General Chat

Hello Wattlers Congrats Flakey on your retirement.....enjoy! Big congrats to Aunty L'oz and Uncle Way on the impending birth. Jill....good to see you back,,,,even if only for a short time. Don't forget the Vegemite! You might bump into an Ozzie in Paris who's desperate for some....heee heee. Waves~~~~~~to Tez as he wings it off to far distant shores. I'm having a slow day today....feeling tired and foggy. Probably starting to head into the wilderness. I'll try to catch up with you all tomorrow. Hugz and love to everyone Trifley X

Ooooh Lara lol, I can just picture you and his nibs , sounds like you are being very strong and persevering through all the trials and tribulations (His and Hers). Cor Laurie, where exactly did January go, whoosh by me that’s for sure. Albury has been packed to the gunnels all month –coooeee out there, it’s supposed to be holiday time, go away, find a beach, a mountain, a foreign land, not a shopping centre near me ! We haven’t stopped this year, usually there is a lull but now it’s already back to school.Please keep up the giraffe reports, I love opening up the computer in the office and seeing your beach scene. Flakey – retirement! ? do tell more, I’ll be an understudy “cos my turn is surely coming! Jilly, hope I’m not too late to wish you a wonderful trip do report back as we armchair enthusiasts love to hear how the other half live! Mary and John, blessings for tomorrow, you are in good hands you know. Looking forward to a good result. Jood you are having a real treat visiting for so long plus getting in some fh, hope you can get a copy of the signature (if you don’t have it already), will be thinking of you driving, perhaps it won’t get as hot as predicted. I hope not, my oak tree is turning and dropping leaves, I’m just hoping it is a defensive mechanism, because I can’t water it. Every day is a day closer to rain. Great pickles in my other ‘puter this afternoon, Merle and other half, and Wattie on Ice – hey Lew, we’re hanging out here for the full goss you know, but of course you’ve had the restaurant to run since returning (Terry and friends lol) perhaps when things are quiter next week you can let us know if you really got seasick or not. What I want to know is, do the penguin colonies smell, or is that only the sea lions? Well Anna, Donna, G’pa Tony, we are all united in the fact that the kids are back at school. So far so good, DD is very happy with her teachers and classes, having left behind one or two hindrances (by moving up in Maths yippee!) and has volunteered for First Aid in the Wednesday elective, funnily enough several times she has said she wouldn’t mind being an ambulance driver, I haven’t commented but it’s interesting to see her choose her interests. Well I have been writing this on and off for some time and OH will be home quite soon so I need to do the fish, haven’t mentioned everyone sorry esp Shazz (you always make me laugh!), Sandra ( hope the cousin meet went well honey!) Catch up with you all another day Mwah ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Heather

HI Wattlers, I had a lovely day.....packed up the office and bought it all home.........and I aint goin back.....lol Loaded all the business info onto the home puta tonight and now I can do what I have to at home. Roy had a fit when he saw all the boxes I put in 'his' study, didnt like to tell him my plans for this weekend are to declutter and pitch to make room for my stuff....lol Then when that lot is organised I get to start on my FH boxes...at long last. Lara,Trifley and anyone else not up to par, hope you are feeling better soon. Back tomorrow everyone, I'll chat while I clean.....prob wont get much done but the intention is there Retired Flake

Hellooooo everyone Just popping my head around the door to say Hi. Been cleaning cupboards out in the garage and being ruthless with a lot of my old teaching resources. Giving some away and chucking out the rest. One good thing - I was going through old posters some of which were in cardboard cylinders and in one cylinder were 4 poster size photographs which my son David must have had done 10 years ago. Two of them were landscapes that he had taken. The other 2 were of him. I couldn't believe it - they had been sitting there all this time. They need to be spread out flat for a while to get the curl out of them but otherwise thay are in perfect condition. It's funny - he is always popping up in some guise to say hello. I was scanning photos of him taken before he died just a few days ago - and now this! Hope all the students returning to or starting school are in good spirits. Katherine has had a good start to the year and seems happy so touch wood it will continue that way. She thinks she must have got the job with Woollies - they told her that the unsuccessful candidates would be emailed the next day and she hasn't received an email so she is hopeful. Seems a funny way to do it. They will email the successful candidates with details of training sessions so she's hanging out for that. Hi Trifles - one more wilderness to get through and you are home and hosed. Hugzzzzz. How is retirement going Flakey - did you enjoy your first day of freedom? Catch you all tomorrow XX Anna PS Laurie - did you fix the dryer or did you chuck it over the balcoonie?? Just don't electrocute yourself before Mudgee!

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sorry Anna, I saw the cat sign in and I just couldn't take the chance...lol retirement starts in ernest tomorrow....yipee

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Aha Flakey - so this is what one does in one's retirement - chase numbers!!! Congratulations! :>)) Anna

hee hee...Well done Flakey....:>)) Retirement..... AND a number...lol What more could a person ask for.? Tony Oz...:>)) * Off to do our 5k walk * ps. 38c for Melbin tu-morrow

I was reading some of my emails ;-pppppppp

~~~~Cat , I saw you lurking...lol

Tony - will give you a great big extra hug at Mudgee - with Barbcodes approval of course :) Thank you. I might have to wait till the weekend before I get time for FH. Was soooooo exciting to speak to 'Marge' She says I should call her that but I'll have a problem with it - she was always Aunty Marjorie when I was a child. just going to do a quick check of BDM for births of Aunty Lottie and Aunty Babs - they were Robert's children apparently. I vaguely remember the names from very early childhood! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ to all. Hugs to Lara, Merle, Ducky Trifley and your John, Mary. All in my thoughts and prayers. Vonny Vonny

Me...........lurk????? *looks innocent* I was too busy dealing with some of the 102 emails waiting for me lolol ;-)