Mine's been lazy.  Tried to sort out a Christmas list with limited success.  Otherwise, have done b*****r all.

We had a fairly quiet night last night, even so the animals were kept in.  Twinkle was crossing his legs too, and finally went out for half-an-hour at about 10.30.  More tonight and tomorrow night, I expect.

Spoke to my sisters yesterday.  One is OK, but the other one could hardly speak with the dreadful cold she's got, caught from her OH.  So bad I'll have to ring her again at the weekend when she can speak.

I've read the daily post but can't remember most of it.  LL, glad your scare was only a scare even if you feel ill.  Hope everyone else suffering will soon feel better and that everyone has a good weekend.

Love & Hugs

Apart from the weekly shop and a dash to the workshop to deliver something himself needed urgently, I've had a lazy day too.

And it continues because himself has offered to "cook" tonight, which actually means he'll go for a takeaway lol!!

Just knitting and chatting online all day, but I must get my bum into gear next week and actually get something constructive done.

Hi all,yes ive had a good day,but unlike you pond,

 fell asleep and only just woke up.nearer 2 hours i think ive had. lol!

fireworks have started already tonight,luckily my cats dont seem too bothered but will keep them in anyway.

(found a used firework in the pond the other day).

not got a lot planned this evening,have to watch benidorm tho,i think its great!

catch up in a bit.    xxxx

Had a good afternoon at hospital - kept going but not too many big queues or paninis (I hate heating paninis!!). Managed to clear up before I left so not faced with a mess afterwards.

Going to finish the premmie cot blanket I'm knitting tonight & just watch tv - whatever is on. And I've got a big bag of maltesers by my side........

A mixed sort of a day - highs and lows. The prof and I went off this afternoon to pick up some paint that had been recommended for my bathroom, where condensation is a problem.

The assistant said 'Check out the price before you commit yourself...' Cripes! £47 for a 3 litre tin. I thought his nibs was going to start hyperventilating. But I pointed out that otherwise you use ordinary paint and re-paint every year, so it's false economy. He's still disgruntled, though.

Then he comes up with a real humdinger of an idea. We've been costing staircarpet for our very long stairs, and it has to be a central strip because we[ve got these very lovely Victorian barley-sugar twist stair rods.

Then the prof say 'How about we use a non-slip paint on the stairs?' and I say 'What's the point? we only walk on the carpeted bit anyway...' and then the horrible realisation dawns that he actually means Instead of stair carpet. Can you believe it? In my beautiful old house? What a plonker.

Those bl**dy W's always had plenty of money, and not a shred of taste - that was worthy of his father, who'd spent a fortune on a boat but took a huff if my MIL spent more than a pound per yard on curtain fabric.

So, small explosion from me, sulks from himself because he's realised he's just said something utterly idiotic!

But then we got home and found Dawa in a state because his passports had come back (Immigration's had them for months) with no visas in them. So he's worked himself into a state thinking the police are going to bundle the whole family onto a plane at dawn.

Then we find the letter, which says that new identity cards will be arriving in the post. Great News! It means he's ticked all the boxes, got through without an interview, and is actually one step closer to being able to apply for citizenship. So something to celebrate for once.