General Chat

Hello Girls,

Hope you are all alright today! I wondered where Jean was, I hope her and J will have nice holiday, the change will do them both good.

It's been a quiet here today, just went to T----s for a couple of things that we needed and did a couple of odd jobs--- what an exciting life I lead.lol's.

Mo, do you know where Jean and J have gone? Let's hope they have some good weather.

Love and best wishes to everyone. Sallie.xxx

Hi Sallie.
Not sure where Jean has gone to,she just said they were having a few days break.
Bless her she has been working herself into the ground just lately.
And having a neighbour like they have got,It cant be easy on them.
All the boards have been very quiet today haven't they.
I have been sitting here playing solitaire,I am so bored,and just popping in and out off here.
Well I hope everyone is o.k,and have enjoyed the glorious weather we have had,and the sun that is due to come over the next few days.
Nite Nite all. Love and best wishes. Mo xxx

Hi all,

Glad Jean and J are having a break away, why not if they can keep doing it, good for them! Hope the weather is good for them.

O.h. got a call last evening to say an uncle on his mother's side has died, but as he never kept in contact he wasn't that bothered, funny family, since his Mum died when he was 18 he hasn't seen any of her side of the family but for some reason one of his cousin's called at his dad's to pass on the news. I suggested o.h. make contact with the cousin as he wanted me to do his tree a few months ago and with his surname being Smith and his g.grandad apparently adopted, and his mother being a Browne, it wasn't very easy.
Says he isn't that bothered about doing his mother's side so blow him, won't bother at all if that's all the interest he takes.

My poor son had another blip over the weekend, he had a scooter that had broken down, he couldn't afford to get it fixed, hadn't retaxed it or mot'd it as it was standing on the parking bay outside his house so not on the road. He kept up the insurance and blow me, someone pinched it between Friday evening and Sunday lunchtime! Because he had left his flat in a different direction he hadn't noticed before Sunday. This is the third time he has had problems, every scooter or moped he has had has been stolen, the last one was not working and he came home to see three lads hurrying up the road carrying the moped, it had only been returned the week before from being dumped round the corner, and they took it. It was found dumped and he got it back and then it went again and he got the insurance money and bought the one he has now! (or should I say had !)
Trouble is he has a £200 excess on the insurance so will have to see what if anything he gets back, he had been saying he was going to sell it as it was but didn't get round to it! Poor lad, as if he needs more hassle!

I am going to watch some tv stuff I recorded earlier as there isn't much going on on these boards,
take care all,

love
Lizxx

Good grief Liz,you and yours don't seem to be having much luck lately.
I would not bother with your OH's side off the family,especially as he is not showing any interest in all the hard work you are putting into it.
Your poor son sounds as lucky as my youngest boy.
We have got his car sitting on our drive,and it has been there since the engine blew up on him,three weeks after he bought it. He did not have any come back as he bought it privately,and was bought as seen.
But the darned thing caught fire,on his way to the motorway.
And now he is out off work and cannot afford to pay for a new engine.
Theres no way we can afford to help him out either
Bye for now,will be back later. Love Mo xxx

No visitors tonight,.
I think i will wend my weary way to bed.
Nite god bless you all. Mo xxx

Hi Mo,

I haven't had time to look in today. It's been one of those days, I had a few visitors early this afternoon, then we went to do the weekly shop instead of tomorrow, popped into Jennie's to take them some things that I bought at A--a's for them and since we've been home I've had a couple of phone calls. So now I'm going to have a nice cuppa and then I'm off to bed.

Liz, things don't seem to be too good for your family lately, I hope things will start to get better now. Sorry to hear about your son's scooter being stolen, it would be nice if he get's something back from the insurance company. Fingers crossed for him!

Mo, wouldn't it be lovely if your son and Richard would soon get a job? It certainly isn't for the want of trying, I'm sure. I didn't know about his car, bless him, he must be really fed up.

Well, I'll say goodnight now, speak to you all tomorrow.

Love and best wishes. Sallie xxx

Hi all

I was out for most of the day, then did some of my Schofield family.


Went to physio ...... apparently I pulled the hamstring last week, so that is why the leg has been hurting

Problem is it is the left leg, which is supposed to be the good leg.

I have a cane which is supposed to be helping my right leg get better. That means that I use the cane in my left hand.


BUT the physio said that I should also use it to help the hamstring , so to switch sides.


Unfortunately, my right leg didn't like being left without support.


Picture me walking down the street taking 10-20 steps with the cane in my right hand, then switching over to use it on the left side, then switching over .........................


People must have thought I was daft!


Then he told me that as soon as I got home I was to lie on my bed with my feet up on the wall for 20 minutes ........ my foot was swelling which is a side effect of the hamstring injury. I have to say, it seemed to help!

OH decided to help with dinner, so he peeled the potatoes to make mashed potatoes (for topping a fish pie).

There I am lying on the bed, feet up the wall, head on a pillow ....... and he brings in the pan with potatoes covered with water to see if I thought he had done enough. I couldn't lift my head enough to see into the pan, and he couldn't turn the pan on its side because of the water .............................





think I'll go to bed soon!!




sylvia
xxxx

Hello everyone,how are we today?.

Sylvia, we are going to have to call you Hopalong Cassidy. You are an accident waiting to happen. What are we to do with you.
Take it easy and rest,you don't want to do any other damage to yourself.
I would love to be behind you,watching you swapping hands with your walking stick. Just you mind you don't get your legs in a twist,and fall over the stick.

Sallie,like you I wish both our sons could be lucky to get a job.
My son has been waiting to hear about his payment for his rent,on the house he has moved into. They have not,as off yet ,paid the landlord any money. And he has been told that his payment towards the rent,is a lot higher than he was originally told.
I just worry that the longer they take to sort this out,where does my son stand. Will the next thing be that he gets an eviction notice,because the
rent has not been paid.
Oh for goodness sake,children leave home,but the worries never seem to go away,do they.

Right,it's time to put the kettle on,so I will love you and leave you all.
Love to all. Mo xxx

Hi all,

Sylvia, hope the hamstring eases soon so you can get back to looking after the worse leg lol, must admit the picture you created made me smile.

Feeling a bit swamped with things at the mo, hence not posting much.

My son called last evening to say his scooter had been found by the local PCSO just ten yards from where it had been parked ! It was tucked in an area under some flats but round the side where my son doesn't often walk so he wouldn't have spotted it, also he didn't go looking for it as he thought the person(s) taking it would have put it in a van or taken it further away! Now it is damaged a bit more but he probably won't be able to claim on it with such a high excess. The Police told him to leave it where it was while they fingerprint it today! Bit of luck it will get stolen again before they do that and taken right away lol
I do feel for him!

He was busy doing job applications as Weds is jobs night in the local paper so he was checking that as well as all other options. I wish he could get a new more interesting job with better pay but in Norfolk it's like searching for gold - job market is notoriously rubbish.

Take care everyone,

love and hugs
Lizxx

Hi all

my cleaning lady came today ..... I call her my treasure!

So I went out for a time, especially as both legs were feeling pretty good!.

Guess what???

I hurt my left leg again! Stepped off the curb to cross a major road at a busy intersection (with a crossing light I hasten to add), and felt this "twang" behind my knee as I took the second step. 'Course I couldn't stop where I was, so had to keep going

But that is almost exactly what I did 10 days ago.


I think Mo might be right .......... I can't be trusted!



Just had the most incredible storm go through. It was sunny, warm (close to 20C) at about 2pm, then the clouds rolled in.

We had gale force winds, very heavy rian, and the temperature dropped to 12C.

The worst took about 90 minutes to roll through

.... enough time to cause a tree to fall on one of the commuter rail lines, and another to hang dangerously over another line

All in time for rush hour traffic!

Plus about 20,000 homes without electricity


it's calming down now, but is expected to be windy through the rest of the night and into tomorrow.



Liz ... glad to hear your son's scooter has been found ...... but perhaps we should be hoping that it's stolen again, quickly!!!



s
xxx

oo'er


noone's been to visit since Wednesday!


Hope everyone is OK



s
xxx

I have looked in, Sylvia, but havent added.

Today was very wet and very cold, so I lit the fire for the first time this year. It is the best fire I have ever done. Usually it doesnt burn very well and goes out but this time it got really hot and has heated the whole house through. It is now 9.20 p.m. so I am letting it go out. It is a fairly old fireplace and I am a bit nervous about leaving it going all night, even though we do have smoke alarms.

I still say 'we' even though I am now on my own, I wonder if I will ever get used to saying 'I', or if it will always be the Royal 'We'.

Huia. (HM are my initials, perhaps they stand for her majesty!).

Hello girls.
Guess what,...I am going to be a nanny again.
I am not overly impressed though. My son's fiance is pregnant,and is due next january/february
His two children from his marriage,are going to feel very left out.
They live with their mum,and my son only gets to see them every other weekend.
Poor mites are going to wonder why the baby can live with dad,when they can't.
Do you remember my telling you about,when I was cleaning the pub for my son,when he had it. How his girlfriend at the time,sat and watched me do the work. Well this is the girl he became engaged to.
Nothing has changed,my son now does the housework. How the heck is she going to manage,if she can't even clean the house,for goodness sake
She just sits and strokes their kitten all day.
She is supposed to be starting a new job on monday,but how long will they employ her if and when she tells them she is pregnant.
Sorry, I know I probably sound like I have got a downer on the girl,but their timing is all wrong in my eyes.
And yes I know I will shower the baby with love,but I cannot help but have my doubts.

Hi all, just a quick message as I should be out shopping, o.h. at work til 10pm as someone sick so have a peaceful evening ahead lol

Sylvia, sorry to hear you have hurt your leg again, not sure what we can do about you lol, hope you can do whatever is necessary to let it repair properly.

Huia, Your Maj, glad you got the house nice and warm and can get a good fire going again. Do you have to get the chimney swept sometimes, or is it a woodburning stove type fire? O.h. so enjoyed getting a roaring log fire going at the place we rented a couple of times on the coast here, he even cleaned it out again afterwards lol
You take care and stay warm, damp and cold is not a good combination.

Mo, you are feeling the way I am about o.h.'s son's news recently, they are not in a good situation to be having a baby on top of all the other expense but at least the girl has sense and is a worker. Apparently they are doing a bootsale this weekend to try and get some money together, presumably to pay for the NCT classes she wants to do that he doesn't want to attend lol, or for some things for the baby. Can;t imagine they would have much to get rid of, they have only just moved into the house a year and a bit back, and he had nothing much at the time, it was her flat they lived in with her things. I haven't spoken to them since we had the news and I talked to the fiancee, but will call her next week when the partner will be on his way home from work, and explain I have been told to butt out, she won't say anything but at least will know I am not being nasty to her by backing off from offering help. I will knit some things later on, we will be there on June 12 for the meet the parents barbeque so will watch carefully and see how things are then.

Oh well, off to get ready, take care all,

love
Lizxxx

Good evening everyone.
Huia,well done on getting that fire going yesterday. Is it very cold over there at the moment then.
We have been quite lucky with our weather over here,it seems like our summer may be starting.
Mind you,at 6.00 this morning,we had a very fine mist,and apparantly earlier it was foggy. I was not awake to see it as I was still in the land off nod. And it did not warm up here till dinner time. So much for us having the heatwave that was forecast.
How is Phil now.? Has his itching gone. And whilst we are on the subject,
how is yours.
We have another bank holiday weekend next weekend. Is it the same over there.
Is your son coming to see you soon. As last time he was due,he put off coming didn't he,in case he caught what you had.
Take care mate.

Liz, I have a question for you. My son's fiance,went to the family planning
centre,to have her pregnancy confirmed.
Now, they told her ,she has to phone to book her midwife herself.
Have things changed,as I thought it had to be done through her doctor.
All my pregnancies,were confirmed by my doctor,and the midwife and hospital appointments were done through him.
Who is right her or me.?
She came to see us today,and she suddenly,over night has morning sickness. Oh boy has she got a shock coming to her,this is just the beggining. I dread to think what she is going to be like when she goes into labour.
Good luck at the family BBQ,please let us know how it goes.
We will have to send up our spy balloon,to watch whats happening. So if you see an unidentified flying object in the sky,you will know it's us lot poking our noses in. LOL

I wonder where Sylvia,Sallie,Marie, Debbie, and Ann have got to.
Come back girls we miss you.

A big (((((((((((HUG )))))))))) for our Jean,if she looks in.

Take care girls. Love Mo xxx

Hi there Mo.

It was only last weekend that son cancelled his visit. He was coming down with a cold, as well as not wanting to get the scabies again. I am still a bit itchy after 2 applications (a week apart) of the malathion, but not as bad now. I understand the itching can continue for a while as the dead bodies and their 'doings' are still under the skin causing an irritation. I am not sure if Phil is still itchy. I have made only short visits and have avoided touching him in case I re-infect him or he re-infects me.

I hope son will be up next weekend as he has a document to sign, since he has EPoA for Phil. I will ring him later today to tell him.

We dont have Bank Holidays in New Zealand. We have our provincial Anniversary Days (Auckland in late January), Waitangi Day 6 Feb, Easter, Anzac Day 25 April, Queens birthday first Monday in June, Labour Day late Oct., and Christmas/Boxing days. Plus New Years day and the day following.

Huia.

Hi Girls,

I've had a busy few days, so haven't had time for anything. Alun's niece came to stay the night with us on Thursday, it was nice to see her ---she was on a one day course not far from here, so we invited her to stay with us. Also had a couple of other visitors, but not to stay, and I'm sure that a few members of my family decided between them, that it was 'call Sallie time ' , so I seem to have spent a lot of time each evening, talking on the phone. Probably be ages before I hear from them all again, it's either all or nothing.

Mo, how are you and Roly? I hope your son's girlfriend will change her ways before the baby arrives, surely she won't expect your son to do all the things that need doing and to look after the new baby. I hope they won't push his other two children's noses out when the new baby arrives.
Have darts finished for the time being now?
At last Richard's electric bill has been sorted out, thank goodness, I think it's still pretty high, £500, but it's better than it was. His flat is all electric, no gas at all, so I suppose it's not that bad.

Huia, oh I love an open fire, those were the days, It's many , many years since we had one. So pleased that your itching is a lot better than it was, let's hope that it won't carry on too long. I haven't been anywhere today, as Jennie and Michael came for a roast dinner today, instead of tomorrow.
So by the time that was done, I didn't feel like going out anywhere, so Alun and I, have had a quiet Saturday afternoon at home. I hope all will be well with Phil when you next visit.


Liz, I agree the best way is to get in touch with OH's son's girlfriend, is when she'll be on her own, at least once you've explained the situation, she'll know that it isn't your fault. Sometimes it's like walking on eggs where families are concerned. Hope you enjoyed your peaceful evening yesterday, I'm sure you felt better for that.

Sylvia, I hope your leg is feeling better, and that you are able to get about now. How is baby MJ getting on, hope all is well with him and his mum and dad.

Jean, if you're looking in, hope you and J are enjoying your holiday, at least the weather is lovely. Take care the both of you!

Ann, not sure how many weeks holiday you have left. Hope that you and T are enjoying yourselves.

Debbie I know you said you were going to be very busy, we are looking forward to hearing from you, and hoping that all is well with you and your family.

Marie, how are things with you? I hope all is well with you and yours.

I'll speak to you all tomorrow.

Love and best wishes. Sallie. xxx

Hi all,

first of all answer re pregnancy, I think the girlfriend said she has been to the hospital to see the labour ward and she is on the midwife ward, whatever that is! It's all so different nowadays, I suppose she went to her doc first for confirmation and then the procedure of appointments go on, maybe they show her the ward after the first scan. Apparently she is wanting to go on NCT courses rather than the basic NHS ones and the son is not happy about that....
He spoke with his dad last night and things don't sound rosy. Girlfriend and son were supposed to be going to a party at o.h's ex's half brothers, and I think they live in London so not sure what the arrangements were, o.h. couldn't follow what was said - he finds it hard to grasp things most of the time, as does the son, lol, and couldn't even figure out who he was talking about at first, he then said Oh your Mum's step brother, till I reminded him it's half brother. I know and remember more about the family than o.h, he's useless at remembering stuff. Anyway they weren't going to the party as girlfriend has a dodgy tum, so hope she is ok, o.h. didn't seem to concerned. I also thought they were doing a car boot, and o.h. forgot about that so rang back to ask, and that's today so how they were supposed to go to a party in London and get up and do a boot sale heaven knows. Typical of the exwife - she will never turn down the chance of a party and gets drunk at any opportunity - she has no common sense and o.h. said last evening she should never have become a Mum, to her the kids were a nuisance. When I first met him he said she was a rubbish mother, and I asked if they had discussed having kids. Oh no he said, why should we, we were in love and just married, we didn't discuss it, and she got pregnant a month after the wedding! What a dipstick he is - surely they should have discussed things. She never wanted to be around the kids and would go out at any chance she had, if she could leave the kids with o.h. and when on holiday, she would make him take them off for a walk or whatever so they didn't get in the way of the sun giving her a tan!!!! No hope for kids with a mother like that eh? She kept them clean and fed but emotionally I don't think they got much from her and o.h. is the sort who won't discipline but spoils kids so no wonder they are the way they are now. He thinks the son is getting cold feet, he said he doesn't think he really wanted to get married, but why the heck did he propose, stupid idiot? Of course the girl was desperate to marry and have kids so she didn't give him a chance to enjoy or get used to being engaged before she was arranging the wedding for as soon as she could book something, and now they are pregnant too, well I think it's all going to be too much for him, and I will be very surprised if things go well. I might be being too unkind and maybe it will be the making of him but knowing him as I do, and knowing that there is some degree of autism in him, as with his father, grandfather and cousin who is very autistic, I do fear for them all. I just hope the baby isn't autistic too, S. will be heartbroken as she told me last year she wanted to have children badly but didn't know how she would cope if there were any kind of problems. She definitely won't get support from the father, he is not emotionally able to be supportive, like his father.

Oh well, it will all come out in the wash.


Huia, hope the itching goes completely very soon, and you find Phil ok when you visit.


I can't wait to see that hot air balloon with all you lovely people peering over the edge, you have to get towards Ipswich in Suffolk, August Bank Hol Saturday, don't forget now lol

Must do some emails so back tomorrow I hope

Love
Lizxx

Phil doesnt seem to be so itchy now. When I visited he kept trying to stand. As I noticed a 'smell' I commented to one of the carers that I thought somebody had dirty pants. She came and had a delicate sniff and led him into the toilet to change his pants. When he returned to his seat I was given a cup of milo to give to him, and when he had finished he kept trying to stand again so I took his hands and walked him around the room (i had to walk backwards). I think that settled him a bit more, but I didnt stay to see. I must walk him more often. I am sure he can benefit from more exercise, since he used to be always on the go.

Sally, we dont have an old-fashioned open fire. We have a wood-burning 'space heater'. It is a box about 21 inches suare and roughly the same height on a small pedestal. There is a firebox inside, and the flu goes up through the ceiling and roof. There is a glass door on it, so we can see the flames (if I keep the glass clean!). It is much more efficient at heating than the old open fire, where most of the heat went up the chimney.

Liz, some families......! I think mine must be the only normal one.

Huia.

Hi Huia,

I am glad you found Phil fairly ok and able to walk with you, it would be nice if you can get him a little more mobile when you visit, so that he isn't just sitting on a seat or asleep. Well done you!

As for normal families, not sure there are many of those about these days lol, so many families that have extended family as in stepmothers and fathers etc etc too

off to bed now, it's a glorious morning and I wish I could go outside and snooze in the sun but the idiot neighbour is too nosy and noisy, and I wouldn't feel comfortable - it's such a small garden and he could stand at the fence and spit on me if he had such a mind, wouldn't put it past him, he is a pig.

Lizxx

Have a good day everyone