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When was Jean going to Llandudno? Anyone know?

I do Ann, she is off on 30th of Oct. until 6th Nov. lol....

Hi girls.
I believe Jean said they were on holiday at the end of the month. But if I am wrong I feel sure our Jean will let us know..

Joyce, I am sorry to hear that Jan is not well. Do you know what is wrong with him love. I do hope it's nothing serious.
As you say Jean is probably up to her armpits in bits and bobs, making her xmas cards. I have put my order in. LOL

Ann, I am sure you can't have put that much weight on. After all, it was quite hot where you were,and must have sweated a lot of.
But Salmon is delicious anyway,and I could eat it at any time.

Love Mo xxx

Edit. Ooooh Jean you crafty monkey you crept in when I was not looking. Mwah

Hello peeps, Sorry I havent been too much , lots going on, including visits to docs , dentist again, the infection is back and its not nice , I am going to the doctors on friday to see if I can get some help. I dont want to go to the hygenist if I can help it, the expense is too high. and I hate going ....
I have made quite a few christmas cards and selling them to anyone who wants them, I have made some quite unusual ones and different shapes too. really addicted to it all....lol...Dinner is ready so bye for now, big hugs and waves to you all~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ xx~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sallie where are you....???

love Jean xx edit; Sallie, p.m. sent xx

Hi Girls,

Right I'll try again, almost finished one message and it just disappeared.
I think it's this stupid computer!

Just looked at the messages on here, and realised that I haven't posted since last Friday. Sorry girls, I've been so busy making cards, I just don't know where the time has gone.

Also got some awful news last week, a good friend of mine rang to let me know that her brother has been diagnosed with leukemia, he started chemo last Saturday. He's in Derby Royal Hospital, and will be in for four weeks to start with. Him and his wife have been married fortyone years and have never had any children.

The news really knocked me, he's such a nice chap, always lived a decent life and both him and his wife have always been there for my friend and her family, when they've needed help, in one way or another.


I got a phone call from Christie last Friday, she was really upset, a young man working in the same office, had hit at the side of her face. He had said to no one in particular, to have a look at somthing on his computer screen, but when Christie went to look at it, he hit her at the side of her face. Although she had a meeting with HR yesterday, she seems to think that nothing will be done about it. The problem is, that in the office where she works, there is quite a bit of bullying going on, from some of the ones in charge.

I hope that she'll be able to get another job somewhere else. The trouble is, I don't think that these big Companies do anything about bullying, they are so big that they don't care about any of their staff that are bullied by other members of staff. The Companies are only interested in making a good profit. Richard had the same problem last year with the big music company he worked for.



Sylvia, how is your kitchen coming along? It will be lovely when it's finished and worth putting up with all he mess and inconvenience while it's being done.

I hope you'll enjoy your weekend away and that you'll get some good weather.



Tess, your aunt sounds lovely, I would have loved to have been in the room when she told the doctor about him being overweight. It certainly made me chuckle.



Joyce, thanks for your phone call yesterday, it was nice hearing from you.

I hope Jan is feeling better today.

Have you heard anymore about your friend's daughter-in-law? I really hope that she's had her operation today. It's digusting how many times the hospital have sent her home. Surely there's someone that they can complain to about it. The hospital might think that it's only a minor operation and can wait, but she's not able to live her life as she should be living it.



Liz, it was nice to see that you had posted on here. It's such a same that OH's two sons haven't been in touch with him. He must feel very hurt about it, seeing that he's helped them both when they've needed it.

Are you still going to the Cousellor? I hope that you are feeling better than you've been, and are now able to do things that you haven't been able to for a long time.



Ann, glad to see you home, although it looks as though you'll be off on your travels again soon. I don't blame you and T, enjoy going while you can.
Have you managed to make any cards since you're home?



Jean, thanks for your pm. It looks as though we've been busy with making cards. I now count it as an adiction, even while we were doing our weekly shop yesterday, my mind kept wandering to card making, and I couldn't get home quick enough to start them again. That's got to be an adiction!lolol!!!



Huia, it must have been nice to see Phil awake and eating his dinner when you last visited him.

Did you take the dahlia tubers into the Hospice Shop, as you said you were going to? If you did, I bet they sold them very quickly.



Mo, how is the weather there? Today has been a lovely day, although we did have some fog earlier this morning, but it soon cleared.

Did you enjoy your roast dinner yesterday? I love a roast, it's one of my favourite meals. We had cheese and potato pie today. I'd promised to make it for Michael, as it's one of his favourites, although we all enjoyed it.

Jennie had an appointment with the Consultant yesterday, she's very pleased with her, the only thing is, that Jennie's low on vitamin D, so she has to get a Vitamin D supplement from the Health Shop.


Hope Marie is having a good holiday, not sure when she gets home.

We still haven't heard from Debbie, hope all is well with her.


I'll say bye for now, speak to you all soon.


Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Hi girls.
Sorry I am late in posting, but I have been to bongo with my daughter and grandaughter. We didn't win worst luck, but it was free to play,so we enjoyed a night out together.

Sallie, what happened to Christie is an assault,and should not be pushed under the carpet,and covered up.
I realise that Christie is worried about her job, but if the police were involved, he would have been charged with common assault.
He has no right to be allowed to get away with it, it's bullying at it's highest dregree. Nasty Nasty man.
I do hope that Christie is alright. Did she suffer any bruising to her face.
If she has, I hope Richard has taken photographs of it, for future reference.

I am so sorry to hear about your friends brother,god willing the chemo will kill the blighter of.
It's always the good people that seem to suffer, more so than the evil ones.

Well I must away to my bed girls. Good Night god bless. Love Mo xxx

Sallie is Christie a member of a union. No way should that man be allowed to get away with hitting anyone male or female. He doesn't sound 'normal'. Does she not get on with her immediate boss? that is the person who should be taking the matter further. And that is, as Mo says, assault not bullying. At the very least there should be something recorded in writing, maybe the best thing would be to put it in the accident book. She was hurt so it was an accident at work. That way it will be officially recorded. I wonder if anyone else in the office witnessed it and would be willing to say they did if necessary.

Yes I have made about 15 cards this week using the toppers I put together while in Tenerife.

Jean Lol!!! Not long before your holiday now then. You need to sort out that infection before you go.

This morning I went to an international day for the elderly. It wasnt as good as last weeks expo. I then had my lunch and went to see Phil. He was still eating his (I had mine a bit early). One of the carers showed me a small movie she had made of him yesterday afternoon, walking around the garden. She said she has to walk beside him in case he falls, and sometimes he runs! I think he is preparing for the Great Escape.

He had a blood test recently and has too much potassium. Must have been eating too many bananas. I must google to find out what the effect is of too much potassium. I see Daff has to have an infusion of potassium, so hers is obviously too low.

Tomorrow I must turn the house upside down to see where I have put my new cheque book. I dont write cheques very often, about 2 a month, and a new book is sent when I am down to the last 10, which is about 5 months ago. Now where would I have hidden it? I need a better filing system than putting things down and burying them with other stuff.

Huia.

I googled. Phil has hyperkalemia, Daff has hypokalemia.

Older people have a greater risk of hyperk. because the kidneys are less efficient at eliminating potassium as we age.

So now I know. 3 cheers for google.

Huia.

Hello All ,just quick message Jan is still not well and now i have got it docter said i would ,its not nice some kind of flu and been up every half hour with cramp in my feet was in bed at 8oclock last night,and am going back to bed now,abit of good news my grandaughter had her scan yesterday and everything is ok shes sending me picture shes due in April and this will be my 5th G.Grandchild anyway wishing your better days and stay safe
My cards are on hold now till i get rid of this flu,but not being rude but with Jan it realy smells just as well we have two toilets take care all
Love Dutchxx
wish you all nice weekend

Sallie I agree what the others have said about Christie, but I also understand her
anxiety about reporting it, after all her job could be at stake, but it is totally wrong there must be a way to make sure someone else is aware of the bullying... I think she needs to report it or at least write it down dates and all,

Ann, am I going to get a peep at your cards, we could do a swap...we have a sharing ideas club going now caz, sallie, joyce,and me, and mo likes to have a nosy now and then... poor old thing.... cant get her to do any though...unless she is a secret copier....lol...I am off to the docs this morning to have a word about the infection...

I wonder how Debbie is and her lovely family, hope we hear from her soon.

my other news is D had her graduation last friday, we all went , it was a very long day graduates came from all over the country it was packed and very few seats in the foyer , so it was standing up for a very long time, we had family pics taken and wasnt able to get any food just a drink... but it was worth it, we have threatened her no more ,, she is already looking at the masters degree, but it is very expensive, in the thousands....sadly I wasnt able do any photos myself, just nowhere to get them, we were up four floors in the gallery and the stage was tiny my little camera only has a small zoom, so not good , I should have taken D,s much better but never thought....
Jrff has to go for a cancerous mole to be surgically removed it is very close to his eye his only good one, the other eye hasnt worked properly since birth, so prayers, thoughts, fingers X ,would be gratefully recieved....well better go and get ready for the docs,

Love to all including our leader Mo. xxxxx Jean

Jean I will send photos of cards soo, These first ones are mainly quite ordinary as, having a hundred to make I am not going for too complicated.
Glad you enjoyed the graduation and well done D.

Thanks Ann, look forward to seeing the pics, I will pop a few on for you...
Doctor has given me some antibiotics, so hopefully it will do the job,
We called at Dunhelms on the way back we have a small craft dept now and I was impressed with prices , one of the staff said the christmas stuff should be in next week.goody...

love Jean xx

Sent them ....

Thanks Jean, very good, just got home. We were in Dunelm yesterday but their craft stuff was disappointing so we went to the range.

Hi everyone

The weather has changed here, and is now definitely Fall ........ cloudy, rainy, cooler, etc etc etc


We've been busy as you might imagine!!


The flooring will be laid next Thursday.


We went and picked the counter tops yesterday, ordered them, and the store estimates that they will be there around October 22, then we have to arrange for delivery here.


Our best friend will be 80 on Sunday, and is having an afternoon party. We're going over on the ferry (1 hr 45 minutes trip) tomorrow morning, and staying in a nearby hotel for 2 nights, probably going to their house on Saturday evening, and "oldsters" are also invited to stay for the evening after the party on Sunday. "Oldsters" meaning long-time friends, rather than aged friends! We return home on Monday afternoon.


Monday is also Thanksgiving here in Canada ........ and therefore typically big turkey dinner, with all the trimmings.

Ours is about 5 weeks before the US Thanksgiving ...... ours is always on the second Monday in October, theirs on the fourth Thursday in November.

And I always take wicked delight in telling people that Canadian Thanksgiving pre-dates the US one by a couple of hundred years!


We won't get home until after 6 pm on Monday, so we're actually giving Thanksgiving the go-by this year!! But will enjoy the 80th birthday celebration, and meeting all our friends .... probably even more than a Thanksgiving Dinner!!



Hope all goes well this weekend for you all.


Take care everyone



sylvia
xxx

Just a quick hi before I trot off to bed.
Will have a busy day tomorrow. Try to come back on Sunday to tell you about it.

Tess

Good evening ladies.
Sylvia, I hope you have a lovely time on Sunday and Monday.
Mmm Roast turkey and all the trimmings lovely. Whose doing the cooking.
Speak to you when you get back.

We were supposed to be having another lovely day today, but I don't know what happened to it. It's been very murky(sp) and dull all day.
My daughter is of to Turkey on Monday, for a weeks holiday. Lucky girl getting away from here for a while.
My son went to get his eyes tested today, as he has been getting white flashes in his eyes. The optician said he should be seen straight away at the hospital. They phoned all the local eye hospitals,and they were all shut till monday. They think he has got a detached retina. They said if it gets any worse over the weekend, he should go straight to A.E. Now if it is as bad as they say, surely they should have reffered him straight to A.E.
I am totally confused with the way things seem to work. What does worry me, is that he has got to drive to work for the next two days.
I just wish they has said to him do not drive until you have been seen by someone at the eye hospital.
But then I may just be a worrying mum.

I hope you are all well,and are enjoying your weekend.

Thank you soooo much for the card Joyce. It is lovely,and was such a surprise.
I know I should not have opened it yet, but I did wonder what it was, and who it was from. But I should have realised,when I looked at the stamp after opening it.
I hope you and Jan are feeling better now,and that the bug has finally left you both.

I must go now, but I will be back to speak to you all tommorrow.
Love and best wishes Mo xxx

Hello ladies.
I have just read a message from Caz, telling everyone of Joyce's sad loss of her daughter.
Sending heartfelt love and condolences to Joyce and Jan. xxx

Sorry girls thats all from me tonight, this is such sad news.
Love to you all. Mo xxx

Hi Mo,

Like you I have just read the message that Caz has put on. It's such a terrible shock for her and the family.

Jan doesn't sound too good at all, I hope that they can get the doctor to call tomorrow, he's had this bug long enough. Also hope that joyce is starting to get better.

I haven't been on over the last few days because we've had expected and unexpected visitors, so haven't had a lot of time.


Joyce you are in my thoughts and prayers.



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

Love and best wishes. Sallie. xxx