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  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,913

    good morning Toni

    Wppl xx

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  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,420

    Good morning everyone

    Toady (()) Tomorrow I have my blood test a minute after 10. That’s good your boiler is nearly ready to work again it’s had a long enough rest. Have a good day.

    Toni (()) have a good day i hope Paul’s foot is alright with all the travelling to London.

    Jojo that’s good you have your appointment good luck.

    Reshmi (()) have a good day love to your mum (())

    Stuart (()) that’s good you have your appointment good luck. Love to your mum (())

    Skinny Keef(()) have a good day love to Loanda (()) and Sucr’e (())

    take care
    joan xx
  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 704

    Morning frogmorton not had a good day yesterday was in pain and had a really bad headache. I hope you are well and I hope you have a great day.

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 704

    Morning toady I'm pleased you have part of the boiler fixed I'm sorry you still have to put up with it for a possible couple of more days. I hope you are well and I hope you have a great day. Had a bad pain day yesterday and a horrible headache my foot still hurts today but my head is feeling better.

  • Stuartknee
    Stuartknee Member Posts: 312

    Still catnapping

  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,913
    edited 5. Aug 2025, 13:40

    good afternoon Toni

    How are you today?
    im glad your foot is getting better

    Sorry you got soaked

    Mums ok 👍
    We are all more or less ok here thanks

    But LA is currently having a tantrum as mum suggested he shouldn’t watch too much tv 🤷‍♀️

    The kids did have a productive morning though as they made cakes and fairy cakes with their granny, wow.

    I sampled some of their baking and it was very good

    BR has a favourite cuddly toy which is a dog that’s almost the same size as him! How cute

    I’m not sure how many courses were consumed in the breakfast banquet today lol

    Now one of my poetic efforts 🙏

    Bye for now Toni tc xx

    👋toady Joan Jojo SK and S knee xx

    Vc poem called “ Breakfast rows and BB’s furrowed brows”
    The littleys suddenly awoke from their dream
    And almost immediately started to shout and scream
    As grandad or big Babu said that a three course breakfast was more than enough to eat
    No one has porridge, blearios and 10 rounds of toast made with wholewheat
    BR said Lorenzo’s grandpa lets him eat till the cows come home
    BB replied, “ those cows need a workout, leave the cow imagery alone”
    BR that his pal little Ella not only has a huge breakfast but many cups of strong coffee and tea
    However, his brother said, “No, too much caffeine is bad, you’ll end up like Big Babu, an agitated highly strung head of the family”

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  • toady
    toady Member Posts: 2,885

    Hi all 👋 half a league onward 👍️ well over half really, chap gone for the day, back tomorrow but probably only for a few tidy up loose ends and finishing up bits. Thank goodness.

    Yes we have all broken the back of the job between us frog and quite relieved the boilerman hasn't done his a mischief along the way, it was that sort of a job I think 😬 probably will be every bit as glad as me when I can shut the door on him tomorrow. Thank you for saying I am doing well it was very trying yesterday but mainly (once the houseworky side is out of the way) because you can't really do anything with someone here, can't go in the garden, and not rest either, it's a long time to be sort of hovering about. Well done to you too for the shiny bathroom 🌟🚽 (sparkly surfaces 😎) and hope there's not too much more to think about. Signs should be fun Elfie will probably conjure you up something artistic & eye-catching 😀 hope your laptop is behaving now, if that will be involved in the printing out process etc. Have a good evening I may get outdoors later 👍️ firms are sending me emails about Spring colour, nooo, go away 😣. What's up with your church clock? have I asked before, what are its habits, quarter hour chimes you say, also bellringing as & when? Take care all 😘 xx

    Hello Joan nearly there now thank you, yes the boiler is the one causing the trouble and the only one who has been able to have a holiday, hardly fair 😄. I hope your blood test goes well I will be interested to hear how near to a minute past the house you can get it! 🕐️. I hate that at my gp your name goes up on a screen for everyone to see when it's your turn 😒 they used to call it out but that's slightly different, people tend not to pay much attention unless they're being called, and you can mishear, this is so un-private putting it up in big print. Does Charlie have pals at the pub he goes too I can understand why he'd go there it's one of the few places you can spend a bit of time. I know you said he isn't keen on the internet but that would give him an interest except the tv, I don't bother with that much now myself. Have a good evening 😘 xx

    Hi bosh, well that's a salutary tale of too much strong coffee 😱😄 I didn't see the punchline coming. I should be ok, admittedly I was swimming in tea practically by the end of yesterday but it's not the sort you can stand the spoon up in 🥄. All these breakfasts, where do they put them?! Also, summertime porridge? 🤨 is it a hearty scottish sort of affair or 'classic' R Brek, mind you not sure why I find hot breakfast odd I eat toast etc, just sounds hotter somehow. That's a very funny little pic of the workmen preparing toast 😄. Nice that the littleys have been making cakes too, I hope everything is going ok so far today, will you be able to extract yourself to go to group tomorrow? Will catch up with any odd news from me when I've had a minute to get any, no time to play with makeup etc at the mo but soon 👍️ I was looking at a hair tint too I was tempted, the mild sort you can just add a drop into your conditioner, but it made people's hair go green apparently 😬 probably where they'd had previous dye but better not risk it, I mean I may be a toad but I draw the line 😂. Take care :) xx

    Sorry you had a nasty headache Jojo, is that an on/off thing for you do you tend to know why, or just general. Glad to hear it's better today but not that your foot is playing you up 😔. I am plodding through the boilerman's visit thank you, it's not like you can say it's an ordeal or anything really just the not being able to do what you feel like can't really go off for a nap can you 😬. Should be done tomorrow although the yearly service will be due too so he will be back again sometime, oh well there's always something. Do you or Michael like DIY and tinkering with anything? Hope you have a good evening and some sleep 👍️ xx

    Catnapping is definitely the order of the day here I am off for one now Stuart 😺 hoping no-one starts off making any noise. Do the cats keep you company if you have a rest (or do you mean catnaps are all you are managing at night?) Hope your mum is ok 🤞 take care :) xx

    Tea up, coffee for SK, love to everyone xx

  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,913
    edited 5. Aug 2025, 17:47

    Good evening Toni

    How are you?
    yes feet can be such problems when they start acting up

    I hope your foot is almost okay now?

    Yes Thanks yes the toast - making guys will never be out of employment lol

    Yes mum is a bit stressed but also of course really enjoying looking after the littleys

    I actually managed to get out of soft play - which probably was a smelly event , I agree haha, because I was so tired, all I really did with that very small bit of solitude was have a shower, watch maybe 15 minutes of non - littley tv and have a cup of tea, but all those things were necessary 👍

    Tomorrow is the cinematic experience of course

    I am going, but I’m not going to group beforehand as it would mean too much hanging around and getting tired in the town centre plus my stomach has only just recovered so I don’t want be out in the face of food temptation for too long

    BR got up a little early to ask his granny if she knew how to bake cookies from a packet mix or something like that, bless him

    Mum let me use her room to sit in for a while today which has helped a lot, as my room gets so stuffy sometimes, it’s extremely hard not to sleep all day

    Bad G*ys 2 is the movie masterpiece we are seeing tomorrow

    Please put a prayer in for me to the gastric deities if it turns out to be a chicken nugget - related food sacrilege that I’m forced to commit tomorrow 😱

    Bye for now Toni take care xx

    Ps a sample of the littleys’ delicious baking and my sister’s laptop- oh dear 😂😂xx

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  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,913
    edited 5. Aug 2025, 18:02

    hi toady

    How are you this evening?

    Yes I think I’ve got the caffeine idea because LA at one point had a great desire to drink tea like adulks so I had to explain to him that it’s not really a drink for littleys and could not be considered as tasty as juice or squash at least in my opinion ha ha so luckily I managed to convince him not to partake of the old English breakfast tea and so on

    Yes I’m not quite sure where this is breakfast - overeating mania has come from to be honest with you.
    I understand, if you’re already feeling hot, a hot breakfast may not be that appealing in some ways.
    However, our since the work was done on our kitchen, it’s a lot cooler in the morning so I quite enjoy having a bowl of hot cereal myself.

    I think they were having normal porridge as it were not the R Brek version.

    I think that if I told dad about R Brek, it would be too much for his brain that is so gloriously obsessed with the cultural society and very little else Ha ha

    I also like porridge in the morning but it does get boring having it constantly

    So R Brek Makes a nice change for me.
    I also like shredded beat but not too much of it

    As Of course as it could be a bit offensive to the gastric gods, if overdone

    Yes, Green hair would be quite a bold fashion choice

    even though, of course, it was good enough for Gr*tbags lol

    okay bye for now toady have and good evening take care xx

    👋 good evening and good night in advance to Joan Jojo SK and S knee xx

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  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 704

    Hi toady I tend to get them on and off yeah I'm hoping to get a doctors appointment tomorrow about my foot it's been causing a lot of pain luckily I can still just about get though work. I'm pleased you only have to put up with it for one more day no me and Michael unfortunately aren't very good at DIY we live in a rented house so it's up to the landlord to sort the house out. Take care and I hope you sleep well tonight.

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 704

    Thanks bosh I hope you sleep well tonight too.

  • Stuartknee
    Stuartknee Member Posts: 312

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  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 704

    6am for me

  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,536
    edited 6. Aug 2025, 05:55

    Morning!

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    Morning Joan hope you are well. Good luck with your bloods today let's hope they are running in time I know you will be. Paul was on the train on his way to London so the foot was resting a bit maybe. When he rang last night he said it was not too bad. Thanks for asking ((())) xxx

    Morning Stuart 6am?! WOW! What did you do to get such a long lie-in?😯 How is your Mum's bruise? I hope she doesn't look like anyone gave her a thump. ((())) xxx

    Morning Jojo maybe a good idea to get that foot noted on your records at the Drs in case it's fine by the time you see the lady at the end of the month. Have you ever checked your own temperature? Just in case you have a slight fever with those headaches it can be relevant. Take care Jojo and rest when you can ((())) xxx

    Morning Skinny Keef just sending a quick message to say we haven't forgotten you hope you are ok and just busy with the little 'un it being nice weather and the school hols. Take care ((())) xxx

    Morning Reshmi how are you I hope your stomach is ready for whatever you have to eat today!

    Your Mum is of course happy to be exhausted she adores those boys (and being needed I rather think) you all love them to bits it's obvious even BB.

    Glad you got a break while they were all at soft play (definitely smelly!) a restorative shower, cup of tea and some adulk telly is essential if you are to survive the rest of the week. So good of your Mum to let you rest in her room too. Your house is definitely a warm one.

    Bad g*ys 2 I had a quick google I rather think I like it! I would come with you, but dodge the nuggets afterwards. I would just have a small portion of chips and eat them slowly and a drink. Of course I will send a prayer to the gastric dieties for you too.

    Did the littleys make those cakes?! They look adorable❤️ and of course your Mum will get the packet cookie mix for BR if she can.

    You are doing well and I think the boys are having a great time. Any results for your sister yet?

    Take care ((())) xxx

    Morning Toady yes Sleek told me the man was struggling and he couldn't have got this far without her. She was 'Ee sench all' I heard. Glad all should be done and dusted today.

    I know exactly what you mean. No way would you feel comfortable sitting and resting no matter how much you need to if there's a man in the house working. Or even happy leaving the house to be in the garden. You have my sympathy and also my admiration you have coped so well.

    The bathroom here is fair sparkling still. I am really keeping on top of it.

    Temps might be 28 for Sunday I am busy borrowing umbrellas to keep people cool now too Being a south facing garden and a bungalow there is limited shade here. Elfie plans to cut the grass too today. I hope he knows what he's doing?

    Spring colour?! What? It's summer here😮

    Take care and as young Mr Grace would say "you've all done very well"! ((())) xxx

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  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,420

    Good morning everyone
    My time has been changed to 9-50 when you go in you press the screen you put your surname in it comes up with your appointment then goes.

    Everyone have a good day xx

    take care
    joan xx
  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,913

    good morning Toni

    Wppl xx

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  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 704

    Hi frogmorton I've been to the doctors this morning about my foot she noted it down and says it's a bit swollen and give me a gel relief to try. I hope you are well and I hope you have a great day.

  • toady
    toady Member Posts: 2,885

    Afternoon all 👋 boiler done & dusted and the boilerman has departed 👍️

    Thank you for those kind words of young Mr Grace's frog 😂 I am so pleased to be able to say 'I'm Free'!! He was here quite long enough, I was in that kitchen after he'd gone chucking together a sandwich and a cup of tea together quicker than a littley can say 'cheese sandwiches please' 😄. I did have secret supplies upstairs but so nice to roam about the place freely again. Sleek can hang up her overalls for now, a job well done, 'Ee sench all' is right; impressive knowledge of heat exchangers and filling loops I must say 😽. Glad you are ahead of the game yourself re Sunday, temps here are in the 23s and 4s next two days but yes towards the weekend they are creeping up so I can imagine 28 not unlikely, hope you'll get a bit of cloud maybe to help out. Has Elfie done you some nice stripes in the lawn or has he taken charge of Bessie 😬 in which case maybe some abstract swirls. Is Paul back by Sunday? Hope he is doing ok when you next hear and everyone else is well too at the moment. Love to all take care 😘 xx

    Hello Joan, hope you got on ok that sounds a bit short notice to change your appt time. We have the screens to check in with as well I never use them I just go to reception. How do yours call you in when they're ready for you? Hope they are happy with things. Peace and quiet here for now so touch wood it should be a nice weekend. Enjoy the sun yourself 😘 xx

    Hi bosh hope all's well I am thinking of you at the cinema or thereabouts and maybe there have been as few nuggets as possible 🤞. I was reading in the news about a supermarket's 'birthday cake sandwich', not to be outdone by the recent strawberry one I expect, horrible by all accounts 😄 but even so probably the sort of news to be kept from little ears 🤫. I do like proper porridge but I'd have to make it in a pan and usually can't be bothered. I am now post-boilerman it's just me and the teapot and a fresh packet of rich tea bics, so 5 minutes peace for toady 👍️. Hope everyone was ok at group if you did manage to pop in. Take care see you in due course :) xx

    Well that's something if the dr has at least looked properly at your foot Jojo and you know she's put in on the record etc. Glad you got an appt quite quickly too. I have finished with the boiler now thanks, this house is a case of throwing good money after bad tbh as something always needs doing & mostly things that don't show for it, like mending the roof etc instead of doing something nice 🙄. When are you next off work and is it still afternoons? hope things going as well as poss for you today 🤞 xx

    Hello Stuart I missed out on the 6am tea with you and Jojo I had one much earlier then slept til nearer 7. Even with an alarm I worry I'll sleep past when I'm expecting someone, worst nightmare to be asleep and hear the doorbell go 😱 it has never happened but have been caught on the hop near enough sometimes. Hope your day has been going ok, love to cats 😺 xx

    Have a good evening folks 😊 xx

  • Stuartknee
    Stuartknee Member Posts: 312

    Mum still got bruise on her head at least her hair covers most of it up.

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  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 704

    Hi toady yeah it was all recorded at the doctors I've managed to get the kids out to the park with my husband today tried taking it as easy as possible but you what we are like we ended up playing football for a bit with the kids I've had a lot more fun than normal the kids enjoyed it I hate been stuck in the house all the time. I hope your day has been ok I'm pleased your boiler is fixed and you can go back to relaxing in your own home I hope you sleep well tonight.

  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,913

    good evening Toni

    How are you today?

    Mums ok 👍

    Bit of an exhausting day here with the littleys, we’re grabbing sleep, whenever we can lol

    No Results for sis, yet that I have heard of

    I will try and double check with mum when she’s not in a mood 🙏
    I think the mood today was caused by my dad’s not helping much

    cinema was good thanks I managed to walk just before and had a little bit of sleep before interrupted by BR’s screaming 😱

    The bad guys were endearing and not fully bad and the kids said their favourite one was the bad guy wolf, there was even a bad guy spider, but she was a bit scary so I thought maybe you should not see the many legged part of the film

    then I had a shower and managed a little bit more sleep
    We seem to be eating junk food like it’s going out of fashion, but at least I didn’t have 10 toasts for breakfast and two types of cereal haha

    During the film BR was very brave and watched the whole thing even though beforehand he was afraid it might be scary

    Tomorrow is mxt day for me of course 🤢

    LA is inventing words and thinking that I won’t catch him at it, because I know very little about the English language haha

    He made up some term for a person who is half human half alien I said well that’s one way of describing the BB haha no I didn’t quite say that of course 😂

    There’s possibly half a story to tell, but I think it should wait till auntie duties are less full on

    Yes, the kids made the cakes with the help of assistant Baker, granny, thanks

    let me know if I can offload some ice cream on Paul, Please, that would solve a lot of problems. Haha

    have a good evening, Toni and take care xx

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  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,913
    edited 6. Aug 2025, 17:46

    Greetings toady - now happily again solitary in her abode - y

    how are you this evening?
    I’m glad that the boiler man chapter went well

    All is okay here, I wouldnt quite say well, but we are surviving thank you haha

    The film was nice thanks, it was about bad guys that changed their ways and became reformed characters, they only ate chicken nuggets once a year, ok that wasn’t quite true haha

    It certainly made a change from watching bat 🦇 Pokém*ns and other such ookey creatures- no offence haha

    Rich tea biccies, sounds good

    I always wonder if there are impoverished tea biscuits? Or even reasonably well off biccies? Maybe we’ll never know lol

    No I didn’t go to group today, that would have taken the energy of a 7 year old

    Did I mention LA made up a noun to test my knowledge of the English language? What a cheeky monkey haha

    Have a good evening toady tc x

    👋good evening and good night in advance Joan SK and S knee xx

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  • bosh
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    hi Jojo

    I’m glad you had a nice day with kids and that you saw the doctor

    Have a nice night and evening tc xx

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  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 704

    Thanks bosh I hope you have a nice evening and sleep well tonight.

  • Stuartknee
    Stuartknee Member Posts: 312

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