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That explains it then. Thanks Scout!

We used to get messages on our answerphone from an elderly lady who thought we were the minister's house when we lived in the city. I always felt so bad that she thought the minister wasn't phoning her back but she never once left her name or number.

I know someone whose number is very similar to the vets and she gets calls in the middle of the night from farmers having trouble with lambing etc.

We're up to nearly 20 times now since 4 p.m.

I must go and sort dinner (sorry if repeating self) Just having a first though.

i have the elderly resident who lived here previously phone number

i still get mail and calls from allsorts

i miss routine of the weekdays

having to do things at set times is much easier to do than a maybe which you can talk yourself out of

Anyone else?

zoo can you get the outside to run laps of the garden/block? 1 lap per offence?

Dd was driving me bonkers but dh managed to get her absorbed in a photography magazine he has borrowed and that calmed her down.

Dh is a bit and as when we were doing the work today with the psychologist it became very apparent that he probably is autistic.

The psychologist said that very intelligent kids can "learn" to overide their natural behaviour to try to fit in more and that ds might be doing a bit of this, which is one reason why he is still getting further assessment.

Dh is very intelligent and she basically said he had probably done the same. He actually got the giggles half way through as so many of the areas we looked at were entirely relevant to his behaviour.

From my point of view it gives me hope. Dh has coped, performed well at school and uni and in the work place etc. He has got himself a decent job and has made friends. If he can do it with no support whatsoever then ds surely can

poor you Scout

whats for dinner?

we are having oven chips

I think she has us on speed dial or just keeps hitting redial. Sometimes, like this last time, she mutters to herself "oh dear" and hangs up on me without speaking. I've let it ring a few times and she rings and rings and rings.

I hope she doesn't call the police "My friend's not answering her phone!"

MomScout thinks I should let Toddler answer (he likes playing telephone with a disconnected phone " 'Ello! chatter-chatter-chatter. BYE!" click).

Oh dear Scout. I feel sorry for you both. Can she tell you her friend's name? Maybe you could help her figure out the correct number.

zoo what food have you got in and we can try to get creative for you?

thats positive news carrots

i see a lot of traits in the zoolets of dp

it comforts me that he is able to hold down a job

hes not great at social skills though and im trying to get them into clubs and interacting in hope they will be better at it with practise

ok carrots i have selection frozen veg
tins beans
dry lentils
cheese
peppers
onions
pasta
rice
basic baking ingredients-flours,butter,couple eggs
dry herbs/paprika
oats
1/2 pint millk
no bread
no fruit

p.s i have a baking dish
and trays/cake tins

I feel bad for the woman, I really do. She's tried to tell me the number and the name but I don't always understand her and the number she's given me doesn't always sound like the same number twice. Close to mine but not quite. I think she might have written a 9 or a 6 as a 0 or can't read her own writing.

Have you got a microwave?

Do you have tinned tomatoes?

Oh Scout that is such a tricky situation. Is she the only one in her house do you think? It sounds like she must be.

no to the microwave
yes forgot tinned tomatoes

oh scout that is hard

I can only see the obvious things there so far zoo.

eg beans and grated cheese (would have to baked them with some sort of lidded dish though - served with plain muffins (need only one egg for loads of muffins)

Roasted peppers and onions would be nice in a pasta bake but that would be hard to produce without tinned tomatoes to cook the pasta in.

I think it might be easiest to eat cake all weekend with cold beans out of the tin

I will keep thinking.

Would your rice make a version of your oven rissotto?

Ah passatta and tinned tomatoes may save you. Won't be stunning cooking but will do the job for a few days.

eg onion and some passatta and some water and pasta and cook for a while. Add frozen veg (bit of all) near the end and bring up to heat again. Top with a little of the cheese for protein.

Roast the onion first so it has a nice flavour.

i have arborio and plain white but all recipes i have it needs start in pan with butter softened onions

quite liking beans from the tin and cake suggestion

You can bake soup rather than doing it in the hob too. I imagine it takes forever so check how much electricity you have first. Again I would roast my onion for it before I put the other stuff in. Then add lentils, frozen veg and stock/water and cross your fingers.

You could soften onions in butter in the oven on a low heat. It wouldn't be perfect but it would do.

Could you borrow a pan from a neighbour?

its definately going to be a culinary experience!

maybe a scone style pizza base?

ooh ooooh have frozen sweetcorn too!

how vile weather is baked soup sounds good

im in a semi and dont really know neighbour well enough to go on the cadge