General Chat

Back again . . . TLR is having a Poppy nap . . and I have solved the problem of the frozen keyboard. I am cooking a roast for dinner tonight - then taking the lot down over the creek to have dinner with friends Chris and Sue. Chris has cronic back problems and is going thru a rough patch at the moment so best for him to be close to his bed and his comfy chair instead of struggling with ours. He has to be fit and well enough for them to enjoy their holiday in Tassie next week so have to take care of him. Tomorrow we will head up to Bribie and have lunch with our Paul and the Ducky . . . looking forward to that - and to meeting Mel. TLR let me have an early chrissy pressie this morning . . given to him to bring home while he was in Jakarta by Ohmar Sonia (Mother of Marg who was visiting me last week) - It is two strings of the most beautiful chrissy lights - they clip together to make one long string, and they are beautifully coloured dragonflys! Just beautiful! and now hanging around the living room. I was hopeing to get my big light trees before Chrissy - but they are a few containers away yet. TLR has decided against getting a chrissy tree from the bush this year, and has dragged out the tacky plastic one left here by an ex-girlfriend of one of the boys a few years ago! (knew I should have dumped it) It is ghaustly . . . all those fibre optic thingys . . . Ah well its Christmas time . . !!! Oh OH OH . . . Happy Feet . . . It's a wonderful movie if you get a chance to see it. Watched it this morning, TLR brought me home the dvd. Got heaps of good movies, Devil wears Prada, Little Miss Sunshine, The Break-Up, The new Casino Royale . . to name a few . . got some golfy thing for you too Lara (well Tiger anyway). Back to the veges . . ((hugs)) to all . . . hope your all well and ready to enjoy Christmas . . . luv Laurie xxx

Welcome Dedrie, from me at Cedar Grove - just north of Beaudesert. Great to see you drop in to the best - most friendly thread about luv Laurie

Hi Laurie Thanks for the welcome. Was told you were a friendly bunch. You aren't far from me really are you? Deirdre

Hi Dierdre Welcome to the wonderful world of the Wattlers. There are a few Queenslanders on here - Bribie Island, Gold Coast, Gold Coast Hinterland, Ipswich and I' m from Toowoomba. Have a wonderful Christmas and we look forward to seeing you when you return Best wishes Anna

gee you guys have been very busy since i left, and i see my friend deirdre has now joined our little gang i sent her the urls for her to join and she listened to me, she is supposed to be packing to go away but just cant help herself. Debbiedoo

so where did every one go to???????

Blonde Christmas Story There were two blondes who went deep into the frozen woods searching for a Christmas tree. After hours of subzero temperatures and a few close calls with hungry wolves, one blonde turned to the other and said, 'I'm chopping down the next tree I see. I don't care whether it's decorated or not!' Don't know who is more blonde - the one in the joke or LewLew with her blowup Chrissie tree - will admit that is original tho and doesn't need watering, won't drop pine needles and so easy to pack away - lol Hi & welcome to Debbie & Dierdre. I live in Canberra where it is overcast but has forgotten how to rain properly. One more day of last minute shoppers before I get 2 days off - can't wait but guess I won't get to sleep in anyway. Got a great bargain today - Advent Calendars with choccies for 50 cents - best before July 2008 - pity they won't last until next Christmas or could they???hhhhmmmmmmmm Thank you to all who have sent cards and all the wonderful messages - we have been truly blessed with the friendships we have made on this thread over the last year and I thank each and every one of you. In case I don't get back on here except for my last couple of instalments of the Christmas Countdown I wish each and every one a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and properous 2007. ~~~~~~~~~and ((((((hugs))))) to everyone Gwenda

MORNING FROM SOMERSET. I WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL MY NEW FRIENDS A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A BRILLIANT NEW YEAR. THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME SO WELCOME. ANNA, THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL CARD, I OPENED IT THIS MORNING, AFTER I HAD RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM AUSTRALIA, TELLING ME THAT THERE WAS A POSTING ON ROOTSCHAT, FROM A PERSON LOOKING FOR ME !!!! AND MY BLISLAND FAMILY, MY BRICKWALL. WHAT CAN I SAY, HE / SHE HAS PHOTOS AND INFO TO GIVE AND SHARE WITH ME. THEIR GG GRANDFATHER WAS MY GG GRANDMOTHER'S BROTHER. I HAD CENSUS AND BMD INFO., ON HIM AND HIS FAMILY, BUT NOTHING PERSONAL. WHAT A CHRISTMAS PRESENT. I HAVE WRITTEN BACK AND AM NOW WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM. TOMORROW , OH, SON AND ME, GO TO MY NEWLY WED DAUGHTER'S HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. THEIR FIRST TOGETHER IN THEIR NEW HOME AND WE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO SHARE IT WITH THEM. MY FIRST CHRISTMAS, IN 32 YEARS WHERE I HAVE DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, THEY HAVE DONE ALL OF THE WORK. I HAVE FELT REDUNDENT AND QUITE GUILTY, READING ABOUT EVERYONE'S PREPARATIONS, HAVEN'T ENVIED ANYONE THE 'FOOD SHOPPING', THOUGH LOL !! WELL I WILL SAY GOODBYE FOR NOW, HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND AN EVEN BETTER NEW YEAR, EVERYONE. PIPS XX

its lotto nite yeh yeh yeh, were gonna win. nice tree lew. we haven't got one at all. great blonde joke. great day all up. hi deidre dinner worked, the kiddies and poss are fed and happy. what else could I wish for love Yvette x

Hi guys still cant get my name right wants me to keep my last name, Debbiedooo

Evening All Deb and Deirdre, welcome to our little haven, well its not so little now, we have got quite a few 'Wattlers' now. I live way down south on the lovely island state of Tasmania. Pip nice to see you again, and hope you also have a lovely christmas and a great new year. Merle yes the things we did back then to amuse ourselves, you mention it to the kids of today and they think youre mad. I went to the service today as did all the friends of the neighbourhood, it was a lovely time to reflect on the good times. As one of the parents mentioned, they never had to worry about us kids and when they wanted us for tea or some other reason, all they needed to do was stand out the front of their house and call the name of child they was after and we would come running out of one house or the other. Had a strange thing happen at the cemetery, today, the place where the burial took place was not the place that his wife thought it was, she expected it to be in a different area of the cemetary, as she requested a double depth grave and wanted to be buried in this particular area, she was a bit upset when she realised that it was not the pace she expected, then it was pointed out to her that standing at the foot of the grave you could see thier house, then the youngest daughter mentioned that you could also nearly see her place too, so he can watch over them, She seemed at bit more at ease, if he had been buried where she thought it would be you could not see the houses. Cheers Sue

Hi Deb where it says current surname that is where you can put whatever you want for a last name for instance you can put Debbie in first name and Dooo in current surname and that is what will be seen on these threads. You can actually change your maiden name and just put a full stop or such if you want to, it will accept anything, just as long as there is something typed in the box. Cheers Sue

ok will have a go and see what happens debbiedoo

okay dokey See what happens this time ok cool i am happy with that Deb the bad Penny

By Jove, I think she's got it!!! lol. Well done Deb. HRH Dr Lew Lew x

just love this little site

well it took me long enough but worked it out in the long run not bad for a NSWelch girl

Deidre, glad you found us ok without any problems. We are very pleased to have you and Deb with us. Isn't it great that everyone is popping in and wishing as a merry xmas?? Pips, Linda (I'm sure there have been others, oh yeah, Michael) I expect the site will be quieter over xmas, but I for one will be popping back and forth. .. I'll keep the place running!!!! I expect I'll be called for dinner shortly, so will say bye for now Love Jood

bye Jood i already ate, and have had some snacks.

Sorry Jood have an extremely good Christmas and thanks for all your help with the problems i have had with my name and now that i have sorted that out i am very happy and now can move on with my life so have a good one Jood