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Hi Mo, and everyone
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We're going away for Christmas, not putting up any decorations, nor having to buy any food. Plus, we have almost all the presents



so .................... why do I find myself so busy???



Mo .......... I'm doing well. I see the physio this coming Tuesday, and she'll tell me then whether I will need to have any further treatments.

I do find I get tired more quickly than usual .................... so I guess that may be the reason why things are taking me longer to do.

I get tired, and then it takes that little bit longer to recover.


We won't see MJ until next July, when he'll be about 28 months old.


We'll see BIG changes from last July!!!


OH is busy making jams and jellies .......... I used to do it, but he's taken over. We give lots of jams away, to co-workers, friends (and physiotherapists!).


We're also trying to get our cards out. I've just got the letter (with a few photos on it) into shape, and am now printing it off. OH will sign it, and the cards. Hopefully, all 100+ cards will be in the mail by next Friday



............... and equally hopefully, they'll arrive at their destinations before Christmas!




take care everyone



sylvia
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Mo, when you get out of bed, I am not sure what is happening this Christmas. My son will probably be up 'some time' but if nobody is here on Christmas Day I will probably go to visit Phil. It doesnt bother me though if I am on my own. I will take it as it comes. I am not sure what my daughter is doing either. Her daughter is due to bear fruit on 8 Jan. I wonder if he will be early, on Phils birthday (the 4th), or late on mine (the 11th)?

It is raining here, fairly heavily. Not quite so warm, but then it was humid earlier in the day before the rain started. Now that I am home it can rain as much as it wants until it is time for me to go out to the next party tomorrow morning. I must take my camera and get somebody to photo graph me if I am wearing my new sexy skirt!

Time I was getting my dinner.

Huia.

Oh for goodness sake, I will try and do my post again, before it does another disappearing act.

Well it's blowing a gale here, and I am not looking forwards to going out to darts tonight.

Huia, how lovely, a new baby for the new year. Thats if it decides to wait that long.
How do you feel about it being born on Phil's birthday?and what about it appearing on yours? now that would be a lovely birthday present for you.

Don't forget to take your camera to the party tomorrow, we want to see your new skirt, don't we girls.

Sylvia, I will keep my fingers crossed for you tomorrow, at the physio's.
What a shame you have got to wait right round to July, to see young MJ.
It's such a long time off, and he will have changed so drastically.
I am so lucky to have my grandchildren living close to us, and can see them whenever we want to. We notice the differences in Lilly every time we see her, and that is normally once a week.
You certainly have got your OH well trained, his making the jams and jellies is a big help to you. I am sure you are trying to do to much, to quickly. Please take it easy my love, and don't wear yourself out to much.

I am very envious of you Ann, going to Ross on Wye for lunch, I understand it is lovely there.
I luurrvveeee sticky toffee pudding, yummy I can taste it now, and my mouth is watering.

I must go now, or I will be late for my lift. Take care everyone, love Mo xxx

Hello Girls,

Sorry not been on here for a day or two, I've been busy trying to get the last bits and bobs done ready for Christmas.....not finished yet but not much left to do. Things seem to have taken longer to do over the last couple of days, not sure if it's because of being poorly last week or it's my age.lol!! Probably both.

Mo, it's quite a stormy night here too, not very nice at all. It was the same ysterday from lunchtime on, of course we had to go out to the Range, everyone was trying to park their cars near to the store.

How is Roly today? Hope he isn't in as much pain as he was in over the weekend. It would be nice if he could have his scan before Christmas, wouldn't it?



Sylvia, good luck with physio tomorrow. hopefully you won't have to have anymore treatment.

I'm sure you are looking forward to going to Vancouver Island for Christmas. It will be nice for you and your friends to have a get together.




Huia, it would be nice if the baby arrived just before Christmas, but as long as he is alright that's the important thing.

If you go to visit Phil on Christmas Day will you be able to have lunch with him?

I am sure you are looking forward to seeing your son too. It will be nice for you to have his company for a couple of days.




Well I'll say goodnight now. Speak to you all soon.



Love, Sallie.xxx

I took the camera today but it was very crowded in the room so I didnt get a photo taken. Maybe another time. Anyway it didnt look quite as sexy as I thought. Perhaps I need to wear high heels and fishnet stockings. But I have never done either and dont intend to start. I did have a pair of shoes many moons ago with little Louis heels. They were only about an inch high if I remember rightly. I doubt if I could even wear anything that high now, I am too shaky on my pins.

Off to bed now.

Huia.

I wish I could find shoes with a louis heel or at least a very short stiletto type heel. I can't wak that well in high heels these days but love to have a little bit of height, it does make skirts look better.

We have just been into town and I got a few more bits for OH, we split up for an hour and it is surprising how much more I can get done on my own. I even managed to get some food bits in m&S. So now I have spent much to much on him but I hope he likes it all. we always buy quite a lot for each other as it is fun!!!! But most of the stuff would be bought anyway as it is new clothes etc.

Coming back the driver stopped the bus and turfed off two lads making a nuisance of themselves upstairs, they did look sheepish as they came downstairs to get off, and it was raining. We got quite wet walking from the bus but don't mind that as it is easy to change when you get in. Hate getting wet going to the shops.

Hi everyone,
Well, Roly's appointment has come through. He has to go in on Friday, for the camera job to be done.
The doctor was right about the timing of the appontment, it is two weeks since she made it for him, and she said it would be within a fortnight.
He is quite nervous about it, bless him, but it's better to know than not, so that any treatment can be started sooner rather than later.
I have to get him there for 2.30 p.m, and he may be there for two hours.
Fingers crossed for him girls.

Huia and Ann, I was very lucky in getting a pair of shoes with a little heel, at our local Stead and Simpsons.
Like you both I can no longer walk in stilletto's, like I used to when I was younger.
And these days, I am normally in flat shoes or boots. But the shoes have a little heel, and when I wore them last Friday night, I was very comfortable in them.
I know that Huia probably wont have a Stead and Simpsons in NZ, but Ann you may find them locally to you.

I got soaked going to darts last night, and then again coming back home. And that was only going from the house to the car, and back from the venue to the car.
We were very lucky last night, we drew the game 3-3, and won the pairs 2-1.
My friend Eve and I, moved closer to the rest of the team last night, to see if they would include us in their chats.
But no, in fact they moved themselves further away from us. So I will be glad when this season is over, and we can move on.
I hate being completely ignored, when I don't know what we have both done.
Even Roly is now commenting about them excluding us, and that takes some doing where he is concerned.

Well done Sallie, on making progress towards christmas. Before we know it, it will all be over and done with.

It looks like we are all in for another night of howling wind and rain, according to our local weather forecaster. Thats great isn't it (not).
As long as we don't get the snow on christmas day, so that our families can't get through to us, thats all I am really worried about.

Going to start dinner now girls, sweet and sour pork, yummy.
Bye for now. Love Mo xxx

Huia, when I was young I only ever wore stiletto heels, all day and every day. All the girls I worked in the office with were the same, apart from a few older ladies who wore flat shoes. They always kept on to us that by wearing high heels all the time we would ruin our feet and would suffer when we got older. I must say that they were right...I haven't been able to wear stiletto heels for a good few years now.lol!!

I now just wear shoes with a small heel....my problem now is that not many shops seem to stock small sizes...I only take a UK size three, and they are becoming more difficult to get. I was certainly in the back of the queue when they were giving out sizes.....only 5ft tall and size three in a shoe size.lol!!




Ann,well done to the bus driver on your bus today. Hopefully it will have taught the boys a lesson and that the next time they use the bus maybe they will behave themselves. It isn't fair that others on the bus have to put up with it.



I went up to town on an earlier bus this morning and when the bus arrived I thought that I was seeing things when the it stopped. Santa!
One of the bus drivers that only lives three stops away from here, was dressed up as Santa and he was waving to all the children on their way to the Infants school, the children were loving it and waving frantically back at him. As there was a bit of a traffic hold up, he then kept getting off the bus to give them sweets out of a small santa sack he had....the childrens faces were a picture, bless them.


This moring started off dry, but very windy and cold, so managed to mostly dry some clothes that I had pegged out.....it is now raining, so glad I got out and back home before it started.



Hello to everyone else, hope you are all OK.




Love, Sallie.xxx

Mo, just missed you, I would have caught you but the ffirst message just disappeared as I was doing it and so had to type all over again.

Pleased to hear that Roly's appointmnt have come through.Let's hope that they will now be able to find out what's causing the problem and it will be easy to treat. Please wish him good luck from me, and tell him that I am thinking about him.


Well done to you and Eve on winning the pairs last night. I think that both of you will be better off out of their team, they sound a very unsociable and unfriendly lot to me. As you say, for Roly to notice it, they must be bad as the men don't seem to notice things like we women do.



Well I'm going to make our dinner now so will speak later.



Love, Sallie.xxx

Mo what an unfriendly lot your team are, I wonder why, is there a ring leader? How did you becomne part of that team if theya re so unfriendly.

Glad that Roly has his appointment, I hope all goes well for him. and that they can find the problem.

Sally What fun that Father Christmas bus driver was, I am sure he made the children's day for them.

Mo, my best wishes to Roly for Friday. I will be thinking of him on Fri night but not at the time he will be there as I will be fast asleep I hope. Hope all goes well for him.

Huia.

Ann, when I joined this team about four years ago, they were all enthusiastic players, but now they have become very lethargic, and prefer to sit and chat, instead of concentrating on the game. Initially they were not going to play this year, but changed their minds at the beggining of the season, but now I wish they hadn't bothered.
I am sorry, I don't mean to sound like I am moaning all the time, but why say you are going to play, and then lose interest. I shall never understand it.

Thank you all for the good wishes for Roly, he really appreciates it.

Sallie, your talking of the Santa on the bus today, reminded me that our local Round Table group, every year go round the streets on their sleigh, collecting money for the charity they have chosen that year.
The children love it, and our local papers advertise the fact that they are due to come round the streets, and youngsters stay up to watch them and hear the music that they play.
My children used to love it, when they were young. To them it was a sure sign that father christmas would soon be here.

Mo,

Yes we also have the local Round Table come round the streets every year with their sleigh. Like your children, our's were the same and knew that it wouldn't be long before Santa came.

Oh Christmas is a wonderful time for children. This morning even though it was 'Santa' on the bus waving to them and then getting off to give them some sweets, you could see the wonderment on their faces.



I wonder if Caz is feeling better. I haven't heard from her for a few days, so hope she's OK. I think I'll send her a PM tomorrow to find out she's getting on.




We still haven't heard anything from Marie either. It seems a long while since we last heard from her.




Joyce has been without the internet for nearly a week as her and Jan ( well mostly Jan ) have been moving the computer from downstairs to upstairs so that they will have more room for their Christmas Day visitors.
I think that she should be back on by now though. Hope she is OK.




Has anyone heard from Jean? It's a long while since we heard from her. Hope her and the family are all alright.




Well, I girls I'm going to have a cuppa now. Surprise! Surprise! lolol!!
So will speak to you all tomorrow.




Take care everyone and stay safe and warm.



Loe and best wishes. Sallie.xxx




Sending lots of positive thoughts and hugs to Roly for Friday.

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Hi all
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Best wishes to Roly for Friday! <3 <3 <3

We're having very dry weather here ................ much below normal rain. This could be bad for the reservoirs if it keeps up!


One of our local public gardens has an excellent display of lights Festival of Lights, they call it) in December, and they have different choirs singing every night.

Thursday night, it will be OH's church choir that will be there. I'm hoping to be be fit enough to go, as my back and hips have been playing up a little. It is quite a magical evening.




sylvia
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We are certainly not having dry weather in parts of NZ at present. On TV they showed a kitchen in the Nelson area with silt almost up to the top of the stove, after all the flooding. That would be heartbreaking. We had some rain today but nowhere near enough to cause that sort of thing.

Huia.

Mo, Joyce has asked me to pass on her best wishes to Roly for tomorrow, she hopes that all will go well for him.


Today I've been out shopping with my friend, so I have now got all the presents for everyone.YIPPEEE!


Since yesterday morning we have been without central heating....we have someone coming to look at the boiler tomorrow afternoon, so we are hoping that he can at least do a temporary repair. The trouble is, we have already had it repaired twice, and were warned the last time that they might not be able to repair it again, so it might mean that we will have to have a new boiler. It's just as well I have bought all the food for Christmas or we might have been on dried bread and water..... mind I don't think that things are that bad yet.lolol!!




Sylvia, when do you and OH go away ? Sorry, I'm not sure whether you've told us when you are going.



Well ladies I have a couple of presents to wrap up for Alun while he's at the club so I'd better get them done.



GOOD LUCK to Roly for tomorrow. Will be thinking about him and hope that it will all be sorted for him soon.

Sending lots of positive thoughts and hugs. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3


Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

All my best wishes to Roly for today.

Huia.

Hi all
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sorry, I see that I didn't tell you the result of the visit to the physio ...............

I am going back to see her in about a month, to see how things are going, plus she thinks that her doing some massage on the muscles and tendons in the area help.

The appointment is for Jan 17.


We have now got all the cards off, except for the ones to our niece and her family in Whitehorse ........... I have 2 cheques to write for the little boys.


Then OH has to pack the presents to go to NS ..... I wrapped them Thursday morning. We think we will use a courier company ..... they're usually cheaper than Canada Post :-)



We leave next Thursday for our trip to the Island. We'll be away from the 22-27th.


I have an appointment with the family doctor on the 21st ............. go over the specialists' reports with him, get a new prescription, and hopefully get my flu shot ......... I couldn't have it when we were all supposed to get them back in October/November.



Good luck for Roly for later today <3 <3 <3 <3




Take care everyone



sylvia
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Sylvia, good luck for when you see your family doctor on the 21st.
Glad that all went well with the physio, it's good that you are able to have more appointments as she says that the massage helps the tendons and muscles in that area.

Mo, hope all will go well for Roly this afternoon. Will be thinking about
you both. Sending lots of hugs and


positive thoughts to Roly.
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Speak to you all soon.


Love, Sallie.xxx

Hi girls, sorry not to have been on for a while but been on a bit of a downer, not a bit looking forward to christmas, in fact I haven't got anything yet. There are only the two of us so it shouldn't take OH long to do the shopping. It is freezing here and been snowing, we watched all the fun and games of the cars trying to get up our street yesterday, when they find they can't, why don't they go round the other way.
Mo I hope Roly went on alright today and things are ok with him.
Oooh I was having my tea and OH wouldn't stop talking, he knows I don't like talking while eating so I told him to shut up then went and stabbed my lip with my fork, it is really sore now.

Huia that flower is lovely, how big is it and is it a proper christmas tree?

Caz