La Vie en Crepe

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And a new door opens...

I'd like a wedding too - any excuse for a new frock.

On the finance front - I'm basically a bog standard housewife, having jacked in my job to move to France. Thankfully it's worked out (so far) and I do like to point out to DH that he would not be able to do the hours he does without the full time childcare, shirt laundering and meal service I provide. Now the DC's are getting older I would like to do something but not sure how my HR skill would fit in and my written French is far from perfect. I shall probably end up doing teaching English as a foreign language like everybody else around here although I find children rather scary (apart from mine of course).

Wilbur - I'm very impressed by anybody gardening at the moment - I'm very much a fair weather gardener - which is probably where I'm going wrong.

DP has sent me a text saying how much he misses me. Unfortunately I was rather irate about the fact he hadn't sorted cover for Thursday when I sing

I sorted a babysitter for Friday weeks ago.

We have just had a wedding invitation too. My goddaughter (who is 30-ish, and marrying lovely long-term boyf).

Can we go skating for the next meet up?

Can you imagine the consequences of a crepey pile up? We'd all be in St George's having broken our hips... Drinking is much safer I feel.

Rudy we are skiing at half-term - DH and the DC wouldn't have it any other way!

Beachy, I was thinking about a crepey skate-off too!

Pheasants making noise, oh the trials of living in the countryside

I'm up for skating, but not sure my knee is. I love skating, roller, inline, ice. I used to go roller skating every weekend in MK.

Can you not shoot and eat the pheasant, Rudy? I'm sorry we won't be seeing you this Friday. We will have a drink for you, though.

I was struck, getting ready for the party I went to on Saturday, how much longer, and for the wrong reasons, getting ready takes when you are crepey. I had to sort out my roots with root touch up, then carefully scrutinise my chin and get rid of the odd chin hair, and then attack the spots. Not like in the old days, when you just used to apply far too much make up, and worry about whether you would be able to dance in your heels.

Let the dog out, Rudy. Ours goes mad when we get pheasants in the garden!

Wilbur, I like that expression 'sweat equity'. Must try to remember it (brain seems to be getting leakier).

And today's gladsome news: blocked dishwasher.

And it's leaking. I have absolutely no idea what's wrong...

Have you cleaned out the salt/drain holes (ours have things you lift out)?

I'll swap your leaky dishwasher for my wet wardrobes, MI.

Can you chuck a handful of those crystals (can't remember what they're called, but traditional and supposed to be good at cleaning dishwashers) in and run it, and hope that the crystals dissolve whatever is blocking it?

Soda crystals...

Champagne, smoked salmon, cards..... I am immune to leaking dishwashers, wet wardrobes and nocturnal wildlife at least for a day (or I'm already sloshed ;) )

Happy birthday to YOU
Happy birthday to YOU
Happy BIRTHday dear BLACK DUCK...
Happy BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

Happy Birthday BD - and remember QQ's crepey mantra 'Drinking is safer'.

@ QQ's crepey mantra.

Happy Birthday BD. Enjoy all the and

Today I am mainly cheesed-off with a leaky chimney. The same leaky chimney that was fixed at a cost of £700 back in the summer. Or in fact not fixed. The roofer has said he will give us that much discount off the cost of taking down the whole damn thing and rebuilding. Will still cost at least 2k. Dh is getting a bandmate of his who is a structural surveyor to have a look at it and assess the shituation. Grrr. Aaargh. etc etc

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BD!
Hope you have a fantastic day.

There seems to be an all pervasive theme of leakibg and dampness on this thread at the moment! Is it our age? Am worried that I should go home and check for leaks... or check myself for leaks maybe.