Chatback #12

[Scarlet]

Morning all! Cold start here this morning, dull and grey.
Son has his driving test later...please cross your fingers peeps. I so hope he passes. He was all over the place this morning with the other twin gloating that he'd already passed. Brotherly love? You've got to be kidding!

[WendyC]

Grey and cloudy here which really suits the mood here. OH had news yesterday that his company ( large national company) are drastically cutting the redundancy rights and closing the pension scheme. Within 5 years of being able to take his pension early he now can't have it for another 12 years. My job doesn't get any better either but don't know what I'd do next.
Still sorting out mum's will, which is going to be contested and get messy. We had get solicitor's permission to enter our own mother's house over Easter. At least we have now located the deeds to her house.
No1 son is still unemployed 10 months after graduating, interview Monday so fingers crossed. So the gloomy weather really suits just now.

[veggiechicken]

((((Big hugs, Wendy)))) Hope you have some good news soon.

[Snoop Puss]

Wendy, I really hope things pick up for you all and that your son's interview goes well.

[bearded bloke]

Morning all

Today I shall be putting peas in guttering & having my beard trimmed, which gets me wondering how many others on the planet will be doing exactly the same things today

[bramble]

Wendy, sorry to hear what youre going through. Bad enough loosing your mother eithout the added stress of a family squabble.
We had the same probem here with daughter being made redundent through no fault of her own and being out of a job for a year.
We are slso facing a threat (just heard yesterday) that an American firm here in Ireland are cutting jobs where my son in law works, so we now have that threat hanging over us.
All I can say is, it cant go on forever and things will get better.

[Scarlet]

Sorry to here that Wendy but I'll cross everything in the hope that your son does well in his interview. What course did he do?
My boys haven't got a clue what they want to do when they finish school. Only another year left!!!

BB, I need to sow some peas but I ain't got a beard

[Bigmallly]

Life really sucks at times Wendy so just for you, have 3 minutes off:

[Jay22]

When is the driving test Scarlet?

[Scarlet]

1pm...he just walked through the door Scarlet does airplanes around the room chuffed to bits! It's a PASS

[Scarlet]

Though I won't feel so good later on when I find out how much it will cost to put two 17year olds on my insurance !!! perhaps I should do the lottery.

[Bigmallly]

Fantastic news Scarlet, well done lads...............now the fun begins.............

[veggiechicken]

What a relief, Scarlet - though not the insurance
Will this mean that you don't have to drive them to school any more?.

[Jay22]

Brilliant news Scarlet! Well done boys!

[craftymarie]

I hope things turn around for you soon Wendy. It sounds like you've had an awful lot to deal with. Fingers crossed something comes good soon. It doesn't always feel like it but most things normally work themselves out in time.

Congrats Scarlet on your son passing his driving test and not having to endure his brother gloating any more

There seems to be a bit more action on the seed germination front. 6 Broccoli come up now a couple of tomatoes and the runner beans are bursting forth. Tomorrow we are trooping out to get some compost for the raised beds and some of that fabric you can plant through - don't know what that's called fabric "thingy" ? I just call everything thingy when I don't know what it is.

Had a good day in sun and just stuffed my face with macaroni cheese so can't complain