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Evening all.
I decided to carry on sorting out papers instead of clothes today and now I have a mountain of paper and cardboard ready to go to the recycling centre next week but I will have to wait for my nephew to help me as it's pretty heavy.
I have a bedroom full of books and resources I have made or collected for every possible subject in school - many of which I haven't looked at for years so they are all for the chop, it's quite therapeutic and the room is looking bigger already.
I think Lola has sensed the drop in temps outside again and hasn't been up and about for long today.
I hope you are all having a good Saturday.

What a great feeling!!
 

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Must have been really cold down that way today. We have frost forecast for the morning here.
My leg with the metal plate has really been aching today and I wondered if it was because of the cold - either that or I've overdone using it!
I hope your knee is steadily improving
Have a nice day with the outlaws, I'm sure if they do start to perform Joe's sis and bro will find it quite entertaining....oldies behaving badly is pretty funny.:)

The daughter of a friend has steel rods in her back due to scoliosis. She hates cold days - the metal really is a problem. I guess it’s mo different for you.
 

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Evening all.
I decided to carry on sorting out papers instead of clothes today and now I have a mountain of paper and cardboard ready to go to the recycling centre next week but I will have to wait for my nephew to help me as it's pretty heavy.
I have a bedroom full of books and resources I have made or collected for every possible subject in school - many of which I haven't looked at for years so they are all for the chop, it's quite therapeutic and the room is looking bigger already.
I think Lola has sensed the drop in temps outside again and hasn't been up and about for long today.
I hope you are all having a good Saturday.

It is definitely therapeutic having a big clear out. You do end up wondering why you ever kept some things... they were clearly never going to be useful again and definitely had no sentimental value :D
 

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Good mornooning all. The sun is out, but it’s a chilly 3C/37F. We stayed the night just outside Cambridge and will head over to the in-laws after breakfast.

My leg swelled up something awful yesterday... I guess I walked too much... fortunately it has mostly subsided overnight. I am going to have to be careful today. The problem with Mother in Law is that we cannot let on about my leg to her. She looks for things to worry about... and this is going to be hard to hide [emoji849]
 

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Good mornooning all. The sun is out, but it’s a chilly 3C/37F. We stayed the night just outside Cambridge and will head over to the in-laws after breakfast.

My leg swelled up something awful yesterday... I guess I walked too much... fortunately it has mostly subsided overnight. I am going to have to be careful today. The problem with Mother in Law is that we cannot let on about my leg to her. She looks for things to worry about... and this is going to be hard to hide [emoji849]

Good morning! I think that when it comes to the dramatization from your MIL, the health n safety of Linda must come first. But I wish you luck . I do understand that the less said is sometimes the better way to go [emoji6]
 

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Good morning! I think that when it comes to the dramatization from your MIL, the health n safety of Linda must come first. But I wish you luck . I do understand that the less said is sometimes the better way to go [emoji6]

You are right, but we have to manage her heavily. A couple of years ago, she decided JoesDad had some serious illness he was dying from when all we had mentioned was him skipping going to the gym because he had a cold [emoji849] That took about a week of phone calls to resolve.

And I may have been with JoesDad for 35 years now, but I usually fail to come up to standard (apart from a brief respite when I produced their only grandson). I get 100% backup from JoesDad when they’re being awful thank goodness... he is not afraid to tell them they are being badly behaved... otherwise his parents would have seen me off years ago.

They ripped my sister in law to shreds and had her in tears at a family meal round our house once. And that was in front of their teenaged grandchildren. My son said afterwards “there’s a reason that Grandma (my Mum) is my favourite”. It’s so sad. They alienate even those who should think they’re wonderful.
 

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Good mornooning all. The sun is out, but it’s a chilly 3C/37F. We stayed the night just outside Cambridge and will head over to the in-laws after breakfast.

My leg swelled up something awful yesterday... I guess I walked too much... fortunately it has mostly subsided overnight. I am going to have to be careful today. The problem with Mother in Law is that we cannot let on about my leg to her. She looks for things to worry about... and this is going to be hard to hide [emoji849]
Good morning Linda!
Tell your Mum In law you're rehearsing for the part of Long John Silver in a production of Treasure Island!
Hope all goes well today and your leg settles down.
 

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The daughter of a friend has steel rods in her back due to scoliosis. She hates cold days - the metal really is a problem. I guess it’s mo different for you.
Going to have to tape heat pads to my leg or in my sock!
I wonder if a magnet will stick to my leg now?
I'll have to try!!!
 

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It is definitely therapeutic having a big clear out. You do end up wondering why you ever kept some things... they were clearly never going to be useful again and definitely had no sentimental value :D
I already sorted out one lot of school resources last year, so this is stuff I decided to keep because 'it may be useful.'
I should have been completely ruthless and got rid of it all then - it just seemed such a waste of all my hard work at the time.:rolleyes:
 

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You are right, but we have to manage her heavily. A couple of years ago, she decided JoesDad had some serious illness he was dying from when all we had mentioned was him skipping going to the gym because he had a cold [emoji849] That took about a week of phone calls to resolve.

And I may have been with JoesDad for 35 years now, but I usually fail to come up to standard (apart from a brief respite when I produced their only grandson). I get 100% backup from JoesDad when they’re being awful thank goodness... he is not afraid to tell them they are being badly behaved... otherwise his parents would have seen me off years ago.

They ripped my sister in law to shreds and had her in tears at a family meal round our house once. And that was in front of their teenaged grandchildren. My son said afterwards “there’s a reason that Grandma (my Mum) is my favourite”. It’s so sad. They alienate even those who should think they’re wonderful.

That is horrible... I can’t imagine having to deal with someone like that once, let alone over and over again!! Good thing JoesDad supports you. I guess that makes up for a lot:) I’m not sure I would bother her with truth if she decides to embark on a story in her head based on your own life [emoji48]... well I hope the day passes quickly for you at least & hopefully uneventful!
 

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Going to have to tape heat pads to my leg or in my sock!
I wonder if a magnet will stick to my leg now?
I'll have to try!!!

Lol! Let us know how that works out!! Seriously, I do know that the weather affects most all bodies where bones have been broken.. may have to try taking an anti-inflammatory when you know the temp is dropping . Preventative Maintenence maybe???
 

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