General Chat

Hi Teresa, nice to meet you.
I am from Aus, my 3 children are grown, and my daughter is a Div1 nurse. She came yesterday to say hello and pick up her son who I mind when she is on nights.
She often has funny stories to tell about what happened at work lately. But I dont like to hear about the gory bits.
My youngest son age 19 has just completed his final medical 3 days ago, and we are iminately waiting word from the navy for his strting date.
Im getting a bit teary about that, it will be so lonely here.
I have decided to sell the family home, and move into a smaller place, after he leaves.
So Im encourageing all the family to come and get their stuff, or it could get thrown out.!

Dont worry about posting on multiple boards, some are just not tolerant enough, and getting crabby in their middle age just like me.
I put up a little sign in my kitchen the other day, it says "Understanding is better than tolerance"

Ann,

I am beginning to feel old!!! My eldest daughter will qualify this year as a nurse in Intellectual disabilities... I remember when she was doing a study on birth experiences and loads of people on here chipped in with info and helped. Time passes so fast!

T.x

Hi Theresa that has answered the question I asked on Hayley's thread, glad you are getting on well on your course. Amazing how quickly the eyars go isn't it? Good to see you on here. Nice bunch of people on this thread. No cross words at all.

Good to see some 'old' names on here!

I rarely come into GR nowadays mainly due to Uni but significantly because of the changes and the 'feel' of this site has changed!

I got told off yesterday for posting on 2 boards... that was never an issue before... ...

I am about to go into my final year in Midwifery; cant believe its 4 years since I regularly posted here! In that time 3 of my 6 kids have become adults and come September so will another.... well in numbers maybe not maturity! Jamie my baby is 6 1/2! I vividly remember letting everyone know he had arrived about 4 hours after he was born!

Glad to see you all!


Theresa

Sitting here all alone, so will make myself a cuppa soon and then ring my bro'

Grson taken to school this morning as we missed the bus by getting up too late. It was so nice to have him last night. He grew 2 cm taller over the 2 weeks I was away. He learned to roller bladeskate, and he lost his 2 front teeth on the top.

Last night I began to read him Enid Blyton's Round the Chimney Corner bedtime stories.
He said his school readers are so boring, but I replied he has to learn the new words in them.

Hope Sylvia is enjoying her cabin life.

Will of John Lyon

this is a complex document which runs to 2 pages of text and includes the establishment of a trust and references to copyhold property held in the manor of Kettering. Associated with the will is a lengthy inventory of the deceased person's personal estate (goods and moveable assets) which is also 2 pages in length. The will has a codocil which mentions the testator's son John and his daughter Eleanor, the wife of Thomas Giles, both of whom are omitted from the will's principal legatees.

Nths records did send me a photocopy of the inventory 2 pages.

If you are certian that it will contain important info yes. (As long as you can afford it.)

hi Ann

arrived home to a sunny but cold day. My plane was delayed from Sydney. as the Albury airport was fogged in for most of the morning and it took till just after noon to clear the backlog, so I got away just on 1pm and so was home about an hour later than I should have.

That scrapping supply shop was too much for me, there were things all over the place and so jumbled, i had to be careful not to trip on things at floor level. the aisles between are so narrow only one person at a time. so thats why I gave up looking and asked for what I wanted.

Sadly I didnt learn anything new about our family history, from my nephew;s wife. But we did have a very good general conversation about it all. I was fairly sure that I had covered my branches, and she confirmed that.
But great news, a packet has arrived while I was away; from Northampton records office.

I am back a generation more to 1670, and there is a will dated 1723 that has such a wealth of info.
I havent had time to digest it yet, but they have suggested that I get a digital copy, since the document of 4 pages is fragile, and a wax seal prevents it from being photocopied.

what do you think, should I order it?

Hi Moonbi, you have certainly had a lovely time and I am sooo envious of your visit to the scrapping shop. Did you learn anything re your genealogy as well? That would have been the icing on the cake.

Have a safe journey home

hi all
checking in from cold and wet Adelaide.
time has flown and I am leaving to go back home day after tomorrow.
Had a good connection from Sydney, but the landinf was rough. The worst I have ever experienced. my ears really hurt.

Having a good time here though. visiting brother's family and met the little grand neice Bianca. She is so so cute. All smiles. just beginning to reach out for things, and very happy to hold hands.

Have been to the scrapbooking and cardmaking supples called "Camelot" which was a real eye opener. there was so much stuff
that I gave up looking and asked for what I wanted. we ended up getting 11 sheets of A4 pearl to use in the wedding invites.at 60c per sheet I thought that was good. then I got some other papers 12x12, and sage coloured rhinestones, small buckles I can thread ribbon through, and some pearly flowers whivh look a bit like buttons.

Yesterday I visit with my nephew and his wife; the one interested in genealogy. and apart from freezing my feet off, as their house was so cold. it was a very nice visit.
Then we went to a fabric and sewing shop, and as her birthday is coming up; I bought my sil an electric heat tool for quilting. looks like a tiny trowel. Used instead of an iron, and can press into tiny corners.
I love mine, an she has already tried it out an is impressed.

hope all you folk are well
best wishes from Adelaide Sth Aust

Sylvia have a wonderful time.
Cath there have been a few problems but seems to be ok now.

Hello all,
have been having problems getting on to site. Hopefully this post will submit.
Haven't caught up with all the news yet but will try and read through later.
Hope everyone is well

Cath xx

Hi Ann


............... and I'm about to go on my hols as well!

We leave on Saturday for Nova Scotia .... time with J&M, then attending a conference, and coming home on the train as per usual


we get back on the 27th



Hope that moonbi is having a great time on her holidays.



Hope everyone is well



Take care



sylvia
xx

That is why it is quiet, Moonbi is on her hols. Hope she has a lovely time and that all the rest of you are ok. :-)

checking in to say that I am about to take my little holiday to Adelaide.
Gson has gone home to his mum now and they are going on holiday to Bendigo for a few days, and then to Melbourne to see the theatrical "Peter Pan". Last week of the school hols. he will visit with his other gparents for 3 days.

Clear sunny day here, with a cold breeze off the mountains. heavy Snow has fallen again, by the feel of the air.

All going well, I am packing my things today. and leaving very early on the 4th.
There are some things I need to put in order here before I leave, but that wont take too long.

So I will be off the boards for about 2 weeks, unless I can get to a netcafe during that time.

My son2 has gone of to a funeral this morning. One of the basketball team had a baby girl, who died soon after birth.
It is a very sad thing as it was their first baby.
I do hope my son comes back ok. He gave me a warm hug just before he left.

Hope this finds everyone well

moonbi, no problem with being confused with Anne GG, quite a compliment really, she is lovely.

Hi all
xx


it's slowly getting warmer here ............... but it was a grey day here despite that


Persie ..... let's home the family is healthy from now on!




hope everyone is well



sylvia
xx

Annin Glos
so very sorry, accept my apology
A case of wrong identity.

moonbi not my experience, that was Anne of Green Gables, but an easy mistake to make so no problem.

Ann I read somewhere else about your experience of the seagull on the motorway.

my daughter said that kind of behavior in adolescents is pre dormal schizophrenic.

early warning for a mental health issue.