Coffee, Cake & Chat (with wine!)

[MalcolmTuckersOmniShambles]

A thread for those of us who were part of (or lurked on!) the Zombie threads.

We like coffee. We like cake. And we definitely like to chat!

Previous thread here:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/other_subjects/2842166-a-whisky-whiskey-for-the-zombie

All are very much welcome! Come along and join in.

Making butternut squash risotto with roasted mushrooms for supper.

Aww Malcolm, sorry you're under the weather so much . Hope you and DD3 feel better v soon! And rubbish losing all your Sky stuff too

Had immense Sunday pub roast with my friends. Was lovely. And managed to get DD some shoes on way home so all sorted

Our 2 week Easter hol has flown by....still only 5wks until half-term

DS2's asleep, DD's going to bed now.

Sorry you and DD3 aren't very well Malcolm. I'd say get to the doctor with your chest infection in case it's bacterial, but then I'm overcautious!

So it's all gone a bit random my end...DD just come down to ask me to turn the upstairs hall light on. Anyway as am sorting all that notice something out of the corner of my eye in the downstairs hall and then see Sassycat looking a bit sheepish upstairs. Go downstairs steeling myself to be confronted by a grim sight. Think this could be the start of 'presents' (Sassycat is 18mths old and so far hasn't done this). Gingerly turn on light....in the middle of the floor there is a slab of cake! I kid you not! Closer inspection reveals it's a fairly stale piece of Victoria Sponge complete with buttercream & traces of jam .... she's nibbled it and there are crumbs scattered around So am thinking she knows how much I love cake so she's raided someone's food bin to bring home a treat for me and couldn't resist a little try herself! I gave her a cuddle, cleaned up the cake 'massacre' and asked her for a chocolate version next time 🐱

Morning! Drinking coffee and watching BBC world news.

Sassy it could have been so much worse! I don't think cats have sweet tastebuds, so the must have been a bit of a disappointment!

Morning! She's a bit odd EDBD. She likes to play fetch and will eat anything dropped on the floor and loves things like popcorn...I'll take stale cake over entrails any day

Morning!

Sassy I'm so pleased it was cake and not a dead mouse (or worse still, a half-dead one, which one of my dear departed moggies used to bring to me!). But I can understand why you were a bit at the randomness of it all!

EDBD - thanks for the advice. I've taken my temperature this morning and it's normal, although I still feel rubbish. I'm coughing up a lot 😷 so I'm hoping that's getting rid of it. If I don't feel better tomorrow, then I'll give my GP a ring.

How's EDBD'sLad doing? Is he still in hospital? Really hoping he's feeling better.

In other news, DS2 has two top teeth!!! 👏🏻 Didn't stop him being awake from 1-3.30 this morning though 😠. To be fair, I was struggling to sleep in any case. Not sure why, I was shattered, but I just kept tossing and turning.

Oh well, better go and do the school run. Have a good day!

Urghhh...you def need to get some rest to shift your chest infection Malcolm. Hoping you get some more sleep later! Yay for the teeth I slept ok last night but woke up really late so all a bit of a rush this morn (I might have my pj top on still under my fleece ) but made it to school ok. Domestics and food shop for me today....joy! And yes, even my cat is random 😂😂😂

Ditto, hope you both have good days!

Aaargh! No money in the bank, had Lindt bunny and mango and passion fruit panna cotta, as that was all that was in the house!

Aaargh indeed EDBD! Get paid this Weds and can't come soon enough. Hope you're sorted for supper? Always a pain when it gets towards the end of the month. Hope you're ok. Quite like the sound of your impromptu meal and good job we don't live near you, after her exploits last night I have a feeling Sassycat might have set her sights on the Lindt bunny!

Picked the DC up, had shredded lamb and rosemary tagliatelle for supper, putting DS2 to bed now.

I texted DF, he EMTd some money to me, I bought enough for 2 days. I need a [tbuphew] emoji!

Glad you're sorted EDBD! Supper sounded yummy! 😌

It was very nice!

DS2's asleep, DD's reading Tom Gates on our bed for an hour.

There is surely no finer thing in this world than a Lindt bunny/bear/reindeer! My absolute favourite! Glad you got sorted, though EDBD. It feels like a looooong month this month, doesn't it? We're feeling the pinch here too, with DH's car needing work and loads of bills going out at the same time.

Sassy, if your cat is a chocolate retriever (see what I did there?!) then pretty please can she come to live with me? On second thoughts, better not. The only thing keeping me from being truly huge is the fact that all supermarkets are a 20 minute drive away. A cat bringing me chocolate at all times would not do my waistline any favours!

Hoping we all sleep well (or indeed, actually sleep!) tonight! X

You're very welcome to her Malcolm, in fact here she is in her best 'butter wouldn't melt pose' . Hope you're feeling a bit more human now? And yes, here's to sleep for us all this eve!

She is absolutely gorgeous, Sassy! 😍 I love her markings! Give her a stroke (and some cake!) from me!

Yeah she's a cutie....if you have popcorn she'll happily come for cuddles leave home

I'm awake again.

I would have fought Sassycat for the Lindt bunny!

Morning I def feel your pain EDBD though the other way around. I couldn't sleep last night. I was still awake at 1am and then didn't have a great sleep from then on Feeling distinctly fragile this morning! You'd have won the fight, she's a meek & mild little thing and only weighs around 2.5kgs.

Hope you both have a good Tuesday. I have a massage booked in which I had forgotten about and only saw on the calendar last night so it was a nice surprise

Evening! Had lunch in the Sainsbury's café with DM. I had a BBQ pulled pork roll, she had cottage pie and a raspberry éclair. Had steak and Chianti conchiglioni pasta for supper. Both DC are asleep, I'm in bed now.

Evening! Had lunch in the Sainsbury's café with DM. I had a BBQ pulled pork roll, she had cottage pie and a raspberry éclair. Had steak and Chianti conchiglioni pasta for supper. Both DC are asleep, I'm in bed now.

Hope everyone sleeps well in the EDBD household! Baked potato, cheese and beans for supper this end. Lush!

Enjoyed my massage earlier. Very relaxing . Had relatively chilled day. Revamping my lounge at mo so today put up new curtains and bits and pieces. Getting there s-l-o-w-l-y....But def need to catch up on sleep this eve. V tired now. Did either of you catch Car Share earlier? OMG....the monkey! 🙈🙉🙊❤🚗😂 Hilarious! Back to work tomorrow. Not really looking forward to it. Will be a lot to catch up on as had most of Easter off...bleurghhh...

Hope you both have an undisturbed evening. Catch up tomorrow x

Mmmmmmm, Sassy - that's my favourite! In fact, I had it on Sunday when I was feeling rubbish, but thought I'd better eat something as I hadn't eaten all day.

Manic day here. DS1 and DD1 went back to school today, so I spent the day doing all of the tidying and cleaning jobs that I usually whizz round and do every morning, but haven't been able to do as well because of the sheer number of children underfoot!

DD3 is struggling to get back into our usual routine, today was, quite literally, a rude awakening for her as we had to be up and out of the house for 7.45am to take DD1 to school. DD3 was very tired, grumpy and tearful all morning, then I had to wake her up from her nap when it was time to do the school run again. I'm hoping it won't take her too long to adjust.

DS2 woke up again last night. Tonight, I have a cunning plan! I don't want him to get used to coming into our bed every night but, other than giving him a bottle, that's the only way to get him back to sleep once he wakes. I don't want to get him used to having a nice warm bottle of milk, either, but I have brought a small cup of Baby juice up to bed with me. If he wakes, I'll change his nappy, give him a drink and see if that helps. I'm thinking maybe he's thirsty when he wakes up?

Oh, and we had SNOW today! Only for about five minutes, but then we had hail, rain and thunder too! What's that all about?! ❄️💨🌧⚡️☔️

Anyway, I'm hoping I'll be a bit less busy tomorrow!

Hope you both manage a decent night's sleep!