tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post5658967283541862451..comments2024-02-16T13:53:50.017+00:00Comments on Tattie Weasle: Competition ( or why I'm going to have to take the long term view when he retires...)Tattieweaslehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-65833950828767806052009-12-16T10:57:33.436+00:002009-12-16T10:57:33.436+00:00Oh good grief I am so rude I haven't replied t...Oh good grief I am so rude I haven't replied to everyone's wonderful comments. Here goes...<br />Trish@Mum's gone to - problem is it has gone to his head and I think he's getting more than his due attention at work...<br />Potty - it is truly a wonderful consolation prize.<br />Michelloui - oooh now3 I really can start planning. I always wanted a folly...<br />Expat Mum - I was lucky I did know he was going to go back to work. I'd just start spending so he has to stay working to clear teh debts..it's seems to be working for us!<br />Blackbird - it was a good summer when all is said and done and I do miss teh bustle and of course having him there but just don't tell OK? :)<br />LIz (Livingwiothkids) - it was and is best of both worlds this year!<br />elizabethm - it's good to get a handle on this place and he is a very happy lad at the mo. Smiles all round this Christmas!<br />Rob Bear - "I will survive" was my theme tune this summer but I hate to admit it I feel more like Sandy from Grease now that he's gone...<br />Pondside - how clever, I can go to work. Brilliant plan! And so simple too!<br />Brit in Bosnia - with pleasure. I'll send over the list of does and don'ts just as soon as I stop writing it!Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-41264383351249738152009-12-12T07:54:32.599+00:002009-12-12T07:54:32.599+00:00I think you coped with it very well. I shall be se...I think you coped with it very well. I shall be sending my mother over to you for tips for when Dad (finally) retires, a situation they are both dreading!Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-48004907224464610652009-12-11T07:48:06.830+00:002009-12-11T07:48:06.830+00:00That's just a taste of the pleasures (?!) of h...That's just a taste of the pleasures (?!) of having a retired husband around full time. Of course, I'm at work all day - but he's here completing projects, taking care of the animals,etc etc. If I could only get him to prepare supper!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-45356153870123866692009-12-11T03:39:53.598+00:002009-12-11T03:39:53.598+00:00Oh poor, dear Tattie! So sorry you had (beloved?) ...Oh poor, dear Tattie! So sorry you had (beloved?) husband under foot for the whole summer. Sounds positively dreadful! Terrifyingly frightful! Horrifically disastrous! And all those jobs done? The place will never be the same.<br /><br />My deepest condolences on this cruel misadventure. <br /><br />I am, however, excited to know that you actually survived. Bravo!Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-91240935601022817802009-12-10T18:31:17.144+00:002009-12-10T18:31:17.144+00:00Sounds like you have had a reasonable deal out of ...Sounds like you have had a reasonable deal out of his summer off - all those projects! and all those muscles! and then you get the place back to yourself.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-46329569247157326822009-12-10T17:33:01.731+00:002009-12-10T17:33:01.731+00:00Sounds absolutely brilliant!Sounds absolutely brilliant!Liz (LivingwithKids)http://www.kidstart.co.uk/livingwithkidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-6286610974527324512009-12-10T17:03:22.511+00:002009-12-10T17:03:22.511+00:00When you look back from a little distance, you wil...When you look back from a little distance, you will see that summer as a kind of paradise. But, in the meantime, you have all sorts of projects finished (no small task) and a husband with a clearer idea of all that you do. Now, he's fit and happy and ready to go back to work- for years to come, I hope.blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07044667449525289901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-42339373145886078092009-12-10T16:08:55.362+00:002009-12-10T16:08:55.362+00:00Oooh no. The Ball & Chain is making noises abo...Oooh no. The Ball & Chain is making noises about taking early retirement. I've just got the last one off to full time school. There's no way he's going to be under my feet any time soon - I don't care what his bum looks like!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-357569500893739522009-12-10T12:24:14.222+00:002009-12-10T12:24:14.222+00:00You think the driveway, barns etc are great? Just ...You think the driveway, barns etc are great? Just wait until retirement! ;) <br /><br />Glad it all turned out well over the summer. Funny post, I can relate on several levels.Michellouihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841678308675092702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-20972983121292619842009-12-10T11:28:10.018+00:002009-12-10T11:28:10.018+00:00Who indeed? (Congratulations - it sounds like the ...Who indeed? (Congratulations - it sounds like the pain was worth it!)Potty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-63055165135555122602009-12-10T10:28:07.938+00:002009-12-10T10:28:07.938+00:00Who wouldn't be happy to be side-lined for a f...Who wouldn't be happy to be side-lined for a few months in return for a husband with a peachy bum!?Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.com