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Post 101

Shirps

smiley - sadface It isn't a cold now, it's flu - I've just dragged out of bed to catch up with a few people (& wish MoFoLo a happy birthday). Can't look at the screen too long as my eyes hurt smiley - wah

I've been having Beechams Powders twice a day & a glass of brandy next to me all the time.

Anyway, sorry but gotta go!

Now you just take loads of care driving in this 'orrible white stuff smiley - smiley


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Post 102

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Poor yousmiley - ill

Take care of yourself.

It's a smiley - yuk thing that flu virus

Got plenty of de icer spray so I'm all right

smiley - sleepy tight


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Post 103

Shirps

Hiya!

Feeling a whole lot better now - just left with the cough I had left over when I had a virus before Xmas (throat cough, not chest)

Piece of anniversary smiley - chocsmiley - cake? Made it in my non-existent oven last night. smiley - tea with a small shot of smiley - stiffdrink(your choice)? Just to celebrate my 2nd wedding anniversary (2nd time around smiley - smiley)
smiley - magic

Hope the weather ain't too bad down your way - mainly sleet round here &, as I haven't been out for a week, I'm not sure what the temperature is like smiley - winkeye

You smiley - ok?

smiley - dog Find out more from my journal smiley - rofl


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Post 104

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Hellooo !

You're feeling better. Good !

Thanks for the smiley - cake Lovely smiley - choc

Maybe a smiley - tea please. Congratulations on your 2nd Wedding Anniversary.

That's cotton or china I thinksmiley - winkeye

Cold here and very windy. Remember to put on your lip gloss when you go out. Don't want any chapping smiley - laugh

Journal ? In a mo. I've 2K posts to read through. Hell.


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Post 105

Shirps

Yep! Hot toddies are marvellous smiley - tongueout

Still got wracking cough & temp keeps going up & down - but I am now fed up with moaning about it smiley - rofl

When we go away I hate the thought of coming back to my inbox - there's usually about 5 to 600 mails after just 2 weeks - most of it junk. However, I have to be careful & go through each one's titles, because I am secretary to the art society I get possible future members, etc., contacting me after they've seen our website smiley - sadface

I'm afraid the kitchen is my: last Xmas, Valentine's, Anniversary & Birthday (v. soon) presents all "wrapped up" in one smiley - biggrin However, we have managed to break some china this week smiley - laugh

Friday tomorrow - then the weekend - looking forward to it?


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Post 106

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smiley - ta for the smiley - coffee
I am staying free from this virus. Drinking plenty of smiley - oj

What do you think of this bird flu.smiley - groan
Heard the news and guess I won't be one of the lucky ones to get the jabsmiley - sadface

Well done with your china breakages. Greek meal or blazing row ?smiley - laugh

This week-end will be fun. I think the boys are taking me to see Meet the Fokkers. Hope it's suitable for me smiley - bigeyes

What about you....doing anything nice ?


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Post 107

Shirps

I actually went out today - just across the road - literally! I was out for about 15 minutes - that was enough smiley - sadface

Can't take smiley - oj - citrus drinks & fruits (oh, nor coconut) give my mouth ulcers (just like my father!)

Hmm, not keen on the sound of the bird flu, but I wonder how inflated the story is getting? However, going by world viruses, etc., I suppose it is about time we had another population decreaser smiley - sadface

smiley - erm I shouldn't think I'd get the vaccine either - it would probably be the children, those in the services & authority that would be the first beneficiaries. Weaklings, like myself, just may be last.
"Brain the size of a planet, but do I get the vaccine?" smiley - rofl

smiley - laugh neither - both accidents! Just means we'll have to buy each other a new piece when we are sorted - anni. presents sorted smiley - laugh

Have you checked the rating of the film? smiley - rofl Careful not to embarrass the boys smiley - evilgrin

Electricians didn't come today, but should be here tomorrow morning. Apart from that - nothing. I think we need time to get over this cold thing & the other half will have to start on the kitchen again when the electrics are done. I will give him time off to watch the Australian Grand Prix though smiley - biggrin


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Post 108

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Helloo

Enjoy mother's day ? smiley - smiley

I took the boys to rugby, then picked up my dad, auntie and uncle. Auntie brought a 5 year old bottle of damson wine, and we all sat round the fire sipping the crimson nectar. Heaven. smiley - somersault

A friend brought the boys home, and after the usual roast lunch, it was more wine while the boys washed the pots.

Tea time, boys toasted crumpets and we had homemade strawberry jam, (courtesy of auntie). smiley - drool

Dad bought me smiley - rose and the boys gave me smiley - choc so all in all, I was thoroughly spoiled and had a wonderful day.

Mouth ulcers are very smiley - evilgrin. smiley - yikes what's in the coconut ? Didn't realise they were acidic - or are you allergic to them...

Docs and nurses are first in the Q for the bird flu vaccine, then I think those in key areas. Tube and train drivers I expectsmiley - erm
I have a smiley - monster cough. I hope I'm not coming down with your virus. Lets not share our cups ehsmiley - biggrin

Hope himself enjoyed the Grand Prix. Who won...oh, don't tell me !


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Post 109

Shirps

Good afternoon!

My first time out for 2 weeks: we have just returned from THE shopping trip (including my mother's shopping) smiley - sadface - I do hate shopping, for food that is smiley - biggrin

How was the film? Really pleased you had a good mother's day, I'm afraid mine was just like any other - Liz lives a good distance & at present, for obvious reasons, we can't have company here as there's no room smiley - laugh

Your anutie sounds an absolute gem & your boys sound really brilliant too - you lucky thing smiley - biggrin

Haven't a clue about the coconut - if I brush my teeth immediately after eating it then I'm OK - some mysterious ingredient I suspect smiley - ghost

Ha! I warned someone else on hootoo about computer viruses mutating to the human species smiley - rofl

Are you sitting down? I'll tell you who won ....... Fisichella for Renault, 2nd Ferrari - Barrichello, 3rd Renault - Alonso smiley - biggrin

Yes, Michael Schumacher crashed & smashed into another car so he was well out of it smiley - rofl - yes, yes, yes smiley - cool

Here's a freshly washed, disinfected & dried with a very clean tea towel cup of smiley - tea for you, smiley - ok

Have a good evening

smiley - dog


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Post 110

U1250369

Thank you for germ free smiley - tea Mmmm delish.

Once upon a time F1 race was something to look forward to. But now......smiley - yawn

The film was fine. Not as good as Meet the Family. Boys thought it brilliantsmiley - smiley

They managed to slurp their way through 2 XL popcorns, 2 hot dogs dripping with tomato sauce and 2 nachos. Yuk.

I confined myself to a bag (large) of pick n mixsmiley - laugh

Oh, just had a thought, can you eat bounty bars smiley - erm

You have a good eveningsmiley - smiley

Food. Can't bear thinking about it smiley - sadface


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Post 111

Shirps

Hi again ... I am SO excited ... I've just got to tell someone ... that being you smiley - biggrin

We just opened the K***oggs Corn Flakes 1kg Box & found a ... Dougal from the smiley - magic Roundabout smiley - oksmiley - rofl

Bounty bars - when the diabetes allows & as long as I clean my teeth immediately - it is very odd, but my father was the same smiley - erm

My husband agrees about the F1, except for the British Grand Prix because the track is wider, thereby allowing for overtaking, whereas all the others end up as a procession (with the blessed cobbler winning every time smiley - yawn)

Our food consists of m/wave meals & cold snacks at present until ... "the kitchen is finished" smiley - yawn

You managed not to embarrass the boys then? smiley - laugh


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Post 112

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Dougal ! Wow !! What can I say.....smiley - wizard

Doncha just miss Magic Roundabout. smiley - somersault


Do you have to inject insulin or do you just watch your diet. God, it must be awful for you with m/wave and cold snacks.smiley - sadface

Watch your levels won't you ! Testing lots every day I hope.

Made me wonder about what's in a bounty. Apart from the choc and coconut I mean. Oh, and the Es.

What's for tea/dinner/supper tonight ?




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Post 113

Shirps

Yes I do miss the smiley - magic Roundabout - they've made a film recently I think, but I'm not sure it would be the same. Probably not as innocent, although alot of people didn't think it was that innocent, ahem smiley - winkeye - I'm sure I don't know what they meant smiley - whistle

I keep collecting the little plastic toys from the cereals we have, but I NEVER get a whole set smiley - sadface

Inject insulin, had it since I was 11, that's smiley - erm 38 years now smiley - wow

I test 4 times a day anyway & am reading all the carb levels on the boxes, so I have a fair idea of what's going on smiley - dontpanic It was the cold that threw things awry, but getting over it now.

Just the coconut is the problem - same if I eat real coconut or anything cooked with coconut - it's a puzzle smiley - biggrin

Well, we had lunch at Waitr***, so we'll keep it light tonight, not sure yet smiley - drool - I really fancy a Chinese Takeaway, but that'll have to wait for another night smiley - sadface


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Post 114

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The Magic Roundabout....I used to watch it with friends from college when we were sharing a house. 5 minutes of hilaritysmiley - laugh I was the in thing to do.smiley - blush In mitigation, it was a long time ago

Good old Dylan/Dillon smiley - dog. Can't remember the spelling, and I'm far tooo lazy to go googlingsmiley - laugh

Takeaways. Love em.

Ooooh, you've got your big one coming up next year smiley - laugh

Take deep breaths and stay smiley - cool

smiley - redwine ??


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Post 115

Shirps

Wasn't Dylan/Dillon a rabbit? Dougle was the smiley - dog Could start a new thread here smiley - rofl

So that's what you students get up to, eh? I know my daughter & her now husband used to watch any rubbish going & read rubbish newspapers - I can understand they needed to rest their brains - same with you, eh?

What were you studying at college & where?

Had cheese & biscuits with salad & pickle &, of course, smiley - redwine

Oh bother smiley - evilgrin, I thought other people wouldn't be able to count smiley - winkeye - might as well drop a little hint here: my birthday is on Friday smiley - magic I just don't know where the years have gone - I seem to have spent most of the past 26 years in a whirlwind called "my daughter" & "other stuff" smiley - yikes ... remains smiley - cool

for the smiley - redwinesmiley - ok

See you tomorrow with a smiley - tea


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Post 116

U1250369

Godd morning smiley - coffee for you and smiley - oj for me

Dougal, a shaggy dog who lived on a strict diet of sugar
An eccentric bouncing character called Zebedee, who would announce his arrival with a 'boing';
A rabbit named Dylan, who could have been accused of growing something considerably stronger than carrots in his vegetable patch;
Ermintrude the pink cow,
Florence, Brian the snail and their friends in the Garden.

Yes, got up and googledsmiley - smiley

Magic Roundabout memories - good thread somewhere there smiley - winkeye

Are you smiley - magic this Friday ? smiley - cake on you ?


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Post 117

Shirps

smiley - ta for the smiley - coffeesmiley - ok So you're on the smiley - oj kick are you - hope it works & keeps you healthy smiley - biggrin

Very well googled!

Hmm, suppose we could start a thread whereby everyone takes on a character? Sheer chaos smiley - laugh Shame you can't get sounds & music on here too smiley - musicalnote ...

Friday smiley - yawn - I have a hospital apptmt - my husband needs to see his ex-m-i-law - she's seriously ill in the same hospital & it doesn't look good smiley - sadface We have an art society meeting in the evening & smiley - erm I'm going to miss most of Red Nose Day smiley - wow - what a birthday smiley - sadface

I'm really looking forward to this time next year - I think we've agreed to go back to Egypt for a couple of weeks - possibly taking in our Anniversary & my birthday, if we can swing it smiley - biggrin I was thinking of a party next year, but I don't think I want everyone knowing my true age just yet - afterall I am still only smiley - erm 26 smiley - whistle

I'll bring in an assortment of cakes first thing on Friday - so wear something loose round your waist smiley - rofl

I went to a technical college to learn to be a "proper" secretary after my 'O' levels. I had wanted to do a photographic course, but my father thought he had to buy all the equipment & regarded it as "too expensive" smiley - sadface So unfortunately I never had the experience of getting away from home early - I'm really pleased my daughter has though.

gotta smiley - run - letters & phone calls to make smiley - yuk


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Post 118

U1250369

Hi !!

Just popped back home for some lunch (soup) and having a quick look in here. Drat, just spilled on the qwerty.

Friday is red nose day ? For one precious moment I'd forgotton. Boys are out nearly all day with collection buckets. They, the boys, are going dressed as smiley - nurse Gawd help us.

Oh, so looking forward to the smiley - cake Is there smiley - bubbly as well ? I can provide the smiley - ojsmiley - winkeye Oh, all right, the brandy if you insist. smiley - smiley

I did a biology degree, then business management, then teacher training, and then whoopsie smiley - chick came along. I really just wanted to be a permanent studentsmiley - erm

Have a quick look at what else I've got to read, then dog walking and Waitrose smiley - cross


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Post 119

Shirps

Hiya

We had a m/wave jacket potato with cheese & baked beans. Tonight we had W/Rose m/wave beef in ale with veg - not bad considering smiley - winkeye

You MUST get a photo of them dressed as smiley - nurses - have they got beards? smiley - laugh

I'm sure I can find a bottle of smiley - bubbly ... rummages under the stairs, raking out pots & pans in storage ... smiley - erm if there is any brandy going it would be smiley - magicsmiley - drool

My husband did a zoology & botany degree & he then went on to teach - biology at secondary school & then adult education. I'm afraid I did everything the wrong way round: married at 19, daughter born at 22 & split from her father a year later!! I never had time to think any further - c'est la vie smiley - biggrin

A friend of mine has taken Open University courses for years - I've lost track of exactly what exams he has passed, etc. It has become his hobby & would be lost without studying smiley - cool

Gotta go & watch Red Nose Fame Academy - smiley - sadface aren't I? smiley - laugh

smiley - dog


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Post 120

U1250369

Hiya,

Tiffin time smiley - redwine and smiley - oj and brandy smiley - bigeyes Just a little smiley - choc - no Bounties

No, the boys don't have beards !!smiley - laugh *I* don't like themsmiley - erm (beards, that is)

Designer stubble is more their thingsmiley - smiley

I have drawn the line at pierced ears. smiley - cross

Enjoy fame acadamy. Whatever it issmiley - smiley

Looking forward to tomorrow ?

Hope you get a decent meal. smiley - ok


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