General Chat

Hi Ladies~~

My keyboard was defunct yesterday, it's wireless , I changed the batteries.. but it had to be be reset and me being a duffer didn't know how to do it!!.
Had to wait for my cavalry to get home:)
Could have used hubby's laptop I suppose, ...should have for GR, but don't get my emails in on that.

Had a nasty heavy sleet fall at lunchtime, blue skies again now but windy and cold !

Done all my cards:)?

Just looking for bits and pieces for them all now.

Last night son and dau went to As*a and bought a digital camera for hubby ( his last one defunct ).
As you know son still works there so has staff discount 10%, he had an extra 20% Xmas bonus discount, we had a £5 voucher off any camera over £50 so he ended up paying only £40 for an excellent spec camera.
Well I'll be paying I expect ,lol.
He has a discount card with my name on it , cos I do grocery shopping, so it was either me or him that had to go to buy it.. dau wanted to pick it, so I left them to it, it would have been strange if the 3 of us had gone out last night at the same time ! Hubby would have sussed something and we wanted it to be a surprise.

Probably go out tomorrow to see what bits and pieces I can pick up:))

Sandie.x

have had some more snow but it seems to have melted away. I expect there will be more to come later. Ava is having a sleepover as it is Emmas works Christmas party tonight.
Still doing Christmas shopping, not getting far lol. Gary is off next week so will hopefully get sorted but if not, well it's hard lines.

morning all

morning all christmas must be a mixed bag of emotions at times for many ,
we are forcast more white stuff from tomorrow

Hi~~

Overclouded and quite grey but it's not below freezing, must cold tho as the central heating has kicked in on the thermostat .

I'm a miser as I put either a fleece or my soft fleecy dressing gown over my clothes if I'm feeling cold!!

See Maz is on countdown.lol, me too can't wait until it's all over.

Bil is coming down from N Wales on the weekend, I've already bought the Christmas wreaths but he always wants to lay them with us.
Their father died when hubby was 11mths old, his bro is a yr older than him. Mil couldn't afford to put a headstone on his grave and always used to say to me she couldn't remember exactly where he was buried.
I used to nag her as to where the grave was but she was always vague.
She remarried when hubby was 11.
When Stepfather died hubby, I and bil paid for all the necessitatories(sp) on the day, his headstone,etc etc his dau pretended to be caring ,his son was a waste of space .
Step dad was great with my children , a proper grandfather and don't regret any monies we paid out ,where his own children didn't, their loss in my eyes!
When Mil died we found the rights of burial cert for hubby's dad grave so eventually knew where it was.
I don't know really what the 'boys' feelings were about it cos they had never visited their dad's grave, but I couldn't see it unmarked and with their consent.. they wanted it too, arranged for a headstone to be put on their dad's grave.
Problem was then when Mil died with whom was she going to be buried !
Both her marriages from what she told me weren't a bed of roses.She didn't tell her sons about their dad but obviously they knew about stepfather.
My Bil being protective of his mum had had run in's with stepfather in his younger days, hubby, ..not such a short fuse used to keep it in, but never forgot.
Hubby and Bil decided their mum would have her own grave.
Hard decision to make.....
She told me , not in confidence , so I told hubby.. I think she wanted me to know but couldn't tell her sons, that they had split up before he died , he didn't know.. strange things family secrets/ skeletons.

So on Sat we have 3 Christmas wreaths to place in that cemetery,
My parents , grandparents aunts and uncles are all buried in the cemetery/ churchyard where I use to live and they were all brought up and have 5 to take there, as my cousins live miles away and are 20yrs older than me !
Might do my families side before Sat, cos of the threat of snow. It's 8 miles away.

Don't I ramble on !..lol

Can see I have some incoming emails.. must go and check them:)

Sandie.xx

morning we have icy patches hope it goes before next batch of snow arrives

still quite a lot of ice round here, absolutely lethal when out walking.Tried coming up the main street with the pup but she was terrified of all the wagons and buses passing plus several of the terraced houses have had guttering come down and it is lying broken all over the pavements.
Still not having great success house training her. GRRR

Morning here we go last week of school

morning all sunday lunch at church today I have been doing some cards here this morning

Hi ladies~~

Our snow thankfully has almost gone, pavements where the sun hasn't been on them still a bit slippery tho!!!

Did most of my cards that need to be posted last night. Must get them sent.

I have to find 3 special ones today for my hubby's aunt who has been diagnosed with cancer and 6 months to live, one for her divorced dau (devasted) who lives with her, and one for a friend who's hubby died a few months ago, very suddenly.. a PE teacher aged about 54 :(
Life is not always easy:(

Sandie.x

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morning all, i need to get my entire body motivated cards and cleaning ,this is the last week of term so i have a few days to get things done our snow has virtually gone

Hi~~~
It's warmer today, car thermo showing +4 , but out walking there's quite a wind chill and compacted snow is like ice underfoot. Seen 2 ladies fall this morning on the downhill footpath into Asda, they were OK but the path was like a glass bottle, I helped them down the rest of the way but decided not to up myself and went the long way around.

Must write the rest of my cards too, sent sisters , bils and my aunts ( 2nd mum to me ) the most important but need to get the other ones that need to go a distance off asap. Bought all my stamps on Weds when I sent my sister's to US.
We normally have our post at about 11am but didn't have it until 2pm yesterday !! Postmen must be busy.
We have a few things to buy for son & dau off the net so must get that done tonight.

Sandie.x

Good morning, its not too bad today, hopefully we might even get some sunshine later on. I still haven't wrote any cards out but hopefully will do some today

morning all i am glad to say it is a lot warmer this morning ,the grant process is still going on with my house the quotes are in ,it will be february at the earliest before it begins i think

Afternoon ladies~~~

Another cold one, but no additional snow, thankfully:)

Must press on with the Christmas cards, don't they take so long to write..or is it me.? (Did a load last night.)
To whom ever I'm sending I like to personalize the message, not just from or even love from, to me that's just like using a rubber stamp !!

Cafe time again this evening for meals ! Hubby home at around 5.30pm, son working at 6pm, so wants to eat by 5, dau gone Xmas shopping ,not sure of her return time :(
Well it's a pork dinner so they will be plated up, they will have to warm them up when they arrive :)

Take care and keep warm ( I notice my heating has just kicked on the thermostat )

Sandie.x

morning all not quite so cold today i dont think

Beautiful blue skies, but well below freezing here! and pavements very icy and dangerous:(

Done some bits and pieces of Xmas shopping today, just things for the 'stockings ' ..... well they are large bags for them to open on Xmas morning, we give the ' children' the money to buy most of their pressies. Clothes normally... I can't choose those for them , except for hubby,lol.
Dau and Son give use a list of what they would like , so they go into the bags with the little surprises :))

Take care ladies and keep warm:)

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we had a lovely time yesterday. Coffee morning went quite well although not many turned out. Billy, one of the men from church made a big pan of broth and it was delicious.Our ladies meeting in the afternoon was lovely too.
Richard is off work for the rest of the week so I don't have Ava.I tried to order this weekend shopping from T*sco but all the delivery spots were taken.
Have got some ironing to do so will catch up later xx

morning all it is cold here too but not quite as bad as other mornings
Our live wires do was very successful Ray managed the journey OK and the response was quite a positive one from the parents we had 13 kids about 6 parents /realtions so it was good .
our next event is a carol sing in Wolsingham dec 17th in the evening weather permitting

Hi Ladies~~

Blinking freezing here, going to go to Meg's my 90 yr old neighbour as I haven't seen her today, she has my tel number but I don't have hers !

Keep warm:)))