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Yes really Gins! The inflater makes a noise like a vaccum cleaner and the wotsit looks like a life support machine - wires everywhere :-S
I had rather hysterical visions of OH pressing the button for the mattress to lift higher and then sliding off the bottom of the bed.........slaps wrist...
Lots of hithering and thithering again today. Took grandson into town after school to buy some 'vans' with his birthday money. Vans? White vans? Black vans? I am enlightened. It's the name of a brand of casual shoe - bit like a fancy plimsoll to me...... :-D
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Vans were the hit with my boys a a few years ago....'skater' shoes
You need one of those beds that are split in the middle so you can lay flat and OH can lay at angle
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C
shenanigans????
The mind is boggled :-D
I think a split bed, or twin beds, is/are required!
Then you can lie there and watch OH slide off the bottom :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
s
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So Sylvia in Canada you are still here -- remember me?
Joyce. :-(
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I'm exhausted :-)
my friend from Australia came to visit today it was lovely to catch up with each others news.
we also had GD today and son and partner were flitting in and out getting ready for their Italy trip. They left about 2pm to go to the studio and organise the van etc and they are not home yet?
D-I-L is hyper cos her works contract is changing and might not get hours to suit . Son comes to pick wee one up and then we start clearing the toys.
OH says cant find car keys we phone everyone no one seen them son checks wee ones buggy cos grampa had her out a walk and used keys to get buggy out of car. No sign of them.
Spend an hour and a half looking for them - emptying bins, toy chest etc, etc :-(
he got sent upstairs to watch the footie and I am on my 2nd glass of wine - help yourselves glasses and choice of wine and chocolates on table
Oh shouts from hall "got them come and see where they were"
He had put them on top of the door chime out of reach of GD and forgotten where he had put them :-|
By this time its 7.45pm and we haven't had dinner :-P :-)
going for a browse about
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Hi Gins,
Have you been to Sheffield??
Joyce.
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Split electrically operated adjustable beds where each half can be independently adjusted are good but there some are drawbacks.
If occupant (A) prefers lying flat and occupant (B) prefers a more upright position then If the occupants share the same duvet arguments will develop and in all probability a fight break out.
The reason being that a gap will be created between the duvet cover and the mattress which will result in a draught which will reach the lower occupants nether regions. In order to prevent the draught reaching their nether regions the lower occupant will attempt to seal the gap by dragging the duvet cover towards the mattress and towards themselves thus pulling it off the upper occupant.
This action will cause exposure to the air of the upper occupant's nether regions. The upper occupant will understandably object to this and will snatch back the duvet cover off the lower occupant who in turn will try to snatch it back. This action may be repeated several times. After much tooing and froing heated words will be exchanged and blows may well be struck.
Trust me I know these things. Been there I've got the teeshirt and the bruises to prove it.
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Solution to the bed problem ...................
buy 2 twin beds, one of which can be elevated.
place side by side .......... to give the effect of a king bed
buy twin duvets, and matching covers
Thus, persons have feeling of being in the "same" bed. One is elevated, but has own duvet and not stealing from partner
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
We were in Europe on 2005, and discovered that every hotel we stayed in had gone to the twin beds with twin duvets. They pushed them together for couples who wanted a "double" bed, and separated them for those who wanted single beds.
I thought "how eminently sensible of them"!!!
s
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Linda
car keys can be a pain!
OH lost his on Saturday when we were at the cabin
We had stuff all over the main room as we were sorting out what to leave and what to bring out. The car is parked about 100' away, on the driveway. Grass everywhere, no made paths anywhere.
Some stuff in the car, other stuff lying on the grass
It's beginning to rain
He's been back and forwards countless times
car is, of course, a self-locker .......... so he needs the keys.
We searched EVERY WHERE.
He even took out his magnetic nail picker upper (actually meant for sewers, to pick up needles and pins) ................ swept it around the room, then along all areas of grass where he thought he might have walked.
Borrowed my keys 3 times to look inside the car.
Finally found his keys ......................
.................... lying on the driver's seat where he had dropped them "for safety".
:-D :-D :-D :-D
It made me seriously think about buying him one of those "key finders" ............. you clap your hands and the keys beep back at you :-)
I HAVE suggested the key finder before ................. but he always says he doesn't need it, he's not losing his memory ;-)
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Dear Gins
Baby grandson of Mad Meg born 6 June. Sheffield Wednesday baby gro ordered for him.
No hard feelings, eh?
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Congratulations Meg!
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and also to the parents. xxxxx
s
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good morning everyone
xxx
breakfast and some lunch fixings are ready :-D
Fresh fruit salad with vanilla yoghourt
Honey Yoghurt and Berries, with granola and walnuts
Porridge with chopped up dates, bananas, and maple syrup (other fruit selections over there >>>> )
Selection of cold cereals
French (eggy) toast, maple syrup, Golden syrup
Caribbean Banana Fritters
Toast (sourdough, rye, white, whole grain, 100% brown, Hovis, gluten free),
hot cinnamon rolls,
barm cakes,
croissants,
bacon & cheese quiche,
mushroom quiche,
cheese and onion tarts,
Full English
The Continental – choice of assorted chilled fruit juices, hot oatmeal or assorted cold cereals, toast or fresh-baked muffin
Banana Pecan Pancakes, served with maple syrup, and choice of bacon,
Chicken and basil sausages, 2 eggs any style, chef’s potatoes, toast
Maille Croque Monsieur (French ….. basically ham, cheese and tomato sandwich on toasted bread, with Maille Mustard),
cheese blintz with blueberry compote and turkey sausage,
stirfry (chicken, or vegetarian),
Chicken Karage (Japanese deep fried chicken pieces)
Jamaican beef patties
Chicken breast, bacon, tomato and lettuce on focaccia roll
Chicken wings (bbq, teriyaki, honey garlic)
chicken or vegetable samosa
Cheese burger, with onion rings, mushrooms, lettuce and tomato
Pulled Pork Sandwich – BBQ’d pulled pork on toasted Kaiser roll, garnished with sautéed onions
cheesy potato patties
home-fried potatoes with garlic and bacon
Potato, dill and cheddar soup
blueberry gingered lemon muffins,
cranberry & orange muffins,
rhubarb and strawberry muffins,
raisin bran muffins
raisin scones
jams, jellies, marmalades, Nutella (hazelnut spread)
Tea, coffee, juices
(some extra bacon, turkey sausage or sausage patties, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, sliced baby golden beetroot, Maple baked beans, olive oil, in the hidey place to cook up for the very hungry ones!)
enjoy
xxx
s
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Congrats on the new arrival Meg :-D
Now I know why you call yourself 'Mad'!!!
Poor little thing, putting a dirty baby grow like that on him, he'll be scarred for life ;-)
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Good morning all!
I see we had a couple of visitors drop in last night - it is always nice to see visitors!
Hello to Joyce and to Meg (with congratulations on the new arrival) :-)
Today I would like the cheese and onion tarts please and home-fried potatoes with garlic and lots od lovely bacon.................. Yuuuummmmm.
Thank you Sylvia <3
Good point about the bed Jonesey - Now you have described it so graphically, I can well see that it would cause friction (and many bruises) ;-) :-D :-D
See you all later,
Dea Xxx
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Porridge with chopped up dates and bananas sounds just right for this morning...thanks Syl
:-D
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Good grief, it's midday already :-0
Looks like exhaustion has set in round here today - what with lost car keys and grandchildren! Glad you all got sorted out.
Hello Joyce, welcome to the madhouse ;-)
That's made me think.....we haven't seen Mo, MC or Margee in here for a bit.......c'mon girls, you know you're very welcome - as is everyone...
Jonesey, thank you for the wonderful description of bedroom shenanigans......had already wondered about twin beds but we will just have to take things as they come. OH is not very well this morning - don't know whether it's to do with the Parkinson's or if he has a touch of vertigo - balance problem and noise in ear - tinnitus? It came on very suddenly after breakfast.
Anyway, the neuro physio is due later so will ask her advice.
My cholesterol is far too high.......7 something :-(
But, all in all, the nurse is pleased with me. Have been given lots of advice and am duly wearing my pedometer.
It's a case of good but could do better!!
Congratulations Meg but a word of warning. Grandchildren are VERY expensive......but worth every penny :-D
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Congratulations Madmeg.
I was thinking of you the other day when I was updating my Lanssa group.
I was wondering if you had managed to find anymore using the new Welsh collection on FMP?
If yours are covered by Wrexham at all you may be interested to know there is a FH group on facebook. Let me know if you are interested.
I have had a lazy morning.
Slept most of it.
I must have needed it though.
Nothing to do with shenanigans in the bedroom!!!
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