Class of '18 Best foot forward through the autumn leaves.

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Ds1 did some washing today!!!! It has been a week since he arrived - I think he was waiting for a miraculous intervention. But alas, that was not to be Then dd decided she too had enough of waiting..and ds2 had moved onto the ski leggings as tehre didn't seem to be much else in his drawer As you say, Dragon the clothes just walk by themselves to the washing machine eventually..

Is it scary?

Yup, proper scary.

I'm waiting for my clothes to evolve.

Merry Christmas all - albeit a little belated.

We have had an odd time of it - my Dad has been in hospital with pneumonia for nearly two weeks so most of the holiday has been spent back and forth to the hospital. I've hardly seen DS as he has been working pretty much since he came home. He has Saturday off so we might actually get to do something...

Starfleet hope your dad's recovery goes well.

I have been wondering about watching Bird Box. I enjoyed the book (literally read it in one night) but I'm better with reading horror than watching it.

Will definitely be watching Bandersnatch (Black Mirror) tomorrow.

Thank you. He's on the mend although it will be a slow recovery.

DS watched Bird Box recently and enjoyed it. I've been watching American Horror Story - started with Coven and have just finished Murder House (I'm a bit behind the times I must admit).

DD lost her job

Oh that's a shame.

Sorry to hear your a Dad is still poorly Starfleet.

Oh no Lonerica

Sorry Starfleet. Been having a mini pity party for DD. I hope your dad feels better soon

The new friends DD made at her job are furious. They are being very loyal about her.

on no Lonicera - what happened?

She was a Christmas temp and was hoping to be kept on, but she wasn't. She loved her job and got on really well with everyone.

I'm sorry Lonicera :( times are really tough in retail at the moment.

I'm glad he is on the mend starfleet. It must have felt really odd this Christmas.

Birdbox wasn't that scary. Quite heartbreaking in places, but the actual premise was similar to other recent films, so lots of it felt quite familiar.

Sorry to hear about your DD's job Lonicera.

Sorry to hear about your dad Starfleet. I hope his recovery goes well.

Sorry about your dd's job lonicera. It's a tough world out there isn't it? I hope she gets something else soon. 🤞

Thank you for the support. DD felt really crushed yesterday. I know retail is tough these days, and the job market will be flooded with ex Christmas temps now, but onwards and upwards.

So sorry to hear she hasn't been kept on Lonicera. What a shame. I do hope she finds something soon.
We are back from my Dad's. Love spending time with the family, but 6 nights was definitely enough!

I saw my parents for two short bursts this Christmas and they've been sweet, but 6 nights as you say, definitely is too much, especially when my mother reverts back to thinking tea is at 4pm with cake, and supper is at 8.30, and must include a starter candles and sideplates and must be washed up immediately we sit down as she is longing to go to bed after a long day of talking and serving us cups of tea!!! And all we want is to eat baked beans and watch telly..

Ds1 has been talking all day about Black Mirror. American Horror Story! Kitten I'm relieved you allow it, everytime ds mentions the plots I feel very alarmed. Another of his favourite programmes.

Lonicera lovely she has loyal colleagues. And every job lost is another chance to do a new job that may take her in a different direction. Perhaps she has the chance now to travel a bit or plan something like that? It is difficult to give up a job when you have it, but she has "permission" now in a way.

Starfleet oh it is a such a bad time of year for pneumonia to set in, hope your dad is very much on the mend now. My mum is quite susceptible to chest infections, always a worry.

we all (except ds1) went to visit relatives on the train today for lunch, in Sussex. Beautiful low mist and long walk. Feel quite tired now but very glad to have got out of our messy house. Luckily relatives' house was even messier but nice with it, so it is win win.

In a rash moment I invited someone to sleep over on NYE so that means a weekend of emergency bathroom and bedroom cleaning. I've been using my son's newfound domestic skills, he's been vacuuming, doing the dishes and his ironing but I doubt he's up to scrubbing around the taps with a toothbrush.

Starfleet, sorry to hear about your dad, hospital visiting is hard work.

I rashly invited friends for dinner on New Year's Eve. I'm banking on them not staying as they have puppies. So I'll only need to muck out the bottom floor, but that will mean encouraging dd to move the bloody suitcase of clothes that has been loitering in the futility room for 2 weeks.

And decide what to serve.

I've been lying awake at night worrying about DDs propensity for drink drugs and rock and roll, whilst reminding myself that unfortunately she isn't doing anything that I didn't do. But that has been gazumped by BastardSpaniel who managed to tear his cruciate ligament yesterday and is now a very sad and limpy specimen.

Look at all of you inviting people round on new year and making things hard for yourselves

One of dd's friends has apparently spent the whole holiday on campus as they've fallen out with their parents. I did suggest DD invited them to our house for a few days but judging by the pit that is dd's bedroom I don't think she bothered. I assume it's just too much trouble to tidy her room

Poor BastardSpaniel :(

We have managed to offload DD to a NYE party, so we have invited friends round for dinner.

I am doing a curry night if you are looking for inspiration Ursula. I hope I won't be worryng about DD and drugs when DD goes to university. She isn't a huge party animal and I know there will be drink involved, but I really hope she has the sense to avoid drugs. Sorry to hear about your dog.

I don't think DD's boyfriend is particularly enjoying being back in the bosom of his family MsAwesomeDragon. They are so clausrophobic and controlling. He wanted DD to stay over when they went out the evening before his birthday, and his mum lost it and said no, that they were going to have a special family breakfast and she hadn't got enough food for an extra person.

The "special" exclusive family only breakfast the next day was croissants from Morrisons!

He told DD that next year if anyone stays behind during the holidays at university he will only come home for the bare minimum amount of time. He is never allowed to have friends back at the house. DD goes sometimes, but is never made to feel welcome . It's no wonder he has gone off the rails at university.

I'm hosting NYE, but each couple brings a course and wine, so I only have to provide the main, and pre dinner drinks, cheese etc. One couple may stay over, but DD will be out, and has a double bed, so will get her to tidy her room and strategically wash her bedding that day! I'm cooking a Persian lamb shoulder, a recipe suggested on a thread I started on here - there is very little to do once guests have arrived.

I feel for your DD's boyfriend Lonicera - our policy has always been friends are welcome, as long as parents know where they are. DS doesn't tend to have friends stay over, but DD does, regularly. My mum often would not know how many late teens she would find in her kitchen or living room on a Sunday morning after they had been out the night before - she was happy though as if my sis had friends to stay she had definitely had company getting home safe.