Genealogy Chat

Merry She is a very old friend and knew me in my Superwife days! OC

How come she is your friend, then??? £&£%$&£*£&£^**.....Ouch!! Merry

I have a friend coming to stay, in less than a fortnight. She is a member of the International Super Housewives Corps and I am absolutely dreading her visit. But I still havent got into panic mode yet. In ten days time (probably) I will be dementedly washing curtains, power washing the conservatory, gathering up ropes of cobwebs etc. (And coincidentally, I hope, shedding the half a stone which has crept up on me due to long periods of phyical inactivity spent on here) OC

Merry I've had a quick flick round with one of those fluffy dusters. It'll do. Hopefully if its a nice evening we can sit outside. Cooler than in the house. (And no dust) Thanks for the strawberrys Margaret

****sends emergency strawberry delivery**** Tell them you have an allergy to light and close all the curtains and have just a couple of candles for lighting......they won't notice the dust then....... Merry

Heather HELP!!! I think I'm going to need councelling. My uncle and aunt are visiting us this evening. I can't put them off as they have been wanting to see hubby ever since he came out of hospital. I had to do Emergency Housework!! (sorry for swearing) I've been running round the house like an idiot, dusting, cleaning the bathroom, hoovering etc. I feel quite ill. LOL Margaret

Heather As Michael will only henceforth be wearing damp dusters on his feet I am not concerned with the cost of his footwear, being the happy possessor of at least four wardrobes full of outdated clothes which are no better than dusters. The size of his feet attracted me because of his floor coverage, nothing else. As for that Roger, yes, mm, is his surname really Mitty, do you think? OC

I wonder what the GC in his board name stands for? Merry

Do you really think Roger's human? Ive not come across a man like that in my lifetime - I suppose he could be an alien.

Old Crone, you can have the toy boy Michael, you probably need that extra warmth. Glen is twice the man (well, twice the age) and very obedient - the young ones could be a bit feisty. And size 14 trainers - well, you know what they say about men with big feet - yep, they need big shoes. I buy Glen's footwear in the sales at toys r us - they are meant for Cabbage Patch Dolls but are a perfect fit.

I'll personally fly half way around the world and clean anyones house if they find my William Huband. Good tip for cleaning/sorting cupboards. Get six year old grandkids over. They want to take all sorts of junk home. Just let them fill garbage bags(clean ones are best) with all that old stuff. Paper, pencils, bits of wool, lace, odd socks, the whole lot goes. I've got two EMPTY shelves.

Now, now, you must learn to share. Didn't your mother ever tell you?

Hmmm young Crone! First child drops food on floor... pick up food and throw it away Second child drops food on floor... pick up food, give it a wipe and give it back to child Third and subsequent children drop food on the floor, put child on the floor with the food. As for men, well we are all children, just different heights. Roger By the way, I only ever wore black socks throughout my working life and it sure as hell made early shifts in the hospital easier to get ready for. Nowadays I have all the colors you could think of and if I wanted to wear odd ones then Boo Yah to anyone who doesn't like it!

Heather! Get out of the way! Michael is MINE - I saw him first, and anyway, youve got your erm, Glen... OC

I'll offer all the cheap bread in Tesco for anyone who can track down my Evanses! (Although I live in hope that a few hours in Glamorgan RO will shed some light) Heather, I have size 14½ trainers, do you think I should try the floor cleaning?

FOOD HANDLING AND PREPARATION Any child who can stand unaided can make a sandwich. Tools: Sliced loaf Plastic spatula or very blunt knife Soft margarine Squeezy cheese. Optional extras - cherry tomatoes. Show them how to do it once. Tell them WHAT A CLEVER little boy/girl (as appropriate) you are. They can then adequately feed themselves without your intervention, although for smaller children, it would be quite kind to shout encouragement from the computer room. It could also work with a certain sort of man - use your personal judgement here. Show them how to flatten a cherry tomato with their hands and get it inside the sandwich. This is safer than using a knife - you dont want to waste time hanging around in A and E, waiting for stitches, do you? Roger dear If you are old enough to be my father, then you must be very very old indeed!

Roger Only ever buy black socks Youve always got a pair then Margaret

No Merry. I have one of those pink fluffy antistatic dusters on a stick, from Lakeland, the shop full of things you never knew you couldn't live without. It's great and then I polish with beeswax polish. I know that I'm mad but I love it. The bit about the sock drawer is a bone of contention and an object of ridicule for me. It is the epitome of tidiness. All the socks are in pairs, are folded just right and are stacked in their colour codes. I think every friend, neighbour and rellie has been summond by the OH to take a peak at my sock drawer. If only my family records were as neat and tidy... I don't know how to lose one sock, a pair goes every now and then usually the comfortable ones that are rather translucent at the heels. The ones that OH says are past their best... and they always disappear around the time the dustman collects. Mmmmm Thanks to another GC member on this board I have been able to identify two sets of Gr Gr grandparents today so tomorrow it's up early and bake a nice soya and linseed loaf to celebrate. Lovely grub, Roger GC

Some real advanced practices from Olde Crone who I may have to invite to join me as co- principal. However, whilst you are doing all this running about - do not forget the FEET. Now, there is no better way of drying a wet kitchen or bathroom floor whilst utilising the sock on hands for dusting than wrapping two old towels round your feet and adopting an ice skating motion.

OC I'm going to use my newly acquired 'pmsl'! Please could you tell me where to get the bobbley trousers? - I like that idea - running to the door Starsky & Hutch style close to the wall - aiming a can of Mr Sheen at all possible targets - with a sock on the other hand, (one of cheesy-feet, number 2 son's) I've always got a ready supply of batchelor/holey/gone-pink-in-the-wash-I'm-not-wearing-that-to-school-mummy! socks (& t-shirts) BUT bobbley trousers are missing... where where where??? Sarah :-) 8 pages of 'corruption'!!