Let's not forget about romance and love...grab your Valentine and join the Countdown to Christmas, thread 2!

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Here we go, brand spanking new thread.

If you could finish the old one off first, that would be great!

DD's just left. 😆

Morning everyone
Am having a lie in this morning , sister doing the parents today after the epic Opticians Appt yesterday and watching an episode of Frasier , ahhh it is fabulous. The Halloween one .
Cish thank you for the glasses appreciation Mum was otm with hers espesh the green ones , they were such a lovely colour. You prob can't see how lovely they were . Hope the studying went really well , l don't think l could do that anymore tbh. My mind is full of useless clutter such as hospital appts, grocery list and unending to do lists
PSB your DS1 that is such a horrible illness and leaves him so debilitated bless him , l hope he is as well as can be expected for a very long time . I suppose you could do what we do for my Parents but l think he would get help from the Social services and they would come in to take care of him depending on what he needed and wanted. My parents can either have 4 calls a day totalling 2 and a half hours each or we can get a PA for them who will do things like take Mum to leg club etc. We are still thinking about it, until they do the financial assessment because as with all things they have to pay towards this care and they may have to pay £80 each a week , which is very reasonable but when you are talking about 160 a week going from the household budget then it is a lot because it is almost a third off their income. We shall see. Lets hope it is a long way off for you to have to even think about this m'dear
Wheelie l am so happy for you that Lilah is ok, l bet you knew she was fine when you heard the ruckus they were making. She is looking great in these pics , you are doing really well with her
Ahh l am so glad you like the parents glasses, thank you, it is such a responsibility to have to decide which glasses look the best on them and that they like. The decision was theirs but l don't want them to regret their choice . I must stop being so silly though , it's a pr of glasses and only 6 weeks ago l was expecting Dad to not make Christmas . You are looking well m'dear keep up the brilliant work !
The temp here has gone up too now 8 c which feels lovely after minus 7 last week , not swinging as madly as yours though , that must be really off the scale nuts!
Fluffy brilliant to have a bit more time to get the work done , you work so hard m'dear . Your Weds Yay!
Not doing much today , bit of cleaning and tidying and a lot of chilling out l think , have a good day everyone !

Hmm just read this back and l made a mistake 160 is more than 40% of their income , l hope the financial assessment is favourable. Oh well nothing l can do about it will just have to wait and see , fingers crossed. These things take ages though don't they it has been nearly 2 months since it went to panel and we still haven't sorted anything out !

Dropped DS2 off, picked DD up, went to CAMHS, dropped her back at school, about to have sweet potato katsu curry for lunch. 😋🍛

Wheelie have you gotten Netflix if so then l think you would appreciate this little documentary m'dear , DD1 and l watched it just now , was a treat following the bedrooms and bathroom cleaning and washing , drying and putting away of the clothes
www.netflix.com/gb/title/81005561
Hope you can see it very sweet puss cats on it !

DS2 went to Adventure, picked him up at 6, had Chinese chicken curry for supper for Chinese new year, DS2 will go to bed at 8.20, DD will go at 9. 🎉🎉🎉🎉👲😋🍛

Made tuna sandwiches for the DC for tomorrow, laid out uniforms, doing wash then bed. 😋🐟😴

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Morning! I'm back on the bus today. It's not all bad though as I have WiFi and can charge my phone! Then I'll see how my jog goes. The other day may not have been normal, ha ha!

Mrs, I'm glad your parents love their glasses. They did look good.

Wheelie, Lilah is clearly fine! 🐱 I bet you feel liberated now you have a more convenient feeding routine going on!

No frost today. Still chilly though, but bearable when moving!

Morning everyone
Lovely and sunny out
Off to Goldcliff this morning , sister doing the parents again today might pop to Matalan in Newport retail park to see if they have any last Christmas bargains too
Hope your commute goes well Fluffy it's is a right pain for you m'dear .
PSB Carol the weather looked gorgeous this morning l loved her dress
Made a lasagne for tea yesterday , l don't make them very often but it was delish even if l do say so meself! , We are having the other half tonight so that is tea taken care of
Better shift have a great day everyone

Morning!

Yes, Carol's dress was lovely today.

I'm having smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, a banana and a coffee. 😋🐟🍌☕

Morning all. Waiting on my Tesco delivery and will then that breakfast. Don't know if I'll have a doughnut or scrambled eggs and a bagel.
Thank you all for the kind thoughts for dd. She seems a lot better now.

PSB that brekky sounds delicious!😀
Nero very happy for you and your family that your DD is so much better, such a worry for you all 😪💐
Just off to Goldcliff 😄 have a lovely day everyone 😊

Evening all sorry ive been quite the last couple of days. Ive been busy revising for my study day. Thankfully its all over and done with now and i dont think about it for another year or two.

What is it you do, Cish? The only person I know who has study days is my midwife friend, but more often than that.

I've been so bloody busy today and loads more to come. I've got my operation date now, which is brilliant, so I have 4 weeks to prepare for it by doing as much as possible for the time I'm off.

Mrs, did you have a nice day?

Nero, I'm glad your DD is better now; that must be a relief.

The DC had animation club, picked DS2 up at 4, had Chinese chicken curry again, DS2 was in bed by 7, DD will go at 9.35. 😋🍛😴

Im a nurse fluffy yes study days more often its just this particular one i dont need to do again for another couple of years. Glad you have the date for your operation but sorry to hear its meant your so busy.

philomena both DC's in bed here i also will go to bed at 9.30

Evening everyone bit late for evening really should be good night
Cish it's a right Pain when you have to do the study days isn't it . I used to do Manual handling update every couple of years and hated it lol.
Fluffy great news re your op in 4 weeks they haven't hung about tbf! . You will be fine l am sure. If they will let you work from home in the beginning that would be so much better for you m'dear , yes thank you we had a lovely day. Down to Goldcliff weather was beautiful went to look for any Christmas sale stuff , there was lots but nothing l wanted. Lots of Boots sale stuff left too but nothing l wanted there either . Made a Butternut/ red lentil curry in the slow cooker .Had a Butternut squash that needed using up so thought here goes lets give it a go but omg it is so filling lol. Am going to freeze it . It tastes nice too much to my surprise lol
PSB am not in bed yet lol going soon though .
Hope all ok and have a good night sleep everyone

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Morning! It's Ted Rodgers Day! 😂 (You need to be old to get that reference!)

Mrs, I was referred as urgent. I think the surgeon was worried about me doing more harm due to just getting on with it! And maybe full tears are prioritised?

Our Boots has had loads left too. I've not been in since it was reduced again though. Maybe tomorrow when I'm in town.

I used to make an amazing butternut squash soup. We added loads of chilli to perk it up! 🌶 🔥😂

It's my Friday today. Wooooo!

Morning! I'm old Fluffy!

Drinking coffee and watching Carol. What do you think of today's dress Mrs? 😋😆

DS2's still got his tummy bug so he's off school, will ring the doctor. Walked DD to school, back home had sausages, bacon, egg, tomato, beans, hash brown and toast, a banana and a coffee. 😋🍳🍌☕

DS2's got a doctor's appointment at 3.50 today. 😆

How did the GP go, PB?

Does he have to walk to and from school with you when you drop DD off?

I'm BACK! Sorry!! Mumsnet signed me off and I've been trying to remember my log in stuff! Ugh I wish they wouldn't do that lol I'm so bad at remembering passwords

Mrs I do have netflix! I'm going to watch that today! My friend does cat shows!

They are still having after Christmas sales? Wow! Everything Christmas is gone lol. Now the stores are filled with Valentine's and Easter stuff. I'm anxiously waiting for St Pat's day items lol I want a fun outfit since we're going to the parade this year

Fluffy I'm thinking about you and your operation in 4 weeks. How long will you be down for recovery? Will be be seeing a lot of you during those days?

It's been warm and rainy and we're actually having flooding now but the crazy thing is the temp is going to drop tonight and everything freeze! Also Snow due this weekend.

A few weeks ago during one of our snows? Someone in a truck came around the corner really quickly and slid into our yard. It scared me bad because I realized where we are around the corner? It would be very easy for someone to drive into our living room and kill myself and my child while drunk or driving recklessly. So my dad put a great big boulder outside right where the jerk slid into our yard. I figured at the very least it would stop the neighbors from parking in our yard again. Last night about 11 someone came around the bend and into the yard and HIT the rock! Messed up his tire! he got out of his truck and was cussing up a storm and I was just laughing because serves him right!

Fiddle I'm glad your DD is better!

Lilah is doing good! No ill effects from me hitting her. She hates hates thunder though. She goes next week on Tuesday to get spayed and I've been spoiling her because I am a worry wort mummy lol

Other than that kid.2 and I are watching Iron Man today and taking it easy.

Grrrr damn and blast!
Have not been able to get on Mumsnet today 🤔

No Fluffy, he's been drilled in what to do in various emergencies, he literally only moves to go to the loo or get a drink! 😂

Went to the doctor's, I have to take a stool sample, he said tonight that his tummy hurts when he eats sugary things, could it be a sugar intolerance?

DD had her SPAG booster, she got home at 4.40, we had cod in parsley sauce, carrots, peas and mash for supper, DS2 was in bed by 6.15, DD will go at 9.25. 😋😴