General Chat

Hi Sallie,I have just been reading John thread. Why the heck did GR remove it,surely not just because he said his mum was an unmarried woman. In this day and age,we probably have more unwed mums,than they had back then. And especially as she passed away,so long ago.
Hope you are well. Mo xxx

Jean I've just read your message - hope everything will go according to plan for next Tuesday and Wednesday. The sooner the operations over,
the better.

I'm sure it's tension that is making you want to sleep. It isn't easy standing by watching a loved one having to go through what they have to.

You take care of yourself too, Jean. Please give my regards to your hubby, I will be thinking of you both.
Speak to you soon.
Best wishes, Sallie.

Hello, folks, J went for his pre-op, and has to go back tomorrow to give some more blood.... He has to go in on Tuesday next week, ready for the op on Wednesday, but.......He has to ring up first on tues morning to see if there is a bed available !!!.......really praying there will be one, I dont know wether its the tension , but all I want to do is sleep. so if I go missing I am prob having a kip which is where I am going when I finish this,thank you everyone for your love and concern , means a great deal to us both.... so off to get some zzzzzz.

Love Jean x

Jean,I hope everything,went well today for J.
I sent a pm the other day ladies,and she is still not on top form. Please get well soon jean.
Oh Sue bless your little one. Just make sure you guard that broad bean plant,with your life. And when the tiles on the roof start to rattle,get out quick,as it will be that,that is loosening them. I dont fancy you having to face the giant though.
Hope you feel better soon Sue. Hi to everyone else,did not mean to ignore you.
Speak to you soon. Mo xxx

Hi Everyone

Just been catching up on all the news.
Hope all goes well tomorrow for your OH Jean thinking of you both at this time.
Like a few of you I have been ill with a cold virus, made me feel really washed out. But now my OH is getting it so that will be hell for the whole house.

My youngest has brought two broad beans home from pre school and with have now got green stems. He thinks it is going to grow like in Jack and the bean stalk( hopeing for the goose that lays the golden eggs).
He is having his leaving photos taken tomorrow. Starts school in september.

Take care all hope everyone has a good week,speak soon.
Sue

Hi Huia,this site does make one have doubts,about others honesty,so don't worry about what you said.
I am just wondering how long it will be,before we get whooshed from the
general site. As ann of green gables thread on gen,got whooshed last night. Someone reported it,and said it should have been on chat,and not on general. And as we are all chatting,and catching up on each others news,we could be next to go. I do hope not,but will have to wait and see.
I caught up with you on the carers site Huia. I hope you get a good result
at your demonstration. Power to the people that count. Mo xxx

Hi all.
Sorry I sounded such a doubting Thomas about Johns sister. I used to take it for granted that everybody was nice and what they said they were but the goings on on this site have made me a bit suspicious about people and their motives. Sad isnt it?
Huia.

Hi girls.
Oh Sallie,I was watching Johns thread,and saw you adding to it. What a great result,I bet he and his cousin are thrilled. I wonder if they will ever meet each other. With Johns sight going,I hope his sister sends him some photo's soon,so that he can see her.
I hope your daughters treatment goes well,and that she doesn't suffer to many side effects.
I am glad you have heard from Shimms, Marilyn. I hope she is o.k. She did not deserve the comments she received,from a certain party,and that she continues with her kindness to others.There are some nice people around still,we are not all tarred with the same brush,fortunately.
I hope you got your potting done,and did not overdo it.
Goodness Debbie,you are energetic. Two hours walking,thirty minutes is enough for me,and then I am exhausted. Mind you it takes me,thirty minutes to walk up town,and thirty back,so I guess It's not to bad at my age
Hello Huia,hows you mate. O.k I hope. As you said earlier,I hope that John's sister is the real thing,and not one of the nasty B--g--s around.
We have not heard from our Jean for a couple of days,I hope she is alright
I will send her a pm shortly to make sure. She has had a lot on her mind lately,bless her.
My OH has to go for a scan on Friday. He's not happy about it,as he has to drink two pints of water,before hand. We have a good thirty minutes drive to the hospital,and with all that fluid floating around in his bladder,he's worried he will need the loo. I have said he should only drink a little and
have the rest,when we get there. But you know what men are like,still if he wont be told,it will be him with the wet trousres,not me.
It's been a lovely day here again,we are so lucky here in the south east.
Well,I will speak to you all soon. Love Mo xxx

Hello everyone,

Yes, it is really John's sister! After all the searching around the Willesden area, with no results, it turns out that the adoption did take place there.

Just shows how easy it is to miss things, doesn't it?

I've received a PM from John, so now know that it is genuine. Both him and his cousin Louise are over the moon.

Three of us that kept posting on John's thread, had some trouble with one or two people ordering us not to make anymore posts on it, then she deleted our posts and reported us to GR. There was nothing on the posts that shouldn't have been, so we could see no reason to stop.

Debbie, so pleased the children did so well in the fun run. I know what you mean by elasticated walls - there was always somebody or other here. They were good days though - make the most of it, it goes by so quickly

Marilyn, I am really sorry that Shimms has left GR, she's a nice lady, always kind and considerate. I did see her thread - it's a shame that she has been forced to leave by a certain person.

Huia, thank you for your concern about John. I know what you mean't -- it's sad that there are some people that would do that kind of thing. Hope you and your hubby are alright.

Hello to Mo and Jean , hope you are both having a good day.

My daughter has been to the hospital today, she's now waiting for a date to start the new treatment. She'll go into the hospital every eight weeks, because she has to have the medication through a drip, which will take two hours, then she has to stay there for another two hours, just in case she gets a reaction to it.

Well, I think I'd better go and start preparing the veg. ready for our dinner this evening.

Best wishes to you all.

Sallie.

Afternoon All,

Cant understand why anyone cant be genuine Huia that would be awful if it was not for real.....fingers crossed for John.

MO, I had to delete Shimms thread it went pear shaped and I was having none of that, it was not why I put up the thread for.....but just wanted members to know that I had an Email from her to say she had left GR.

I was and still am really upset about it........but life goes on !!
I am in touch with her, so that's good.

Out in the garden today as its a really sunny one,hubby has cut the grass and makes me more determined to potter around out there..

Look in tomorrow ,have a good day all of you.

Hi everyone. Oh Sallie, what wonderful news, let's hope that it all turns out well. But as Huia said, be wary to start with. I wish I could help with the phone book check but I don't know anyone in NZ at all who would be able to do that. I hope you manage to verify all the facts. Good luck.

What a shame we have to even doubt people these days. I was reading another thread where people were recalling awful things that had happened as a result of them posting information on this site. It really is quite scary that there are some people around who like nothing better than to disrupt other peoples lives.

Life here is well. Just spent 2 hours walking with a good friend. We try to go every Wednesday. The countryside at this time of the year is simply spectacular, and we walked the lanes, only meeting tractors and riders on their horses.

Gotta go, loads of paperwork to catch up on. Happy Wednesday to everyone.

DEBBIE

Sallie, I do hope that Janet is genuine and not just one of the WUMS from GR. Perhaps we could check her out in the electoral roll and phone book here in NZ. Is there another Kiwi on here who would like to do it? I am pretty busy with my OH so cant make any promises. Let us know anyway if there are any doubts. I certainly hope it is all kocher (sp?).
Huia.

Hi everyone,

A bit late I'm afraid. I've had a couple of e-mails to send and one or two PM s .

You all probably know John's thread on TTF - he's been searching for his sister that was adopted in 1947/8. Well last night she posted a message
to John - she now lives in New Zealand and her name is Janet. It really is wonderful news! There's been a lot of excitement tonight as you can all imagine. We all hope now, that John will meet his sister before he loses his sight completely.

Hope you are all alright - I'll speak to you all tomorrow.

Goodnight everyone.

Sallie.

Hi all.
I hope you got on o.k at the doctors Debbie,and that the doctor sorts your sons problems out for him. There is nothing worse than a migraine,it's bad enough for adults,but with a child it's awful,as there is nothing much you can do. Apart from what you have been doing.
How are you now Marilyn. I was perching on your thread yesterday,about Shimms. I am awful at perching and not adding,but I try not to get to involved in the arguments,that occur on the chat site. And there are far to many just lately,so I feel safer with our friends on here.
Hello Jean,Sallie Huia and everyone I have forgotten to mention.
Take care all. love and best wishes Mo xxx

Hi everyone, how are you all today?

Jean I am so pleased that the hospital appointment has come though earlier than you thought, so good luck to you both. I will be thinking of you on Thursday.

Just been watching the half hour programme on the Chelsea Flower Show. Wow, what spectacular sights some of the displays achieve. One entered by the Island of Jersey has won a gold. It was a fruit & veg display, so presumably inside one of the marquees. It involved the whole Island with all sorts of groups of people helping out, from schools, retirement homes, farmers, growers and the prison to name a few. So a real community effort. The photos on the web site look amazing.

Had to take my 7 year old to the doctor today. He suffers from migraines, which is awful and he had a very bad one last night. Nothing that can be done at the moment other than the usual Calpol/Nurofen. The doc is reluctant to prescribe anything more as they aren't coming regularly enough and the medication has possible side effects which could show themselves in a young child. He doesn't get them too often, so we must be grateful for that.

The rest of us are fine and dandy. One of the boys has football trials tonight to test for next season. As he is moving up an age group he has to do trials to earn a place in the squad. There are so many children who play football here that the teams are often over subscribed.

I'll be off. Here's wishing you all a lovely afternoon.
DEBBIE

Just popping in to say Goodnight to everyone,

I've a busy day today...so should sleep well....

Sallie.
So sad to hear about brother -in-law my Father -in-law suffered Alzheimer's
A terrible illness.

Waves to all ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi Sallie,I was just going to log of,and saw your post. I am o.k thank you,still got the cough though. My OH caught my flu,so it's going back and
forth between us. Still it was going for free,so we had it. You know me,anything for free and I will have it.
I hope you are well. I will speak to you tommorrow. Love Mo xxx

Hello everyone,

Jean, just read your last message, a bit sooner than you thought, but at least you both have less time to worry about it . It will be nice when it's all over and done with, then you can both start planning your holiday. Good luck to your hubby for Thursday!

Debbie, so pleased the children did well in the fun run! I know what you mean about elasticated walls - don't have them these days. They were good days, always had someone or other here. Make the most of it Debbie!

Marilyn, the hearing aid you are having sounds like a very good idea. I had no idea that there was anything like that available.

Huia, I hope you and hubby are getting more sleep. It isn't always easy trying to watch everything. Take care!
My brother-in-law has Alzheimers, he was diagnosed with it when he was fifty eight, and I know how more difficult things are becoming for my sister-in-law.

Mo, it's nice to read your posts, you are always so cheerful. Hope all is well with you!

Best wishes to you all. Sallie.

That is good news Jean,once the op is over,you can start to live your lives again. Obviously after J convalescence.
You are good,being on your diet. All that lovely food,and you are on a diet.
I would not be able to do that,I am afraid,I would have to eat the naughty
bits. Love Mo xxx

I have some news , J has got to go for the pre op on Thurs with a view to have the op next Wednesday, our thoughts now are all over the place, he expected it in 4 weeks time, but its a good thing its so soon whatever the reason is, we wont have a lot of time to dwell on it, so now we can hopefully look forward to the summer.....

Mo, I am eating o.k. thanks, in fact I am doing Slimming World with D, and so far have lost 5 lb, I have just been told by my D that ther is a bug doing the rounds, but I think it may be that the doc has changed my tabs....

Off to cook the tea, roast beef , roasts , lots of veg, jacket spud, I am having a tuna and prawn salad no spuds I am good girl I am....

love Jeanx