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Andy Broadley

12th February 2006, 05:02 PM

Cheers for the beer Andy! You got any pork scratchings back there as well?
We got everything Tom.

http://www.snacks-direct.com/graphicassets/porkscratchings.jpg

TomUK

12th February 2006, 05:16 PM

Thank goodness i'm a site supporter so i can use all these smilies!

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Andy Broadley

12th February 2006, 05:45 PM

Thank goodness i'm a site supporter so i can use all these smilies!

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LOL

Andy Broadley

12th February 2006, 09:38 PM

:yawn:

TomUK

12th February 2006, 09:49 PM

Ditto

TomUK

12th February 2006, 09:49 PM

Night all :wave:

Fish and Bread

12th February 2006, 09:56 PM

Night all :wave:

Goodnight Tom.

Andy Broadley

12th February 2006, 11:28 PM

Hi Pam

Andy Broadley

12th February 2006, 11:56 PM

2 hours to go.

Bored.

Nobody to talk to.

Wish Paladin would come back.

This place was fun then

pmcleanj

13th February 2006, 12:07 AM

Hi Andy

pmcleanj

13th February 2006, 12:11 AM

I just finished hosting potluck for 15 (my work-team). I've got two dishwasher loads cleaned up and nearly all the leftovers except the pumpkin soup packaged up for the fridge.

I'm exhausted.

I WON'T collapse until I eliminate the overflow from my ironing basket; I won'....t .... zzzz what? Oh yes. Pumpkin soup. I wonder if I can find any freezer container....s......zzz zz zzz zz

JoshuaCh1v9

13th February 2006, 12:13 AM

Darn. I missed Pam.

pmcleanj

13th February 2006, 12:50 AM

Darn. I missed Pam.
Hunh?

Wazzzat?

Oh, Hi Andy er Josh er Andy.

Grab a tea-towel?

Andy Broadley

13th February 2006, 12:57 AM

Hunh?

Wazzzat?

Oh, Hi Andy er Josh er Andy.

Grab a tea-towel?
Is the dishwasher broken again, or am I wiping up tea slops?

pmcleanj

13th February 2006, 01:39 AM

Is the dishwasher broken again, or am I wiping up tea slops?
The dishwasher is working fine -- it's washing the plates and cutlery.

We're doing the crystal and bone china.

pmcleanj

13th February 2006, 01:39 AM

And ironing shirts.

Three more shirts, and the laundry basket can be considered conquered.

Naomi4Christ

13th February 2006, 01:47 AM

And ironing shirts.

Three more shirts, and the laundry basket can be considered conquered.

It will be once again full in the not too distant future, no doubt.

It's half-term here so no school shirts!

pmcleanj

13th February 2006, 02:28 AM

It will be once again full in the not too distant future, no doubt.:(

Yes, you're right:cry:

:sigh: And I just finished the last shirt and was feeling so good about it -- four skirts and three table-cloths to do tomorrow, and there'll be nothing left but napkins and pillowcases -- and Rachel can do those!

If only we could stop the getting-dirty-again process!

TomUK

13th February 2006, 06:11 AM

Top of the morning to you!

karen freeinchristman

13th February 2006, 06:20 AM

Top of the morning to you!
Hi Tom!

Just took my cat to the vet to be spayed. The house seems empty without her! :sigh:

She'll be home this afternoon, though. Not looking forward to picking her up because I have to go through the tunnel to Liverpool where the vet is. (I use the vet at the University since I am a member of staff and get a discount). Traffic isn't my favourite item, especially looking for a parking space at the University when there aren't any spaces available. Parking illegally, dashing in, and hoping I don't get a ticket in the interrum. :sorry:

higgs2

13th February 2006, 07:00 AM

:(

Yes, you're right:cry:

:sigh: And I just finished the last shirt and was feeling so good about it -- four skirts and three table-cloths to do tomorrow, and there'll be nothing left but napkins and pillowcases -- and Rachel can do those!

If only we could stop the getting-dirty-again process!

You iron pillowcases? :eek: You iron? :eek:

Theoretically, I like the idea of ironing. But it never makes the top of the priority list (everything else is an emergency...)

Naomi4Christ

13th February 2006, 07:37 AM

*Gets beer for Naomi as well*

Cheers. You are a bit maverick for the Sally Ann, aren't you?

Wiffey

13th February 2006, 08:09 AM

You iron pillowcases? :eek: You iron? :eek:

Theoretically, I like the idea of ironing. But it never makes the top of the priority list (everything else is an emergency...)

I never get around to it either...my daughter thinks that "ironing" means putting the clothes in the dryer for another 20 minutes so they de-wrinkle!:sorry:

Naomi4Christ

13th February 2006, 08:17 AM

I never iron bedding. It comes out of the dryer and is put straight back on the bed.

I do iron all of our clothes though, except for underwear. I have yet to find an au pair who irons, ho hum. Maybe the next one...

pmcleanj

13th February 2006, 09:21 AM

You iron pillowcases? :eek: You iron? :eek:

Theoretically, I like the idea of ironing. But it never makes the top of the priority list (everything else is an emergency...)Not usually; that's the problem. Usually I put the wrinkled cottons directly into the ironing basket and leave them there. Hence its towering overflowing nature.

I have some pretty cutwork and hardanger-lace pillowcases that look very nice ironed. I do use them unironed if I run out of ironed ones and can still find them among the rest of the pile in the ironing basket, but it makes me unhappy.

Dean is perfectly willing to wear unironed shirts, too, but I think that looks terrible.

karen freeinchristman

13th February 2006, 11:02 AM

Dean is perfectly willing to wear unironed shirts, too, but I think that looks terrible.

Same with my husband! :)

TomUK

13th February 2006, 11:08 AM

Iron?! :scratch:

Andy Broadley

13th February 2006, 02:24 PM

Cheers. You are a bit maverick for the Sally Ann, aren't you?
At this time I am not a uniformed Salvationist, therefore not subject to the alcohol law.

In any case, I got beer for everyone else, not me.lol

Andy Broadley

13th February 2006, 02:26 PM

Iron?! :scratch:
Indeed.

What is this iron of which they speak?

Some strange female ritual perhaps.

Andy Broadley

13th February 2006, 02:52 PM

I have made a blessings pledge in the bank, similer to the one Colonal did, in an effort to get the total to 300,000 by the start of Lent. 15,000 blessings need to be given by 28th Feb, and I'll then match it. But only if the 15k are in place already.

As it stands right now, 13,800 is still needed by the end of this month.

Can it be done?

Andy Broadley

13th February 2006, 02:57 PM

And of course, the easiets way to raise those blessings is to post to the most.

And where better than in the Alehouse.

Andy Broadley

13th February 2006, 02:58 PM

In fact, I'll kick in another grand if we finish this Alehouse by the start of lent.

karen freeinchristman

13th February 2006, 03:06 PM

You know, bribery is illegal! ;)

I just love a challenge, though! :cool:

Naomi4Christ

13th February 2006, 03:19 PM

In fact, I'll kick in another grand if we finish this Alehouse by the start of lent.

Sounds achievable

Andy Broadley

13th February 2006, 03:22 PM

You know, bribery is illegal! ;)

I just love a challenge, though! :cool:
It's not bribery, it's.....motivation

pmcleanj

13th February 2006, 03:41 PM

Like I have time to post, with all that ironing to do!

Andy Broadley

13th February 2006, 03:45 PM

Like I have time to post, with all that ironing to do!
I thought you did it all, and was leaving the rest to your daughter.

Naomi4Christ

13th February 2006, 03:50 PM

A woman's work is never done...

pmcleanj

13th February 2006, 04:06 PM

I thought you did it all, and was leaving the rest to your daughter.
No, there's four skirts and three tablecloths left.

And I did another load this morning so there's also two more shirts :sigh:

And a handkerchief and two more napkins, but those I'll add to Rachel's pile.:D

Andy Broadley

13th February 2006, 04:10 PM

A woman's work is never done...

properly

JoshuaCh1v9

13th February 2006, 04:56 PM

In fact, I'll kick in another grand if we finish this Alehouse by the start of lent.
So, Ebineezer is finally parting with some of his blessings is he?

About time as well.

Last time he opened his wallet it had groats in it.

JoshuaCh1v9

13th February 2006, 04:58 PM

I'm not saying he's tight or anything, but last year he took a £5 note and a clean shirt on holiday and never changed either of them.

Andy Broadley

13th February 2006, 05:01 PM

I'm not saying he's tight or anything, but last year he took a £5 note and a clean shirt on holiday and never changed either of them.

Sheesh!!! Talk about the enemy within :doh:

I feel like Dr Frankenstein. I have created a monster.:eek:

higgs2

13th February 2006, 05:19 PM

Not usually; that's the problem. Usually I put the wrinkled cottons directly into the ironing basket and leave them there. Hence its towering overflowing nature.

I have some pretty cutwork and hardanger-lace pillowcases that look very nice ironed. I do use them unironed if I run out of ironed ones and can still find them among the rest of the pile in the ironing basket, but it makes me unhappy.

Dean is perfectly willing to wear unironed shirts, too, but I think that looks terrible.
Alas, my husband is also quite happy in wrinkled shirts. :sigh:

higgs2

13th February 2006, 05:20 PM

properly
:mad: Bah!!

Naomi4Christ

13th February 2006, 05:21 PM

Fine - he can do his own from now on!

JoshuaCh1v9

13th February 2006, 05:28 PM

:mad: Bah!!

Fine - he can do his own from now on!

For what it's worth ladies, I totally agree with you about him.

Been telling him for years to mend his ways.

But will he listen? :doh:

Naomi4Christ

13th February 2006, 05:30 PM

And he can do all his own cooking!

JoshuaCh1v9

13th February 2006, 05:35 PM

And he can do all his own cooking!
Well that'll sure teach him a lesson.

He burnt the cornflakes this morning

higgs2

13th February 2006, 05:38 PM

Fine - he can do his own from now on!
That'll teach him! ha HA! :D

JoshuaCh1v9

13th February 2006, 05:43 PM

That'll teach him! ha HA! :D
About time somebody did

TomUK

13th February 2006, 05:58 PM

So Andy, what do we call your 'alter ego'?

Andy Broadley

13th February 2006, 06:03 PM

So Andy, what do we call your 'alter ego'?

Well personally I call it frightening.....

JoshuaCh1v9

13th February 2006, 06:07 PM

Well personally I call it frightening.....
Serves you right

TomUK

13th February 2006, 06:11 PM

Mr Frightening it is.

pmcleanj

13th February 2006, 07:09 PM

Strikes the gong at the Alehouse door.

Tarbender! A round for my Buddiezh!

To Absent Friends!

JoshuaCh1v9

13th February 2006, 07:18 PM

Strikes the gong at the Alehouse door.

Tarbender! A round for my Buddiezh!

To Absent Friends!
*Very politely reminds Pam that she IS the Tarbender in here*

TomUK

13th February 2006, 07:23 PM

http://www.glossop.com/beerfest/pint1.jpg

To absent friends!

higgs2

13th February 2006, 07:26 PM

Strikes the gong at the Alehouse door.

Tarbender! A round for my Buddiezh!

To Absent Friends!
I reshemble that remark :D

gitlance

13th February 2006, 08:06 PM

Am I allowed to buy a round for all my good friends here?

(Don't tell anybody that in the States I am below the drinking age. ;))

:D

TomUK

13th February 2006, 08:10 PM

You're two years over legal in the UK, so i'll get you one.

higgs2

13th February 2006, 08:11 PM

Am I allowed to buy a round for all my good friends here?

(Don't tell anybody that in the States I am below the drinking age. ;))

:D

Are you kidding? We've all been putting our drinks on your tab for three days now! ^_^ ^_^

JoshuaCh1v9

13th February 2006, 08:12 PM

Am I allowed to buy a round for all my good friends here?

(Don't tell anybody that in the States I am below the drinking age. ;))

:D
I'm not sure what the system is in here, but I know in Reilly's we work on European drinking rules, which means over 18.

JoshuaCh1v9

13th February 2006, 08:15 PM

http://www.glossop.com/beerfest/pint1.jpg

To absent friends!

That pint looks a little insipid Tom.

Try some of this
http://www.realalesociety.it/images/pinta-BlackSheep.jpg

A pint of Yorkshires finest

Wiffey

13th February 2006, 08:17 PM

We had over a foot of snow this weekend...blizzards. Ugh.

(shakes snow off of boots and shivers)

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:_7ioUPTZNkeWdM:binrock.net/permanent/2004/0905_guiness/guiness.jpg (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://binrock.net/permanent/2004/0905_guiness/guiness.jpg&imgrefurl=http://binrock.net/cms/archive/2004/9&h=400&w=754&sz=36&tbnid=_7ioUPTZNkeWdM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=140&hl=en&start=9&prev=/images%3Fq%3DGuiness%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D)

Ahhhh....that's the ticket!

TomUK

13th February 2006, 08:24 PM

Nonsense! A decent Norfolk ale is the way to go.

Lager was actually invented as a womens alternative to 'proper' beer.

Wiffey

13th February 2006, 08:33 PM

So...remember the other day when folks on another congregational forum flipped out because somebody made an icon of Martin Luther King?

[Oh darn...my links didn't work...I'd gone to the disputed site and found some rather unusual icons including Harvey Milk, Black Elk & Mother Jones...]

Actually, I'd heard that someone did an icon of Miles Davis...and I'd like to find it for my jazz-loving husband.

Wiffey

13th February 2006, 08:39 PM

http://www.trinitystores.com/.php/catalog.php4?image=611 (http://www.trinitystores.com/main.php4?detail=611&artist=17) An icon of Merlin of Britain. Excellent!

Andy Broadley

13th February 2006, 10:04 PM

Nonsense! A decent Norfolk ale is the way to go.

Lager was actually invented as a womens alternative to 'proper' beer.
Tom!!!

I'm shocked:eek: :eek: :eek:

That was a pint of Black Sheep Ale.

Brewed in Masham, North Yorkshire by the great Paul Theakston.

Lager indeed :doh: :D

Lel

13th February 2006, 10:21 PM

Sheesh!!! Talk about the enemy within :doh:

I feel like Dr Frankenstein. I have created a monster.:eek:

More like a split personality. ;)

Lel

13th February 2006, 10:23 PM

Am I allowed to buy a round for all my good friends here?

(Don't tell anybody that in the States I am below the drinking age. ;))

:D

You can buy us beer, you just can't drink it yourself! :P

pmcleanj

14th February 2006, 01:38 AM

*Very politely reminds Pam that she IS the Tarbender in here*
Oh. Right.

Quickly makes sure everybody has a glass of their preferred poison.

pmcleanj

14th February 2006, 01:40 AM

I'm back from work and child-transport duties (and my own Tae Kwondo class) and back to the ironing.

Three skirts down; one skirt, three tablecloths, and two shirts to go...

pmcleanj

14th February 2006, 03:15 AM

Okay: all done but one tablecloth (and the stuff I'm saving for Rachel!) But I have to get up and make lunches in a few hours. So, g'night all: there's some extra hot milk here if anyone else needs it (And tea on the hearth for those of you who are just getting up). See y'all tomorrow!

:sleep: :sleep: :sleep:

TomUK

14th February 2006, 04:13 AM

:yawn:

I'm really not designed for early mornings.

:yawn:

karen freeinchristman

14th February 2006, 05:26 AM

higgs2

14th February 2006, 05:29 AM

TomUK

14th February 2006, 07:29 AM

Wiffey

14th February 2006, 07:53 AM

Higgs, I hope the baby gets well soon....and Karen, please rest and take care of yourself. Feeling ill is bad enough without guilt...get well soon!

TomUK

14th February 2006, 08:07 AM

...forgot to add hope your baby's fever comes down, Higgs. :hug:

Wiffey

14th February 2006, 08:13 AM

http://www.disneyhercs.com/ah/images/cupid.jpg

pmcleanj

14th February 2006, 10:15 AM

oh no! Sorry you feel so unwell :( I'm up because baby has a fever :(
Oh no!:( What an unlucky winter! It seems like she's been sick a week out of every month, poor little one!:crosseo:

higgs2

14th February 2006, 10:23 AM

Thanks all. She seems to be a bit cooler now, she's sleeping pretty soundly. Poor little thing.

karen freeinchristman

14th February 2006, 10:42 AM

Anyone celebrating Valentine's in any special way? :kiss:

(Not me, obviously, due to this :sick: illness!)

higgs2

14th February 2006, 11:08 AM

Anyone celebrating Valentine's in any special way? :kiss:

(Not me, obviously, due to this :sick: illness!)
We're supposed to go to a party, but I might send my husband and stay home with the baby if she's not feeling well. The kids have parties at school.

How are you feeling as your day progresses?

karen freeinchristman

14th February 2006, 11:14 AM

We're supposed to go to a party, but I might send my husband and stay home with the baby if she's not feeling well. The kids have parties at school.

How are you feeling as your day progresses?

i'm feeling a bit better, not so nauseous, but I don't want to eat, and can't really stay out of bed. Less achey, I guess. Poor me.. :cry:

My daughter made two valentines cards last night, and they were both beautiful. One for her dad, and the other for a boy at school! (anonymous)

higgs2

14th February 2006, 11:24 AM

i'm feeling a bit better, not so nauseous, but I don't want to eat, and can't really stay out of bed. Less achey, I guess. Poor me.. :cry:

My daughter made two valentines cards last night, and they were both beautiful. One for her dad, and the other for a boy at school! (anonymous)

Ugh! Stay in bed! :cry:

How old is your daughter again?

We has to make a box last night for my son to take to school to receive valentines in, and he had to finish all the cards for his class. My preschooler is taking Disney Princess valentines for her classmates. She is such a girly girl :D

karen freeinchristman

14th February 2006, 11:51 AM

How old is your daughter again?

We has to make a box last night for my son to take to school to receive valentines in, and he had to finish all the cards for his class. My preschooler is taking Disney Princess valentines for her classmates. She is such a girly girl :D

She is nearly 10. My sister (in California) told me that her son has to give Valentine's to the whole class, too. No one is allowed to be left out, in case it damages them psychologically. They don't do that here.

Strange thing, isn't it? Anyway, wasn't Valentine a Saint? There is not a lot of teaching going on about him, is there? Was he real or not?

svdbygrace

14th February 2006, 12:36 PM

Runs quickly through the Alehouse, leaving a ton of candy at the table in the center of the room for everyone, and leaves quickly. :wave: :hug:

Wiffey

14th February 2006, 12:52 PM

karen freeinchristman

14th February 2006, 12:57 PM

Runs quickly through the Alehouse, leaving a ton of candy at the table in the center of the room for everyone, and leaves quickly. :wave: :hug:
Hi, svd! :wave: :hug:

How are things going?

By the way, the ton of candy has broken the table!
Thanks anyway! :)

Wiffey

14th February 2006, 12:58 PM

Mmmmm....candy.....

karen freeinchristman

14th February 2006, 01:26 PM

karen freeinchristman

14th February 2006, 01:28 PM

Of course, I would have done the same. :holy:

*karen sidesteps the fact that her kids school is right next door to her house*

svdbygrace

14th February 2006, 02:35 PM

Hi, svd! :wave: :hug:

How are things going?

By the way, the ton of candy has broken the table!
Thanks anyway! :)

I'm doing just fine, Karen... :)

Picks up all the candy on the floor and puts some on each table, as not to break another table! :blush:

pmcleanj

14th February 2006, 03:09 PM

Just got back...my daughter left all her valentines at home this a.m. when she went off to school...so I just made the 1 hour round trip to drop them off. Life crisis averted for the moment. These things are so dramatic when one is eleven.
:eek: :doh: All eleven-year-olds are alike!

Well, Rachel didn't forget her valentines today -- it was her ballet-bag last week, and Dean who did the one-hour circuit to deliver it. But yeah, sympathy from one who's been there. Of course, I've also been the mother who's at the all-night pharmacy buying the last three boxes of valentines cards at 11pm on February 13, so I don't have a lot of moral high ground, I suppose.

Wiffey

14th February 2006, 03:25 PM

http://www.afctours.com/afc/images/package_gfx/champagne_toast_small.jpg

To all the parents and caregivers who drag themselves around, watch endless practices and rehearsals, pretend to be infinitely fascinated by cartoons and hear endless hours of stories about the hopelessly Byzantine politics of adolescent girls...

:wave:

Naomi4Christ

14th February 2006, 05:11 PM

I'm not well today, off work. Feeling very :sick:
some kind of flu. Can't get outta bed - thank goodness for the laptop computer.

Why is it whenever I call in sick, I feel guilty? I honestly couldn't make it in, and yet I still feel guilty about it.

DH threw a sickie (justified, man-flu) last Monday. Just as he made his decision, there was a news story about how that day was statistically the one with the highest sickness absence. It didn't help that he is American and it was the day after some big sporting event (he honestly didn't watch it). Needless to say, he did feel guilty and dragged himself in the next day.

I'm on my third week of whatever is sweeping the country. I think I prolonged it by not taking time off work when I was at my worst - but I hadn't prepared for it, and didn't want to burden my colleagues (who were also unwell).

Take the time off and enjoy the Olympics.

Naomi4Christ

14th February 2006, 05:12 PM

Anyone celebrating Valentine's in any special way? :kiss:

(Not me, obviously, due to this :sick: illness!)

Nope

Naomi4Christ

14th February 2006, 05:16 PM

She is nearly 10. My sister (in California) told me that her son has to give Valentine's to the whole class, too. No one is allowed to be left out, in case it damages them psychologically. They don't do that here.

That was the custom when my kids were in US schools.

Naomi4Christ

14th February 2006, 05:17 PM

Runs quickly through the Alehouse, leaving a ton of candy at the table in the center of the room for everyone, and leaves quickly. :wave: :hug:

Anything decent?

Naomi4Christ

14th February 2006, 05:18 PM

karen freeinchristman

14th February 2006, 06:09 PM

So, smoking in public buildings is now banned in England, to be enforced beginning next summer.

TomUK

14th February 2006, 06:20 PM

About bloody time!

TomUK

14th February 2006, 06:21 PM

Anything decent?

*Tom finds a sherbet dip* :yum:

higgs2

14th February 2006, 06:26 PM

That was the custom when my kids were in US schools.
It's the same here.

I haven't been posting because the baby got sick all over me this morning :( Poor little thing.

TomUK

14th February 2006, 06:40 PM

It's the same here.

I haven't been posting because the baby got sick all over me this morning :( Poor little thing.

Is (s)he still not feeling better?:confused: :crossrc:

higgs2

14th February 2006, 06:44 PM

Is (s)he still not feeling better?:confused: :crossrc:
She is feeling better, thank you so much for asking. But she's still a little warm. I'm staying home with her tonight rather than going to a party -- I'll send the others though.

TomUK

14th February 2006, 06:46 PM

How old is she? I hope she has a settled evening tonight.

higgs2

14th February 2006, 07:06 PM

How old is she? I hope she has a settled evening tonight.

16 months. She is a sweetie! Thanks, I hope we all have a settled night :)

Andy Broadley

14th February 2006, 08:14 PM

Anyone celebrating Valentine's in any special way? :kiss:

(Not me, obviously, due to this :sick: illness!)

We booked our honeymoon this morning.

Does that count?

higgs2

14th February 2006, 08:16 PM

We booked our honeymoon this morning.

Does that count?

Where are you going?

Andy Broadley

14th February 2006, 08:19 PM

Where are you going?

New England in the fall, including Niagra falls and some time in Montreal and Toronto.

Costing an absolute fortune, but what the heck.

It's our honeymoon.

higgs2

14th February 2006, 08:51 PM

New England in the fall, including Niagra falls and some time in Montreal and Toronto.

Costing an absolute fortune, but what the heck.

It's our honeymoon.

Oh, that sounds lovely! How are the wedding plans going?

Andy Broadley

14th February 2006, 08:58 PM

Oh, that sounds lovely! How are the wedding plans going?

Going OK at the moment.

In fact Mel is probably way ahead of schedule:)

higgs2

14th February 2006, 09:01 PM

Going OK at the moment.

In fact Mel is probably way ahead of schedule:)

:clap:

karen freeinchristman

15th February 2006, 10:17 AM

New England in the fall, including Niagra falls and some time in Montreal and Toronto.

Costing an absolute fortune, but what the heck.

It's our honeymoon.

Sounds fantastic! :)

SirTimothy

15th February 2006, 12:20 PM

So, smoking in public buildings is now banned in England, to be enforced beginning next summer.

Hallelujah! Now those of us who are allergic to tobacco can enter pubs without getting ill!

Timothy

higgs2

15th February 2006, 12:58 PM

Hallelujah! Now those of us who are allergic to tobacco can enter pubs without getting ill!

Timothy
I meant to comment on this too. I think it's wonderful! I can't imagine pubs with no smoke. I remember travelling with our son at 14 months old and hating being in the smokey pubs. But loving being in pubs. So now we will be able to have our pubs and not cough yay!

higgs2

15th February 2006, 12:59 PM

SirTimothy

15th February 2006, 01:15 PM

David Eddings said that the only good thing about adolescence is that people grow out of it. As I'm coming out the other end, I agree with him.

Timothy

Naomi4Christ

15th February 2006, 01:18 PM

David Eddings said that the only good thing about adolescence is that people grow out of it. As I'm coming out the other end, I agree with him.

Timothy

I have two young teens and so far it is OK. Grumpiness and grunting is the most I've had to put up with so far. I'm still waiting for fastidious cleanliness...

higgs2

15th February 2006, 01:29 PM

I have two young teens and so far it is OK. Grumpiness and grunting is the most I've had to put up with so far. I'm still waiting for fastidious cleanliness...

Fastidious cleanliness? Is there a prayer for that? Can I light some candles? Is there a patron saint in charge of fastidious cleanliness? ^_^ We could use some of that around here. :sigh:

Naomi4Christ

15th February 2006, 01:32 PM

You should see what it is like when five of them are off school for a week....

higgs2

15th February 2006, 01:35 PM

You should see what it is like when five of them are off school for a week....
With just three little ones around here I am considering renting a bulldozer once a week to clear out the junk. :sigh:

Naomi4Christ

15th February 2006, 01:40 PM

With just three little ones around here I am considering renting a bulldozer once a week to clear out the junk. :sigh:

First rule is to be minimalist - it means there is less to get broken, be fought over, to lose pieces of, and to be thrown out.

The problem with my flock is that they do not follow my clearly stated and oft repeated rules - like 'no eating in the living room'. It doesn't seem to count if there are no plates involved, hence handfuls and pocketfuls of cereal, aaaarrrrggggh!

pmcleanj

15th February 2006, 01:43 PM

Note the complete lack of dirty laundry at my feet! I took an EMPTY -- completely empty! -- ironing basket down to the laundry this morning.

Which is a good thing for my overall anxiety levels, since right now two plumbers are busy in my buttery trying to remove a ten-foot cast-iron ninety-five-year-old plumbing stack that has a hole in it big enough to put my fist through. Inches away from my ninety-five-year-old wood-panelled diningroom walls. :eek:

karen freeinchristman

15th February 2006, 01:54 PM

right now two plumbers are busy in my buttery

In your what-ery? :confused:

karen freeinchristman

15th February 2006, 01:55 PM

The problem with my flock is that they do not follow my clearly stated and oft repeated rules

I have the same problem!

I thought Christian children all should be
mild, obedient, good as he? :scratch:

karen freeinchristman

15th February 2006, 01:56 PM

David Eddings said that the only good thing about adolescence is that people grow out of it. As I'm coming out the other end, I agree with him.

Timothy

I wouldn't want to go back, I must say!!! :cool:

pmcleanj

15th February 2006, 02:01 PM

In your what-ery? :confused:
The chilly little room under the stairs that's cut off from the central heating and too small and twisted for a normal person to stand up in, where the walls are lined with shelves for storing the things that don't need to be refrigerated but prefer not to get too warm. Like your butter. Also good storing forgotten lunch-bags and for cooling fresh-baked pies in the unlikely event one has time to bake them, but not today because everything needs to be covered with tarpaulins.

Naomi4Christ

15th February 2006, 02:13 PM

The chilly little room under the stairs that's cut off from the central heating and too small and twisted for a normal person to stand up in, where the walls are lined with shelves for storing the things that don't need to be refrigerated but prefer not to get too warm. Like your butter. Also good storing forgotten lunch-bags and for cooling fresh-baked pies in the unlikely event one has time to bake them, but not today because everything needs to be covered with tarpaulins.

We would call that a larder.

Andy Broadley

15th February 2006, 02:16 PM

Hi all :wave:

TomUK

15th February 2006, 02:19 PM

We would call that a larder.

I'd say pantry, but it's all the same thing.

TomUK

15th February 2006, 02:20 PM

Hi all :wave:

Evening Andy!

JoshuaCh1v9

15th February 2006, 02:30 PM

Be a pantry round here as well.

pmcleanj

15th February 2006, 02:34 PM

Be a pantry round here as well.
Yes, but what would Andy call it?

pmcleanj

15th February 2006, 02:36 PM

We would call that a larder.
Yup, same thing: "buttery" is self-aggrandisement: flaunting that one bakes with butter instead of lard ;) .

Andy Broadley

15th February 2006, 02:38 PM

Yes, but what would Andy call it?

The cupboard under the stairs?

The gas cupboard of course ('cos thats where the gas meter is)

My Grannie had a pantry in the scullery.

Remember them anyone?

SirTimothy

15th February 2006, 02:41 PM

I can't stand cooking with lard, so a buttery it is!

Timothy (Who is probably the best cook of his age that he knows--including all the gals I know)

JoshuaCh1v9

15th February 2006, 02:42 PM

My Grannie had a pantry in the scullery.

Remember them anyone?

:doh: Here we go.

We'll have the Hovis music in a minute....

"Eee it wer grand wen I wer a lad....

worked 18 hours down pit then o'me for a good 'iding off me mam....but by 'eck we wer 'appy" :D :D

SirTimothy

15th February 2006, 02:54 PM

This is how you get your blessings & post counts up, Andy? Posting with yourself?

Timothy

Naomi4Christ

15th February 2006, 02:56 PM

Andy Broadley

15th February 2006, 03:22 PM

This is how you get your blessings & post counts up, Andy? Posting with yourself?

Timothy

No I just post a lot

higgs2

15th February 2006, 03:27 PM

First rule is to be minimalist - it means there is less to get broken, be fought over, to lose pieces of, and to be thrown out.

The problem with my flock is that they do not follow my clearly stated and oft repeated rules - like 'no eating in the living room'. It doesn't seem to count if there are no plates involved, hence handfuls and pocketfuls of cereal, aaaarrrrggggh!
I am ready to be minimalist. I picked up three bags of toys from the living room and in 5 days no one has noticed they are gone. I am tempted to simply throw them in the garbage without looking in the bags again.

Andy Broadley

15th February 2006, 03:27 PM

We had a scullery and a pantry in our last house, but we knocked everything through to give us a decent sized kitchen. It was nice to have the cold slab though.

The house we are in now had a scullery, privvy and pantry, but they are long gone.

Ah the good old English privvy.

From the latin Privatus (a place apart).

I love Adam Hart Davis.

That guy has taught me more from watching him on UKTV History than in 10 years at school.

JoshuaCh1v9

15th February 2006, 03:29 PM

Ah the good old English privvy.

From the latin Privatus (a place apart).

I love Adam Hart Davis.

That guy has taught me more from watching him on UKTV History than in 10 years at school.

Couch potato :P

higgs2

15th February 2006, 03:34 PM

Andy Broadley

15th February 2006, 03:50 PM

Bleah. Wear 'em for half an hour and the creases soon drop out.

higgs2

15th February 2006, 04:18 PM

Bleah. Wear 'em for half an hour and the creases soon drop out.

That's what my husband thinks too.

It's not true. :doh:

Naomi4Christ

15th February 2006, 04:21 PM

It's not true. :doh:

Indeed

higgs2

15th February 2006, 04:24 PM

Indeed

^_^

pmcleanj

15th February 2006, 04:42 PM

Plumbers have gone.

Washed the wall where they were working.

Emptied the bucket and washed the wall where they were working.

Washed the floor. Thanked God for the Tarpaulin.

Washed the floor below the floor where they worked.

Washed the floor in the room next to where they worked.

Washed the floor in the room they walked through.

Took down the tarpaulin.

Took up the carpet runners. Put carpet runners in the wash.

Now, I can take a bath, and empty the tub without half the drainage running down the outside of the plumbing stack. Hot water here I come! 'Bye, guys

higgs2

15th February 2006, 05:35 PM

pmcleanj

15th February 2006, 06:31 PM

How was your bath?

You look -er- relaxed. ;)
It was lovely. I feel relaxed. And clean -- clean is good.

TomUK

15th February 2006, 07:46 PM

ANDY!!!!!

You've let me down - why've you got a huge pile of washing to do next to your feet?

:cry:

JoshuaCh1v9

15th February 2006, 08:35 PM

ANDY!!!!!

You've let me down - why've you got a huge pile of washing to do next to your feet?

:cry:

'Cos he's too lazy to do it.

Fish and Bread

16th February 2006, 05:33 AM

Anyone awake out there?

Naomi4Christ

16th February 2006, 07:29 AM

Gosh, it's slow in here today. Hardly anything at all overnight....

Someone told me something really funny about the Anglican communion yesterday. It's a bit crude for those of delicate dispositions, and may push the boundaries of CF rules, so I will put it in white and you can mouseover to read it.

The church is obsessed with willies - who has them and where to put them. :D

Wiffey

16th February 2006, 08:21 AM

Lol!

higgs2

16th February 2006, 10:49 AM

It's true! :D

I keep looking for that topic in the Gospel and I just can't find it. :sigh:

TomUK

16th February 2006, 01:54 PM

In the words of Freud...

you're only jealous!

Naomi4Christ

16th February 2006, 01:56 PM

yeah

higgs2

16th February 2006, 03:50 PM

:( Aaaaaargh! Day 4 -- I think, or maybe it's day 3 but I think It's 4 or maybe 3.5 --- of cryyyying cranky baby! Her fever is not too high and goes to normal with tylenol but she is sooooo unhappy and uncomfortable. I keep thinking she's almost over it, then she seems worse and I get ready to take her to the doctor and she immediately perks up and seems better. She seems to be cutting 4 teeth at once.

She hasn't eaten anything in 3 days other than nursing. :o

I need to take a shower. :(

:help:

TomUK

16th February 2006, 04:19 PM

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

higgs2

16th February 2006, 04:30 PM

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
thank you. :)

karen freeinchristman

16th February 2006, 05:24 PM

Poor higgsy, we do have sympathy.

Let's all say a prayer for higgs' baby, that she will feel better soon, that her new teeth will soon come through, and higgs can get some rest.

:groupray:

higgs2

16th February 2006, 05:30 PM

Poor higgsy, we do have sympathy.

Let's all say a prayer for higgs' baby, that she will feel better soon, that her new teeth will soon come through, and higgs can get some rest.

:groupray:

thanks.

and for patience for me...

:crossrc:

TomUK

16th February 2006, 05:36 PM

:crossrc:

karen freeinchristman

16th February 2006, 05:47 PM

Yes, patience, too. :prayer:

Wiffey

16th February 2006, 06:19 PM

Ohhh....been there! :hug: Hope all is better soon.

Fish and Bread

16th February 2006, 06:58 PM

Anyone have a good saintly quote on suffering? EWTN featured one from Thomas Moore last night, but it was related to him being a rich guy who lost his crop but remained wealthy. I wish I were in position to have such problems! :)

TomUK

16th February 2006, 07:05 PM

I love this verse by Blake

For a tear is an intellectual thing;
And a sigh is the sword of an angel-king;
And the bitter groan of a martyr's woe
Is an arrow from the Almighty's bow.

TomUK

16th February 2006, 07:07 PM

There's also a Kempis one i really like.

Let me sift through my shelf a second

TomUK

16th February 2006, 07:15 PM

Ah ha!

Here's two Kempis quotes. I think they both speak for themselves and i definitely think they complement each other.

What good does it do you to be able to give a learned discourse on the Trinity, while you are without humility, and thus are displeasing to the Trinity? Esoteric words neither make us holy nor righteous; only a virtuous life makes us beloved of God. I would rather experience repentance in my soul than know how to define it.

A man's spiritual progress is put to the test by trials and temptations, and by resolutely bearing up under them he not only gains greater merit but gives evidence of his virtue. There is nothing remarkable in a devout and fervent man being without trials, but if he suffers patiently in times of adversity, then, there is hope for great spiritual advancement.

Fish and Bread

16th February 2006, 07:20 PM

Thanks Tom.

TomUK

16th February 2006, 08:42 PM

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TomUK

16th February 2006, 08:56 PM

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higgs2

17th February 2006, 01:57 AM

karen freeinchristman

17th February 2006, 05:35 AM

I love this verse by Blake

For a tear is an intellectual thing;
And a sigh is the sword of an angel-king;
And the bitter groan of a martyr's woe
Is an arrow from the Almighty's bow.

I really like this one, Tom! :)

Naomi4Christ

17th February 2006, 09:17 AM

Gosh, it's quiet in here. I'm running out of excuses to be getting on with my US taxes...

TomUK

17th February 2006, 09:27 AM

:wave: Hi Namoi

I'm trying to find distractions too. My parents are visiting me today and i've got to make the flat look in some way presentable. :sigh:

Naomi4Christ

17th February 2006, 09:31 AM

If you do nothing, perhaps your mum with take pity on you.

karen freeinchristman

17th February 2006, 09:45 AM

I've also got a million other things I should be doing :sigh: .

But surfing CF and the web are so much more interesting! :sorry:

karen freeinchristman

17th February 2006, 09:47 AM

OK, so I have to write a 5-minute presentation on Growing a Younger Church. That isn't as bad as doing taxes! Why do you have to do US taxes, Naomi?

Naomi4Christ

17th February 2006, 09:49 AM

OK, so I have to write a 5-minute presentation on Growing a Younger Church. That isn't as bad as doing taxes! Why do you have to do US taxes, Naomi?

It's an obligation of all US citizens whereever they live in the world. I hope you are doing yours, Karen :) .

TomUK

17th February 2006, 09:53 AM

OK, so I have to write a 5-minute presentation on Growing a Younger Church. That isn't as bad as doing taxes! Why do you have to do US taxes, Naomi?

Is that for your selection conference?

TomUK

17th February 2006, 09:54 AM

If you do nothing, perhaps your mum with take pity on you.

If she could see it at the moment i think she'd disown me! :D

Naomi4Christ

17th February 2006, 09:55 AM

Fill a couple of bin bags and you will make a huge difference

TomUK

17th February 2006, 09:56 AM

I've been tidying for a couple of hours and i'm already at four!

karen freeinchristman

17th February 2006, 09:57 AM

I've been tidying for a couple of hours and i'm already at four!

^_^

karen freeinchristman

17th February 2006, 09:58 AM

Is that for your selection conference?
Yes!

Naomi4Christ

17th February 2006, 09:58 AM

I've been tidying for a couple of hours and i'm already at four!

Oh dear!

One thing you must do is clean the loo, then the kitchen.

karen freeinchristman

17th February 2006, 09:59 AM

It's an obligation of all US citizens whereever they live in the world. I hope you are doing yours, Karen :) .

I guess that you are referring to your DH's taxes, then? Because you are not a US citizen, are you?

I don't do my taxes because I don't need to. I don't earn enough money to have to. :sorry:

karen freeinchristman

17th February 2006, 10:00 AM

One thing you must do is clean the loo, then the kitchen.

And make sure you wash your hands in between the two! :D

Naomi4Christ

17th February 2006, 10:10 AM

I guess that you are referring to your DH's taxes, then? Because you are not a US citizen, are you?

I don't do my taxes because I don't need to. I don't earn enough money to have to. :sorry:

We do married filing jointly, so it includes me. I haven't had any income for years, but I started working last year.

US taxes are really a nightmare. I spent about 2 weeks on them last year (and I still don't understand the Foreign Tax Credit portion of Alternative Minimum Tax), whereas the British ones took about 5 minutes.

karen freeinchristman

17th February 2006, 10:14 AM

US taxes are really a nightmare.

^_^ I can remember my parents going through tax-hell in the years when I was growing up! They were so grouchy for about two weeks!

TomUK

17th February 2006, 10:39 AM

...whereas the British ones took about 5 minutes.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d9/Ac.thequeen.jpg/182px-Ac.thequeen.jpg

:clap:

pmcleanj

17th February 2006, 11:26 AM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d9/Ac.thequeen.jpg/182px-Ac.thequeen.jpg

:clap:
:clap:

karen freeinchristman

17th February 2006, 11:35 AM

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Naomi4Christ

17th February 2006, 11:56 AM

Hee, hee - it looks like we are getting a refund (having paid zero taxes in the US).

karen freeinchristman

17th February 2006, 11:59 AM

Hee, hee - it looks like we are getting a refund (having paid zero taxes in the US).

Awesome!!

Naomi's buying the first round, everyone!!! :clap:

higgs2

17th February 2006, 12:08 PM

Okay, we're off to the doc in about an hour. Baby's fever spiked to 103+ last night and I can't get it down. Please keep us in your prayers.

TomUK

17th February 2006, 12:11 PM

You don't even need to ask, Higgs.

:crossrc:

Naomi4Christ

17th February 2006, 12:12 PM

Awesome!!

Naomi's buying the first round, everyone!!! :clap:

You've got to love Additional Child Tax Credit - what a loophole!

Naomi4Christ

17th February 2006, 12:13 PM

Okay, we're off to the doc in about an hour. Baby's fever spiked to 103+ last night and I can't get it down. Please keep us in your prayers.

Sounds scary, Higgs.

karen freeinchristman

17th February 2006, 12:24 PM

Okay, we're off to the doc in about an hour. Baby's fever spiked to 103+ last night and I can't get it down. Please keep us in your prayers.

:prayer:

I'm glad you are going to the doctor. Let us know how it goes!

TomUK

17th February 2006, 01:16 PM

Whew - parents here in about 2 mins and the flat doesn't look too awful!

karen freeinchristman

17th February 2006, 02:25 PM

Waiting to hear from higgs....

Fish and Bread

17th February 2006, 03:05 PM

Yes, we all have you and your child in our thoughts, higgs. I hope the baby is okay.

higgs2

17th February 2006, 04:24 PM

Thanks all! She's okay. White cell count a little up but no ear infection. Did a couple tests, gave her a shot of antibiotic, but not a severe infection. Her fever is down a lot now and she's falling asleep. Poor thing, she had arough time at the doc and now she just wants to be held. Thanks for keep us in your thoughts and prayers. More later when I have 2 hands to type.

Fish and Bread

17th February 2006, 04:31 PM

Thanks all! She's okay.

Great news! I hope she has a speedy recovery.

higgs2

17th February 2006, 07:17 PM

She just got up from a nap and her temp's up again :sigh: 104.7! :cry:

TomUK

17th February 2006, 07:22 PM

:hug:

Are you going to go back to the doctor?

:hug:

Fish and Bread

17th February 2006, 07:25 PM

She just got up from a nap and her temp's up again :sigh: 104.7! :cry:

How old is she? That's an awfully high tempature for anyone, but particularly for a baby.

higgs2

17th February 2006, 07:41 PM

She's 16 months old. I'm waiting for the doctor to call, I spoke with a nurse.

higgs2

17th February 2006, 09:16 PM

Okay, temp is down again. Not to be a drama queen, but this has been a rough day for both of us. :sigh:

TomUK

17th February 2006, 09:34 PM

Okay, temp is down again. Not to be a drama queen, but this has been a rough day for both of us. :sigh:

I'm pleased her temperatures come down again - perhaps the nature of the antibiotics is that they take a little time to kick in...?

Anway i'm off to bed. I hope the rest of your day is a little more calm Higgs.

higgs2

17th February 2006, 09:59 PM

I'm pleased her temperatures come down again - perhaps the nature of the antibiotics is that they take a little time to kick in...?

Anway i'm off to bed. I hope the rest of your day is a little more calm Higgs.

You're so sweet, Tom! Your support has meant a lot to me. Pleasant dreams!

SirTimothy

18th February 2006, 07:33 AM

Naomi4Christ

18th February 2006, 07:56 AM

My dad loves having online taxes. He does it in about an hour now, he feeds in the information from the computer, and BAM, we have our tax info. Not that we pay any tax, being gift-funded. :)

Timothy

Our British ones are all online and, really, it takes a matter of minutes. I was gobsmacked by how easy the process was. I'm looking forward to April when I get to do it all over again :D .

For the US ones, I do it on Turbotax, but then have to print it out and send it by snail mail.

Naomi4Christ

18th February 2006, 07:57 AM

Tom,

Did your housekeeping pass muster? Should we be sending Kim and Aggie to you?

karen freeinchristman

18th February 2006, 09:25 AM

Tom,

Did your housekeeping pass muster? Should we be sending Kim and Aggie to you?

:D

karen freeinchristman

18th February 2006, 09:26 AM

Not that we pay any tax, being gift-funded. :)

Timothy

SirTimothy, what do your parents do? :confused:

Naomi4Christ

18th February 2006, 09:31 AM

SirTimothy, what do your parents do? :confused:

I think Timothy has told us before that he is a MK

karen freeinchristman

18th February 2006, 10:12 AM

I think Timothy has told us before that he is a MK
I've got no idea what an MK is! :scratch:

pmcleanj

18th February 2006, 10:21 AM

I've got no idea what an MK is! :scratch:
Missionary Kid

TomUK

18th February 2006, 11:55 AM

Tom,

Did your housekeeping pass muster? Should we be sending Kim and Aggie to you?

:D

Mum said 'it wasn't too bad', but she then went to spend a couple of hours topping-up the cleaning for me! :P

SirTimothy

18th February 2006, 01:12 PM

Indeed I am an MK. If anyone's interested in what mission, I can PM people with information, probably not best to post it on here

Timothy

karen freeinchristman

18th February 2006, 02:08 PM

Indeed I am an MK. If anyone's interested in what mission, I can PM people with information, probably not best to post it on here

Timothy
I would PM you, because I would like to know about the mission, but since the upgrade, I can't seem to PM anyone! Previously, we could click on someone's name, and it would give us a menu which included 'PM so-and-so now' or something. That doesn't happen anymore. Am I the only one, or are others also having this problem?

TomUK

18th February 2006, 02:14 PM

I've just clicked on your name Karen and about four items down the list it says send a private message to karen freeinchristman

karen freeinchristman

18th February 2006, 02:17 PM

I've just clicked on your name Karen and about four items down the list it says send a private message to karen freeinchristman

Yes, this is what I used to be able to do, and now since the upgrade, I cannot! I suppose I will have to report it. :sigh:

pmcleanj

18th February 2006, 02:28 PM

Am I the only one, or are others also having this problem?
What browser are you using, and what operating system? I'm not encountering it yet, in any of the six browser/OS configurations I have available.

In the meantime, you can go to the upper righthand corner of the page, where it says "welcome karenfreeinchristman", and click where it says "Private Messages: 0". Then go halfway down the menu on the lefthand side and click where it says "New message", and manually type SirTimothy into the addressee box.

pmcleanj

18th February 2006, 02:30 PM

Higgs! How is that baby of ours this morning?

higgs2

18th February 2006, 02:31 PM

:D

Mum said 'it wasn't too bad', but she then went to spend a couple of hours topping-up the cleaning for me! :P

The only better outcome would have been her doing your laundry for you too! I don't suppose she did?

TomUK

18th February 2006, 02:46 PM

The only better outcome would have been her doing your laundry for you too! I don't suppose she did?

Uhmmmm... maybe a couple of loads....

:sorry:

SirTimothy

18th February 2006, 02:59 PM

*sighs* am I the ONLY domesticated man in existence? I can cook, clean, sew, and knit...

Timothy

Wiffey

18th February 2006, 04:21 PM

Ah, Timothy...you are not the only domesticated man! My DH is also skilled in the domestic arts...which is great because I do not resemble Martha Stewart in the slightest.

FWIW, women really do appreciate men who help out.

karen freeinchristman

18th February 2006, 05:02 PM

What browser are you using, and what operating system? I'm not encountering it yet, in any of the six browser/OS configurations I have available.

Windows XP Home SP2, and Microsoft Internet Explorer v.6.02.

Fish and Bread

18th February 2006, 05:06 PM

I'm an excellent chef and have done my own laundry since I was probably around the age of ten. Cleaning isn't really my forte, but everyone has an achilles heel. ;)

Naomi4Christ

18th February 2006, 05:11 PM

I'm an excellent chef and have done my own laundry since I was probably around the age of ten. Cleaning isn't really my forte, but everyone has an achilles heel. ;)

Maybe you could be an au pair...basically looking after school-aged children - getting them to school, chivvying them along with their homework and chores, cooking their tea, playing with them, doing their laundry. You get accomodation thrown in.

karen freeinchristman

19th February 2006, 04:58 PM

I've come in here for a bit of respite.

Getting stressed out in the debate threads. :sigh:

karen freeinchristman

19th February 2006, 05:01 PM

Glass of red wine, please.

A Merlot or a Shiraz?

And some prawn cocktail crisps, if there are any?

Cheers.

:)

karen freeinchristman

19th February 2006, 05:01 PM

Wonder where Andy has been? :confused: :sigh:

Naomi4Christ

19th February 2006, 05:08 PM

I've come in here for a bit of respite.

Getting stressed out in the debate threads. :sigh:

We are getting the silly season out of the way before Lent :D

Naomi4Christ

19th February 2006, 05:09 PM

Wonder where Andy has been? :confused: :sigh:

I was wondering that too. Maybe he's worried about how much he has pledged to match on the 1611 thread.