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Yvette strategy for number watch - all yours JA

Rudee I got one too - no match. Not a good appraoch Thoughts for daughter and Bub tomorrow JA

Puleeeeeeeeeese...You gotta be jokin, surely. GR email to me. Rudee the red: We have found clues to your ancestors in the 1901 census for England and Wales by matching people in your family tree with official records. Find out how your ancestors lived at the dawn of a new century, by clicking on their name below. Name Year of Birth Mary Barker 1877 Uuuummmmm. My Mary Barker was born 1877 Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia ( My Aunts mum ) who lived in Victoria all her life and married in Vic.1901.........so cant see how she would be on the 1901 census in the U.K????? Sorry GR....bad clue. Please check your notes....ta Rudes in Oz.

...and might I add, I'm very impressed with my profile shot. I had often wondered would my nose increase in size as I aged. my q answered. lol great pics joodles yvette xxx

the most enormous thankyou to the princtheth for facilitating a glorious day involving yak, food and wine on the royal viewing platform, (not necessarily in that order) but top of the list was the bestest of company and worthy of a huge mention a most superb trifle, my very favourite food. I will dream about that.. poss. picked me up from the station and i'm sure he was quite happy to see me. have thrown down some coffee, rid the computer of male offspring and getting ready to settle in for a short number watch love Yvette xxxxxxx.

p.s. this is msg 73, please dear Wattlers dont go to bed before the 'double o's' - otherwise the cat will be snooping around! Jood

Mary - you secret keeper you!!!! .. So glad you got over to the Balcoonie, even if it was a day earlier than usses. .. Glad you met Flucky - and caught up with Lara. .. And now you have another meet at the weekend! .. Dont forget the pickles .. We lot did you proud - the others should start sending some soon. .. I have already emailed about half a dozen to the broadband users. Jood

Evening Wattlers, So glad everything went well today -well why wouldn't it, great company, good food and drinks and surprises to top it all off. Mary - glad you sprung your own surprise yesterday. Enjoy your day at Rookwood tomorrow - not many people get a kick out of wandering around cemeteries do they - most aren't even dying to get in - lol Tony - best wishes for your daughter - hope all goes well. Vonny - I should be at Tradies by 12.30 without any probs - dentist is just up the road anyway. Let's hope there is a miracle not too far away to control all the fires in Victoria, God bless our firies who do such a marvelous job in scorching conditions. Gwenda PS - thanks for piccle Jood - what a happy bunch of Wattlers. Hope you remember the name of the strawberry wine - might see if I can find it for Chrissy dindins - does sound lovely

Anna.....:>)) Us blokes go Thistledoo shopping...LOL Thistledoo her, and Ummm Thistledoo him, and Errrrrr..Thistledoo........and thats why we can shop on Chrissy eve in a alf hr....:>))) Rudes....:>))) update: Thanks for your good wishes peeps. When Bubs hits the atmosphere and i have wetted the babys head.....i will head down and get Lotto ticket ( its my turn ) for good luck....:>))))

Tony - thinking of you, Barb, daughter & new bub - best wishes for tomorrow. Jood

Hi All Just popping in quickly to say how glad I am that the balcony party was so well attended and that everyone had such a good time. Good on you dear Wattlers. Tony - my good wishes to your daughter for tomorrow - and hope that Grandad doesn't get too stressed either! Waves to everyone. I've been Christmas shopping and didn't get a quarter of it done and I'm tired and grumpy! I'm sure I've walked for miles. And I have to go back and do it all over again. I need a merlot for sure. X Anna PS I wish I was a man then I could do all my shopping in half an hour on Christmas Eve.

Been home since 6.25pm - busy with pickles, just sent you all a copy of usses today. .. Will talk later, anyone who didn't get it please pm me (it's only a small file) B********dy fantastic day! .. Discovered a beaut new bottle of wine that Lyn brought - wow - I'm going to get some for Mudgee - it was strawberry something or other - dont laugh - its great. (Don't worry - if the name puts you off, I'll drink it all by myself!) Well, I'm here now, might as well continue. .. Met Leah, then caught up with Sandra & Yvette. .. Got out of the lift to find Shazz & Lyn peering out of the front door. .. Apparently Laurie had gone shopping. .. We all hugged - and .................... LARA appeared - much yelling hugging screaming ................ and then FLUCKY appeared, more screaming hugging yelling - and then later LAURIE. .. We progressed to the balcoonie - conversations flowing left - right - across the table. Lara had us in stitches over some of her tales - I think the mascara and stuff we had put on so carefully, was running down our cheeks by that time! .. It was soooooooooo good to be surrounded by such lovely peeps. .. No-one was in a hurry to go home, but at long last we stagger ... ermm I mean, walked to the lift and down the street to the bus. .. And that was our wonderful day! .. My thanks to cousin Laurie for your hospitality, your friendship, your fibbies, and your trifle! Jood

Hope all goes well for your daughter tomorrow Tony, you know we will all be there for her in spirit, just as well! the room couldn't take us all,lol and could you imagine the noise. Best wishes to all your family at this wonderful time. luv Jillx

Hello Wattlers. Well in Laurie's words....honey I'm home. pleasant train ride home. First of all Thank you Laurie for having us and a lovely lunch. What a lovely surprise to find Lara and Fluffy duck there ,what a well kept secret, so nice to meet Lara again and meet a queenslander at last. In all a lovely day all round. Well I am off to have a cup of tea now, might be the first home... out of us longer travelers. Cheers Luv Sandra in the Gong

Arvo Wattlers. Sounds like the Balcoonie at Botany Bay played host to a group of waffling Wattlers today...:>))))...and i bet much laughter and happiness was on the menu. Victoria is copping it fire wise, with 60 fires now, and in the Gippsland area starting from Bainsdale going right up through Jamieson and up to Whitfield between Myrtleford and Benalla, and more hot dry weather forecast for Victoria over the next few days. The Country is so dry, and one can only pray for rain. God bless and protect our firefighters, as they fight these blazes. Daughter is booked into Dandenong Hospital at 7:00 am to-morrow morning to start things moving.....so all being well and god willing, tomorrow sometime Barb and i will cuddling our 4th grandchild...( CANT WAIT.....:>)))))))))..lol Hope everyone has had a great day. Rudes...:>)))

Hello all well we have laughed till we nearly cried and and pmsl we have had some lovely company, lovely food ,lovely drinkiepoos and a lovely background of giraffes ,sea and aeroplanes and altogether wonderful day thanks to our lovely Printheth Pinocchio who tells some really good fibbers eh thank you to all the wattlers who came and to our HRH who rang and to all who wished agreat day it was and will be a day it will be remembered for a long time my dear friends love Lara

Well we have had a wonderful day . . . fed our faces, talked our voice boxes hoarse . . . laughed till our sides ached . . . Thank you ladies for all travelling so far to come spend the day with us. The Ducky, Pam arrived on Monday, and we have had a great time, done so much relaxing . . . had a good dose of retain therapy, and talked and laughed well into the night! The only thing missing is sleep!!! Lara arrived yesterday lunch time to a suprise lunch with Mary, now we have till Sunday together. Tomorrow we are off to Roockwood cemetary. Teeheee who else could be so excited about spending a day looking for dead peeps . . . . . . . Saturday night we are off to Shazz & Rob's house for a night looking at lights from the comfort of a gutter . !!!! Well time to share the puter . . . so will catch up with you all later luv Laurie

Hi again, just spent the last few hours on Tribal pages!! WHY do I have unusual names that noone else is interested in? I managed to pick up a bit of info on a few of John's long dead rellies - Cobcrofts - but I really wanted to do research on MY side for a change :0 *growl over* Hope you all had a wonderful time on the balcoonie. Good on you Mary - glad you pulled a surprise of your own :) Guess Sandra and Yvette are training it back - Jood too I suppose. ~~~~~~~~~~ to Ducky :) SusyQ - we actually enjoyed ourselves at the engagement party, which is nice as we are likely to be asked to the wedding so we can look forward to meeting up with the people again!! The dress was a hit :) Must go and tidy the house or something - make it look like i haven't been sitting at the computer all afternoon! Vonny

Hope the balcony divs'a are breathing fresh air - here in Albury everyone's smoke alarms are going off - driving the firies crazy because they have to respond to hospitals and large coy's etc even though they know there's no fire - it is THICK with smoke !!!! Heather

Hi all you waffling wattlers.. Bet they are drowning out the sound of the traffic Laurie..lol Thanks for the wonderful day yesterday Laurie and Pam and Lara.. I did so enjoy it and it makes up for not being able to get there today. .It was lovely to surprise the Boss and Pam, and you dont know how much you all mean to me,, If I could pick my best friends I would pick you lot..Cant wait till Sat. lunch in Canberra. Back later to see what is going on,,and to see if that rabble are behaving themselves.lol By the way ,, The second MRI showed nothing of signifisence, so ??????????????????????. they dont know.. The specialist thought a op on the spine in the neck may help but no promises. So it might fix his neck but may not do anything for his legs. Love Mary.xxxxxxxx