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Hiya. We're off to visit my brother over Easter, and are planning the rest of our holiday now. He lives in Dallas, and we'll probably stay with him for Easter weekend, then fly up to Boston for...

We bought a house! We bought a house! We bought a house! We bought a house! We bought a house! We bought a house! We bought a house! We bought a house! We bought a house! We bought a house! We bought...

MrH and I were discussing this the other day and realised neither of us eat anywhere near our minimum daily amount of calories. what are the effects of this? Is it one of those unreliable measures...

*Does the "moving out of the Out Laws house and buying our own" dance* Im currently on 2 years, 8 months and about 20 days...I have neither killed her, myself or anyone in the way. I have dealt with...

Brother - much, much better since my Mum got back from her holiday in Austria. He was back at rock bottom again, calling me up to 30 times a day. I had to call the Doctors to him after another suicide...

I'm turning 30 at teh end of this month and up until now it hasn't really bothered me. I use to say to people that by the time I turned 30 I wanted to be settled, good career, married, happy, children...

Argh, spoke to my mum earlier and was blase about the idea of getting jet lag. Should have known that would have come back to bite me in the bum. I was asleep for about 2.5 hours and then that was it,...

It can't just be me. A bloke pulled up alongside me at the lights, about 1.5miles from where we'd parked in Brighton, gesticulating wildly. I was most confused. He looked exasperated, and mouthed, as...

I'm going to attempt to bake a football cake next weekend for a lovely Hitcher friend, I usually bake cupcakes so this is a little out of my comfort zone but nothing ventured and all that.... She has...

I'd like to create a photo montage to give to each of the children in my class at the end of term. Any idea which site/program I can use to do this and then order the photo online? The easier the...

We are hoping to go for a week in Feb and I've been looking on trip advisor for some reviews but so many hotels get mixed reviews, I don't want us to end up in a dump. We have a budget of £1300 for...

Mr Hole and I are oohing and aahing all over the place here. What an exciting game of tennis!

We are going to France soon to see the ILs and some friends. They have both requested tea bags (normal and Earl Grey) along with other requests for baked beans, shredded wheat, sausages and sandpaper...

I want to do this: What nozzle do I need, and is that coloured buttercream? Thanking you very kindly in advance xx

We're now 'legal permanent residents'!! Letter arrived yesterday, cards to follow in the next 3 weeks. My, that was fast! H is nervous about telling one of his colleagues from India who is still...

We had a meeting with the designer of the new house last night to discuss which tiles to go on the floor, colours of paint, carpet etc. Then we had an email late last night from the builder giving us...

Wooot! After an exhausting week house-hunting, we've bought the house we saw first last Sunday on our drive-about. It's wonderful, although it's the one I posted about that wasn't perfect, but in the...

What to do? Pick the not-so-perfect house with the perfect location or perfect house in location with no view and overlooked? Gah. Nice problem to have, I know, but ..... !!!

Got some news .... ?

I live in the USA but am not a US Citizen (although my daughter and husband are, so I could easily just do the test, and plan to at some point). When I attend official meetings for my job they convene...

I can't believe the new F1 season has come around so quickly. I finally have something to moan about at weekends again. Anyone else going to be up for qualifying / the race?

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I've only heard tonight as she rang my Mum and told her. She found out 2 weeks ago that it's in her neck next to her spinal cord, and in her lung/s What else can be thrown at my family?? She lives in...

Has anybody had any experience flying with them? We are flying with them from Heathrow - JFK. Are they Good/Bad, in terms of service etc?

I am a bit over ambitious at the best of times so true to form I have decided to make my son a 3D tractor cake for his 3rd birthday. (EEEEK). I am going to have some test runs at making a madeira cake...

Or is iit all in my head and just an excuse?

I need to find out the year our house was built and can't remember exactly. Is there a site that gives that information? I've googled and not been successful so far. Thanks

Did they buy you a wedding gift too? It's not something we've discussed, but something that crossed my mind the other day, so I was wondering what the 'norm' is, or is it a case of do what feels right...

Over time on hitched there have been som fab stories about trademen using peoples loos. i cant remeber the hitcher but to me the best one was her opening the bathroom door, her ensuite no less, to...

Watch out, newbie starting a thread! OH and I are off to the lakes for a few days in March. I preferably want to stay somewhere where I have a view of a lake or will be able to talk a walk along it of...

Here, in Houston. Brrrrr. Can you beat that?

I know this isn't out for some time in the UK but wondered if anyone has seen it yet and has read the book? I saw the film over the weekend. A friend got it from somewhere ️?️ and it was pretty bad...