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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

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.

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 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"

I like that sign Moonbi. I am sure it will feel strange when your youngest son leaves, but he will be back...... with his washing. Is he the last of your children to leave or do you have any more daughters?

Theresa, I feel older by the minute with Grandchildren now in their twenties and owning their own homes and a daughter due to be 50 this year.

Ann
Son2 is the last of them to leave. but no, he has to learn to do all his own washing to navy standards, and we had to buy a good iron so they can teach him how they want his parade outfit to be pressed.

I dont do any of their washing anymore. each time a child turned 17 I told them now your washing is your own. Showed them how to do it, would answer their questions, and then let them to it. they soon learned when they were running out of undies.
Except now little g'son is here and I do his school clothes sometimes.

I only have the one daughter. I think girls are good in small doses. So only the one. Turned out she was much harder to raise, she is fully assertive and break the rules whenever.
the boys are mostly compliant with my rules.

have you heard from Sylvia lately?

Hello everyone

I have a fair few years till mine are adults. Its good to see the life skills shown to young poeple it will hopfully carry on as they have their own and inturn pass those skills on.

And its good to see members returning to the boards dont worry about getting told off im always in trouble lol. :-D

Rob

Lol Robin.

Moonbi I think Sylvia is still on holiday, not sure when she gets back.
My OH was in the R Navy and he now does all the ironing (He didn't when he worked but took it over when he retired before me). he is better at it than me, especially trousers. Except he has been know to put creases into jeans!

I can iron but not to the standards my OH can so if she doesnt mind i ask her to iron mine if were off somewhere. If its my work stuff i do it myself.


by the way how are you Ann.


Rob

Yes I have been on GR since 2004 and have made several friends especially on the Depression?anxiety thread. Talking of that I need to renew my membership. It is coming to that time of year again.

On other sites I have come across forumers who are friendly and welcoming when new members join but soon start being rude to them, that includes moderators who welcome newbies with open arms when they introduce themselves but soon turn nastier to them and argumentative. I have experienced that and many other people I know say that.

Yes i need to renew mine soon as well Benjamin.

I am well thank you Robin. Just had family for the weekend so feeling a bit exhausted.(All the rearranging of bedrooms and cooking for 6 instead of 2 but it was lovely to see them.

Ben, hello, is this your fist time on this thread. You are very welcome and nobody is allowed to be nasty on here.

I am well thank you Robin. Just had family for the weekend so feeling a bit exhausted.(All the rearranging of bedrooms and cooking for 6 instead of 2 but it was lovely to see them.

Ben, hello, is this your fist time on this thread. You are very welcome and nobody is allowed to be nasty on here.

Evening all,
popping in to see if everyone is keeping well and those who have been on hols are back yet.
Summer has not improved much and I keep hoping tomorrow will be better, alas it is not to be :-( :-(
Have been doing lots on my tree lately and discovered a photo of my GG grandfather who emigrated to Melbourne in 1858. He is wearing a uniform of some kind but as yet it remains a mystery to me.

Going to Ireland again in September, hope to track down some of the elusive ancestors while I'm there.

<3 to all,

Cath xx

Hi Cath and here was I thinking that it was usually warm in Guernsey in the summer. It has actually been hot here in Glos today. And is still hot.

Hello Ben,
nice to meet you.
Cath, how did you go with the removal order from the record office?

Ann did you travel a lot when your oh was in the navy?

Its cold and windy here last week or so. today -1 to 13 degrees celcius.
Grson coming back here for two nights, have to pick him up from school soon.

Hi Moonbi, no didn't ravel at all. He was very lucky and was mostly based near my home town (He was Fleet air arm Radar Elect so put the radio/radar in aircraft etc.) Except when he was on the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle and then his draft was unaccompanied.

I understand your situ Ann, so you basically had to raise your brood alone?

son2 will train as a marine technician for 4 yrs based in Cerebus. which is east of Melbourne near the entrance to Bass Strait, with 2yrs of the 4 at sea. but I guess not all in the one time.
lessons then at sea, lessons then at sea etc
our navy are practicing their skills on a joint "thingo" with the army, off the Qld coast this week. my neighbour has a gson who is there, she had a phone call from the ship and it was him!

Hope you all are well
from a very foggy minus1 start to the morning here
hey, noticed my daffodils have started to open up yesterday.
One month early. Looks like they are tired of winter this year too.
:-)

Hi Moonbi, it was only my daughter that I had on my own while he was away. My son was born in 1967 and OH came out of the RN in 1968. you are wishing the months away to your summer and we are trying to hold them back so that we at least have a summer before the autumn sets in!

Hi all

Quick message


I'm back

Had physio on Thursday to try to fix my back, and had the biopsy today (Friday)

I'm sore ...... pinned in one place for about 30 minutes by a very delicate part of my anatomy


will read back, and talk more later



sylvia
xx