General Chat

Oh Suzy Q . . . pmsl . . I just love your message - straight to the point - Could just see you trying to answer and get on with something else luv Laurie

Laurie, don't you ever just get one of those days. You want to say some thing but you don't really know what. I think I must need some sunshine. The clouds are starting to get to me. I will be better tomorrow. I am going now to watch antiques roadshow. I love that programme. Luv SuzyQ

Hi all, home again and very very tired - after a 2 hr spirt of bending plastic (prior that, visit to osteopath and chest specialist) .. No I didnt buy anything exciting really, yet I had to flash the plastic card a bit. Lots of $$$'s :-(( Stupid x-ray man frightened me with his interpretation of my x-ray - I had myself in hospital with a stent, an operation, heart tablets - the works. I'd heard before this guy wasnt all that crash hot with x-rays, needless to say, after a breathing test and a heart test, the specialist pronounced me ok - no more visits. .. All I have to do now is lead a healthy life - no no, thats wrong, eat healthy food!!!!! Jude2 - I had a good nights sleep last night (I prayed for one!) - only had to get up once instead of every hour on the hour. Sandra, David, Tassie, Jude 3 - many happy's. Eleven minutes into the news and we are still talking socceroos. .. Even the soldiers in Iraq were watching it. .. Its so exciting - makes you proud to be an Aussie. Hope you've all had a nice day. .. Dont know how long I will stay awake. .. Im not actually sleepy, just bodily tired (does that make sense?) !! Speaking of mists/fogs whatever it was. I went down the mountain the side way today (3 hairpin bends) - and to my surprise at the top before I headed down, the mist was sooo thick, I couldnt see more than 10 feet in front of me. Time - 11.00am in the morning!!!!!!!!! Yet as I rounded a few bends it became clear again. .. Weird!!! I had my height measured today, and I confidentally said 5'6½ but no :-(( I've shrunk more, I'm only 5'5'. .. I'm sure I was 5'8' once. .. Must stand up straighter!!! Jood

Morning all :-) Can't stay as I have to go out. Happy Birthday to Sandra. Happy Anniversary to Tassie Sue and David and to Jude3 and Ken. Congrats to the Aussie football team. ~~~~~~~~~~~to all~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Juliexx

Hi Jood, hi Julie cat Jood - glad to hear you are on the mend. Get a good satisfying night's sleep. Cat - have a good day! XX Anna

Evening All, it's absolutely p**sing down in the Mudgee, Hooray. The sound of the rain on the tin roof is just bliss. Hubby's cooking chicken satay sticks for dinner, I'm enjoying a glass of chardy and all is right with the world. Happy anniversary to those celebrating. Brilliant photos of the Narellan mini-meet. God, Lyn, it's a wonder the locals didn't call the funny farm to take you away, pmsl. Well, will check back later. Love to you all, you wonderful lot. Lew Lew xxx

OMG, shrinking Jood, now we'll have to call her Violet! Yeah Right! Thanks for the University info, SuzyQ. Ooo, goody, more initials after my name! Blast and damnations, that Cat got back in. How does she do it? Well, off for dinner, Chat soon Dr Lew xxx

Evening Wattlers It's 6:30pm...as dark as the inside of a dead cow and STILL pppping down rain! ~~~~~~waves to Cat person, Anna, Laurie, Joodles, Dr Lew, SuzyQ, Devely, Jude3, Vonny and Jude2. it's good to hear you are all happy. Looks as if the rain gods are in a good mood and drenching various parts of this great land. There are probably some kids in Mudgee who are scared...never having seen rain..pmsl. It seems to have been a quiet day on the thread today.....see...we do have lives outside the Wattlers..heee heee I got an email this afternoon finalising time & place for a family mini meet. One cousin I've never met and the other one I haven't seen since I was 3 years old. These two are VERY into FH. Not like me....lol. They are both doing a 'one name' search and seem to speak a foreign language in there emails to me. The work I've done ...my parents sides and Graeme's parents sides is paultry compared with the type of stuff they do. It should be an interesting afternoon. I have a dog on one side of me and the cat on the other....I think it's time for their dinner. I'll be back. Trifley X

Evening Trifley. Feed those animals before they have a leg off, pmsl. Now, here's the trade. I'll give Geshtu back in return for the shoes and matching handbag! Lew Lew xxx

Deal!

Gidday all again, I dont like being a little 5'5' :-( *stamps foot* .. I've always been 5'8' and proud of it - now when I meet Laurie, the little pet towers over me! .. Now if I just (and Im doing it right now) sit up straight hold my shoulders back, maybe I might just be a bit taller?? (Practice makes perfect she says). My god Lew, that sounds lovely sipping away on some Chardy. .. Wish I could do that, but no sense in opening a bottle on my own. .. There's sherry there, maybe I'll have that. .. I was quite daring today, bought some peeled prawns (yeah I know you lot eat them regularly), but its a big thing for me. .. Got the Cocktail sauce to go with them. .. mmmmmmmmm must go and eat - and drink - and be merrrrrrrrrrry lol pssssing down here in the centre of the Blue Mountains too Lew - just as well I brought the washing in tonight - some of it's in the dryer and the wetter stuff from 2 days ago had to go back in the washing machine to spin dry again. Back later after a sumptious meal *burp* Jood

finally stopped raining on the coast, dogs are over the moon, still 'essense of wet dog' lingering though. eldest child back from griffith, grocery bill doubled in 1 hour. we're still ploughing through lamingtons from a pie drive, i'm not sure how many more i can eat. i got palpitations from having a coffee with every one, so i've switched to pineapple juice. i think my gluton free husband has nicked a couple too, he's very quiet. will find out soon enough if the 'essense of dog' is suddenly disguised. note; bling - ing effort

ps i'm only 5.4 in joggers

Oooooh Yvette - you said ONLY 5'4' in joggers :-(( .. I wanna be TALL again!! Like your new bling. Jood *burp*

Jood, how cold is it up in the mountains? i was keen to take the youngest male child there during the holidays, but he rejected the offer saying he'd prefer camping down the coast - thanks anyway mother. can't win.

Hi Yvette....nice bling....understated elegance! Know about wet dog...I have one. She is only small but still still pongs when she gets wet..lol Joodles...it's a bugger when you find you're not as tall as you thought. I used to be 5ft 7in....I know...not as tall as some but now I'm an inch shorter. TX

Oooh Jood - I used to be 5'8' then platform soles went out of fashion - now I'm only 5'4' - I liked being tall - didn't feel so dumpy - of course I was in my teens then pppppppppppppppppp Gwenda ps - good things come in small packages

Nice bling Yvette, I'm only 5ft 41/2'. At least I used to be and I'm not getting measured to find out if it's changed. :) But, I walk tall because of being made to sit straight as a child!! Jood, only ever get measured in the morning! You're taller cause you have been lying down and the spine isn't as squashed as at the end of the day.!!!! (true) Having the evening off and watching telly and a video with John. He is better thanks to those who asked. Seems to have fought off what was lurking. He's very stressed at work at the moment and, of course, the family affairs are still dragging him down. catch you all tomorrow :) have a nice day Angel cat lol ~~~~~~~~~Vonny

our small dog stinks more than the old bigger one. what makes it worse is he sneaks in my room at night when he knows i'm in a coma, and cuddles up next to me. only realise in the morning when he complains about getting up early. he's got a fluffy blanket, but the smell is right there.

Depends how high you go Yvette. .. Im at Springwood, which is about half way up. Gets colder the further you go up. .. The Winter Magic Festival is on up at Katoomba this weekend .. usually its cold - very. .. Keep away from the Mts unless you intend going to the Festival. Traffic will be chaotic. Maybe he had a better offer down the coast. .. Depends really what he likes doing. .. If he's a mad keen surfer, wouldnt matter how cold it was. Now if he was a bush walker (I'm not!) - plenty of walks to do. Jood