General Chat

Hi Tony, Im 4hrs north of the goldcoast, at the moment it is 21c outside, you just dont know what the weather is going to do next. I was out at a little mining town over christmas, Monday was 32c Tuesday afternoon was 15c, I drove home yesterday morning it rained all the way & its been raining off & on today, 24mm so far. Check in again later down the track,as SuzyQ said it could be snowing. Im sure the children will love Garfield, thats a lovely thought. Have a Happy New Year Wattlers,enjoy 2007. Pat.

Hi SusyQ....:>)) Hopefully the weather will be good to us in Mar. Barb and i are shouting some of our kids and grandkids a 5 night holiday to Gold Coast, ( this is not a freeebie or a win...:>))..and will bend me plastic outa shape...lol There will only be six of us out of my Family of nine kids and grandkids, as the others cant come....Phew!!! Myself ,Barb and Sarah, plus Eldest daughter Teena and her daughter Britney, and 3rd eldest daughter Melanie and her two sons Dean and newbie, little Jack...:>)))( for his first flight at 3 months old ). Have to hire a 8 seater Tarago to fit us in...lol Granma Barb is excited about the holiday with her grandies, and i will be taking my ear plugs....:>))))) Tony Oz...:>)))

Hi Tony, You snuck in. I wondered what you would do with him, he would need a lot of lasagne to fill him up. Think that it is great of you to donate him to a hospital, think thats what I would have done. SuzyQ

Good Morning, Still abit overcast in sunny Qld. But we aren't complaining. Tony, our weather is always good. But, if summer so far is any thing to go by it could be snowing in March LOL I think I feel a meet coming on in March. Vonny I hope you have good news today. Merle, your son sounds to be a very nice young man. Mary, I do hope John finds out what the problem is soon. Every one else, hope you are all feeling refreshed and ready to take on the New Year Celebrations I will look in later Luv SuzyQ

Morning Wattlers. This is a novelty for me to be able to post in the morning during a week day...:>))) Reasonable day in Melbin 21c but still cool. Hotting up over the next week, and temp will start to rise from Friday 24c,,,,28c,,,,29c,,,,32,,,,,,34c so some warmer days coming up. Vonny. Best wishes to your son, and hope he will soon be on the mend. This place ain't big enough for Garfield and me, so i said to Barb one of us has to go....... Its either him, or me, and you cant have both ( put my foot down )..........Barb said to me, that she hopes i will visit her often.....:>((((..... We have our grandkids down for a B.B.Q on New years eve, so we will let them have a cuddle first, and take a few happy snaps. Seriousy......we had decided that we are going to donate Garfield to either the Royal Childrens Hospital, or the Peter MacCallum hospital in Melbourne, so some less fortunate kids can have a cuddle and hopefully bring a smile to their little faces . According to the comp people, he is worth over a $1,000 bucks. Hope everyone has a great day, and lots of warm wishes for those who are not well. Av a good un Tony Oz....:>)))

cheeky, been up for hours, had a ride on the bike to try and get rid of the aches, now nice and clean going out with poss,. for a bit while the real lazy things are still asleep. love Yvette x

Morning Vonny and any others awake - c'mon - rise'n shine Can't say I blame you all staying in bed. I was a little later than usual hitting the sack last night and I'm sooo tired this morning. Had to get up early and get my notes ready for Toodyay. I'm still not conversant with this family - need to have notes with me. I'm really hoping to see some bricks in one of the local churches that might have been laid by daughters ancestor - the convict. Last nights visit with the cousins was all the more remarkable in that there was one representative from each of Nanna's 3 children. I'm still on a buzz. Vonny - hope there is continued progress. Fanny - I emailed David Jones re that Storberry Wine. I guess they were a tad busy with the sale yesterday. I might even get a case of 6, will wait till I get a reply.(and will let everyone know the cost) Have a great day all. Love Jood

Morning all, good night's sleep last night :) Tony - John is just speechless over Garfield! Is Garfield coming to Mudgee? Will Wattie be jealous? pmsl Son's wife will be boarding the plane to fly home in 6 hours. Have spoken to her this morning with the much better news from last night and she was going to ring the hospital before she boarded the plane. Another hot, sunny day in the Capital - has been beautiful the last few days - not that we have appreciated it!! catch you later :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vonny

Hi all Busy day at the sales, not that I bought much, then out to dinner at a cousins place and met another cousin I hadn't seen for oooooooooooooooooh years and years and years. I felt Nanna, my dad and his two sisters were looking down on us tonight (we were sitting in the front yard - which is private - having dinner.) Very tired, off to Toodyay tomorrow to do the photos of graves etc. bit. Vonny, hope your son continues to make good progress. Tony - fancy Garfield taking up a whole seat in your lounge room. Arent you glad you don't have to feed him? .. pmsl Night all Jood

Morning everyone :-) Tony love the Garfield, as does Jess lolol Vonny hope your son will get well quickly. Merle glad everything went well Lew had to laugh re numbers lolol, you'll have to practise pmsl ;-) Have to go out soon to spend last of Jess's christmas money. Hope all who are sick get well soon (((((hugs))))) ~~~~~~~~~~to all Catxx

what an amazing garfy! you overdone the shopping stuff lara or on the comedown from chrissy? i don't know how the 'sales' shoppers do it - and there is a few amongst us. well done on the numbers both mary and lew - great combined effort. i'm finally worn out. poss. mowed the grass and I was going to whipper snip, but instead found my way to the lounge and watched the cricket. had a couple of hours of shuteye until he dragged me off for a walk. came back made tea and back to the lounge again. Had a sore hip, so he's fixed that but still got a hobble - what a crock I am. hopefully after the day of laziness will be back to normal tomorrow. have you found a source or a hidey place for the strawberry stuff yet jood? hope your boy is still on the improve vonny, and lov'n'hugs to all those not feeling 100% yvette x

I cant remember who lives where in Q.L.D, but i think someone lives on or near the Gold Coast, and I was wondering if one of our Q.L.D Wattlers could tell me ( roughly ) what the weather is normally like up there in March? We are booked into the Diamond Sands ( near Pacific fair shopping centre )... with a bunch loada kids and grandkids, early March. ta very muchly...:>))) Tony Oz Garfield was squashed through the doors to get him in the hoose. He is sitting comfortable in the family room......lol Lara. Sorry to hear your not well mate.Take care.x

Good Evening all ,Vonny and John I am so sorry to hear of your son's accident positive thoughts and prayers coming your way for him and for his wife too who must feel terrible the poor girl . Merle your description of your and himselfs Christmas Day was lovely I am sure Kevin had a lot of love and feeling of belonging dear the mother who wakes up when he cried in the night and was there to kiss him better when he fell over or had his heart broken by a girl etc is just as important to him as the the one who gave birth to him I am sure Hello to everybody else and good night don't feel at all well so will say bye till tomurra and hopefully will feel ok then love Lara

Hi Wattlers, Vonny - glad the news is a bit better for your son and hope he gets a plastic surgeon soon. Sending positive thoughts to you all. Merle - what a lovely Christmas you had and glad you could share it with us too. Hope you and OH are keping well. Tony - just be glad you don't have to feed that Garfield - pmsl Whereya gunna put him?????? We had a good day out yesterday for Dave's birthday starting with the movies and then some quick shopping before a nice lunch at King O'Malley's and a spot more shopping when I was the one who got the present - a new laptop - but I will be paying the bill anyway. Was up at 4.30 to start work at 6.30 so I'm feeling rather tired now. Looking forward to Monday when I can sleep in and then back to my normal routine. Off to wash my hair and organise some food - again. Mary - safe travels home. Hope OH can get some relief and quickly. Catch ya ron Gwenda

Thank you all for your lovely messages. It's great having so many to talk about things to. Kevin Amanda and girls just called in on the way home.He's just so different to what he was. much calmer yet more sure of himself. Guess he now. has the one thing we couldn't give him. A belonging. von,our prayers are with you and your boy.Hope they find a bed and a surgeon in double quick time. Traveling mercies to all on the move. I've got an extra ticket in the lotto in the vain hope I can come to Mudgee too.Watch out for that pig flying by! Merle

I deleted my one so you got it Lew.. Sorry was only changeing my name back.. Love Mary xxxx

Afternoon Wattlers Vonny glad the news is a bit more promising, than last night. Thinking of you and your family, along with his wife, it would be so hard being all that distance apart, at this time. Well we have finally got our Chrissy present, we went yesterday to have a look, but with my headache we left it and went again today, soooo after going to Becks hardware, kmart, Gunns Mitre 10, BBQ Galore and Allgoods we finally went to Bunnings and bought our BBQ, only a small 2 burner one but it is big enough for us, I couldnt warrant paying double the money for the extra size when this one is big enough and it had a dome lid and a rack to keep food warm on. Now we can put the extra money that was left over from our Chrissy money from Mum and Dad towards our 'dirty weekend' thats on week days lol as our landlord stated when we asked him if we could use the shack as we was on our own. Now why would we drive all the way to the East Coast when we have a house all to ourselves at home if thats all we wanted pmsl. I have been and bought the WINNING tattslotto ticket for this weekend and forwarded the numbers to Tony. So better start thinking on where we are going first with our winnings. ..................... Well you have ta think positive aint that right Barcode Barb???? Sooo has Barb found a home for Garfield yet hee hee. Cheers Sue

No more purple pills for you, Missy!!!

Sorry Lew.. I think I spoilt it for you..Love Maryxxxx

Arrrggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Mary, you cheeky thing!!!