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!

We do have wild animal rescue centres, both younger DC have adopted animals from Tiggywinkle's, DD has adopted a red kite called William Rufus, DS2 has adopted a white badger called Christmas.

The fox seemed to be getting around OK on 3 legs, so I think he'll be fine.

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Morning! Drinking coffee and watching Carol. 😋

Mornng everyone
The 3 legged fox will be fine don't worry Wheelie . l bet you are right PSB, he will be fed by animal lovers. l imagine if we had him here he would be as fat as butter not seen Carol this morn
Off up the parents in a bit so better shift my behind, there are good offers on the book people if anyone in need of stocking fillers or pressies , bought these for my BF baby twins for Easter ,
www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?productId=692692&storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100

www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?productId=692693&storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100
I used to read these to my 23 and 24 year old DDs they were lovely , happy days [smile ]
Have a lovely day everyone see you later

Have just had sausages, bacon, egg, beans, tomato, hash brown, toast, a banana and a coffee. 😋🍳🍌

Morning!

I've been busy today! School run, Aldi and butchers on way back. Left bank card in Aldi so DH fetched it for me! 🙈

Then walked into town, weng to various shops, then half walked home as I summoned DH to assist!

Off to the allotment after a drink and an apple. Then school run again! 😁

Mrs The book people are great. I got my dc a lot from there at Christmas. Far too much actually as they each got 25 books each. At the time there was 10 for £10 offer on them.

Fluffy you should be taking it easy.

PSB normally I envy your breakfasts, but beans on a fry is a no no 😂

Went shopping this morning for some pjs for dd. We have somehow lost about 4 pairs somewhere. This afternoon I was going to make a Thai green curry for dinner but I'm not in the mood for it now so it'll probably just be a pizza and garlic bread.

Afternoon everyone
Isn't it a beautiful day ! Days like this are so wonderful
Seen to the parents and sorted the house , Mum was very slow to shower this morning, she was still tired from Dance club last night l think and Dad just plain flat out refused . Showered Mum and just gave Dad a lick and a promise
Picked up prescriptions and washed Mums sofa covers , will do the chairs tomorrow . Changed Mum's bed , DH did their meals so they were well sorted when we left them, Roast Pork, apple sauce, boiled pots, broccoli, carrots , broad beans & gravy. Shopping to do for them in the morning before we go up .
What have you all been getting up to?
PSB that was a very tasty brekky yum yum!
Fluffy busy as always you must have so loved the allotment today what a smashing day to be out in the fresh air in the sun , l know it is hard work but it must have been lovely . Hope you really enjoyed it I am sure you must have , such a refreshing change from the windowless office . I couldn't think of a much worse condition to work in , l suppose you get used to it but it really seems awful to me ,
Nero the book people are brilliant l only do about 4 orders a year but their service is second to none l find . Pizza and garlic bread sounds delish ! Just the job for a Friday evening tea. I always think of Peter Kay when Garlic bread is mentioned . Hope he is back on our screens soon . What have you done with the DD pj's? Have you a phantom PJ thief in your midst .It used to be a standing joke where l lived when l was young that there was a clothes thief taking clothes off the line Of course they then said it was a man pinching womens undies lol , all nonsense of course lol
Woolly have ordered a large print Miss Silver book from the library , will pick it up tomoz
I have just read this post back and my mind really wanders all over the shop lol
Hope everyone is having the most wonderful day speak ltr l expect

Afternoon!

I've met myself coming back today. Just been to the GP for painkillers as my shoulder really hurts. I've got short term codeine to tide me over, just until the op.

I got loads of digging done plus put some spring bulbs in that I hadn't realised I had. Might be too late, but we shall see. More snowdrops have come out now and loads more plants are coming through. It'll be lovely in a few weeks!

I'm tired today. Can't wait to have time off after my surgery. Catch up on sleep!

Ahhh Fluffy you work so hard l know , glad you had a good day and went to the GP for better pain relief. I don't know if you have tried Voltarol gel as well? I find it good for my sciatica. Trouble with Co Codamol and Codeine based medication is it makes me so sleepy . l don't know if you find this too. It is necessary for you to be able to function until the surgery l know it is really painful for you . Won't be long thankfully

You will never guess what! MN have sorted out the problems with Google chrome and l have just signed in HOORAY! about time !

I've got the weekend to try different doses to see how it goes, Mrs. I'll stick with what takes the edge off enough to not be miserable, which I have been over the last fortnight or so, but to maintain function! I'll take two at bedtime and 1 in the morning. Maybe 1 at lunch time. She recommended paracetamol alongside too as they work well together.

The gel I had actually burned my skin! It put me off!

It's been such a lovely spring day today. Doesn't it make everything seem that bit better? ☀️ 😊

Picked DS2 up, DD had her maths booster, had Thai red chicken curry for supper, DS2 went to bed at 6.20, DD's just going now. 📒😋🍛😴

Fluffy I can't wait to see what kind of flowers your mystery bulbs are!! I hope they are something really cool! Maybe tulips?! I hope the pain meds help you feel at least a little better!

PSB I hope DD's booster went well! Thanks for letting me know about the fox and that you have rescue centers. I'm such an animal lover I always worry!

I ended up downloading MN for my phone because of my issues getting on on my computer. I might have to break up my replies because of it and I might have more typos as a warning because of autocorrect.

Mrs I hope your mom being tired means she had a blast!! You are such a great daughter!! I hope mine are half as amazing as you

My dad ended up patching the leaking pipe with a rubber pipe clamped around it until it warms up enough to officially replace it permanently. It's doing it's job! No more scary hissing sounds!

I bought a light up tree for year round use on my bar and it arrived today! I don't have pictures yet as I'm waiting until dark to photo it! So I'll share some in a bit!

I've been working on embroidery with my embroidery machine and it's a lot easier to make tubie pads that way lol

Woolly Happy early anniversary! This year will be our 16th anniversary. We've been together 17 years though!

I'm all hooked up to my formula for the day and am working on my embroidery stuff again lol

Here's my tree!!! I have it all green for St Patrick's Day! I need to figure out some decorations for it! :) It has 15 different colors it can turn so I can change it depending on the holiday and season!

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Afternoon!

Busy old day today, as I've been sorting the garden ahead of sowing seeds etc. I've tidied the strawberry patch and done a bit of weeding too, as well as dug in the green manure and shifted the poly greenhouses round a tiny bit. I need to get the covers back on now the wind has dropped too.

I've made bread this afternoon as well. It's so nice!

I hope you've all had a lovely day.

Oh, and yay for your dad (again!) Wheelie.

Awesome tree 🌲 too.

Afternoon everyone
I did post this morning off my phone but it must have gone to the ether
Fluffy it's been so lovely to have the sunny warmer weather on our bones, it does lift the spirit so much l find. That is bad about the Voltarol gel burning you though because l find it really good. Won't be long now, sooner the better, chronic pain does get you down
Well done on the delicious bread and the work on the allotment too. I think another couple of weeks and the lighter nights and mornings will kick in and it will be lovely hope the pain is lessened for you with this treatment m'dear
Wheelie that tree is amazing ! Well done to Dad too, he is a great Dad bless him , Mum WAS tired from the dancing , thank you so much for the nice kind words they give me such comfort . I am sure your DDS will be/are wonderful , the apple doesn't fall far from the tree . l don't blame you using the app on your phone. l found MN on Google Chrome was really annoying me the way it wouldn't let me sign in . I had to download Firefox and it wasn't a patch on Google . Never mind all sorted now . DH is watching the Newport County v Man City FA cup match talk about David & Goliath ! lol .
Hope it is a good game for everyone .
Am just going to have a cuppa , have a lovely Sat evening everyone

Went to the Sainsbury's café, I had eggs and bacon, the DC had bitesize breakfasts, they had Pukka pies for lunch, had penne bolognese bake and garlic pizza bread, DS2 was in bed by 6.50, DD was in bed by 9.15. 😋🍳🍳🍳😋🍗🍄😋😴

PSB sounds like a yummy days food today as per m'dear !
Have been chilling out this evening watched a bit of telly and plenty of cuppas lol , as expected Newport lost but they put up a good show for a very small club.
Time for bed said Zebedee !
Hope everyone has a really good night sleep tonight

Fluffy You are always so busy busy! It's amazing to me! I feel like such a lump lol

Mrs I love my tree! And yes my daddy is awesome!! I adore him so very much!

Thank you for your sweet words!

PSB I love cafe food! So very much!

Sleep tight everyone!!

Today I got a quilt in the mail! Someone nominated me to get a free quilt from Kind Quilts! They send quilts to people who are ill and it made me smile! It's such a lovely little quilt too!

I'm all hooked up to my feed. I have gained 7 lbs in a month I am now 105 lbs! YAY

Morning everyone 😀
Off to the parents in a few minutes 🤗
Dad is so much happier bless him, he is really infirm and frail but his mood is so much better. It has been ages since he started the anti depressants over 2 months but you can see the change in him now . It's been almost overnight the improvement in him .
Wheelie , that's lovely for you to be nominated for the quilt sweetheart, l think the Woolly Hugs project here on MN is very similar . They do quilts, blankets, hats, scarves , Gloves and clothes for the children of Chernobyl and for cancer sufferers and others who are nominated. That is amazing you have gained 7 lbs !! Whoop whoop! Am so pleased for you. 😃😍
We are supposed to be having a good spell of weather for this week so bring it on 😊👍☀️🌞
Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend speak LTR 😃

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Morning!

105lbs! Heavier than DS1 when he's at his heaviest! Well done! He's in hospital at the moment, he's even starting to look chubby! 😆

DS2 had chocolate brioche rolls for breakfast, DD's not awake yet. 😋🍫

That's right, DS1 got a Candy's Hug, nominated by MalcolmTuckersOmniShambles, who crocheted a lovely bright pink 3D rose which is in the blanket. I get all teary looking at that particular square, as it was made by the person who nominated DS1.

Hi 👋

Sorry I dropped off the thread. Life became v busy here (my aunts funeral, I've been in a car accident and had my cute little car written off and my niece (the one who was born very prem 18months ago) has been diagnosed with CP and I've applied for a promotion)! Hopefully things will be starting to calm down now though.

Have I missed anything major? I've missed so much I haven't had chance to catch up.

Morning!

Sounds like a really busy time, Crazy. Are you injured after your accident? I hope you're OK. Good luck with the promotion. 🍀

My nephew has CP. His is left-sided hemiplegia. Thankfully he's able to walk, but it's really difficult for him.

Wheelie, that's great news re the weight gain! Do you have a target weight in mind?

Mrs, have a lovely day.

We're off to the squirrel woods and beach for a picnic. I then need to go to the allotment when we get back. I've got to sow parsnip seeds, but I want to re-dig where they're going first. Though I've probably got room for them where I dug on Friday. I need to assess the situation!