Aw safe travels

*slinks into thread*


Am currently sitting in McDonalds doing just that. Waiting for the eldest who has gone to see a film with friends...an hour and a half's drive from home. I'm meant to be writing up two reports before I go away next week but instead I'm people watching (always entertaining) and I stumbled across the fact that I hadn't been here for months



I know that feeling

LL - hope you get better health news soon.
Plummie - ditto with the job news

Everyone else - big hugs all round and sorry for yet again being MIA. I will properly rant about it all one day but life has been a bit tiresome and very busy. Pathetic excuse but it's the truth. Hadenoughdotcom.

(((((((((GOW)))))))))

Morning all

Lovely weekend weatherwise in East Angular

Today I am procrastinating about going to Sainsburys

Quite nice here in Kernow too.

We did all our shopping and housework yesterday so thought today would be good for an extra hour in the kip and a nice relaxed brekky and "feet up" day.

So far today, we have been very lazy. We drove down to St Austell and had a pub lunch with wife's parents (father in law insisted on paying, too..!! Result..!!) and we're now back at home. I'm writing this while I keep one eye on the Mini Tsunami, who is sitting on the lounge floor colouring in her book with crayons. If she moves within arms length of any wall with a crayon in her hand, I'll pounce.

Going to bath Little Wrecking Machine early and get her in her PJ's so we can have a light tea and then settle down for the evening. She's looking forward to play group tomorrow because the children have been encouraged to come dressed in their Halloween costumes. It isn't possible to get a "Destructo / Terminator" outfit for a (nearly) four year old so she's going as a witch. I'm very wary of giving her a wand though, on the off chance she just might be have innate powers to make it work.... for real.

I dread to think what fate could befall our cats.

^^^

SnOwy - all go, innit.

Am in Sydney x Been to Darwin, Port Douglas, Airlie Beach, Cairns and Brisvegas on the way. Finally at a temperature I can cope with x

Hope you got sorted with work x

Good morning all

Hello Snowy.

Awwww you were in Cairns/Port Douglas and we didn't get to say hello! Hope you're enjoying your trip if not the weather! Just to think this isn't even summer yet!

Work not sorted unfortunately and has gone from bad to worse and no sign of anyone putting it right .... 4 weeks since I said I refused to sign my new roster and yet it remains unresolved. I'm keeping notes in case I need to go to the union. I remind them a couple of times a week, I need to remind them but am loathe to pester as that could be counter-productive.

****waves to Sad****
We love you whenever you show up!

Plum, that's just miserable. I really, really hope it sorts out sooner rather than later. Sensible girl for keeping notes, too. (((((bighugs))))

We had a fun mini-hols, back to work and straight up to 9,000 miles an hour. No pumpkin-carving here, didn't have tme, but we have various little lights and indoor decorations we've bought over the years so we've got those up.

And Saturday is Bonfire Night which I really love - the village where Melony goes to school puts on a big free display at the Memorial Hall and does pie-and-peas and we often go to M's friend's house afterwards for a cuppa and a cake.

Work is mad, but I'll save that for another time - it's my morning off and so far I've spent most of it procrastinating...

Hugs all round!

Woo hoo
Evening all

Morning!

I'm back from my travels and ignoring my desk until Monday.

Shame about the weather - we've got a fair bit of rain and really high winds. Pretty crappy for bonfire night.

We will be going out into our back garden for a little firework party very soon. We have to keep the cats in tonight because they don't like fireworks (not surprisingly). Tizzy gets quite nervous when the whizzbangs start going off and he can hear them. Jerry legs it to his usual hidey hole at the back of the linen cupboard where he curls up on a couple of old towels we've left there specially for him.

It's the first time we've had a firework party at this house since we moved here. Megan's really excited. A couple of her friends from play group are here. We've got a little bonfire made up.... not a big one, but enough to bake spuds in and burn sausages in front of. We've mixed up some Gluhwein for the grown ups and the children have soft drinks. We've got plenty of sparklers for the children to hold and wave about and enough fireworks for a decent display.

There are about a dozen people in all (including little ones). We won't be out too long but hopefully everybody will enjoy it.

Have a good evening all..!!!

Oh that sounds lovely CP

Have been to the cinema twice in the last week

I am Daniel Blake...very moving
A Streetcat named Bob.....a bit superficial on reflection ,nice Cat

Movies sounds cool, Snowy.

We thought about going to see the new Jungle Book movie, but a couple of Amanda's colleagues who saw it said it wasn't very good.

Have any Grumpies out there seen it yet..? Any recommends anyone..?

I am looking forward to Fantastic Beast later next week if I feel up to it the trailer looks good.

Seen surgeon today it seem the operations is needed to be done but first have to get my strength up as its a big op and after the last one it seems from what he said today it was touch and go they have never mentioned before just how bad things where, just said the next op would be 50/50 but we can't keep going round and round in circles at present I have no life, so need to work hard on getting my stamina build up wish me luck.

Hope all good with grumpies if busy
Love and hugs
PS Sorry for the downer.

All the luck in the world LL. It certainly puts my minor grumps into perspective. I really hope you'll be on the right side of the 50%.

Not much to report from the batcave. Masses of stuff to catch up on after being away and although my next trip isn't until later on in December I'd love to get EVERYTHING done by the 1st, so I can have a long break over Christmas. It's certainly an incentive and should keep me from putting things off.

Go for it Batty. You should not only have a trip to look forward to, but give yourself another incentive, like promising yourself a pamper day if you get it all done before the 1st.

My sister does this when she's got a deadline to meet. Get it all done a day early and use the time saved to have a good pampering. Take a tip from my sis, too..... Get your husband to pay, and hint very strongly that it's no fun going alone so he could cough up for a +1 into the bargain. It's much more fun for two..!!

I am the happy owner of a "small pleasure" Polski piggy calendar with 300 emoticon stickers (mark all your day!).

👍👍👍👍😀😀😀

All the very best to you Laura and you'll certainly be in my thoughts and my infrequent prayers - you've been a real trooper throughout, always thinking of others, now hopefully it's time for our positive GOW vibes to waft in your direction and do you good!

oh dear god - Trump is President .... who'd have thunk it! Oh well, at least the comedians will have plenty of material for the next few years, not sure what other plusses there are!

Oooh, we didn't realise there were stickers in there too. Bonus!

Plum - I stayed up to watch the election for as long as I could and thought that his early lead would melt away by the morning. Now I'm speechless. Absolutely gobsmacked. Un ****ing believable.

If I'm not too late - I really enjoyed it, and so did Melony, who's eight-and-a-half.

We also liked Trolls (really silly but sweet and with its heart in the right place) and we LOVED Kubo and the Two Strings - if you get the chance to see this one grab it with both hands, it's absolutely magnificent.

Non-movie post:

Laura, you have put up with so much and you're still thinking of others and I really do respect and love you, my friend. Hugest of huge grumpy vibes. Keep us up to date as much as you feel able, won't you? ((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))

As for the election - I'm not that surprised, tbh. It's easy to appeal to people's fears and the trouble was that Hillary just wasn't inspirational enough to get the waverers onside. So, its heads to the wind, hold the candle high and do what we can to keep those of us who believe in fairness and decency bolstered up and courageous. We've got each other through shit before, we can do it again.

Big hugs and piggie squeaks all round. And cake.