Jean- I’m like your step-daughter- if I pick the youngest up from work on a cold night I take a hot water bottle with me! I don’t envy her the job in this weather, glad she’s finished for today! Was your grandson having to travel home from Wrexham, or is he back? You’re very brave trying a FD in the cold, hope that the heating keeps going!
Lynne- keep warm, & enjoy your cats!
We’ve ventured out to get son from his girlfriend’s- the buses were supposed to be running but didn’t see any. It’s drifting quite a bit across the roads & snowing quite hard again, so I think we got back just in time. Eldest is getting a lift to work tomorrow so we don’t have to worry about getting him in.
Hunkering down this afternoon, both my babies home safe & warm, I’m a happy bunny, cooking for them & looking after them! (Sad aren’t I?!!)

Hedgehog..
It’s going to be an iffy fast day…see how we go..need to keep warm..heating all going OK..it will be again tonight if the temperature drops but Steve’s lagged the pipes so should be ok.

Grandson is working in Telford near Birmingham..he will leave work at 2 pm tomorrow but the weather has big warnings out for the area or just a bit south from him today..hope he has sense to stay put or if he comes get into a hotel if the weather is bad and he needs too…on a good day it takes 2 hours..

Realistically he should stay in his flat, but he will want to come home and have a planned weekend. I was going to text him but Steve says keep out of it…

We like to know all our babies are safe…glad you are roosting with yours…have a lovely day..I have just found a book to read..

Jean x

Typhoo…
Snow supplies have arrived as a Swiss roll size tin of tiffin….ready for tomorrow..

Steve is complaining of the smell he came to investigate from the upstairs office!

Feel house bound!!

I think it’s because we can’t go out ..if we could I would be fine to stay in….if that makes sense..lol

Jean x

Good luck Dave! Keep strong… Must be fun for your friend- I’d love the isolation sometimes…
Jean, I think I got confused with where your grandson was off to & maybe Lynne’s Hannah with her placement! I know what you mean about wanting to go out when you can’t! Hope your book is a good one & can take your mind off things!
Lynne- is it Hannah off to Wrexham soon?
Cakey- whereabouts are you, how bad is your snow? Typhoo as well, not sure where you are?
& Kay, you’re supposed to be getting it badly today & tomorrow? Hope you’ve been able to get stocked up a bit despite all the packing?

Afternoon

Snow is getting heavier here and high winds are blowing it around so no snow in some areas and deeper in others.

Hannah not happy that she’d left her wellies here, she wanted to go out to play. Think she went anyway but probably came off worse as lives with 4 boys and they include her in the rough and tumble.

Dave, good news on the new date for Denise’s op. Hopefully there’ll be no cause for cancellation this time.

Hedgehog, Hannah is off to Wrexham on Sunday. Thinking of going earlier in the day now. She’s never driven that far on her own, will be using satnav as never been to that part of the country, and never driven in snow. How much stress can a mum take?

Jean, well done on the fasting, don’t feel like it when the weather is bad, childhood memories of being out playing in the snow and coming in to huge meals.

Bec will be having another snow day tomorrow as due to get worse here over the next day. Hard to get motivated with her home, feels like holiday mode. Plenty of sorting still to do, but not in the mood today, maybe tomorrow. Not sure about FD tomorrow, hard with Bec home as always in the fridge.

Lynne x

Typhoo- so you’re up there with Minols then! It doesn’t bear thinking about how many are homeless & having to sleep rough in this… I was talking to a homeless chap recently when we bought him some food about why he was homeless- he’d written his car off in an accident, so couldn’t get to work, lost his job, then lost his accommodation… how easy it can happen. (Of course, there could’ve been other stuff going on, but still, there but for the grace of God go I…) Told my son, who’s done the same with his car, it did make him think a bit.
I’m hoping to fast with you today, Typhoo- think I need it after seriously indulging the last couple of days!
Lynne- I feel for you with Hannah driving on Sunday, you know how much I worry too. Hope that the weather improves by then. Is it another snow day for Becs? I’ve been very lazy the last couple of days too, although we were supposed to be on holiday, so don’t feel too bad.
Jean- you & Steve did really well yesterday, hope that the scales are kind!
Dave- you too, hope you managed yesterday evening okay?

Morning everyone

Snow still quite heavy but the road and garden have parts totally clear and then 3 to 4 foot drifts. Not going far today, may get to the post box but that’ll be my limit. Really windy and temp ‘feel like’ -11.

Hedgehogs, yesterday a night club in Newport was opening for the homeless and anyone else unable to get home or with heating problems and providing hot drinks and snacks. It’s nice to see people thinking of others with the weather so bad.

Jean, well done on the losses and glad your grandson got home safely. There’s been some terrible stories of people stuck for hours in their car, some near me closed because of abandoned cars. Hope Steve’s daughter hasn’t been caught up in it.

Typh00, think I may join you and Hedgehogs on a FD today, I’ll see how it goes.

Kay, Minols, think you both may have been in red warning areas. Hope all is well.

CW, do you think you’ll make the theatre?

Dave, hope it’s not too bad where you are, my dog’s not interested in going out at the moment, too windy. She’s having the hurdle over the snow drift formed against the backdoor and is not impressed. Cats are refusing to go out at all.

So going to try a FD today and see how it goes. Usual goods in transit problem so hoping to up the fluids today. Will try some water, but mostly tea/coffee to keep warm.

Lynne x

Just got home from shopping at Sainsburys,people are going bananas all the bred virtually gone,we live in a big city not in the middle of nowhere,cant believe how people panic,i think i went over a bit on the calories so will have to wait until i get weighed on Saturday to see if i overindulged,The wind is very strong today but no snow up to now,i have bought a balaclava to keep the wind off.
I dont know if the ice hockey will be on tonight in Cardiff ,I used to go to Deeside to watch ice hockey,glad i dont have to travel there now in these conditions.

Dave, Devils match is off. No public transport here at all at the moment. A few miles away they had 50cm of snow last night, main problem here is the drifting and it’s still snowing.

Jean, haven’t ventured out. Was going to post a birthday card for my sister in law, she’ll have to make do with a text and card in the week. Had to clear the snow from the garage, it had blown under the door.

Hannah is not sure she’ll make it to Wrexham, uni have advised them to consider their safety before travelling, so have to see how it goes tomorrow and Sunday morning. It’s what I had told her, but glad her tutor has ‘formally’ advised them. At present nothing can get out of my street and lots of the roads are still really bad. No buses in Cardiff, snow-plough gone past recently but too many roads to clear.

A few neighbours have been out trying to clear the cul-de-sac, but getting stuck going up a hill at the end of the road. One of them going skiing at 2am, if he can get to Bristol.

Lynne x

Lynne- glad that Hannah can leave travelling for another day if necessary- in reality the nurses will probably be so busy at the moment they probably won’t have time to show students what to do either?
Glad everyone has what they need & can keep warm- we lived in a very isolated spot as a teenager, had 6′ snow drifts one year all along by the house, so I learnt about keeping well stocked up. Have the ingredients to make bread if we need to, dried milk, tinned stuff etc.!
Popped to Mum’s for a game- she’s getting fed up with being stuck in but she daren’t go out walking on the ice, so thought we’d give my Dad a break!! Took my mind off the hunger for a couple of hours…

Just read the Pooh post – feel I’ve lived it without knowing for the last couple of days. Supermarket out of bread so bought crisps…on the plus side, also bought flour and eggs so I could make muffins! Feel very Marie Antoinette!

Dave – glad Denise has a new date for her knee op…and kind of glad she didn’t have it done the other week, given the weather.

Very impressed with everyone who has managed to fast in these circumstances – life feels too up-skittled here. Strangely un-presurrised for once. I’d hoped to get a tonne of stuff written this week because I had very little in my diary, but haven’t been able to go to the office for 3 days because of the boy being off school. I know the work will still need to be done…but right now there are no serious deadlines because so far every deadline in the last 3 days has been cancelled, every meeting postponed, and all I’ve done is phone people and drop in on people, or be a Mum. Quite nice!#

Mx

Well Jean, I was doing very well tonight until hubby decided to open some Quality Street chocolates left over from Christmas, so I did have a couple…My son as suggested setting an alarm for midnight at the end of the FD & getting up then to eat- not quite the idea, I said! (Seriously, when my Dad had his last op, he set his alarm for an hour before the time limit on eating so he could get up & have more food! These are the genes I’m battling… )
Minols- glad to hear that you’re okay in this awful weather, love the idea of stocking up on crisps instead of bread! Get yourself a breadmaker before next winter!

Goodness me..been out shopping…Is it Christmas and I have forgotten ….car park full.. people following you to the car for a space…

I bought things gave up till next week….

Jean x

Dave- well done you! That’s a great weight loss, especially with the weather & needing to fill up to keep warm (or is that just me!).
Jean- no lie-in, boys both up early working today, so we took youngest & got a couple of bits.
It’s melting here – yay!
Non FD- those Quality Streets are calling me…

I’ll be with you tomorrow Jean!
Just having a lazy day here… next week’s set to be quite hectic.

Morning all!
We had some good news yesterday- eldest had decided to buy the hideous wreck traded in at work to drive around just for a few weeks, & asked the boss’ boss how much he’d have to pay for it, then the boss’ boss decided he didn’t want our son driving around in that, so it was decided he can have his works car a few weeks early! (he’s met the sales target they set for him, but wasn’t supposed to get the demo car until the start of April) So he’s chuffed & will get it on Monday, & I won’t have to run him to work/ pick him up all next week like we’d thought I’d have to! It’s quite a girly version of the Peugeot 108 he’ll have- purple- but he doesn’t care, & he’s colour blind!
Hope you’re all not having any more snow? Quite a lot has thawed here now, thankfully.
Jean- I’m finally getting used to tea without sugar- it’s only taken 6 months!
Hope that you & Steve are okay fasting today!

Right- 3rd time lucky- it’s not showing my posts, & if all 3 turn up then I’m sorry!
Jean- hope your power is back on now, the freezers should be okay if they’ve not been opened. Hope your daughter was feeling positive about going back to work?
Hope everyone else is okay & that the snow’s not still causing problems? Raining hard here now so it’s nearly all gone!
I shall fast alone then!

Hooray..12 1/2 hours…we now have power…blxxdy freezing…heating just starting to come through…

Fasting tomorrow

Jean x

They sent me a text to say the internet was back,hope your warm now Jean,non fast day today so keeping below my TDEE, all the snow has gone now so easier to take Heidi out.

Hi All…

House taking time to heat up…sat with outside fleece and scarf on….

Lynne…
Glad Hannah is on her way and weathers getting much better…all our snow has gone as it’s been raining…lovely you have plans for work and easing in slowly..

Kay..
Won’t be long and you will be on the move…well done on getting a FD in…better than us…lol

Dave…
Heidi’s walk would have been better without the snow….

Jean x

Heidi has just had two cupfuls of Iams mixed with a full tin of tuna,then she is telling me she wants chews so i gave her them,in a bit she will want to play with her ball,she also had two small oranges.Watching England women play football on the telly.It feels warm outside now after all the bad weather,about time.

Morning All…
Much warmer in the house now…took a long time to get up to temperature….

FD for us today….I have a few jobs planned..computer has just been put on, I am sure there will be updates and it faffs about a bit, a few things to do….sort through a few clothes and the car needs washing…well it’s a start….

Cakey Wakey….
Your meal sounded rather nice…Steve likes loads of custard if there’s any left…lol…a touch for me…

A nice meal out with friends…so like you, we need to get on board today.

Dave..
Heidi sounds as if she eats a lot…is she quite large…( I think you have told us but I have forgotten) A Lab?

Hedgehog…
A bit of sadness if your friend is moving to Ireland …have a lovely packing day together..maybe some nice visiting holidays ahead?

Anyone else fasting today?

Jean x

FD today,not feeling hungry yet but Denise will be having her dinner soon so i will take Heidi out for a walk.Heidi is a German Shepherd,we got her from Manchester dogs home,when we got her you could see all her ribs but she is fine now,she started jumping around at 1am this morning so i gave her a tin of Food to add to what she already had,there is not an inch of fat on her she is lean and long.When she stands on her hind legs she is almost as tall as Denise.

Quick whizz home now, dinner made ready to re-heat, youngest needs his at 4pm before driving lesson & then he’s straight out to army cadets, everyone else will have theirs later. Out to pick up son soon… trying to get my friend organised was hard work; she is very emotional about the move anyway, her baby is having another not sleeping spell so they’re all tired, their tiny little cottage is full up with stuff, so no room to put anything that can be packed, people just dropping in to say goodbye, landlady being difficult about what she expects to be done (practically wants them to redecorate every room, it’s way better now than when my friend moved in!!)… my idea of a nightmare! Still, we got the kitchen cupboards cleared, so feel that I was at least some help!
Hope all you fasters are staying strong!

Hedgehog…
I think all landlords are the same…it’s a hard emotional time moving so far away from friends and family…you are good and thoughtful to help.

Dave…
Keep strong soon be dinner time…

Lynne..
Hoping Hannah got there safe and the roads were clear….

Just washed the car with Steve’s help all clean and tidy….I did sort a few bits out but never really lost anything…shoes mainly…..you forget what you have…think a good tidy and reorganise…still a bit cold to get summer things out…

My eggs are in the pan to go…just waiting a bit longer…Steve is hungry but I am not too bad too busy to think of hunger…

Jean x