General Chat

4.25am. What am I doing here? OH went to the loo without turning on his bedside light at 2.10 and when he came back he tried to climb in across the foot of the bed. Now I cant get back to sleep so decided after tossing and turning to get up and see how you all are at this silly (for me) hour.

Yes, Marie, I got your pics. I just forget to reply sometimes. I have a lot on my mind - that is why I cant get back to sleep, thinking of this that and the other and songs going through my head and getting frustrated when I cant remember one of the words.

Better get back to bed soon or it will be time to get up.

Huia.

Oh dear who deleted I wonder?
Hello dear cyber friends,how are we all today.
Welcome to a dull and overcast Kent. No rain today thank the lord,but miserable all the same.
Marie,so sorry to hear about your grandaughter. Croup can be so distressing for children. My eldest son used to get it on a regular basis. We were told to hang damp washing in the room he was in,to create moisture in the air,and to raise his bed up on books,at one end so that the mucus would not lay on his chest.
I am afraid,I have no idea what stryder is.
Enjoy your holiday,and see you when you get back. Take care of yourself.
Hey Sallie,I want a photo as well,and I dare say Marilyn would like one as
well.
I am the same as you,with my script,I get a bit carried away sometimes.
What comes into my brain,seems to end up on here.
Glad you had a nice trip into Derby.
Hi Marilyn. How are you getting on with the new hearing aid?
How's your day been. I bet you have been busy washing,and cleaning again. Oooops sorry did not mean to use the swear word, H--s-w--k.
I wonder what has happened to Grace and Sue lately,we haven't heard from them for a while. Come on girls where are you,come back to us we miss you.
Hello Huia,hows you honey. Getting some rest I hope.
Jean Jeanie my lovely lady. How are you both today.?. I bet you have not had a picnic today have you. Have you had rain today?
What about your holiday? have you managed to get booked in anywhere yet. Give my love to J,and your daughter.
I am going to prepare the dinner now. Corned Beef Salad today,I can't be bothered to cook. Besides,apart from the meat,it's healthy.
Love to you all. Mo xxx

Jean, I would love to see some more of your pages, when you have time to send them. Thank you!
Love , Sallie.xx

Hi, Sallie, I cant stop now...lol... I have done a lot of new pages, I am doing an 8x8 book at the moment of lots of bits and pieces, I have sorted all my phots out took nearly two days , I have always taken lots, so now I am doing some of the places we have visited ,nice to remember them, they go back along way, I have put all the scrap pages that have been sent to me in a file seperate from my photos, so I can go back and look......if you can bear to look at any more of mine I will send some through.....

Marie, I do pray that Emily is improving daily you take care too....

love to all Jean xx

Hi All,

Marie, I'm sorry that Emily is poorly. Hope she will soon be better.

Mo, Jennie always tells me that I write essays to you all. I've either got a lot to say, or not very much. It was raining this morning, but it's nice and bright now--although a bit too warm for me. I've been to Derby with Jennie today, we weren't there too long, but got what we went for.

Jean, I've still got to try to find a photo of myself for you. After we've had our dinner I'll have a look for one and send it to you. How are you doing with your scrap pages? I'm hoping to do some more later on, if I can get a bit of peace.

Hope everyone else is alright.

Speak soon.

Love, Sallie.xx

Huia, thanks for the photos they are fantastic, I was aware that you had beautiful scenery, so to see them is great, do you have a photo of yourself for my memory book, I will be able to add the ones you have sent too.
if you have any more photos I would love them , take care hope, you are able to get some rest ....love Jean xx

Hi All, this has to be quick.
Huia did you get the pics I sent and were tkey tagedwith the names? like you I havent had much sleep Barbara had to take Emily to the hospital at 2 am thursday morning She has croup and stryder and last night I looked after her so Barb could get some sleep, she coughed most of the night poor little dear I had her in bed with me, she seems to be a little better to-day.

Marilyn I am pleased all is well with you.

Mo it is very cold here to-day really high winds, I thought I was going to lose the washing off the line.
I am so looking forward to my short holiday out in western NSW.
I hope every one is well ,goodnight to you all Love Marie from OZ

Thank you for the e.mail Jean,you are a true diamond.
Well,my goodness me Sallie. Did you get writers cramp printing all your news. lol
Mind you it is so lovely to hear you had such a nice time,with your friends.
It's true that your friends bought the good weather with them. BUT,could they not have cooled it down a little bit. It's been so unbearably hot here.
I thought I was going to pass out,on my way back from town. There was no shade anywhere. I was really glad to get back home,and to strip down
to my shorts.
Theres no way I would wear them up in town. I would be to embarassed
that people would be looking at me.
I am a terrible people watcher. And some of the sights I see,are unbelievable. Does anyone else do that?
Well girls,I will say night night to you all.
~~~~~~~~~~to Marilyn,Marie,Huia,Sue,Debbie.xxxxxx to Jean xxxxxx

~~~~to all.

I am feeling a bit brighter this morning, had about 9 hours sleep last night having taken a whole sleeping pill and gone to bed early. I was woken 2 or 3 times in the night but managed to get back to sleep. I am wondering if I might have a touch of the flu. Yesterday afternoon I was sweating and had to take off my jersey, sat in a short sleeved top feeling hot and it isnt summer and we didnt have the fire going. I will make sure I drink lots of water today and I wont overdo the naughty word. (Good excuse).

Huia.

Hi Everyone,

Well our visitors have gone home--it's all vey quiet again with just the two of us. I think we women talked for the whole of Britain-- certainly for more than one of our home countries. It was lovely seeing them, they even brought the nice weather with them.

Marilyn, I'm so pleased to hear your good news from the hospital. Hope you have had your new hearing aid, and that you are finding it okay.
The weather was lovely here today up until about four o'clock, now it's raining. At the moment it's a bit humid, hope we are not going to have a thunderstorm.

Huia, it's so annoying when you can't get off to sleep no matter how tired you are. I hope you have now managed to get some. I get times when I have trouble sleeping, like you said, as soon as my head touches my pillow, it's as though someone has switched my brain back on.

Jean, it sounds as though you and J had a nice day out. I love having a picnic, I always think that the food tastes nicer than eating at home. Shame you can't book up in your favourite place for your holiday. Hope you can book somewhere soon.

Mo, I've been thinking about your granddaughter, I was wondering when she is due to get her results--it can't be too long now. I'll be thinking about her and hoping the results will be fine.
Jennie went to the hospital yesterday, her white blood cell count is back up to normal, so it's a question of trial and error with finding the right dosage of the tablets she still has to take, along with her new medication.

Marie, I hope you have managed to get some more sleep. Hope your grandchildren are now much better. Take care!

Sue, we haven't heard from you for a while, I hope everything is alright with you and your family.

Debbie, hope you are all having a good holiday, and that the weather is nice.

Grace, hope all is well with you, and are still enjoying your holiday.

Well, I'm going to watch New Tricks, so going to make a cuppa before it starts.

Speak to you tomorrow.

Best wishes to you all.

Sallie.xx

Mo, e-mail sent...


Jean x

J and I have just come back from a day out, we took a picnic and sat out reading in the hot sun,, bliss it seems avery long time since we did that, tried to book a hol in our fav place, but fully booked until Nov, so now looking fo a nice cottage somewhere.....

Huia, I am so sorry that you are having difficulty getting some rest, you really could do with a break., it must be so hard for you, sending love and prayers to you.....

Marilyn, I dont talk about hearing aids!!! hate the rotten things lol I have been back with mine to have the sound adjusted,but still find them too noisy so now just pop one in if the tv is on....hope yours will be fine...


Grace thats were I would like to be , beside the seaside, sea breezes and all...have a good holiday ...

~~~~~~~~~ to everyone ~~~~~~~~

Love Jean x

Poor Huia,you are really going through it again at the momenet,arn't you love. I only wish we could do something for you,but being so far away,it's an impossibility. Your OH does not seem to get so tired out as he used to,after his walks.
Hi Marilyn,I hope you get on all right at the hospital. It seems ages that you have been waiting,for your new aid. I hope it works well for you.
Now you girls,do not shout,Marilyn can hear you clearly now. lol
Thank you Jean for last night. You are a very good friend.
I hope that you and J,are o.k in this stifling weather. I had a job to sleep very well last night. It was so blooming hot,I slept on top of the covers,but still kept waking up bathed in sweat. NO NO NO, I am not sweaty betty,
even though I felt like it. Ooooops,no offence meant to any Betty's that may be looking in.
I am becoming paranoid at what I write now,and I must stop it.
I wonder how Marie,Sue,Grace,and Debbie and our Sallie are enjoying themselves.
Grace is lucky,she is down on the coast,so she will be getting the sea breeze.
Love to you all. Speak to you soon. Mo xxx

Morning Everyone,


Sorry to here you are having trouble sleeping Huia, I'm Ok in that dept but I have a friend thats almost the same as you, sleeps better by day than night !
She has been to the doctors numerous times,and seems to get sleeping tablets every time.
The only thing the doc's tell her to do is power walking...now at 67yrs how can a doc tell anyone to power walk at that age ?

Just to let you know I'm up the hospital AGAIN ...for my new invention of a new hearing aid ....so you wont have to raise your voice at me anymore .LOL

See you all later & hope you are all enjoying this lovely weather .

Marilyn x

Nope, I couldnt drop off in the 2 and half hours they were walking. I tried again after lunch but still no sleep. I will take a whole sleeping pill when I go to bed to night. I am beginning to feel jet-lagged.

Huia.

Hi all.

I am feeling like death warmed up. I went to bed at 9.30 and tossed and turned unitl 11.30 when I got up and had half a sleeping pill. I continued to toss and turn for an hour or so and got up to take 2 panadol as I had developed a headache. I continued to toss and turn 'all night' but must have had some sleep as when I got up this morning I found OH had made himself a cuppa at some stage as his cup was on the bench and there was a half full teapot with 3 teabags in, and the milk jug on the bench - just as well it is winter here. Luckily our fireman is coming soon to take OH for a long (about 3 hour) walk soon so I will be able to sleep while they are gone. It is funny the way I can usually drop off quickly in the daytime on the settee, but even though I am dog tired at night as soon as my head hits that pillow the brain gets active.

Huia.

Thanks for the hugs Jean,much appreciated.
Marie,thank goodness you got the pic of Jean,the poor woman was going
insane trying to send it. lol
You must try and get a bit of rest,and not do so much,you will wear yourself out.
It's good news about Marilyn though,isn't it. I love news like that.
I am still waiting to hear about my grandaughter's results. When I ask my daughter,she says she has not heard from them yet. So I suppose no news is good news.
It's still so hot here. I am going to have a nice cooling shower,in a minute.
I hope you have had a good day with your visitors,Sallie.
Hi to Sue,Grace,and our Huia. I hope you are all well.
Love to you all. Mo xxx

Marie, you are too kind..lol...glad you got the snap, I tried and tried but just couldnt send it, slow down girl get some rest, we cant have you tiring yourself out, but I know what its like not being able to sleep, I am getting worse, up at silly hours, then falling asleep mid afternoon....


hope everyone is o.k. if you need a hug just tell us...

heres a few just for the eck of it, (((((((((((( x ))))))))))))) feel free to grab them.....


love Jean xx

Hello all , it is a very tired glamor puss here to-night had a terrible night could'nt sleep I got up at 8am and rang my daughter to see if she needed me thank the good lord she said no and told me to go back to bed which I did awoke at 12-30 I must have needed the sleep.
June you are a bit of a glamor puss also, I got the photo of you and J from Mo a very nice snap.
Marilyn looking over the wall I will send you a snap also when you send me your e-mail addy. Sorry folks that is all for to-night as I am pooped spent the afternoon in the garden .BYEEEEEEEEE love Marie

That is such good news, Marilyn, enjoy the rest of your life....
we have those pesky flies too you never can catch them , I find the only wat to swat a fly is use atowel or cloth, if you try and sneak up they always see you but never seem to see the towel....


love Jean x