General Chat

good evening well the Mudgee meet is going to be fantasic Joan this is fantastic news so glad you've decide to join the mad people and become one of the Wattlers they are sometimes naughty and sometimes unruly but so friendly and wonderful you'll love them all like you've known them all your life. Donna did Zacks team do well just hope they had a great day. Mary Judy is so terrific she gave up her whole day to try and sort it for me,so hopefully it is don't know though still can't start it in safe mode so something is wrong still also don't know about the whole thing as it was hibernating and we'll see if that's stopped. BUT please all of you download Judy's maintanance tips on the tips board and do what she says every week so then all these nasties don't happen. I have AVG Professional and Ad-Aware but didn't have Spy Blaster this is to stop them coming into your putor according to Judy so its very important so if they get through then Ad-Aware will get rid of them but I have been naughty and not done the maintanance every week like removing temp files and cookies and defragging and disc scan much better than going through this Anyway glad you had a lovely day Laurie I must go and see you all tomorrow love Lara P.S.Joodles have nice time Vonny glad you had nice weekend.

Well Laurie, glad you had a lovely birthday - now I know why you adopted me - coz you collect old chooks - didnt you call me the chicken something or other a while back .. pmsl The packing is done, except for a few things which go in tomorrow morning, but then when I weigh it - I may have to take half of it out .. tee hee. Yvette - I didnt know your OH was overseas, I thought it was Lyn's OH - Will pop in briefly tomorrow while you are all asleep and say au revoir. Love Jood

Hi Laurie...sounds like you had a wonderful weekend. Lara...I always do my puta housekeeping, it's more fun tan the other sort...lol Crew...rain in Mudgee...wow that should make the news. I'll let you know when our tourist guide arrives. I'm having an early night as I have to go for my heart test tomorrow. I'll see you all later. love Trifley X

Evening all, It was lovely reading the last pages. I've had a great day, did all the things that i intended - even a bit of a sleep in. Went for a paddle and immersion , no fishing though. My possum isn't overseas, maybe if he was i'de get some spring cleaning done. Gave him the multi guitar rack (fondly referred to as the bike rack) for fathers day and he immediately knew it was an Yvette's self interest pressie, but impressed all the same. Kayaking was great, 'cept i got a 4 seasons in the day. Worked really hard against the wind & got rained on. pmsl as when i finally got out after 3 hours , i nearly fell over from being worn out. went home and had a sleep on the lounge in front of dr who dvds. Lebanese bread veg. pizzas 4 tea and i'm ready for a shower and bed all over again. Golly the weekend flies past! night all, love Yvette

Yvette...Cor you wore me out just reading what you did for your day...Think I will go to bed as I need a rest now... See ya all in the morning... Love Mary xxxxxxx Laurie. Your weekend sounded fantastic,, So happy for you.. Trifley Good luck for the heart test.. Dont give the quack to hard a time...xxxxx

Fanny - I was reading Lyns msg - no wonder I got confused, I thought it was you talking .. pmsl You wear yourself out girl - tearing around in a canoe lol - but I admire your guts. Best of luck tomorrow Trifley. Love Jood

Evening. Aaaahh...all gone home....:>))) Whats that song they sing....Hummm.........Silence is Golden,Golden...la, la, la,.....la,la But really had a great day. My eldest grandson Dean anthony ( 5 year old )...walked up to me with his hands behind his back, and then said Happy Poppy's day Pop...and handed me a pressie. It was a Tomato plant in a pot ( seedling )......but there is method in his madness you see. He knows Pop will plant it in the vegie garden and come summer ( when the Tom's are ripe )..he will sit on a chair and pick them and eat them...lol Hee hee...he is a chip off the old block, and a thinker....Ummmm..... Let someone else do the digging,planting, watering,manureing,...and then he gets the benefits...The fruits of my Labour........lol Trifley. Best wishes for to-morrow, mate. Jood. Where ya long john's mate, its wet darn sarf....and cool. Geelong is always a bit cooler than Mulbin. Monday:.......Geelong: Min 5 Max 16 Tuesday Rain developing. Min 9 Max 17 Wednesday Showers. Min 7 Max 15 Thursday Few showers. Min 8 Max 16 Friday Becoming fine. Min 8 Max 17 Saturday Fine. Min 7 Max 19 Sunday Fine. Min 10 Max 22 Midnight..so might get another hr of painting in, before i hit the sack. Have a great day to-morrow peeps. Tony Oz....:>))) GO PIES

Morning all Thanks Tony mate for the weather report - (wrote it out to take with me) got me thermals all packed in and jumpers, umbrella etc etc - what a crying shame it will be wet this week - pertickly on Wednesday when we are doing the steam train tour and going to Drysdale :( All packed now - trying not to think what I possibly MIGHT need ( - ooh must grab me book on the way down) Off for brekky Cheers all - have a great day Love Jood

Morning Wattlers, Jood - have a safe trip and a fun time - hopefully with that brolly packed the showers will stay away on the day you need to be out - doesn't matter while your inside. Trifley - all the best for today JA - so glad you're coming to Mudgee - you were the first person from Canberra I 'met' on Genes so will be nice to actually meet face to face Laurie - wow what a weekend - glad you enjoyed it all and look forward to seeing these earings. Donna - how'd the footy go - hope Zack's team had a win Vonny - glad you had a lovely weekend - won't be long before the boat is in the water Gotta get moving - lots to do and not a lot of time left to get it all done - 6 sleeps to NY Bootiful day here today - spring has definitely sprung - but winter is due back mid-week. ~~~~~~waving to all~~~~~~ have a great day Gwenda

good morning to all, sun's here again, but the breeze is typically september fresh. have a great trip jood, happy wattling, diddling, doing, noodling and playing (oops working) to everybody. love Yvette x

Good morning Wattlers. A lovely morning here at Cedar Grove, a little bit of cloud around, but the sun is up and about. Walking around the yard in the summer gear and not feeling at all cold. The white sulphur crested cockys are screaching, ripping the flowers off the native trees, little beggers - wouldn't care if it was for a feed - but they are just ripping into them for fun. Up early this morning to get TLR off to work, he has a few appointments today and after that he is on hols for a week. Forgot to mention last night that I met up with and had a long chat with Amanda's aunty at the wedding - a lovely lady who lives in Southampton. She had only arrived in Oz the day before - made the long journey for the wedding. Anyway, we had heaps in common - even GR membership ! Another lady at the wedding, Bunty, nearly 80yrs old, and the first time I had seen her in over 20 years. Bunty and I shared a job as therapist assistant - my first job in the disability field, when Glen first started school. We would take it in turns of working 2 or 3 days per week. So nice to see her again, and a nice suprise as I didn't know she was a neighbour of the grooms parents. I've got the dirty job lined up for today - going to clean up and scrub the fire box, get out the old stove black and polish up the hearth! I washed a few wall on Thursday and Friday, so will try and get the living arear finished today. Ray got the long extension broom out for me before he went off to work so I can try and get the cobwebs down from up in the beams, but they are nearly 7mtrs up at the highest point and the old broom gets a bit woobly when extended right out. Going to be hard to stay indoors though, so nice to be home, and I love just being out walking around the block. Glad you got the warmers all packed Joodles, you just go have a great time - take plenty of pickles! PMSL yvette . . . I have a feeling my 'work' day - will crash into a day of doodleing fiddleing and playing !!! OHHHH 6 sleeps Gwenda . . . have you got your packing started - I always start with a list then ignore it completely !! Tony, sounds like you have trained Dean Anthony well, you done good - the little man will probably always grow tomatos and even when he is an old man remember he learnt off his Pop Lara I think one of the first threads I read in the GR community was Judy's tips, printed it off and always do the housekeeping - as Trifley said only sort I like to do. In fact most times I log on I get rid of temp files and the cookies I dont want on there - always keep the GR & Ancestry log ins - and a few others I use all the time. Puter keeps telling me I dont need to defrag, as I store most of my files on sticks. Its OK Lew, Mui is safe . . . PMSL . . . that was sent to me by Indonesian friend, with a note to say we not eat chinese for lunch anymore! (I sent him back a msg saying I hoped we had never eaten chinese, but chinese style food - his reply 'I hope too - leg bone too small for even chinese man) Thinking of you today Trifley as you go for tests - We will need a toast tomorrow so I think we should have a culture shock instead of the Outpost . . . (though if we had to go through so much hassel to get a martooni at Sydvegas - not much chance of one at Canungra Risl . . . .) The Canungra RSL is def an experience all should have! Small town style - none of that big glitzy stuff! Reminds me of my childhood out west, a real small community club. All those in favour of a cultural experience say . . . . yahhhh . . . . . The Canungra RSL is on the main drag on your left hand side as your coming down the hill into the township from the coast. Not far down the hill, and there is a big sign out the front so you can't miss it - plenty of parking beside it. There are a few nice little crafty shops in the village too, so should be a lovely day out. Time I was into some of the jobs or I wont have achieved anything by the time TLR gets home (Ah I love saying 'home' and mean it!!!) cheers luv Laurie

Wow, Laurie, sounds like you have a fantastic weekend. I'm glad Ray was listening to me at SydVegas. Girl can never have too much bling. Did you get the photo of Sarah Louise. She is gorgeous! I'm sure all your tests will be fine today, Trifles, then it's off to lunch tomorrow with you and see if you can reinstate your martoonie levels before the first lot of chemo, lol. I have spoken with a certain rebellious member of the gang who has suggested that I just buy a little 12 liner for this weekend's Lotto ($6.70) and save the balance ($24.25) for one of the big draws. I think this is an excellent idea and I estimate we should be able to buy 44 games with this amount. Does everyone else concur? Jood, you make sure you stayed rugged up tight. We don't want that chest infection to come back again, do we!!! Lyn, I'll send a guide to you today, but just confirm your surname for me please. I think I know what it is, but you'd better email me just to be sure. I have now forwarded guides to the following, so if you've missed out, send me your address and I will certainly rectify the situation forthwith: Jood, Vonny, Shaz, Pam, Trifles, Tony, Lara, Mary, Sandra, Laurie, SuzyQ, Gwenda and Lyn. I'm sure the other 2 Judes should have been on the list and I also don't have Joan's address. Beautiful sunny day here, but it's still only 13C. Always cold after rain. Well, I'm off to do a bit of gardening. ~~~waves to all the Wonderful Wattlers~~~ Lew Lew xxx

Morning All. Beautiful day here.. Going up to mid 20's today.. Laurie You seem to be so happy to be back in Qlnd.. I get very confused when you say you are going home,, I thought Sydney was home , then you start calling Qlnd home and then I thought W, Wyalong was home,, You dont have any other little abodes hidden away do you...LOL Sounds like you had a lovely weekend and waiting on pickles of the earings..and wedding..which sounded beautiful.. Have to take OH for his MRI today so hope the results are good.. ~~~~~~~~~to all and see ya later.. Lew I agree..good idea.. Trifley. good luck for today,, go easy on the quack.he's not a Wattler.... big hugs.. Love Mary xxxxx

Morning Wattlers, sun is trying to shine through the very dark clouds,Jood might be lucky to stay dry...lol Good luck to Trifley and Mary'sOH today. Well I've done the dreaded H***k so now I'm off to do what all parents were put here for...pay some money into the girls bank accounts...lol Then is off to do some grocery shopping, wont need much its amazing what adifference no kids and their friends make. Might even go to spotlight and see if I like any of the curtains, thinking of getting new onesthey're 15 years odl...lol ~~~~~everyone~~~~~ Flakey

Morning all, (just) ~~~~~~~~~~to Jood as she passes (geographically) by. Hope it ia a lovely time for you with sun and rain in just the right amounts :) Flakey, I agree with the cheaper cost of living without the kids around. it's amazing how much money I have to spend now Son and DIL have moved out!! (they paid board but i'm sure they ate it all :) Good plan Lew Lew re lotto win. Gwenda, I'm getting excited with you :) I'm sure it's going to be a great time. My youngest and her hubby made it safely to Birmingham on the weekend so they will be having their own adventure now. I think the food will be the biggest culture shock! Hope the painting is going well Tony. I'm having a quiet day at home just pottering around doing bits and pieces. Might even do some computer housework, Lara :) ~~~~~~~~~~Vonny

Afternoon Wattlers, Canugra RSL sounds okay by me same time 11.30? also agree with the Watto Lotto idea Thinking of you today Trifley and your husband too Mary, positive thoughts to both of you. On the home front got a bit cross with the girls, they were asked to only play the games that I have set up for them but they went on the internet Sat. and got into some chat room, yesterday when I went to say a quick good morning to you all before the family turned up, I couldn't get on, all I kept getting was 'this page unavailable' Ron sorted it out for me later, thank goodness, Grrrrrr! kids! luv Jillx

G'Day all just a quickie before doing some more h/work on the putor Trifley don't blame you it is easier to do putor h/work isnt it hope every thing goes well today and as Lew said you get your martoonies levels up tomorra and have lovely lunch with the Whacky wattlers wish I was gunna be one of them too never mind might get to have mini meet when I get down there. Going to work again now se you all later ~~~~~~~ love Lara

Good afternoon Wattlers, Well it seems that everyone had a good fathers day, even if it was painting and planting tomatoes. LOL Laurie, your weekend sounded perfect. The bride looked just like a princess and your boys very definately hit with the family gene stick. Tall, dark ( well darkish ) and handsome. The ear rings are not bad either. Also Laurie, do you need to be a member of the RSL club? I think the Beauy one is a bit funny if you live there and are not a member. Maybe we will all have to be from Sydney LOL Sorry Pam, I read these messages after I wrote to you. You get to the RSL before the Outpost. Trifley, hope the test went well. Well, think I might do some puta house work. I have judys list and I also have it marked in the calender to clean up once a month. Bye for now Luv SuzyQ Mary hope the MRI gives you some good news. It will be good to find out what the problem is at last. Lew, I am happy with your decision re lotto, I think there is a big one coming up very soon. My turn this week. Gwenda, did you see ground zero on TV last night. I still get get my head around the fact that someone could actually think about doing that, never mind actually doing it. When you are there, please say a little prayer for me. Donna, how did Zack go. Also how is your other boy in his new school? Too late, but I hope you have a good break away Jood

Crikey, you never know what's going to happen do you. Just heard that Steve Irwin is dead - tragic accident while filming. SuzyQ - no didn't watch the program last night - will definitely say a prayer for you - will be saying plenty of my own on the flight over and back believe me. We are at the World Trade Museum at 12 noon on the 11th - have been told to be early as it it going to be a very busy day - very emotional one too I think. Trifley - hope your test results are good and Mary hope the MRI pinpoints the problem for John. Laurie - had some retail therapy this morning and got a nice pair of trousers to travel in as well as 2 pair of jeans, so now I had better start some packing. Daughter gave me a travel diary with a packing list so I'm following that otherwise I will forget something - can't remember the last holiday where I haven't forgotten something. Lew - I'm all for saving a bit for a big draw and just having a small flutter in the meantime. Thanks for the Mudgee info too. Gwenda

Hiya Everyone.. What sad news today about Steve Irwin, Just cannot believe it.. So sad.. Janet xx