The good news is ....I've now bought and wrapped 99% of my Christmas pressies :)


The bad news is .... my back feels like it's broken from all that bending over the table, wrapping, sticking and labelling :(

Oooh Crit, well done on your good news. I still have all the wrapping to do yet. I'm sorry that your backs hurting. I think Santa should compensate you for doing some of his elves' work!:wink2:

Oooh Crit, well done on your good news. I still have all the wrapping to do yet. I'm sorry that your backs hurting. I think Santa should compensate you for doing some of his elves' work!:wink2:

MMMmmmm, compensation? Maybe I could ask him to deliver Christmas Dinner cooked and ready to eat ;)

MMMmmmm, compensation? Maybe I could ask him to deliver Christmas Dinner cooked and ready to eat ;)


Funny you say that, since before Thanksgiving there's been an advert on the radio for this local lady that cooks entire meals for Thanksgiving or Christmas or Easter whatever and you order and she delivers it. I think you pick certain pies and etc., but she does a ham AND turkey and the works. Don't know how much it cost but sounds like something I may investigate for the future!!!:cool:

Funny you say that, since before Thanksgiving there's been an advert on the radio for this local lady that cooks entire meals for Thanksgiving or Christmas or Easter whatever and you order and she delivers it. I think you pick certain pies and etc., but she does a ham AND turkey and the works. Don't know how much it cost but sounds like something I may investigate for the future!!!:cool:

Does she do airmail? :laugh:

Honey, I'll call her in a couple of hours (it's going on 7:00am) and ask her JUST for you!!!:laugh:

the good news......i have been transferred back to torbay!!!!!!!!! sooooooo happy as i would have blubbered like a baby as mum went back to warwick yesterday........

the bad news.......i still dont know if i will be out for xmas as i still cant walk, although my physio's are over t'moon with my progress, especially when you consider that a week ago i was told i could be paralysed from the waist down.......so onwards and upwards with the positive mental attitude!!!! :wink2:

aw great news isis!!!

and fingers crossed for an iminant discharge [ew, sounds gross]

good luck with the physio :thumbsup:

aw great news isis!!!

and fingers crossed for an iminant discharge [ew, sounds gross]

good luck with the physio :thumbsup:

ewwwwww you dirty mare :laugh:

cheers me darlin, im sure i will make an escape for the day, but gagging for a splif and my comfy bed and armchair!!!!

ewwwwww you dirty mare :laugh:

cheers me darlin, im sure i will make an escape for the day, but gagging for a splif and my comfy bed and armchair!!!!

wow - that does sound good!!!!:cool:

not long now hon...:pimp:

the good news......i have been transferred back to torbay!!!!!!!!! sooooooo happy as i would have blubbered like a baby as mum went back to warwick yesterday........

the bad news.......i still dont know if i will be out for xmas as i still cant walk, although my physio's are over t'moon with my progress, especially when you consider that a week ago i was told i could be paralysed from the waist down.......so onwards and upwards with the positive mental attitude!!!! :wink2:


Best Wishes Isis! And what better excuse do you have to put your feet up during the Festive Period and let everyone else do the hard work for a change?! :laugh:

Best of luck Isis :wub:

The good news is that all my pressies are bought, wrapped and have labels on them. I have also bought 85% of the my food for the holiday season.

The bad news is that im amazingly skint, and i still have stuff to buy. There is a small part of me that cant wait until Jan to get back to normal financially !!!

Yeah, Bonnie,

The good news is .... the January sales will be on after Christmas

The bad news is ..... got nothing left to spend :(

I am going to swap this around as it is a bit more appropriate -

The Bad News.......your husband finishes his employment on 23rd December

The Good News......He has been offered a job and he just went for the interview on Friday! And even better it is in Edinburgh - wayhey, which means I can meet occassionally for lunch! :w00t:

This is just the best Christmas present we could have hope for - so Mr B will get his redundancy, then start his new job! :xmastree: :snowman:

The Bad News .............I just wish he was here so we could celebrate together! :(

Congrats Bella - big load off your mind I'm sure!!:)

Best Wishes Isis! And what better excuse do you have to put your feet up during the Festive Period and let everyone else do the hard work for a change?! :laugh:

tell me about it :naughty: :naughty: fillet steak a la Mr I this year!!! AND the added excuse no pressies for the grown ups till the sales:wink2:

I am going to swap this around as it is a bit more appropriate -

The Bad News.......your husband finishes his employment on 23rd December

The Good News......He has been offered a job and he just went for the interview on Friday! And even better it is in Edinburgh - wayhey, which means I can meet occassionally for lunch! :w00t:

This is just the best Christmas present we could have hope for - so Mr B will get his redundancy, then start his new job! :xmastree: :snowman:

The Bad News .............I just wish he was here so we could celebrate together! :(

Hello Bella,

Good luck and congratualations to MR B.

Maureen
Northern angel.

the good news......i have been transferred back to torbay!!!!!!!!! sooooooo happy as i would have blubbered like a baby as mum went back to warwick yesterday........

the bad news.......i still dont know if i will be out for xmas as i still cant walk, although my physio's are over t'moon with my progress, especially when you consider that a week ago i was told i could be paralysed from the waist down.......so onwards and upwards with the positive mental attitude!!!! :wink2:


Hello Isis,

You really have put everything into perspective. Stay positive, enjoy whatever the festive season brings and with a bit more luck maybe the new year will see a very different Isis.

Maureen
Northern angel.

Hello Isis,

You really have put everything into perspective. Stay positive, enjoy whatever the festive season brings and with a bit more luck maybe the new year will see a very different Isis.

Maureen
Northern angel.

awwwww thanks maureen, although i have to admit the self pity days are over, had too many of them before i knew what was wrong with me! the sick sense of humour will get me through anything!!!!

i have a great support network in my wonderful partner, stepkids, family and friends, and a big thanks to ALL on SO too :wink2: :wub:

Isis, I'm so glad that things are settled for you. You're hanging in there well and I wish you all the best.

And congrats Bella! That's such wonderful news for all of you. :)

Congrats Belladonna ..... it couldnt of happened for a nicer couple :pimp:

Thanks all, and yes it is a big relief! It is not the job that Mr B would have normally gone for but it's better than Jobseeker's Allowance! Plus it is with another financial office and with him doing his financial exams, the prospects of promotion are so much better in this job! The thing is when he came on Friday, he didn't think he had done all that well at the interview but when the girl phoned last night, she said they had pretty much decided on him after then interview!

So - Good News - He has the job and can start as soon as....

The Bad News - who is going to put down the wooden flooring, decorate the living room and the girl's bedroom that he promised to do in January when he thought he wouldn't be working!? ;)

Bella -send an airline ticket for me and urk to come over - I'll do the decorating and he'll do the lying around drinking, eh, carpentry!!

serio - congrats to mr b. :thumbsup:

Great news for you both, Bella and Isis.
Hope everything works out as you want, for both of you.

My good news is..............I've finally received my £1000 bursary for my nursing course, Wooooooooooooooooooo.

The bad news is...................it's all spent already.:cool2:

Bella -send an airline ticket for me and urk to come over - I'll do the decorating and he'll do the lying around drinking, eh, carpentry!!

serio - congrats to mr b. :thumbsup:


It's on it's way TE!

The Good News........TE & Urk are coming to Edinburgh

The Bad News............Ooooh, my poor liver! Best stock up on the beers and the whisky! :laugh:

I have absolutely no idea what you mean Bella...::eek: :whistling

Bella I was so pleased to see your news about the job I wish him all the very best with it.

Isis nice to see your news too hope you manage to have a lovely christmas and that in the new year things carry on improving for you.

Thanks all, and yes it is a big relief! It is not the job that Mr B would have normally gone for but it's better than Jobseeker's Allowance! Plus it is with another financial office and with him doing his financial exams, the prospects of promotion are so much better in this job! The thing is when he came on Friday, he didn't think he had done all that well at the interview but when the girl phoned last night, she said they had pretty much decided on him after then interview!

So - Good News - He has the job and can start as soon as....

)

thats always the way Bella!!!!!! all the best to you both :wink2:

well......good news........I WALKED using crutches and foot/ankle splint today :pimp:

bad news...... mr i may not get in to visit tonight - but to be honest im on such a high im not bothered!!!!!!

oh and a teeeeeeny bit more good news.......may be home for good thurs/fri!!!! YEEEEHAAAAA!!!!!! they are delivering a wheelchairand other bits thursday!!!!!

thats always the way Bella!!!!!! all the best to you both :wink2:

well......good news........I WALKED using crutches and foot/ankle splint today :pimp:

bad news...... mr i may not get in to visit tonight - but to be honest im on such a high im not bothered!!!!!!

oh and a teeeeeeny bit more good news.......may be home for good thurs/fri!!!! YEEEEHAAAAA!!!!!! they are delivering a wheelchairand other bits thursday!!!!!

Make sure it is a tinsel-covered wheelchair! And fingers crossed that you will be home!

Ooh, and don't forget the mistletoe, there must be some hunky doctors you can lock lips with! :naughty:

Well done Isis, that's fantastic stuff.:) I know that must be great news for you to be home Thursday or Friday. Well done you!

Fingers crossed Isis...toes too!!!:w00t:

Fantastic news Isis.:thumbsup:

Fantastic news Isis :thumbsup:

I have everything crossed that you are home in time for Christmas :hug:

good news.........im going home today:w00t: :w00t:


bad news :unsure: im struggling getting off the morphine as i have been on it sooooo long, went into withdrawal last night which was hideous, so they have put it back up till the new year, and will cut it down gradually.....also, cant manage the stairs with crutces, but physios well impressed with me :smartie:

probably wont get on here again, so have a FAB christmas guys, love hugs and big snogs to you all.......xxxxxxxxxx

Awww, fantastic news Isis!! Have a good one, you deserve!

:xmastree: :snowman:

good news.........im going home today:w00t: :w00t:



What wonderful news Isis, I am so happy for you and yours :hug:


Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year Hun :xmastree:

Love and hugs xxxx :heart:

Have a lovely christmas and new year Isis watch out when you are drunk on those crutches.

The good.....I had a fab time with my brothers family down in Newquay over Christmas...:)

The bad....I came home with a tummy bug and I left my new digeredo behind....:cry:

the bad news......i have a sinus/ear infection, had to get a painful sinus cocktail shot with decradon, and tons of medicine.

the good news...I'll be so wired up on the decradon later that I'll be cleaning, dusting, re-arranging all sorts of stuff!!!!

p.s. Coastie, what is that thing you left at your brothers??? digeredo???:wacko: it's a colonial question, it has to be answered or I'll go mad!!:wallbash:

MissG...A digeredo is an aborigonal (native Australian)musical instrument. It's a long hollowed out bamboo tube which you moan into and it makes woooo mmmooooo sorts of noises...I've always wanted one and then I went and forgot it!

Good news...My tummy bug has gone...

Bad news...I'm at work when I'd rather be playing!

Good news - I'm still on holiday :D

Bad news - err............ um........er........ - no can't think of any :whistling

Good news - I'm still on holiday :D

Bad news - err............ um........er........ - no can't think of any :whistling

Cruel Rob....very cruel! :cry:

Cruel Rob....very cruel! :cry:

Sorry - couldn't resist :naughty:

Sorry - couldn't resist :naughty:

Well if you think you're going to visit my flag ship now you have a another thing coming! :sly:

Bad news...I managed to lock my keys in the car with the engine running....long story...and couldn't remember where the spare was!

Good news....I found my spare key eventually in a draw it wouldn't normally have been in...gotta love it when ya dad moves in and your world is turned upside down....:wacko:

The good news is My grandaughter who I haven't seen over Christmas is coming for New Year.

Bad news is her dads car won't start and now it looks like they won't be here until tomorrow. I don't see her often and was looking forward to a few days with her.

I only have good news:smartie: which is......I have had a fab christmas at home being waited on hand and foot, being pushed along the prom in my wheelchair when its nice and being tucked up in the warm when its been cold!!!!

I am now hobbling about on crutches too, with a bit of help from a rather gorgeous ankle and foot brace that goes in my trainers!!!

In the new year I will be going for neurological physio to try and repair the damage done to my legs and left foot - which are still numb with pins and needles in my left foot......less of the left foot jokes please :w00t:

Its good to here you are doing so well Isis hope you have a good new year too.

The good news is My grandaughter who I haven't seen over Christmas is coming for New Year.

Bad news is her dads car won't start and now it looks like they won't be here until tomorrow. I don't see her often and was looking forward to a few days with her.

Awwww Mazz - didn't they make it then :( What a shame, you were looking forward to it when we spoke earlier. I hope they make it tomorrow. :hug: