Today I have been mainly...

Today I have been trying to reclaim my house. DD and her boys (4 and 6 mths) have been here for nearly 8 weeks and although I have thoroughly enjoyed their visit I really do need to shift some dust ! I have also enjoyed not having an early morning call from one of them and looking forward to catching up with you all - my forays into Gransnet have been sporadic and brief in the last 2 months.

Today I have been mainly...trying to keep warm. I daren't have the heating on because the bill's are too horrendous, so I've restricted my life to staying in one room with 12 lit candles for warmth, wearing four wooly jumpers, a wooly hat and two pairs of gloves (which makes for rather muffled typing). The window's covered with a blanket and drinking mugs of hot soup helps maintain warmth inside. Oh, the joys of winter for us silver surfers

Lovely news, Marelli

I didn't realise he was such a romantic, Gally! Certainly doesn't get it from his dad......!

Marelli Wonderful news. How romantic! Why haven't we got a Heart emoticon today?

What lovely news Marelli. They will be on cloud 9 all day celebrating their engagement and Valentine's Day too.

I think I've got plenty of time to choose a hat, GA! No harm in checking them out though !

Lovely news Marelli; time to buy a hat?

Happy news, Marelli

Sorry to hear that GA Today have had lovely news - DS and his girlfriend are now DS and fiancee! I'm just so pleased for them.

Grannya that's such a shame, being burgled is hard on the nerves. I'm sure he will appreciate a hug from his mum

Oh poor son Phoenix ! Hope things pick up for him.

GA

I like this thread - good idea to revive it Ariadne.
I have been unpacking my suitcases, sorting out the washing, booked flights to Italy for September, delivered a huge bag of baby clothes brought back from DD in Oz to her friend who has just had TRIPLETS , jiggled aforementioned babies on my lap and made appropriate noises about their cuddlinesss, visited the optician to order some new specs and sunglasses (ready for my next trip to OZ!), helped a friend who runs a restaurant pick off the price labels from 2 dozen single roses so they can be given to the diners tonight and now home starving as I am on the 2:5 diet today and haven't eaten since last night..............

Was going away for the weekend this afternoon, but changed plans to go and give son a bit of moral support - he's gone into university this morning, but I'll bet he won't sleep a wink tonight. Awful weather to drive in.

...Upset. My youngest son has had a very difficult few months following the break up of a long term relationship and I expect he was dreading Valentine's Day. Had a call from him at 7.30 this morning to say he's been burgled! He disturbed the burglar before he could get away with too much (son not insured), but is very shaken.

Good luck Phoenix !

So cold here today! We feeding cats tonight very cold jus going next door!

Had nice lunch out with friends now home to relax !

Sorted out 2 bookcase over weekend not to mention breaking nail varnish over pale mauve carpet! Dear husband helped and loads cotton wool and. Nail varnish remover later it did work ! Finish off with 1001 looks great thank goodness

I have also been logging on to my on-line course to see if my tutor has marked the unit that I submitted on 3rd Jan.

I soooo want it to get a pass first time, with no re-subs! (On the previous one I had to re-submit, but it was only on 1 question of 30, so I was not too miffed)

Thanks Ariadne !

BTW, I thought the previous one was "Toadyl" which sounded like medication for amphibians.

See my post on the other thread, I took so long doing it that I missed this one!

Shall we go back to "TOady"? Thought it was dead!

GNHQ can you transfer this to that? If you see what I mean...

You will look great! Hope all goes well. x

Slapped a colour on my hair in preparation for Tuesdays interviews. It's a tad dark, but it was one that was lurking at the back of the bathroom cupboard, so seemed preferable to buying a new one. Also tackled eyebrows, with limited success. Glasses off, grasp tweezers and magnifying mirror. Pluck. Glasses back on and study effect in ordinary mirror. Repeat as necessary.

Will also set to with the dreaded hair removal cream

Worrying, its been one of those weeks with lots of family 'stuff' going on, I seem to of lurched from one crisis to another trying to calm, reason, commiserate and pacify one after another family member...

I wish I could fly away sometimes , but what would they do without me?