂 There are two more things I want to take dc to, but we'll see how the weekend goes. I blitzed all over getting treats/prezzies for dc last night after dinner and a Costco shop, so I'm pretty much ready.

Oh! I bought frozen, ready to bake croissants from Costco last night. Baked some this morning. 😋
I'm considering buying a soft-serve machine. 😂🙄
AND I fixed my vacuum this morning. 🙌
Stupid, stupid sock was stuck in the hose. 🤦‍♀️

Lovely gf gave me my Easter present to enjoy over the weekend 🥰

And a Crunchy Easter egg from ds 🥰..

I think I am going to be busy gorging this weekend 😂😂!

No special meal @Mumtobabyhavoc ...

I only found out they were coming late yesterday and I had already done a shop for ds3 and my self .
Simple no drills one ! Normal .

Plus I should imagine that they are out anyhow .

@MissConductUSthose turtles! 😍
@bizzeythat sounds very satisfying. I love a good degunk. I was surmising that I spend approximately one whole day every year removing the black stuff from the shower hose. What a waste of my life!
@Mumtobabyhavocwe loved the aquarium.
Lovely pictures of holidays - we haven’t gone anywhere or done anything exciting. DSs both revising for exams. Last home game of the season tomorrow - I’m doing pasta bake. DS2 has two more games and DS1 one more.