Swagger Inn 158 - Weather Turning Chilly - It’s Important To Layer Up - HBFs To The Rescue

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Layering up is indeed the best way to stay warm as the weather turns chilly. Fortunately HBFs also come with cloaks and coats which makes them doubly effective

Sounds like an excellent day Wicked. Less so for your downpour Fancy and soggy cats.

Have done the opticians thing with DS2. Am very glad I don’t have to pay for his glasses. Also he’s still not done any homework and he’s got tons. So we’ve got home and DH said “yes of course you can play football”.

Fuck it. Pass the bottle opener.

Nice chill-out day there Wicked

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I have been digging up potatoes with a torch, because I forgot to earlier.

Oh - and we watched the Ghosterbusters reboot this afternoon - perfectly acceptable fun (DS was literally ROFL at times), and I loved the cameos from the original cast

Evening wenches. Went to town with DD this afternoon, forgot about the painful hip when I agreed to go, but the exercise was probably good for it.

Yay for new car Helen. I still find things on mine that I didn't know about.

I saw Jonnie Peacock too and thought of Fancy.

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We're going out with friends tonight so won't be able to watch Strictly.

I do like the Ghostbusters reboot Helen. Also loving the thought of you digging potatoes by torchlight!

Very important to keep those hips flexed Apricot . Have a lovely time tonight. I’ll keep your judge’s seat warm next to me.

Oh dear, I seem to have spilled something. I need a towel. Where or where could I find one? Oh look

“A towel, [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapors; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (such a mind-boggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.”

I love the towel bit from HHGTTG! I mentioned always having your towel with you at work this last week (wench hive mind in action again). I just got blank looks unsurprisingly.

Philistines letus
My personal favourite is the babel fish

Also this week on Thursday (when it was all going a bit crap) “This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays”.

Watching the Festival of Remembrance on BBC1. Having a bit of a sniffle.

My old car had a babel fish warning light. Apparently it was actually an engine management thing indicating an unspecified fault that needed to be diagnosed, but it looked like a babel fish to me.

DH has just put cat biscuits into their bowls. Stupid Cat practically fell off my lap in her haste to get there.

Hope that apricot is having a good time...

We're about to start watching the Silliness of Witches. Last one apparently. Either that or our Skybox has lost the series link.

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Witches thing finished last week Helen so sounds like you’re okay

We’re on SEAL Team now, then DH wants to watch the boxing at which point I shall head to the hayloft for some physical activity with the HBFs

Silliness of Witches dragged a bit and was silly.

Hayloft now.

And I'm off out........

Morning wenches

Everything is a bit whevs today. I shall shake myself out of it.

Having some more struggles with DS2 re his homework. Sigh.

Anyway, place to go, —things— HBFs to do

re. homework LetUs DS has spent 3 hours playing fortnite while I've been cooking up apples, so at least you've attempted the responsible parenting thing this morning.

Is peeing down here and thoroughly uninspiring. DS still needs to do his homework, DH is pinned to the bed by cats, and my hip had a massive spasm while I was bending over to sort out the apple crates. FML. I had visions of having to stand on one leg like a flamingo until someone came to rescue me which given the state of the manshapes (fortnite/in bed) might take a while. Fortunately it eased off so I hobbled off unaided.

Now I suspect that I need to get breakfast for DS. Or persuade him to get his own...

The homework he managed to do (writing approximately 20 words which took forfuckingever) was yesterday. He’s still got a shit ton to do. I fucking hate homework.

The hip thing sounds extremely painful Helen . Hope it’s feeling better than it was.

No HBI at sportingactivity.

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Hip is fine again that - I have no idea what's wrong with it. I thought it was getting better until today's efforts. FFS, etc. More painfully, I absentmindedly scratched at an itch on my back. Hhhhhhhhhhhnnnnnnng Ooops. Is lovely and sunny here now after the rather sodden start to the day. I feel I should be making use of the sunshine, not sitting round on the laptop doing route planner stuff for next weekend.
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Afternoon.

Ouch helen!

Commisserations letus, homework is such a drag. I am relieved to be largely past all that, but DD's school are pissing me off - so many bloody emails. Mostly about the homework app which does not appear to be fully functional. I wouldn't know as I take the traditional method of talking to my child I mean, I appreciate technology , but for the love of god, it's supposed to make life easier

Thankfully DS2’s school homework app works well which is just as well because he doesn’t write any of it in his planner and doesn’t remember any of it. He’s done the stuff due for tomorrow at last. No idea if it’s right. He’s been a fucking nightmare this afternoon and I’ve sort of given up. He’s got four lots due on Tuesday and it’s parents’ evening tomorrow. That should be fun.

That Friends quote is right. If it’s not a headboard, it’s just not worth it.

Evening. Nice day here but couldn't be arsed to do any washing.

Oh Helen that sounds painful.

It's really hard work being a parent these days, I do sympathise. DGD has got to build a castle with moat and everything, but I think we've escaped that one as she's now gone home to her mother. In other news, I've just had to perform an emergency operation on a teddy with an arm hanging off.

Off to find food and catch up with Strictly.

DS has been glued to the TV most of the afternoon.
Happily, we're on Season 1, and have gone through eps 7-8 Currently on episode 9 (shooting rabbits and Protestants)

Homework is a bloody nightmare, but DS does seem to be a lot better at doing his these days.
for everyone, as needed. Plus

I will totally lose the plot if DS2 has homework that involves building stuff.

Just picturing Apricot in her posh frock with her scoring paddles, glaring at the other judges with a WTF face

DS2 takes his stuff to my mum’s for her to carry out surgical repairs

Excellent parenting skills Helen.

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And I’d be rolling my eyes. We’d make a great pair of judges.

Now watching Dynasties - new David Attenborough thing. Fucksake chimps are scary. I already knew this but it still shocks me when I see it.

Right. Hayloft.

I shall watch the scary chimps with DS tomorrow.

Night all.

Hayloft for me also. We’ve watched ep2 of Informer —at last—. Very good.

Hope the HBFs are ready. I’ve a lot of tension needs working out.