General Chat

Hello Ladies,

Sylvia, Ihope your family have arrived safely. Enjoy the next five weeks with them, and make the most of having MJ there for that amount of time. Hope the weather will be good, so that you can have some family outings.
Take care everyone!

Ann, I've also been in touch with Daff, so after she told me what kind of plants she needs, I've told her that I'll send some to her. Hope that both you and OH are okay.

Mo, have you done any more decorating over the last couple of days.
I've been making a few cards, and trying out the Cuttlebug, I think I'm getting the hang of it.
Glad to hear that your granddaughter was on the way home, hope she had a good journey, without too many problems.
Did your daughter and her family manage to get sorted out with the hotel?
I hope they've got off on their holiday without any problems.

Marie, sorry that they couldn't take your stitches out, but it's best to be sure than sorry. Let's hope that you can have them taken out on Wednesday.
I'm fine now thank you, although we all expected my younger cousin to die, it still came as a shock.
Pleased to hear that Kathleen's head is now much better, and that it will continue that way.

Debbie, hope you are all okay there. Even though Daniel and Matthew are away, I'm sure that you have plenty to keep you busy, with the activities that Luke and Sophie do.

Liz and Huia, I haven't seen you both for a couple of days, I hope that you are both alright.

I hope Jean and J are enjoying their holiday in Llandudno. A nice relaxing holiday will so them both the world of good.

Well, I'm going to have a hot drink now, and I'll probably have an early night. So I'll speak to you all tomorrow.

Take care everyone!

Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Hi all. I have looked in but not added for a couple of days. I have now been accepted by the Hospice shop as a helper, but my training doesnt start until August. It will be one morning a week (what I wanted) with experienced staff. I have to learn how to use a till and eftpos, but as I mostly taught myself to use the computer (after an initial explanation from somebody) I cant see any problems.

I must send a message to the GR team to ask where they have hidden the new Hot Matches that they say I have. I couldnt find a single one, unless they have given up on using the burning match symbol beside the names.

Huia.

Huia, I've just seen your post, just as I was about to turn the computer off.
Well done, on getting the job in the Hospice shop. I'm sure that you'll have no trouble in learning ' the ropes ', and it will do you good to go out and meet people.
Hope Phil was able to respond to you when you last visited him.
Take care.

I'll say goodnight now, my hot drink is ready.

Love, Sallie.xxx

Hi everyone

family arrived safely, on time, but tired

We sent them for a walk, then met them at the coffee shop (!!), came home and had some salad

They were all in bed by 6:30pm our time ....... which was 10:30 pm their time! They had been awake since about 4:30am their time


so a long day for them.

MJ was very good ......... but wasn't interested in a nap ...... too many new things to see!!



Huia ...... good on you getting accepted by the Hospice Shop. You'll have no problems .......... but you will have a lot of fun!





sylvia
xxx

Hi girls.
Sallie the decorating has come to a halt at the moment. I am waiting for Roly to do some filling in for me.
Bless him he has got to go for his Colonoscopy tommorrow, so today he has had to take the clearing out medicine.
So I can't really get the whip out,and ask him to do to much,as he is spending a lot of time on the loo.
I think the flower baskets will be lovely Sallie, don't you. Daff is a very clever girl,she must have very green fingers.

Well done on getting the hospice work Huia. You should be able to pick it up very easily. You are such a clever person teaching yourself how to use the computer. My knowledge is still very basic.

Sallie, my daughters holiday was sorted out ar 4.30p.m last night. Considering their flight was at 9.00a.m this morning,it was a close shave.
They should be there by now hopefully.
Has Richard had any luck with a job yet.And how is Jennie.
My son was very lucky, he was re-employed by the furniture store he used to work for. But they have moved him up to their Orpington branch. It means he has to travel a lot further,and work more hours,but at least he is back in employment at last.
I really do hope Richard has some luck very very soon.

Sylvia, it's good to hear that the family have arrived safe and sound. Now enjoy.

Well girls, I must go and check on my little soldier,to make sure he has not dissappeared down the toilet pan.
Love to you all. Mo xxx

Glad your daughters holiday was sorted MO. I do hope that T Republic are not in any trouble as they have our hotel booking in November. Not the flights as we took that away from them and booked our own, but they have the hotel and taxis booked (we hope!).

I forgot to tell you Ann. My grandaughter booked the taxi to take them to the airport,and while they were waiting for it to turn up,she heard her name being called. It was only the travel rep, the one all the holiday makers had been trying to contact for days. She said the jiffy bus was waiting for her. Well my grandaughter may only be 18,and stands the height of a ten year old,but she really let rip at the rep. She got on the bus,but lost the sixty pound taxi fare she had already paid. My daughter is trying to get a refund for her,from the travel company.
Just make sure you check the hotel booking Ann,after what happened to my daughter,I would hate to think of it happening to anyone else.

Hello, this is such a lonely little thread at the moment.
I do hope everyone is o.k. I hope to hear from some of you all soon.
Love and best wishes to everyone. Mo xxx

Hello Mo and everyone had agreat week in England met two loverly ladys Sallie and Nina spent some time with my g,son and his partner and g,grandson Theo hes loverly only 7mths but always smiling,then found my son who i had lost contact with over the years ,it was 10tys since i saw him last cried when we met and stayed at his place with his partner realy nice girl,took some photos of us and done some earlier of my g,children and g,g grandson,other son picked me up and saw all my g,children there took more photos ,then back to my friends and the following day home ,i could,nt have wish for better birthday present and there getting passports to visit me ,then Monday night eldest son came have,nt seen him in two years hes the one who sent all the speeding tickets to us ,but he shook Jans hand and said he was sorry he came to get them so he could pay them,and just before got some flowers from interflora they were from my school friend who i met afew years ago after 52yrs,they were for my birthday ,so had agood week all round,just need to get rid of this pain now take care all
Dutchxx

Hello Dutch,
Good to hear from you. It sounds like you had the most brilliant time ever
when you came over for your birthday this time.
How lovely to get all the photo's taken,it will bring back memories of your time here.
I bet you Sallie and Nina didn't stop talking at you mini meet. Sallie was saying that they got a bit lost trying to find you. lol
I hope she is o.k as she has not been on here for a few days. If I dont hear from her by tommorrow, I think I will send her a p.m.
Has the doctor/hospital,said how long they will be in sorting your medication out for youe pain relief. You can't carry on suffering like this love.
I think Jean is back from her holiday on Saturday. I am sure they were only going for one week.
Well bye for now lovely lady,take care. Love and best wishes Mo xxx

Hi Everyone,

Just to let you know that everything is okay---I've been busy making birthday cards and cards for my brother's church fair, I don't know where the time has gone this week.

I had almost finished writing a message to you all, when it just disappeared, goodness knows what happened to it. I'm too tired to write it all again tonight, so I'll do it tomorrow.

Hope everyone is alright.

Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Hi all

just added on Friendly thread so excuse me not writing it all again, so tired after a stressful week with dozy features and his course, thankfully he passed the exam so will still be employed, lol, couldn't put up with him around 24/7

Hope Jean has had a nice week and comes back feeling better and hope everyone has an easier time of things soon.

Had a natter with Dutch yesterday and with my lovely friend who called from Miami, she got mixed up over my birthday so called in case she had sent the card late, but no it's still on the way I think as nothing at my house when I went there. have a nice little bundle ready to open on Sunday unlike Dutch who has been naughty and opened almost everything that has arrived, even cards for her anniversary on Monday. You are a naughty girl Joyce, smacked hand for you!

love and hugs
Lizxx

Liz, I am so pleased your OH passed his exams. Please pass on my congrats to him.

Huia.

GoodMorning All
Liz glad your OH passed his exams hopeful he will be in abetter mood and your have anice birthday,I know im naughty but not going to open anything else that comes ,can,t anyway Jan will be home at dinner time as i have to have my eyes checked its the one for the diabetes and he dosnt go back to work till tuesday,as he took monday of for our wedding anniversary,I wish you all agood weekend and let you no how my birthday party went shame i cant have BBQ but Jans not having any of it
Dutchxx

Hello Ladies,

I hope that all is okay with everyone. It's been dry here today, but dull and cloudy---still it's better than yesterday, when we had rain for most of the day, also we had a couple of thunderstorms.
Jennie and Michael's dog J, is terrified of thunder, they can't stop him barking, while it's on. As Jennie said, it'snot too bad in the daytime, but it's at night, because their next door neighbour has to get up for work at four in the morning, so they worry about J waking him. He's a pretty easy going chap, and has two dogs himself, but they still feel awful about disturbing him in the middle of the night.

Mo, how did Roly get on with the Colonoscopy? I hope it went well, and that everything was as it should be. I'm pleased to hear that your son has got a job back with the furniture firm he was with before. As you say, travelling to Orpington each day is a bit of a drawback, but at least he has a job.
Richard still hasn't found a job, at the moment he's very disheartened. It would be nice if he got some replies off some of the companies he's applied to. I sometime wonder if half of the jobs advertised, exist at all.
I can understand why the decorating has been put on hold. As we get older, we can't keep going as we did a few years back. Still, it will get done in time, I'm sure.

Liz, great to hear that OH has passed his exams, I bet he's pleased with himself. Please pass on my congratulations to him.
I felt quite pleased with myself yesterday. First I went to Chloe's leaving concert, as it's her last day at infants schhol today, so I walked up to the school and into the hall on my own. After that I caught the bus with Chloe's mum, up to town, did what I needed to do there, and then went on the bus to Derby. I spent over two hours there, just went in two craft shops, which I was in for a good while, then went in for a cuppa before getting the bus home.
It's over eighteen months since I've been able to do that, so I hope that I'll be able to continue that way, from now on.

Ann, enjoy your weekend with your daughter and son-in-law. It was a lovely surprise for both you and T. As you said, it's a rush to go and get some extra food in. We have the same thing with Richard and Christie, the trouble is, they like a lot of foods that Alun and I dont, so it's a bit of a pain knowing what to buy.

Sylvia, if you're looking in, I hope that you are having a lovely time with your family. Please give MJ lots of hugs and kisses, from me.

Debbie, is it today or tomorrow that Daniel and Matthew get home? I hope they both had a great week away.

Huia, have you started in the Hospice shop yet? If so, I hope it all went well for you and that you enjoyed meeting new people. Also hope that Phil was able to respond to you, when you last visited him.

Jean, is it tomorrow that you and J get home from Llandudno? I really hope that you a lovely week there, and that the break has done you both good.

Dutch, it's lovely to see you on here again. I hope all went well with the check up for your eyes. I'm sure it's been nice having Jan home early today---and even nicer that he's now off until Tuesday. Are you planning to go anywhere for your anniversay, on Monday? It would be lovely for you and Jan to have a day out together.
Don't worry about not having a BBQ, I'm sure that whatever you have you and Jan's family will all enjoy themselves.
Have you opened anymore cards and pressies, or have you saved them until Sunday?
Have you had anymore news about Jan's two aunties? It's a worrying time for their families.

Marie, have you had your stitches out yet? I hope that you have and that the wound is healing well. Also hope that all is well with your family.

Alun was home from work early today, so that was nice. After we had a cuppa, he then had a short nap, and now he's playing with his train layout in the utility room. Boys and their toys! lolol!!
I have a lamb casserole in the slow cooker, so until it's ready, I think I'll do a bit of card making.

I'll speak to you all soon. Take care everyone!

Love and best wishes. Sallie. xxx

Hello Sallie.
I have had some brilliant news tonight, my nephew has had the all clear from the hospital. At the moment he is clear of cancer, but he has to have another scan in three months time. I can't tell you how relieved I am.
Thank you for your prayers,and thoughts throughout this bad episode.
Roly's colonoscopy was clear thank god Sallie.
I hope and pray that Richard has some success very soon. It is so disheartening,when they get no responses from their job applications.
Well done on managing to get out and about on your own. You have done so well, I am really proud of you love. Onwards and upwards from now on.
You are a different person to the one who first started the counselling,not so long ago.

Dutch,I hope the eye test went well.
I was reading on your thread about your son,and the parking tickets. I bet if you could get hold of him,you would box his ears for him.
Have you informed the police that it is him that has got the car,and that he does not live at your address. How could he do that to you and Jan,how unfair of him. I know it is none of my business,but I do feel for you love.
It's a worry you could do without.
Love to you all. Mo xxx

Hello All ,Eyes were ok dont think were doing anything for our anniversary as cant afford it at the moment
Mo we have been to the police when we got the first lot but then when my son came on monday i think it was to get the tickets to pay but i could,nt find them all so he said get them all together and i,ll pay them so far he has,nt come back for them ,and we got another 5 this morning making the total of 18,hes grown man 51yrs old not akid he should have better sense his brothers are going mad at what hes done,tells Jan he,s sorry and now this
Tante Leen is not to bad but dont no anything yet about Tante Ria Sallie tried to ring you earlier but i think you were out ,anyway i wish you all agood weekend and hope the weather is good on sunday as were all sitting outside
Dutchxx

Hi Ladies,

I'll try again! I'd almost finished replying to both Mo and Dutch's post, when the whole lot just whooooshed, again.

Mo, wonderful news about your nephew, I'm so pleased to hear that he is clear of that horrible disease, and I hope and pray that it will stay that way for him. Please would you give him my very best wishes, when you next speak to him.
Also pleased to hear that all is okay with Roly. There's always something to worry about with families, isn't there Mo?
I'm just hoping that Jennie won't have any flare-ups, now that she's off the medication. She would have been due for her injection today, if she was still on it, so we'll have to see how she gets on, from now on.
Mo, it was great to be out on my own, without shaking and the feeling of panic, the only thing that I realised I was doing, was clenching my fists. As soon as I thought about what I was doing, I told myself that there was nothing to be frightened about, and just carried on with what I was doing.

Dutch, what on earth is your son playing at, he should be ashamed of himself, doing what he has done to both you and Jan. To think that he promised to come and pick up the rest of the tickets, so that he can pay the fines, and then not bothering to turn up, it's just not on.
Where does your son live? From your message it sounds as though he lives in Holland, or maybe he's on holiday and has hired a car while he's staying there----but whatever, he shouldn't have given your address.
Surely, his apology to Jan, should have meant something, but it obviously hasn't.
Sorry Joyce, as Mo has already said it isn't anything to do with us, but we can't help being concerned for both you and Jan.
Glad to hear that Tante Leen isn't too bad. Maybe you'll have some news over the weekend about Jan's, Tante Ria.
Hope you'll get some good weather over the weekend, especially on Sunday. Speak to you very soon.

Love, Sallie.xxxx

Hi Sallie, Mo,Dutch,Liz & Huia,
This has to be short as I am having trouble with the white box we write in, it bounces away all the time.
I am pleased to hear the good news, about your Nephew Mo also that Roly's tests were good and that your son has a job.
Yes Sallie the stitches are out and the green is dissapearing.Sorry to hear your son still has not managed to get a job, it must be so dissapointing for him.
Dutch your son needs a swift kick up the** Ars . Congratulations Sallie you have come a long way in the past 6 months.
Hi Huia how is your weather ours is very frosty Brrrr.
Dear Liz is your OH happy that he passed his course??
I have to finish before I loose the lot.
Love to you all
Marie

Hello everyone, weare back. but alas Sallie it didnt go as expected , I wasnt to well before we went, we now think it was a bit too soon to go away, I had big panick attack just before we went , so we didnt pack all the stuff I intended to take,we had mixed weather, and on the days that were nice I couldnt go out because I had some sort of food poisoning, Like your Roly Mo,Jeff said it was just like taking the clear out stuff went on for 3 days.. I also hurt my neck , I thought it was too soft a pillow, but it gradually went worse so much so, it hurt when I walked, when we went over bumps ,but its almost gone now... I even went to a large craft shop and only spent £10. unheard of.... just couldnt be bothered... so we are glad to be home.... havent read all the thread so will have a look in later... sorry to be so miserable.... Sallie I am so proud of you what a change we see in you from when you first came on here, very well done, and the cards too. definatley hooked....lol...
take care all

love Jean xx