General Chat

1st of December........*opens door and Peeks in Wattle club* Vacumm's carpet, Dusts and cleans all Waffle of the floor and walls.Tip toes over to corner of room.....and stands whopping big 7ft pine Christmas tree in bucket and places red, gold & green painted pine cones around bucket.....Puts on the ol crooner Bing Crosby cd. ( I'm dreaming of a White Christmas )...decorates tree with tinsel, party lights, and coloured Bell shaped ornaments and little santa's.Sprays tree with white powder snow flakes,and hangs candy canes on tree branches, Hangs tinsel around ceiling,and sprays white powder snow in each corner of Wattle club bay window panes.Stacks club fridge chockers with Grog..:>))) and nibblee's, and pins Santa stockings on Fire place mantle..( Isn't cyber space wonderful )...:>))) Puts chocolate marshmellow Santa's,Polly-Waffles,Lindorf Chocolates,truffles and pralines ( dark and white chocolate ),Rocklea Road,assorted Candy's and fudge cakes on big platter and places on Coffee table....(wipes dribble from side of mouth )...Flicks power on to light up tree........... ( blows fuse....BUTTER...:>((( *Fixes fuse*..:>))))) *opens Wattle club door*...and places Xmas Wreath. ***´*•.¸ (*•.¸?¸.•*´)¸.•*´ ?«´¨•°MERRY XMAS°•´¨`»? ****¸.•*(¸.•*´?`*•.¸)`*•.¸ *Runs back in quickly and removes Bar-codes from Chocolate wrappers for Mrs *...:>))) Ozzie Jingle Bells: Dashing through the bush, in a rusty Holden Ute, Kicking up the dust, esky in the boot, Kelpie by my side, singing Christmas songs, It's Summer time and I am in my singlet, shorts and thongs Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day, Hey! Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!, Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute. Engine's getting hot; we dodge the kangaroos, The swaggie climbs aboard, he is welcome too. All the family's there, sitting by the pool, Christmas Day the Aussie way, by the barbecue. Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day, Hey! Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!, Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute. Come the afternoon, Grandpa has a doze, The kids and Uncle Bruce, are swimming in their clothes. The time comes 'round to go, we take the family snap, Pack the car and all shoot through, before the washing up. Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day, Hey! Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!, Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute. Santa little Helper...Oz...:>))) 24 days till Xmas.

Ho ho ho Santas little helper It's not Dec 1st yet in Qld - but I'll overlook that little error! Love the singing! Love all the Christmas goodies! You've done us proud! No news yet???? Oooooooh - Six white boomers Snow white boomers Racing Santa Claus through the blazing sun Six white boomers, snow white boomers On his Australian run. Night all Anna

Where's Queensland..??.....hee hee Santas little helper Oz...:>)) ps. No bubs yet....:>(((

CRIKEY Lara!!!!!....*singin*are you making a list and checking it twice, tryin to find.......pmsl Santa's little helper...Oz....:>))) xx

Sorry folks dont know what happened here will fix it now if I can Lara

Sneaks in and marvels at the Chrissy decos ... ah lovely !! Now lets see what is missing from my special memory box . . Need some stone fruit, plums, apricots, peaches, nectarines and cherries . . . Oh and some watermelon ! White Christmas, Apricot and Rum balls. Mums special laced Chrissy cake (nearest I have ever tasted to it was Rebs cake last weekend) Aunty Jennies Pud in a cloth - . . and Nuts !! Lots of nuts - no not the Wattler variety, big hard shells that have to be crushed to find the good stuff . . Hangs a few Gumnut baby decos on the brances of the tree, and a few sprigs of Wattle now a little song . . . . Not an Aussie one . . . but sure sounds Wattler to me . . . Grandma got run over by a reindeer. Walking home from our house Christmas eve. You can say there's no such thing as Santa, but as for me and grandpa we believe. She'd been drinking too much eggnog, and we begged her not to go. But she forgot her medication, and she staggered out the door into the snow. When we found her Christmas morning, at the scene of the attack, she had hoof-prints on her forehead, and incriminating Claus marks on her back. Now we're all so proud of grandpa, He's been taking this so well. See him in there watching football, drinking root beer and playing cards with Cousin Mel. It's not Christmas without Grandma, All the family's dressed in black and we just can't help but wonder: Should we open up her gifts, or send them back? Send them back!! Now the goose is on the table and the pudding made of fig and the blue and silver candles that would just have matched the hair on grandma's wig. I've warned all my friends and neighbors better watch out for yourselves, they should never give a license to a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves. Top up in the martooni glass please . . . luv Tinthel Pritheth

Teeheee Your right Santas helper . . . She's makin a list and posting it twice . . gotta find out who's with her tonight . . . Lara honey - you did write it ages ago . . . and posted it lovely!! Nigh nite - sleep well - sweet dreams luv Laurie

omg see what narcolepsy does I've not been drinking honest goodnight been silly enough tonight place looks beautiful Rudee aka santas little helper goodnight all Lara

DECK THE HULLS (teeheeee) Line the walls with boughs of wattle Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Pass around the V B bottle Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Here comes Rudee, with his guitar, Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la. Write a song and cause some laughter Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. Wave the Aussie flag before us. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la All good Wattlers join the chorus. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Do a lookup for good measure. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Finding all our family treasures. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Throw a quizz in see who passes. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Soon he'll need some brand new glasses Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Fading fast from fine print census Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Thanks for all the joy you give us. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la XO

Morning Wattlers, my another day without peeping in and so much waffling still Firstly, thanks for all the well wishes re Rob, has to resign himself to the fact that its old age catching up on him, well, realy it seems that some of the muscles in his shoulder have stretched causing the bones to move, hard to explain without looking at xrays, but comes down to him having to have couple of sessions of physio, so thankfully nothing too serious Trifley, lovely xmas present, sit back relax and have a couple martoonies for me as well as you silently listen to the cascade of falling water, so meditating listening to it Donna, chin up girl, dont stress out about cost of such, just think happy thoughts re Carleys arrival and the fun time ahead for all Hey Granpa Rudee, has the sound of wailing been heard yet hee hee, Yeah that would be right, could only happen to our Loz, Lucky Bugger you Lew dont despair, like they say, all good things come to those who wait, just think you could be as lucky as Loz and get a free night at the Brissie Hilton as well Vonny, Happy Birthday to John and have a lovely night out, great bargain hunting also Merle, so glad that your OH fits into this little niche so well, hee hee ooohhh Flakey, two weeks to go eh, how exciting whoo hoo Jood, glad to see that nothing very wrong with your little wheels and that Ford have now fixed the problem Happy Greetings to all fellow wattlers, Heather,Gwenda,Tassie, Fanny, Anna, Suzy, Jilly, McMad, Angel, Leah, Sandra, as well as others Ive missed Shaz

Before I wander off and finish lighting this house up, thought I would add my contribution to the christmas dittys, although mine is stolen from my grandchildrens chrissy tales SNOWFLAKES Did you know, That every little flake of snow That forms so high In the winter sky And falls so far Is a bright, six-pointed star? Each crystal grows A flower, as perfect as a rose. Lace could never make The patterns of a flake. No brooch, of Figured silver could approach Its delicate craftsmandship. And think: Each pattern is distinct Of all the snowflakes floating there - The million million in the air- None is the same, Each star Is newly forged, as faces are Shaped to its own design Like Yours .. and mine And yet.. each one Melts when its flight is done, Holds frozen loveliness A moment, even less; Suspends itself in time- And passes like a rhyme.

1 Dec, must be a good day!!!! lotto for me today, betcha thought i forgot huh? happy december to you all and a grinningly wonderful day ahead. love from Yvette x (walking to work cause the pork has come early)

Oooooo, nice tree, and Bay windows, beeeutiful, never even knew they were there! Good song Laurie - clever little sausage. Got to work this morning so see you this arvo. Only 8 days till we meet - Mary, JA, Gwenda and me - and anyone else who is passing through. Want to come on your way home Lew? (hee hee that rhymes!) Hi Shazz, glad Rob's injuries weren't too bad. Nice poem, I haven't heard it before. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ to all. have a lovely day :) Vonny

Morning Wattlers ...happy December well Tony is it here yet???? Dec !....spending the day putting up the Chrissy decs and lights, mostly on the outside dont put much up inside apart from the tree. Then I might try a different shopping Ctr for some inspiration for presents. Been up for an hour or so chatting to Kate, she has just got back to London from Iceland, says its an amazing place but soooo cold. She cant wait to get home to the sun but the flights are so overbooked she may not make it for xmas. Better get some brecky, back later Flakey

Morning all.. Beeootiful day today and going to be hot I think. Off to my water jerks this morning, so cant stay.. Just checking up that I wasent a Wattle grandmother yet..Should be today as its friday.. Back later but till them keep up the singing and I just love the Wattle decorations, Shazz GLad the OH is ok .. Donna Hope everything goes smoothly for you and by christmas you are feeling a lot better and happier..big hug. better go so see ya Love Mary xxxxx

Morning all And a beautiful day it is for the first day of summer. I just got a phone call from the pacemaker clinic to see if I could come in earlier for my appointment today so as I didnt have much to do and I've already had shower and got dressed so it was not a prob. I loved the poems and songs so I thought while we was in the mood I might add a couple more. Santa’s gonna come on a surfboard Well, I’ve been sorta worried About Santa Claus this year ‘cause we live way down south and it doesn’t really snow down here Well, I’m a tellin’ you not to worry ‘cause I just got the word everybody listen close and I’ll tell you what I heard Santa’s comin’ on a surfboard Instead of his trusty sleigh He’ll have a jet ski instead of reindeer Towin’ him through the waves ‘cause the weatherman had some problems he couldn’t get snow you see Santa’s comin’ on a surfboard When he visits you and me Well Santa cant bring his reindeer He’ll leave them far away But don’t you worry ‘bout him He’s gonna be here Christmas Day He’s got a big red surfboard With jingle bells and all There’s gonna be a Merry Christmas Merry Christmas to all And one especially to Rudee as it looks like he is back to being the only male on here Get your gear off Christmas lunch is done Let’s go out in the sun Get your gear off, put your togs on, grab your girl Got socks from aunty Maude Jocks from Uncle Claude Get your gear off, put your togs on, grab your girl Chorus Get your gear off, put your togs on Grab your girl and crack a coldie down the beach Get your gear off, put your togs on Grab your girl and crack a coldie down the beach Beer gets hot in kegs Sandflies bite your legs Get your gear off, put your togs on, Grab your girl Slip, slop and slap Or Santa wont come back Get your gear off put your togs on grab your girl You’ve had your Christmas chook Don’t be a sook Get your gear off put your togs on grab your girl ‘cause late in the arvie We’ll light up the barbie Get your gear off grab your girl Now I bet when you all saw the title you wonder what I was gonna say haaa haaa Have a great day today and a better one tomorrow. Cheers to all Sue

Morning all The array of chrissie names is dazzling - some spectacular ones - loved yours flakey, so apt. Well the wattle baby is coming today - I think it's a girl, but no doubt Rudee is hoping for a little boy to play football with. I'm off to the pub today to have lunch with neighbours and former neighbours of these townhouses. .. (Only 6 of us) - ho hum, what a life .. lol Jood

Good Morning all you Chrissy celebrants It is now Dec 1st in Queensland too! I am confused and bewildered - I dinny know who all these new peeps are! Can you please sign with your real name so I know who it is what's blethering! Some beautiful Christmas songs and verses - love your original composition Laurie! Too clever for words. See you all later Luv Anna

Can bumsoddy give me Miss-L Toe's (Merle's) email address please? Merky Buckets Jood

Good afternoon all . . . Just ducking my head in - haveing a break from the food preperations for the feast tonight. . . (if they survive lunch teehee). Dragged the Chrissy decos out this morning . . . just itching to get them up . . . I love Christmas !!! Wonder how the baby business is (Joodles I think maybe Tony knows what colour he is getting!) The pappas grin will be a mile wide . . . and nanna barcode will be fluffing about - Ah what an exciting time for the family - all those nice baby smell snuggles! Ah well back to the kitchen . . . making some slices for desert, they will be eating around the pool tonight so nothing very formal. Catch you all later luv Laurie