DH has died and MN Aunties are keeping things ticking over (Juan)

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Just starting a new thread on Juan's orders. She'll be back when she feels up to it.

Thinking of her on Sunday/Monday as always.

Just lost the damm post!

Kids room done with some 'persuasion' I.e. me arriving with bin bag 😀

Frozen the Brambes and made Apple and Bramble crumble.
Apart from washing haven't done much else but slob around tsk tsk. Rain finally stopped and sun came out so got some washing out.

*Cake' apart from the shoes shopping sound a like a nice day.

Evening all
Cake - jogging thats a bit extreme !
Good that you got the shoe shopping sorted .
Willow - in all the years DD2 lived at home, I don't ever remember her room being anything other than distressing Not a bad bramble hoard !
well, we went and did our shopping at the market, restocked on cheese and nice Italian bread.
Made a pie filling for tomorrow's tea - DD2 birthday and that is what she has asked for :), Made the fudge. Very simple, but I needed to melt white chocolate for it - an almost impossible task, but managed in the end.. I will happily share , virtually of course!
I have sat and watched Strictly, and that is it!
Have a good evening all

Cake - it has been rather wet - while we were out today , we had lots of thunder, and an immense downpour this afternoon . But all it does is encourage the weeds!

Ah the FB version of my day sounds great. In reality it's been a long and stressful day and I've had it up to there with the both of them for different reasons. DD is really kicking back against all the extra work she's supposed to do for her dyslexia and we took her earrings out and can't get them back because she's a big baby so she's been moping about that too!

but I've just been out jogging for the first time since forever and it went surprisingly well and then I've eaten an easy peeler rather than a slice of cake

sleep well willow

Cake hope they have settled down and stopped stropping now. Could have throttled mine at one point today too.

Book distressing is a good description. Ds1 complaining that they had to do it last week too but i was to flabbergasted at other stuff he said to laugh at that.

Watching 'the A Team' love Liam Neeson he could 'find me' any day of the week 😉

Just popping in to say night all
Thoughts and Prayers

Fell asleep on the sofa, just woken up and come to bed. Hate this.

Oh poor you Squirrel that doesn't sound very nice. I hope you get a few more hours of kip. Have you been attending any more WAY meetings?

Book DS ate so much pie at one point that I can't really stomach it now! Hope you have a lovely celebration meal.

Just an update on MIL - her GP is looking after her and going to lodge a complaint as she never should have been sent home. We spoke to her yesterday and she still sounds faint and feeble but DH says that's much better than a week ago. She's back for the scan that never happened tomorrow apparently.

Willow DD woke in the middle of the night so I went and sat with her for a bit - she's not done that in years! And both up early. Guessing they're both processing the new term.

Oh boy how I ache this morning! Going to try and find some time to do pilates and just stretch everything. Hot shower may help too!

Wishing you all a lovely Sunday.

I see Nadal beat Juan in the tennis - shame for all the fans

Morning all
oh Chasing - poor you. Hope you don't feel too groggy and 'bleurgh' today (hugs)
Cake - the MIL thing sounds so bad - I bet you are all fuming, and upset .
Hope you get through the day too after a disturbed night , and aching muscles.
Pie is a favourite here ( birthday person chooses the meal) so nice and straightforward. Have a cake and dessert to do today, but no sweat really.
Horse - my DH is a hoarder too - it may come in useful - but we have emptied out our garage ( it used to be storage for my business) , and all the shelves so he can use them , and things are being tidied, sorted and best of all - stuff he doesn't want either going to the tip , or selling on fb!
Willow - Liam Neilson eh - I think I have only ever seen him in Love Actually ( if its him?)
I'm just gearing myself up to get dressed and off to the allotment - not too much hard work today I think , so mainly picking veg and flowers, a bit of weeding and tidying up nets sort of thing. Then home for a good clean up, wrap presents , and prep up the meal before everyone turns up.
Thinking of everyone - particularly Juan as its Sunday .
Have a good day

I hope thing get sorted for your MIL cake, and that your stiffness eases - it's always worse after the first time, so another run tomorrow night?

My dad is a hoarder too book, my mum has been known to take things when she goes out and bin them in town so he can't retrieve them! They have plenty of room in their garage and sheds but are talking about moving in the next few years and will have to declutter.

Sounds like a good brambling haul Willow and more decluttering.

Hen update: when I went out last night there was just one (older) one in the bush - I thought that was quite good and moved her to the henhouse, where there were only the 2 other older hens and 1 newbie. Where was the other newbie? Looked around and she was only roosting at the top of the tree in the middle of their run! Too high for me to do anything about so I left her there. I've not checked them yet this morning do I hope she has come down into the run and not outside it which would be easy to do from up there.

I did some gardening yesterday morning while the boys were at scouts, just cutting back, weeding and a bit of planting in my little front garden (the back remains untouched).

Then I'd though about taking ds2 to the village show or brambling in the afternoon but it was raining heavily on and off so we stayed home, did a bit of homework & housework and then watched an Australian Masterchef - we are on catch up from when they were away with their dad.

Boys went about 5pm - ds2 with his dad and ds1 to a sleepover for a friend's birthday and they are going paintball today.

I went for a walk with a friend which was good. She was having a bit of a moan about family life etc and it just made me think how good John and I had been together - I didn't expect anything of him in relation to my kids and appreciated everything that he did do, and until he became ill we both did our fair share of stuff around the house without any issues. We just fitted together so well, and I think we were both heartened by our relationship and the joy we found in each other. It's such a shame (those words don't do my feelings justice) that having found each other we had such a relatively short time together.

Squirrels

You were blessed to have each other and 'fit' so well. Makes it so much harder on you. ((Hugs))
Hope the hen behaved.
Sleeping on the sofa when you don't mean to us not good. Hope you get a bit more kip.

Need to move I was up early for me on a Sunday but need to move now. Get shower and start on stuff. Ex coming to see kids later.

Cake hope your mil gets better support at hospital pdq. What a shame for her. Hope your aches go away soon too.

Book enjoy the party.
Yes he was in love actually. Gorgeous eyes and that accent is fab 😉

More gardening this morning, I've probably down 5-6 hours over the course of the weekend so that's good exercise!
I've taken out a couple of buddlias, I quite like the flowers and scent but they grow like weeds and had completely taken over. I've been cutting them back to nothing for the last couple of years but decoded to get rid of them.
Then moved another small bush from next to my magnolia tree as it was all getting too crowded. I put the bush in where the buddlias had been but I'm not sure it will survive as I had to cut a couple of roots to get it out. If it doesn't I'm getting a viburnum which I'd probably prefer anyway.
Then split some crocosmia and planted a geranium my mum had given me.
I've also planted a couple of clematis Montana I got a week ago - hopefully to grow all over the trellis around the hen area.
It all looks a lot tidier BUT I still haven't decided where to put the 3 platycondon I brought on Friday which is why I went out there in the first place yesterday! Maybe I'll put the in a pot together for now.
And now I ache .

Gosh, well done Squirrel bet you are tired!

I must go out again tomorrow night, yes.

I'm sorry you miss him so much. It does sound like you had such a wonderful relationship. I try to really be grateful for DH as he is so much a better fit for me than the 1st go was.

Hope the birthday celebrations went well book

Willow how was the crumble [yum]

We were out at a fair today and spent about £35!!! on lunch, an ice cream and a few rides/bouncy/feed the farm animals... tomorrow will be the almost free song time at the library for the smalls and a hot choc for me.

Thinking of you all and Juan too of course.

Evening

Gosh Squirrels you have been busy. I am surprised you can move! I have a montana but its taken flipping years to get anywhere, have a honeysuckle thats doing the same. I have the orange crocosmia, I love it such a bright colour.

Back from TKD apparently now ds2 is red tag he has to start going to red belt classes as extra - in Glasgow! His teacher said she or one of the other black belts will take him with them as they have to go to! Its a new thing apparently. How flipping stupid is that? Glasgow is 2 hours away just to the outskirts, how do they expect people to afford it never mind the time it will take just for one child on a saturday. You are talking about 6 hours out the day just for an hours lesson? What if people didnt have someone else to take them with them? Gaaahhh rant over.

Cake crumble is lovely thanks, got some custard to go with it, hmmmm.
Fairs are great as long as you have money to burn but its a good day out for the kids.

We have had rain and rain and more rain.. Had about half an hours of sunshine without cold blasting winds and rain all day. So much for clearing the garden this weekend.

Chasiing the kids to get ready for bed and sort out their gym kids etc so I can settle down to watch the film at 9, ex recomended it to me.
Watched 'The Core' this afternoon, dont know if its even scientifically possible (I very much doubt it) but it was a good way to while away a couple of hours (and it had Stanley Tucci in it which is always a bonus ) I like a good end of the world story

Hope the birday went well Book

Thinking of Juan and family.

Evening all
well, finally able to sit down and read your posts.
Birthday meal and everything went well- I think all her presents were good ones
I do have 5 vanilla and raspberry muffins left. Due to said choice of meal , I didn't make a cake as such, but a tower of muffins so they could go home for another day, Glad I did, we are all stuffed !
Chasing - you have a right rebel hen there. Sounds like a very therapeutic day, which hopefully mitigated the sadness ( probably not though I suspect)
I had to dig up my montana rubens -glorious as it was, it was such a thug it was having a good go at pulling down a brick arch, and totally blocking the guttering on the garage next to the arch ( and that was after digging it up , leaving it unplanted for about 5 days on the garden, and DH bunging it in a quickly dug hole ....)
Cake - it is just so easy to spend- it doesn't take much at all. I seem to remember ages ago going to the cinema, and was appalled at how expensive a drink and some popcorn cost. It is always good to try a no spend day.- good luck on that!
Willow - I am assuming DS2 must be good then - they wouldn't offer otherwise? Enjoy the film, hope you got sorted to see the start :)
We did have a fair heave down with rain this afternoon, but we were indoors, so I didn't care
Tonight I have been stuffing envelopes with our charity newsletter - will be having a walk tomorrow to post them all out , but other than that I may well have a nice easy day tomorrow - well, apart from picking DGS up and making tea, anyway...
Night all, sleep tight
Thoughts and Prayers

Lessons in Glasgow sounds mad Willow, glad the crumble was good & hope you enjoy your film.

Ouch on the fair cake, days out can be so expensive.

We went to my parents for tea, mum made lemon meringue pie (yum) and had made some raspberry brownies earlier in the week which were delicious.
Your posts always remind me of her book, glad the birthday went well.

Oh and tonight's hen update:
4 in the hen house - yay.
1 newbie in the tree - grr, at least she is safe up there!
The tree newbie is the blacktail, not the leghorn whose wing I clipped so maybe I'll do her as well - if I can catch her! Usually I can just get them in the evening once they are roosting - but not when they are up a tree.

Book
Its compulsory if he wants to continue. Either he goes with them or I have to take him or he gives it up next year as he cant continue to grade without it. Madness.

All this talk of meringue pie, brownies and muffins is making me hungry! Vanilla and rasp my favourite flavours.

Squirrels that is one rebellious hen that needs her wings clipping figuratively and literally

Book you have an 'easy day' I will believe that when I read it!

Film is mad but ds2 and I are enjoying it.

Oh for goodness sake that will teach me to look properly! Wasnt Stanley Tucci at all! Once I started watching properly I realised but he did look like him from the pc desk without my glasses on! (thats my excuse and I am sticking to it!)

Morning all
scrubbing the walk around posting out newsletters - its horrible out there - chucking it down with rain, and black .
Thank goodness I can change my plans - the joy of retirement :)
Chasing - an independent hen, going her own way! Aw, I like it that I remind you of your Mum.
Willow - compulsory eh, so why isn't there anything nearer - thats mad.
I must admit I can't just sit, so I will probably go and sort out stuff in the greenhouse - I have lots of tomatoes to pick, and sort out the aubergines and peppers , tidy up al the pots , thats ort of thing. That is if the rain eases - its only a quick dash to it, but it is really raining hard.
Have a good day everyone - fair weather or foul

Book
Ha! I knew it😀

Need to move myself and do dishes and get stuck into my list of jobs.
Once I get going I will be fine just need pulling of the sofa😉

Hello all

Got both children off to school after a decent night, been to song time with the little ones and dealing with 2 admin things that I've wanted to put off but needs sorting.

Just sitting down for 5 before getting on with cleaning.

Willow I know that FIL spends all day on a Saturday at karate (he is black belt now though and helps to teach) but my goodness, what a pain and expense. What does DS think about it? Will wipe out half his weekend.

book I'm glad you had a good celebration. My mum has asked what I'd like for my birthday (from amazon due to logistics) and I haven't got a clue. I'm clearly so boring.

Squirrels hope you can move today after that mammoth gardening session. My thighs still ache from Saturday night, but need to go out again tonight.

Check in with you all tonight. x

Hi all

I managed to get of the sofa and do stuff!

Attacked the other drawers in the filing cabinet and the pile of filing on top of it! Have got 4 drawers down to 2 drawers with only about 4 hanging folders in each one so far, its a miracle Now I can get rid of the damm thing and get a 2 drawer one and I can use the top for the phone and wifi. Will finish the rest later.

Need to go for some shopping after pick the kids up, will drop off ds1 to make life easier all round and get a McD to bring home as not starting cooking now. Its all go in my glamerous life.

Squirrels can you move today?

Cake he loves it so I expect he will want to continue, I think he only has to do 3 to be able to do next grading next year (has one in Dec so will take him to red belt) at least I hope so. If not we will have to rethink maybe. Would be a shame but as you say thats half his weekend gone and he will miss swimming if I cant get his day changed.

Hope the weather improved for you book and you managed to get some of your jobs done. I would add that my mum is lovely .

Glad you had a decent night Cake, hope the admin got sorted. I'm hopeless at what I want for presents as well. Last Christmas (not really being in the frame of mind for it anyway with John being so unwell) I said I'd have some new ankle boots from my mum and dad but never got round to choosing any. I had a BabyBliss Big Hair for my birthday having been to the hairdressers a couple of weeks before and she styled it with one - my mum was very happy with me that I'd chosen something!

Willow I bet you are feeling quite smug about all the sorting and clearing you've done - I know I would be.
At least with the TKD someone in the group will take him and you don't have to do the journey, and of its only 3 sessions that's not so bad.

I've managed to do a little bit of admin on John's estate which is good.

Hen update: I threw some windfall Apple bits to them earlier, the three old ones and the Leghorn (white one) were all pecking at them, the Leghorn rather nervously - when suddenly she pecked at one of the older ones, and got away with it. The Blacktail (brown, tree rooster) stayed well clear - I'm actually wondering if the others are bullying her and she can't go into the hen house, rather than being independent.