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bigTillyMint ·
13/10/2013 09:04
addle, what did you learn on it? Was it about FB and Instagram and SnapChat, etc? Did you learn how to spy on DC?
motherinferior ·
13/10/2013 11:45
I am in shock. Mr Inferior has heard of Bridget Jones
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lalsy ·
13/10/2013 13:17
"How to spy on your DC" - why has MN Academy not thought of that? Could lead on to NVQs with MI5 and glorious new careers for us all.
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rubyrubyruby ·
13/10/2013 17:43
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hattymattie ·
13/10/2013 18:11
Why Ruby?
I'd love to be out buying sofas and chairs. Need some new curtains too.
bigTillyMint ·
13/10/2013 19:07
Yes why Ruby? And new furniture buying sounds
I have bought the Lakeland clothes drier and DH and DD are moaning about it taking up too much space
rubyrubyruby ·
13/10/2013 19:52
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CointreauVersial ·
13/10/2013 22:40
Evening all! Reporting back from my weekend "oop north".
The wedding went well - quite a small event but it was great to see all my slightly mad cousins (bride has seven siblings), DM, DB etc. There was a ghost present, however - cousin's first husband (who was DB's best friend and a lovely lovely man), who committed suicide a few years ago. Cousin's 16yo son gave a speech of such wit and confidence, telling his new stepdad how fantastic he is, how he loved to see his mum so happy after all the tough times; the bride then burst into tears of pride....well, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
Then we were up early doors, and off to Alton Towers. I have to say, if you must go to a theme park while slightly hungover can I strongly suggest you go in the rain! There was absolutely no-one there, and thanks to my trusty Merrell Wakefield I stayed dry and cosy as we yomped from ride to ride. I must say, I do love a good rollercoaster thrill, especially when you don't have to queue.
I need to work on my "rollercoaster photo" pose though. God, it was like Halloween come early. 
Cremolafoam ·
14/10/2013 00:06
I am currently working on couch to 5 metres. Going great!
In other news we have a fox which is being attracted by the Pygmy goats that live next door . The blimmin fox is sitting in our garden eyeing their enclosure. Our poor kitties are hiding under the bed. Even when I turn on the exterior lighting it just sits there licking its paws .
brazenly.
Stropps do you have any anti- fox suggestions. ??[ thinking of your livestock experience]
Cv your weekend sounds brilliant. Hope you will share the roller coaster pic regardless
bigTillyMint ·
14/10/2013 06:55
Cremo, we have foxes that will brazenly stare you out in our tiny back yard. One even went into my NDN's kitchen.
CV, you are a trooper
Pirate, I have never got into running on the roads (dodgy knees) I can, however, run for 20 or even 30 mins in the gym when I put my mind to it. It just makes me feel knackered
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motherinferior ·
14/10/2013 08:24
I also find the financial investment in running makes one want to get one's value out of it . The cliché about it being free...well, yes, once you've bought shoes (new pair clocked up on Sat), Restraining Undergarment (nuff said - have you seen the price of a shock absorber??) and anything else to accommodate/play the podcasts....I tell you, an old fraying swimsuit and a six-month swimming-pool membership is a damn sight cheaper.
I am also inspired by the fact I can do my bras up on smaller hooks.
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Stropperella ·
14/10/2013 09:24
Crem, get a dog. And a shotgun.
(I have the former, but not the latter)
When I was a teen and living far out in the country, I had a terrier not dissimilar to the one I have now and almost every morning he used to ask to be let out at 5.30 or 6 to go and chase the fox out of the garden (we had a big garden and no near neighbours), but when they both got old they weirdly made friends. The dog still used to ask to be let out early in the morning, but if you looked into the garden you would see them both sitting side by side on the lawn. And when the fox died, the dog found his body in the wood and lay down beside it and wouldn't come home for hours. True Story.
I have dodgy knees and a squiffy hip and lower back issues, so you won't ever catch me taking up running but I do walk briskly for around 40 mins each day with the dog and occasionally power walk up hills. Aside from that, my circuits class twice a week is all that I do. During the summer there is usually a certain amount of running incorporated into the circuits class, but it's on a field which doesn't jar all my ricketty bits.
The Lakeland heated airer is most excellent. I use it in our bedroom, so it is out of the way and no one falls over it.
CV, sounds like the wedding was lovely. I can categorically state that I will never be taking my dcs to Alton Towers or anywhere like it. I feel sick just looking at rollercoasters and will never go on one. Dd went to Eurodisney last year with a friend and they went on all sorts, so I don't think she has ended up deprived of excitement due to my weediness.
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