General Chat

Evening Wattlers, What a great picture that was Vonny, how spectactular. Mary Glad John is home much less running to and fro, don't wear yourself out tho. Tony thanks for the picci, so cute with the toms. Lara have sent a email to you, the last time it came back to me so hope i's ok this time.. had a busy day gardening,Gym, and a stroll earlier so i am pooped now, time to relax in the chair. See you all tomorrow Cheers Luv sandra in the Gong

Very quiet tonight, nobody on board, still only 8.25pm Havent seen Jood on today, are you OK Joodles All on the weekender are we, maybe Im just early for change, or is there something exciting on the telly Gosh must be my month of BBQ, was invited to one of my girlfriends for a another fantastic meal on Saturday,(pork on the barbie), and more delicious salads, yummie, and BEAUTIFUL crunchy Pavlova, good cook our Joy, for some of you that know her along with Pat and some other great friends, gee, dont know how I ever became so blessed with so many fantastic girlfriends and Ohs of course, and we are off out again for our usual Wednesday gathering of 4 over to Manly for lunch by train and ferry Am heading off for shower before I get too engrossed and miss another episode of Bodies, so goodnight to one and all,and see you on the morrow plus 1 (thurs) Toodles Shaz

Where are you Joodles. . . know your home . . !! galavanting already ??? Great minds Shazzle , , I have just sms'd Joodles L xo

Hi all - bedtime for me. Yes I did go out early this morning - like 8.30, and had to go out tonight as well. Forgot to even look at Wattlers, as I was looking for a letter from a specialist Anyway, apart from Drs visit and a quick visit to see Lucas the wonder grandbaby, I'll be home tomorrow unpacking and all that stuff :( ............... Later - just checked my phone Laurie, I'd had to switch it off earlier this evening - thanks for the msg. Night all Jood

Evening peeps..:>)) Hi ya Jood. Nice to see you home safe n' sound. Been doing Passenger Immigrant check ups for peeps GR emailing me, and now i gotta have a Eye break...:>)) A few people ( Brits ) have asked me what info they might find on BDM's in Australia. Cant remember if i posted this before, but its a good site State by State for checking what info may be found. http://www.jaunay(.)com/bdm.html Time for a Coffee. Tony Oz...:>)) aka Salty the sea dog.

Now MY eyes are playing up Tony - did you say time for a coffee???? (no VB tablet???) lol Crikey only 9-10-11-12 days to go now till Mudgee (depending on what day everyone is arriving). Let's gatecrash the caravan park for a Lara & Tiger Barbie??? I've misplaced all my Mudgee stuff :( <I put it in a safe place> Jood

O'i...you change ya post...Joodle..or are my eyes playing up too.....hee hee. Better change my last post else Il'e think I'm going bonkers..lol Yea'h might haffta gate crash Linger longa's.( aka Whipping boy ) I heard when she turns sideways now you cant see her. ( Skinny Sheila ) Tony Oz...:>)) * Off to change post* Thats better.

Aww sorry Tony - I hoped nobody saw it :( (I'm a wimman - I kin change me mind) Geez - lucky Lara - and I bet Barb will be skinny too. No-one will have any trouble seeing me whichever way they look hahaha So that's set then - we raid the barbie at the caravan park. Jood

Good thing I hadn't got round to pushing add message .. . . or I would have had to go back and change it too . . . Will phone you in the morning Jood! Lew & I had been talking about all going to the pub in the main street on the Friday night anyone who is interested . . . they have one of those places where you throw your own steak on the barbie. Lew is working on a program to send out to everyone . . . so everyone has the same info. But whatever we get up to we are sure to have a good time!. Well I am going to turn in . . . got RSI from typing . . and brain in overload . . . I too have been busy looking for other peeps . . . Lateral thinking has come in handy tonight . . . been looking for Guest on the census . . . no wonder they couldn't find it - on image it is plainly Guest but transcribed in index as Crust. Better not knock the transcribers . . . just realised I am one of them aren't I !!!! Wonder how many mistooks get through our system . . . everything we do is checked twice before it's downloaded onto the website. Smugly sent off correction to Ancestry. Catch you all tomorrow . . . Nigh nite - sleep well - sweet dreams luv Laurie

Top o the morning to ya Talking to myself again, its, 5.40am, just peeping in before heading out for the day Who said Jood wasnt home Have a great day all, and dont work too hard Shaz

Good Morning Wattlers. . . Its alright Shaz . . . just dont go answering yourself . . !! Lovely looking morning on Botany Bay, its a good time of the year - sun is in the right spot to make the giraffe look mysterious as it creeps up behind them. Four giraffe looking down from above this mornings! Still a bit of cloud cover, but lots of gaps too !! Think the day has the makings of a hot one. Hope those man-patients are coming along fine, John & Tiger . . how lucky are those two guys to have lovely 'Wattler' women to look after them !! ((hugs)) for those not feeling on top of things . . . I'm offf to lunch today, meeting friends from ooop norf (Good old Qlder's) think I will take them for a harbour cruise lunch to make sure they get a good look at Sydney from the best angle. Then a wee bit of retain therapy in the City. So best get a move on and get the dreaded done . . . Have a great day . . . luv Laurie xo

Good Morning Wattlers John Happy birthday, hope you are listening to Mary and doing the right thing. Have you got anything nice planned for Johns Birthday Mary??? Just remember he is still recuperating lol. Nice talking to Suzy and Lew yesterday, so did you have a good night Suzy ........ or did you fall asleep early :-)))))) Laurie have a good day with you friends, Shazz also gee we are getting busy out and about with friends, and barbies. Sounds like you are all going to have a good time at Mudgee, with all that Lew has got planned. Lew sorry I cant make it to either the Caravan park or to the pub for a Barbie on Friday night. I am going out to see a cutie, revhead, sing at the casino, butter Im too old for him :-( but his music is good and your allowed to look arent you??????? Well must get going as I have to take girls to get their school books today and Tamika has a dentist appointment this arvo. They go back to school NEXT Thursday, they are getting so tired of the holiday and cant wait to go back to school, Mum is thinking the same thing :-)) ~~~~~ to All ~~~~~ Cheers Sue Oooh Vonny just went back and saw your message yippee thats great, I can understand your excitement, and to know they are also writting a book, imagine how much info they may have :-)

Good Morning :) Welcome home Jood :) *Vonny does a little dance around computer* GUESS WHAT? I found a live one!!!! My very first rellie that I found all by myself :) A Welch! And they are in the process of writing a book. *dance, dance, dance and twirl, dum dum de dum* AND they have photos!!!!!!!!!!!! sighs rapturously :) have a good day everyone *dances off singing*

Morning Wattlers, Overcast here and cool at mo - well 20 - had a bit of the wet stuff overnight too Now what's with all the birthdays this month - apart from the 1st and 4th there's been a birthday every day with peeps I know, next one is next Wednesday - glad I haven't had to buy you all a pressie - I'd be broker than I am right now Off to orthodontist this morning - daughter may have to make other arrangements while she's in Cairns - back home in 6 weeks if he wants to see her then but after that it's tooooo expensive to fly in and out just to see him Haven't heard from Dave so hope everything is going okay on his drive north. If Nelson has to hit hope he does it sooner rather than later. Sorry Shazzle you had to talk to yourself - didn't go to bed until nearly 1 so no way was I out early - well around 5.30 to let Ginger out but straight back to bed and more shut eye till 7.30 Hope everyone has a lovely day - a lunch cruise on the harbour sounds lovely Laurie Off to finish getting ready to go Gwenda Forgot - Congrats Vonny - how exciting - and you were having a hard time with this family - not anymore by the sounds of things.

Morning Wattlers and I start with a small problem. Can't seem to find us a bus for the Sunday Mudgee Meet, so this is what I propose. Is there anyone coming who would be willing to drive? I, of course, will drive our Challenger which would accommodate Jood, Loz, TLR & Flakey. So is there anyone else out there who would be willing to be chauffeur? Alternatively, peeps might like to do their own 'tour' and just meet us at the restaurant for lunch. I also need final numbers for the restaurant. In relation to Friday night, my 'household' will be going to the Lawson Park Hotel where we can cook our own steak, or order from the menu. Meet there at say 7.30pm Please let me know what everyone thinks, but, in the meantime, I will endeavour to secure a bus if possible. HRH Dr IP

Afternoon Wattlers, Everyone must be out lunching or busy doing the dreaded - very quiet on here Orthodontist appt went well and when Dayna is back in March her braces will come off - talk about good timing - then she will just have retainers. The few days she is home in March she has 3 dental appts - 2 with orthodontist and 1 with dentist so can see a busy week all up. Just had phone call from Dave - he was at Caboolture and hoping to make Rocky tonight, then onto Townsville tomorrow so should be able to meet Dayna at airport on Friday. Slept in the car last night - was a bit stiff this morning - 6'2' squished in a Lancer doesn't fit too well. Lew - just confirming 2 for Sunday lunch at restaurant and if need be I'll volunteer Dave for chauffeuring duty. Don't stress over the bus thing as I'm sure we can all work something out - we're not Wattlers and Aussies for nuthin' off to do my own dreaded Gwenda

Hi everyone It is so good not to have to drive to the hospital today, and as its Johns birthday he got a nice posh brekky of everything he likes and his pressie was the electric shaver he got to take to hospital.. He is doing so well and can get out of a chair without having to pull himself up so things are looking up..We are ever hopeful...we will have to wait and see what happens when the swelling goes down..he is still on painkillers but each day is a improvement.. Hope all are having a nice day and will pop back later to see what you have all been up to,, Love Mary xxxxx

Lovely to have such positive news, Mary. One step at a time :) Thought we might get a shower this morning - but no. Gwenda - we didn't get any of your rain last night either :( We haven't had any this side of town for so long. Having screen doors fitted at the moment - going to be nice to be able to have doors open but insects out!. Also more security. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vonny

Golly gosh, 'it's good news day' all over today. Happy Birthday to John, so great he is recouperating well. Congrats Vonny, how lovely for you re FH ! it's exctingi isn't it, I even got thrilled last week to finally get the middle name of one of OH's greatuncles, cos it was an old family name going back 3 generations. OH was a bit ho hum what an odd name, and I'm going ooooh ahah, it's Hobson, just like his father, g'father and ggfather!!!!! Can't stay but have had a bit of a read back. Tassie your kids are going back late this year ! I'm so glad to be back in a routine. DD is very very happy with her classes, so we've hit the ground running this year. OK will catch up more later, ~~~~~~~~ to all, Heather

Hi Wafflers so I bought a dud ticket - have to keep trying. Have finally caught up on my wednesday reading (back pages of the watters) Happy birthday (belated ) to our Queen, hope you had a wonderful day and were spoilt rotten! Fluffy so glad to have you back. Mary thank goodness John is home (happy birthday) he will be sure to get better faster! Might send you round the twist though being a 24hr nursie. Heard from Lara is a hard job - pmsl. Ooooo Fan thought we had lost you for a while there, wish u could pop in more often. Flakey don't strain yourself in to getting into a routine let it all just evolve lol. Kirsty and Chris are staying in the Cowarump (sp ?) caravan park - Caves Road. Isn't that near your sis? Kirsty is working at Cullens the bio-dynamic winery during the day and Relish Italian Restaurant in Margaret river of a night. I couldn't remember the name of the winery you recommended (craft moment) lol. Can you refresh my memory please. Our eldest David is the 5 th of february, Ken the 8th (tomorrow) he is going to be 55. He nearly didn't make it with 2 eyes, whacked himself yesterday in the left eye when a pair of pliers slipped. Luckily he didn't have his specs on or there could have been more damage. He got a lot of dirt and muck in the eye and split the inside of his eyelid. Took him to the Doc's and they cleaned it up and gave him some drops, luckily doesn't appear to be any other damage, but has a great swollen eye luckily not a shiner. My poor Dad isn't too good at the moment he has to go in for a rebore, psa went from 4 to 24, and in 2 weeks to 44. Now going to do a MRI tomorrow as he has had a lot of backache the last 2 months. At least they are being thorough. Its a worry though. At 85 he is a tough old fella, I'm sure he will be ok. Talking of birthdays, on our drive home from Mudgee have to detour to Canberra zoo - Ken & I have 15 mins patting and being photographed with the cheetahs. Its actually our birthday present to one another. Its going to be a bit different to having Cleo headbutt us - lol. My poor Mum is worried we are going to get mauled - told her well I'll get my 2 mins of fame on the news then. Its a good thing Ken likes to drive -lol - just a slight(?) detour for him - pmsl. Well back to the grind, my excuse was I stopped for 5 mins for a cuppa - well I can now drink my tea straight down - its lukewarm! good excuse for another. catch u tomorra xxx Jude.