The Random Thread

[JoM]

Had a nice day in Wales yesterday. SIL managed to organise everything again though, even though she was at work and we didn't actually see her!

The plan was to go to the seaside, either Barry or Porthcawl, and let Billy have a run on the beach and then get fish and chips. There's nothing like fish and chips at the seaside is there, and the last time I went the plan was that we'd do that but SIL ended up coming with us, suggesting a beach cafe to eat at instead of going to the lovely sea front chippy at Porthcawl (a rather expensive beach cafe we discovered once we'd sat down and opened the menu. It should be pointed out here that SIL is like the Queen and doesn't carry money, but that's because they're always skint unlike Her Maj). So I'd been really really really looking forward to seaside chips. We got to MIL's at around 11, had a cuppa and some biscuits and then set off for the seaside. She said that T, SIL, had suggested that a place called Ogmore was nice for walking Billy and we could get lunch there at a dog friendly pub so off we went. We passed the pub on the way and it looked very nice from the outside, but quite posh. We had a walk on the beach, it wasn't brilliant but not knowing the area we'd perhaps missed a better one. MIL insisted that she'd treat us to lunch and did we want to call into the pub we'd passed on the way back to her house. It looked like it'd be a bit more expensive than your usual pub grub so I said why don't we find a chippy but it didn't look like there'd be one anywhere near, it was just a small place, so off we went to the pub.

It was pretty expensive, around £10 for a sandwich and side salad which is more than I felt comfortable asking MIL to pay for lunch, yet she still insisted saying that she doesn't see us often so wanted to treat us. We ordered tapas, at around £7 a dish as they were the cheapest items on the menu. It was a lovely pub though, and Billy was fussed by everyone. John let him off his lead and he just sat there by the table, he was so good.

Then it was back to MIL's. The aim was to leave between 3 and 4 and it was about 3.30 when we got back because there was quite a wait for the food to be served. The middle nephew wanted to see us, he was originally going to be there for when we arrived in the morning but didn't wake until 1pm so phoned MIL and asked her to call when we got back, so she rang him when we were in the car so that we wouldn't be waiting too long for him...so it was just after 4 when he arrived (from his home around the corner) and that meant that it was gone 5 when we finally got away and of course we then hit the traffic around Cardiff on the M4, something we wanted to avoid by leaving earlier.

One day we'll go down there and do what we want without SIL and her family orchestrating everything.

[Osc]

It's a wild and very wet night out there, it has been raining hard since the afternoon - so so glad that Miss Osc and family have moved house and we don't have to spend the night worrying that there might be another flood!

[Diflower]

Oh gosh yes Osc, thank goodness you're all safe and sound now (((x))

Jo it's a nightmare isn't it, but it did look as if Billy had a nice time - and it was his birthday

[debih]

Woohoo.

Eight more minutes and have finished work until the New Year.

It was hardly worth coming in today - I have done very little!

[JoM]

4 more minutes now Deb

Di, he went to the beach and then the pub - what more can you want on your birthday?

[debih]

2 now.

Gotta go. Gotta log off.

[JoM]

Yay!!! (Not to you logging off, but to you finising work)

[saundra]

What happens to all the beautifully decorative trees
That are on the tv shows because I want one

[tonicha]

Every flamin' flavour in gelatine - could I find a plain one

[JoM]

A postman knocked earlier with my Kaiser Chiefs tickets which needed signing for. He must've been the most miserable postman ever ever EVER! I said a cheery hello when I opened the door. He grunted. He handed me the mail, I said thank you. He grunted. The only thing he actually said that wasn't a grunt was "Sign in the box" As he turned to walk away I cheerily said thank you and bye. Nothing. And not once did he look at me.

We'd had a regular postman since moving here and he was lovely but now Royal Mail have changed the system and we seem to get a different one every day.