This morning a relative sadly died. Need to attend funeral to represent my family so a trip north of Watford at some point.
I've lost some 'good' china, can't possibly serve burnt offerings on mismatched and chipped 'everyday' china.
Also lost my 'good' cutlery. Will my Ikea wine glasses cut it? I don't think so!
Last moan and that is my dishwasher can't be fitted. Bugger that. 😐
Over to you chaps and chapesses. 😀
I've got first world problems on a second class wage...
Chipped china at Christmas, does it get any worse?
Don't mean to be mean but feeling a bit hung over and sorry for myself.
Let's hope other people can be nicer than me.
Good luck with the drive north and have a nice Christmas too.
Last moan and that is my dishwasher can't be fitted.
Why? CW in, waste out and a plug?
I have to get up at 5 on the 24th to drive 300 miles and back again on the 26th.
It's a change of plan as well, so my Kerry Bronze Turkey I've ordered will have to be frozen for New Year.
I'm working 10.5 hour shifts both Christmas Day and Boxing Day (and New Years Day) so I'm extra 'meh' about the whole thing this year
No woe, but some angst and a dry Christmas for me. Christmas Day drive to Hatfield for dinner with daughter and her husband (her first hosted Christmas Dinner as a married woman. Stay in Hatfield overnight (£20 a room at the Ramada, well done Mrs S).
Boxing Day take Sandwich Junior back to Bristol and repair his car! Junior is working an early on 27th. Overnight in Bristol, maybe 2 (I'll be in the Brewdog at some point if we want to do an STW drinks do.
Return to Ipswich and the Mystic East at some point.
DRINK!!
Cheer up CG at least you aren't living in a refugee camp in Syria or Lee Rigbys parents etc etcetera . 🙂
Was gently slipped into the conversation that we are heading to her parents on 27th and coming back on New Years Day. We weren't staying that ****ing long when I agreed to the trip.... 👿
My little Sister had one of her Sons run over and killed a couple of Xmasses ago, we tend not to celebrate too much anymore, she certainly doesn't celebrate at all. It was a very bad time indeed, he was walking home from a Pub after celebrating with his mate his Sisters news of marriage proposal and a van on late deliveries mounted the side of the road and ploughed straight into them both, killing them outright.
Nasty, very nasty.
So we now opt for a New Year toast instead.
Chipped china and dishwashers are a bit low on the scale of angst & woe in the Bouy household, sorry. 😐
A minor one in the general scheme of things but I'm not looking forward to the two hours on Xmas morning that we'll have to spend at the home of wifey's chain smoking sister and her family, where we all have to play happy families and pretend we don't know about the sister's 'special' friend.
I'm on easy street now.... No work, shopping done including food shop and we did the big family thing 2 weeks ago so it's just the 4 of us at home to worry about for the duration... 😀
My mother had a stroke a few months back and my step dad has pretty bad Alzheimers. I spend a lot of nights over there each week and I really cant face the thought of another three days in the house with them and the useless rest of family. I just want to be under the duvet sleeping.
And i now feel like a bad person.
2 weeks today since unconscious and ambulanced from Cathkin after big off. Face still sore as and something popped in my back carrying hoover upstairs a few hrs ago. Poor wife has had to do even more than the almost everything she already does and all is set for Christmas. Kids are happy and I could have come off so so much worse, so little to be down about in the scheme of it.
Christ you lot don't know you're born.
Here's something that'll put it all in perspective.
Today. I have to replace an offside low beam bulb in a Honda accord .
Hmmmm? Good friend just had 21 week scan and will now be carrying dead baby 'til due date 🙁
On the other hand we have celebrated the lives of some very dear friends who have passed this year, I am giving cutlery sets to my daughters and their partners this xmas and the dishes are still washed by hand here. You have to be as positive as possible and thank your blessings for the world into which you are born.
Dear readers - it was a light-hearted post despite the sad news. Think of it as an opportunity to inject some radness into the madness.
It isn't the end of the world having to endure mismatched china, uncooked turkey and soggy roast potatoes all served in gravy that looks as though it's been rescued from a public toilet. 😛
Work on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, ad nauseam........ :¬/ First Christmas that the eldest has been in the country for the last three years an'all. 🙁
errmm ... I haven't done my Xmas shopping yet ...
That's what christmas eve is for. Mad dash round the shops - pub on the way home - leave shopping outside pub. It's a christmas tradition.
Psling that's hard, my mum lost a baby around then and they were able let her have the baby a week later - waiting another 19 weeks seems a long time and especially difficult this time of year?
I was hoping to have been carrying our first this Christmas but not meant to be, we shall be concentrating on avoiding crappy soaps, having lots of us time and eating/drinking our hearts out then looking forward to a couple of nice hols next summer before trying again.
CG if it's any consolation I've broken 3wine glasses this week and have friends coming round tonight who might have to have their wine in glasses that haven't been out of the cupboard in 10 yrs. 🙂 all tastes the same wherever it comes from after the 4th glass though so I figure what the heck 🙂
I cannot make up my mind whether or not to buy a road bike.
I forgotten the code to my surfing keysafe.
Saw some great photos of a friend and colleague, who has terminal cancer, being taken on a small boat over the Froncyllte Aquaduct. His close mates chipped in and bought the boat, wore sailor outfits and got him a captains hat!
Made my day seeing that and put my petty wining into perspective.
Not broken any crockery, but have managed to fracture my skull... so on the off chance that anyone thought falling down the stairs seemed like a sensible, and fun, thing to do, I'd really have to recommend against it!!!
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Work on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, ad nauseam........ :¬/ First Christmas that the eldest has been in the country for the last three years an'all.
And the UK's largest pension 😉
As for me, I dont think I've bought enough Staroprahman to get me to and through Christmas day.
Dammit.
Father in law may just have been diagnosed with cancer, not confirmed but likely, no idea of prognosis, will find out in the new year, meanwhile we're going to their's this year with the kids and having a proper 3 generation family Christmas. I'm looking forward to it, even the epic 200 mile drive starting at 4:30 pm on Christmas Eve (wife's boss is a scrooge and won't let them finish early). The crap stuff can be dealt with in the New Year.
Husband just advised he broke another glass this morning
cons:
.mother has been diagnosed with cancer, having kidney out in 2 weeks, this is her third rumble with the big C.
.wife miscarried our to be 2nd child 2 weeks ago 🙁 baby was 8 weeks along, best not to dwell, although hard not to.
pros:
.I have an absolutely wonderful wife and a beautiful little girl who I love very much and looking forward to spending Christmas & new year with them both.
.I have loads of ale, cake and cheese. 😀