General Chat

Back again - I must have missed some messages, or else they mysteriously disappeared. .. How did you all know it was Tony's mums birthday? Oh Oh - ya go to the message list don'tcha? That isn't the way I come on to Wattlers, never know what is going on elsewhere! Tassie - I know what you mean, I am having a day like that :( Can't see the baby's new pic, I can only find next generation, not the australian generation. Bummer. Nothing's going right, I'm just gonna have to do some h******k :(( Jood

Looks like we were all in the same boat when bringing up our kids..Everything they told us to do they now say is no good.. Did any of you have the book by Dr.Spock.. It was my bible and now they say it is all wrong..Its a wander our kids survived..They have all grown up to be fine people but do they now know how luckey they were...LOL They now say you should not smoke or drink alcahol or you may have a small baby...I did both ,though not heavily, but my babies were smallest 9lb and the largest 12lb so I now say thank goodness I did do both otherwise they coould have all been bigger,,not a happy thought.. OH has gone to the Specialist this afternoon, I am a bit worried about him, he hasent been to good lately, Still getting pains in his legs..Hope the specialist can give him something for it.. Well better go and do some more work back later Love Maryxxx

Afternoon wattlers Laurie...big hugs of congratulations to the new mum. Another boy.....can you get the father to ring my niece's husband and explain how he does it? Rebecah and Troy have 3 lovely little girls but would dearly love a little boy. I think Troy must be doing something wrong and should get a few hints.....pmsl. Shaz...hope the tummy is better today. I had a baby lead for Mark....had to...he was a little bastard for wandering off. I used to get criticised for having him on a lead like a dog. seing the behaviour of some toddlers in shops today....perhaps they should make a come back. Joodles....I used Bonjela on Mark as soon as he needed it. But then again I used to slip him a teaspoon of phenergan like Tony did. A good nights sleep was had by all. It's probably politically incorrect now to do things like that. Gwenda...how is 3C today? Healing hugs on their way. Hi Cat person.....thanks for the 'E'card you are very thoughtful. SuzyQ.......how is your dog today? On the improve I hope. PMSL about the 'talking dog'. Lew...that meal sounded yummy. I assume the appropriate wines accompanied each course? A most civilised way to eat. Hi Vonny....got your cute cat card...thanks for your thoughts. I hope today isn't a 'downer' for John. Don't worry, in a year or so you'll look back and think...'sh*t, what a bastard of a time' ...but it will be in the past where it should be. Hugs for John. Lara...I haven't seen Bounce for years. Can you still buy it here? I know a friend of ours who used to work for QANTAS would bring in a few boxes every time he came back from the States. I didn't realise it was so versatile. What's a 'yellow jacket'? Being a hint from the postal service it's not a bullet is it? Mary...'Bounce' was a product you put in your clothes dryer with your clothes. Each sheet was about the size of a paper towel and impregnated with chemicals to soften your clothes and stop 'static cling' It was very popular in the States where they seemed to use a dryer most of the time. I haven't seen it for some time. Hi Flakey.....babies...isn't it amazing all the 'wrong' things we did but they still survived. I look at Mark and think it couldn't have been too bad. Tony....looks as if your first lovely wife went to the common sense school of child raising too. Wish your mum a happy birthday. Have fun tonight. I'm going to have a snooze now. I tried before but the phone rang a couple of times. The afternoon sun is streaming in our bedroom window and the cat is asleep on our bed so that must be the place to snooze. I'll catch up with you all later. love Trifley X

Yep, brought my kids up on gripe water and phenergan too!! Now all the stuff we bought 'over the counter' is banned!!! I must admit though, that we had one instance of the phenergan doing exactly the opposite and making the kid go hyper!! My daughter tells me that they don't encourage them to burp the baby between sides any more! Whatever is the world coming to?? I am sure I would have been branded the 'worst mother in the world' if I didn't burp them between 'sides'!! AND now it is a no-no to put baby on their tummy to sleep, on their back is best, but we were positively encouraged to place them face down to prevent choking!! Wonder of it is that any kids survive!! LOL ~~~~Vonny

Hi Devily....big hugs to get your mind off the family business. 9 sleeps....not long now. Hi Mary.....I hope the specialist can help John with his painful legs. Does he wear anti-embolism stockings? I had to wear them for a while and they made a tremendous difference. love TX

Helloo all, Great Auntie Laurie, What a fine young man, congratulations to all concerned and I loved the Dad comment about all the shades of blue, special. Fancy having five big brothers, he will have to develop a big personality!! Lara, I am definately going to try the Bounce trick especially if it works on a computer screen - mine are always dusty! I spray the bottom of my kitchen garbage bin with old perfume (unwanted gift type stuff thast I won't wear I mean - not the Chanel No 5 LOL !) Just spent a bit of time looking at Tony's Scotland pics on GC too, oh how lurverly and green it looks. Can't stay today, back tomorra' ~~ Hz in Albury (cold, WET !! wintry) ~~

Mary. Iv'e always had my own theory about the food we eat today, as opposed to the food we ate yesteryear. Today it is how fast can we grow it, and what chemical can we add to it to make it look desirable and last longer. Our meat is chemically injected.Our chickens are chemically injected. our Veggies are sprayed with all sorts of chemicals to produce the best and the fastest to beat the competition, but our immune system cant cope with it, so it retaliates.....My Theory/Answer .....lol.... Grow ya own Veggies, and wack horse/cow manure on them.....( like the good ol days ) if you have the room in ya garden......Eat more freshly caught fish and sea fooods. They cant inject it ( in the Sea )......or chemically spray it.........yet, that i know of. There tryin ta poison us off, so they dont have ta pay us the pension.....:>)))...*off me soap box*....lol Years ago i enjoyed, T-boneSteak/EyeFillet/Porterhouse cooked med/rare......now i wouldnt touch it with a forty foot pole, and at any restaurant now i ask for well done,thank you.........then walk/jog every morning to burn it orf. Whats for Tea?...........Oats, and a V.B tablet.....lol Tony Oz....:>))))

Tony I cant agree with you more...Nothing is natural any more,, It has either been gassed , GI.d steralised or unnaturaly grown.. I got plans to grow what I can in the small garden we have.. Someone mentioned Gripewater,, we gave it to the kids when they wouldnt burp...I just loved it and would sneak a sip myself.. Wander if it did me any good,,LOL Love MAryxxx

PMSL . . . AHH but Tony, all them hormones they stuff in the chickens has brought a whole new meaning to drinking chicken soup to make you better when your under the weather !!! Just dont tell me what they are doing to my red wine and we will get along just fine . . . NO LEW I really dont want to know !!! Stir fry chicken for dinner tonight . . . lol luv Laurie

Laurie.......Dont eat the chicken...LOL Tony Oz....:>))))....a Hypol kid.

Tony, Phenergen was taken of the market for children a few years ago they said it was harmful bit bloody late for all our kids eh we used to dip bubs dummy in it and always gave them some if teething was causing problems. Tony please say big Happy Birthday for me to Lorna Doone bit late but like Jood I don't go on the general board much any more even to read as havn't got time can't do what I'm supposed to as is Bounce sheets peeps are the antistatic pieces of foam rubber sort of stuff that you put in the tumble dryer and they apparently do all these magical things too. I got a PM from Kerrie and she seems to have fixed up the problem with her tree which is good. Mary do hope the Dr is able to help John its not nice to be in pain continually like that. How mant days now please till you move its exciting eh send me some photos of new place please when you have time You ought to see my cheese cake it looks beautiful but s**t what a mess as I didn't have a big enough bowl to beat all the ingredients in and when I took the beaters out they were still spinning and omg it went all over the cuboards and bench and me too LOL. So have just finished it and put in frig and cleaned up van still have to clean me but it will wait till shower time. Hi Tassie it sounds like you are having the same probs like my poor Cassie she is stuck in the middle of one hell of a feud in her partners family and as she says you just have to hold your tongue but as half of them are her house guests at the moment she said she doesn't feel like going home to her house after work poor kid she doesn't need this with all what's still happening with this blasted builder no wonder you are counting the sleeps to Sydney wish I could be there too but prices for flights are ridiculous just for one day for me so will have to miss it darn Must go and get cleaned u pfor barbie and get billies tea. Guess where A Tiger is???? Love Lara

Laurie can I help you stir the fry? .. pmsl I had hypol too Tony, and molasses (plus condensed milk and powdered milk by the spoonful, and had to run into the bathroom to help get the powdered milk stuck on the roof of my mouth) lol - I dont think Mum intended for me to eat the latter two! .. I think I remember castor oil too, but mixed with sugar - and a bex powder mixed with jam (with a match) and grated apple gone brown for tummy aches.. I think the ants liked condensed milk too lol You're one messy girl Lara .. pmsl <but you gave me a laugh> Jood

Lara. Ummmm...i do have a confession to make. At the Yarrawonga meet.......i did happen to give Mike a bag of Golf balls.( glad to get that orf me chest )....so would by chance he be on the Golf course??????? Tony Oz....:>)) ps. Tried to get Phenergen when Sarah was born in 93..but they told me then it had been taken off the shelf.

My eyes are tired from reading. tried going forwards. tried it in reverse. sounds like you've all had a pretty nice day. Happy Birthday to the Baby Boy - and to Tony's mum. I did have a quick look this morning but I get too distracted and I end up late as well. Sorry Can't fwd badges 'cause cant recall your e Trifley. I can only be an organised person sometimes, then the ditz kicks in. I did have a flash though when you said that you went to Helensvale. My ex bro in law lives out that way. I haven't got my census sheet yet either. almost hyperventilated thinking it was today it had to be filled in. helloooo Yvette. 4 pairs of eyes rolling back in respective heads at that particular moment. Shazz, If you turn up on wheels, I'll push ya anywhere you want to go - promise. Seeing its thursday and we are deficient in the food sector, I'm going to get a few grocery bits. Essential items like pet food, milk, brekky cereal and a huge bag of apples. Can't wait for the 12th. love Yvette xx PS I used to sneak the gripe water too

:) A woman went to a pet shop & immediately spotted a large, beautiful parrot.. There was a sign on the cage that said $50.00. 'Why so little,' she asked the pet store owner. The owner looked at her and said, 'Look, I should tell you first that this bird used to live in a house of Prostitution and sometimes it says some pretty vulgar stuff.' The woman thought about this, but decided she had to have the bird anyway. She took it home and hung the bird's cage up in her living room and waited for it to say something. The bird looked around the room, then at her, and said, 'New house, new madam.' The woman was a bit shocked at the implication, but then thought 'that's really not so bad.' When her 2 teenage daughters returned from school the bird saw and said, 'New house, new madam, new girls.' The girls and the woman were a bit offended but then began to laugh about the situation considering how and where the parrot had been raised. Moments later, the woman's husband Wayne came home from work. The bird looked at him and said, 'Hi, Wayne!' ~~~ Oooops

Well, that didn't work. I got settled for a sleep and favourite nephew turned up to check on me. That's ok 'cos I like him and don't mind him dropping in. Tony...I know what you mean about fresh foods. The tomatoes you grow at home always smell wonderful and taste great. Once you wash the chook poop off, of course...lol. I think phenergan might be back at the chemist. I've got a feeling I saw some on the shelf of our local pharmacy not so long ago. In fact I had a couple of shots in the b*m while I was in hospital. it might be making a come-back. Love Trifley X

Hi all, Trifley - 3C is sorta okay - still got a bit of a cough now and again, has eaten a little bit - this is a cat that my son calls Pacman cos she could pac the food away - we've had a little play in the bathroom with the water in the sink - she likes catching the water as it comes out the tap and has a little drink at the same time - now she's back on the gas duct warming her tummy - v-e-t hasn't called so guess we won't be going today and I'm at work all day tomorrow - but she's still purring loudly so things must be pretty right with her world. Lara - you mucky pup - can just see the beaters whirring and you watching the mix splatter everywhere - pmsl Daughter used to have gripe water like it was going out of fashion and both kids slept on their tummies. Bad mummy.... Had phone call from cuz doing book for Brook family - aaaarrrghh she's coming here in a couple of weeks to look at my bits and see if we have any gaps - guess who has to tidy the house so we can use the dining table - and I have to get all my bits of paper in some sort of order - aaaarrrrrggghhhhh. I've thrown a few bits out so far but the table still doesn't look any better - I need a fairy godmother I think So I'd better get off my butt, get some tea organised and see what other odds and ends I can chuck. Gwenda

Joodle. Loved the joke...lol Well.... its nearly time to take mum out for Chinese. I hope they stand still while we cook them....:>)))) Did you ever stop and wonder... Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, 'I think I'll squeeze these pink dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?' Who was the first person to say, 'See that chicken there... I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta it's bum.' Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer? Why does your Obstetrician, Gynaecologist leave the room when you get undressed if they are going to look up there anyway? Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs? If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables,then what is baby oil made from? If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons? Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune? Stop singing and read on... Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup? Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you,but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window? Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster? Tony Oz..>)))

Thats good Tony - many times I've pressed a lift button to make it work faster,........... doesn't it? .. You mean ..... lol I wonder about dogs hanging out the window and why dont they put a light in the freezer and why the gyno goes out of the room .. pmsl Jood

Evenin' all Hi Gwenda...if 3C is purring then she must be happy. We can always tell what sort of a mood Winnie is in by the way she 'talks' to us. Graeme learnt this when I was in hospital.....he bought home the WRONG cat biscuits. She let him know in no uncertain manner that he was not a reliable shopper....lol Hi Joodles....how's the weather...are you rugged up well? Tony.... I like chinese, I like chinese, They only come up to you knees, Yet they're always friendly and they're ready to to please. I like chinese, I like chinese, There's nine hundred million of them in the world today, You'd better learn to like them, that's what I say. I like chinese, I like chinese, They come from a long way overseas, But they're cute, and they're cuddly, and they're ready to please. I like chinese food, The waiters never are rude, Think the many things they've done to impress, There's maoism, taoism, eging and chess. I like chinese, I like chinese, I like their tiny little trees, Their zen, their ping-pong, their ying and yang-eze. I like chinese thought, The wisdom that Confusious taught, If Darwin is anything to shout about, The chinese will survive us all without any doubt. So, I like chinese, I like chinese, They only come up to you knees, Yet they're wise, and they're witty, and they're ready to please I like chinese, I like chinese, They're food is guaranteed to please, A fourteen, a seven, a nine and li-chese I like chinese, I like chinese, I like their tiny little trees, Their zen, their ping-pong, their yin and yang-eze I like chinese, I like chinese, (fade out....) Have a great night with yer mum. I might have an early night.....get some bewdy sleep. love Trifley X