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Hi Wattlers please take whichever applies....happy birthday, happy anniversary, hope your feeling better or have a nice time....lol sorry dont have much time. Thanks for all the good wishes for Mum Mum is now installed in a rehab hosp after spending 2 days in the emergency ward. She is in no pain but cant do anything for herself. We are not impressed with where she is but had no choice at the moment. The place is old but at least the staff were friendly and everything was clean. We will see how she goes for a couple of days and if we arent happy will move her to my sisters and get help in. Have to fly, oh will be in for dinner any second and I have nothing organised....not that he will care. Catch you all later Flakey

Trifley sticks together bits of broken phone with duct tape......hoping that motel proprietors will not notice the crack on the handset. VERY, VERY short phone lead attached to lappy to enable dial-up. Waiting.......waiting.....waiting....slow as a wet week. Hi my crazy friends....first off happy birthday Yvette......may it be the best ever and only the first of many. Big b'day hugz to you. Dial up is SOOOOOOO slow compared with broad band. Went for a walk around some of the craft shops.....the girrafe shop is right next door to the candle shop.....how convenient! If the duct tape and phone hold together I'll catch up with you all tomorrow. Big hugz from deep in side a relaxing rain forest. love Trifley X

Boo Hoo Laurie and Shazz not coming for Chrissy :( Do hope you have a nice party though. Just the other day, I realised that grand-d will be old enough to enjoy the Chrissy lights this Christmas. There are always some truely wonderful displays around here. Out this evening - hope to get on when I come home. ~~~~~~~~~~ Vonny

Sorry folks . . . I wont be going to the lunch at Canberra . . . 9th is the only day that Shaz & Rob can have their Chrissy do . . . and we had already promised we would be there with bells on when they picked a date luv Laurie

Typing as I try to get my sides repaired from laughing so much . . I have just been talking to Princess Lew, conversations with her are so memorable!!! Anyway the poor princess is still in the land of no internet or landline, I suggested she should tell Telstra that she needs the phone cause hubby hurt her car and he is on life support . . so maybe she will give it a go !! Yvette, Lew said to tell you she dina forget your birthday . . . she just couldn't get online to send you a greeting! but asked for her love to be sent on to you - and Sandra, she remembered your anniversary too and sends her good wishes & love. Mary, Lew got the parcel for the tiddlers !! Thank you . . . she also got one off me today so has something to play with . . . I sent her her own Mr Wonderful and some Maya Indian worry people, she is going to tell the worry people that they are now Telstra voodoo dolls and dish out some pain! Telstra wont be visiting the remote country township of Mudgee untill Wednesday afternoon . . . what a load of rubbish - its 2006, and Mudgee is certainly not tha far in the boonies!!!! Anyway best go finish prepareing for the return of the man of the house, I still have to put my feet up and rest for 30 minutes so that I am fresh to greet him with a smile and take away the worries he has had at work today. . . Yeah right !!! cheers luv Laurie

Hey Shaz Who is suffering from CRAFT.. You were comming to Canberra on the 9th for our chrissy meet..Never mind Have a great time anyway with all your mates.. Peincess Lolly Are you still comming to Canberra...??? hope so. We are eating in the restaurant tonight as we dont feel like cooking so back later.. Sandra I think I also missed your aniversary and birthday of OH so sorry and hope you had a good one.. Back later Love Mary xxxx

Yoo Hoo Jilly - I am not so dumb after all. For all the other Wattlers Bara Brith (Welsh Fruitcake) Soak 10oz. mixed dried fruit in 2 cups hot tea, cover and let stand overnight. Strain the fruit, saving the liquid. Add 3 oz. brown sugar, grated rind of a lemon, 1 ¼ teaspoons pumpkin spice (or any mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice), 1 egg and 12oz. self-rising flour to the fruit. Add the liquid a bit at a time until the batter is of soft, dropping consistency. Pour into a greased brown paper lined 2lb. loaf pan and bake at 350F for 45-55 minutes until firm to the touch. Sounds nice too Jood

Count me out Shazz - that's the day some of them are going to Canberra, and I can't go to that either - sorry. .. I had hoped you would have it the week before - never mind. Mary - I was saving the Wattlers from weapons of cat destruction :( Great news about the SD coming home for Xmas Donna. Tassy, how did you get on with your son? Anna I've sent the birthday list as opposed to the addresses. .. Sorry, I didn't realise Tassy had sent it to you. .. And worst of all, I forgot Fanny's birthday also :( Jilly what is Bara Brith? .. Is it a bird, is it superman??? .. lol Hi to all Jood

Good afternoon Wafflers . . . I have just been graced with a telephone call from our most regal Queen !! Trifley & Graeme have arrived in Montville, checked in to a very comfy spot, surrounded by the rain forest, with birds chirping their little heads off - just a short walk from the craft shops. . . so guess what they are doing this afternoon! Trade off for Graeme is a trip down the road to winneries tomorrow !! Trifley has tried to connect to telephone line, and short of pulling the phone our of the wall she wont be able to get online - said she has started to relax already, and will be in touch in the next couple of days - sends her love to all !!!!! catch you all later luv Laurie

Well Back, Sorry I was so short this morning Mary. I had just looked at my calender and seen that I had forgotten Yvettes birthday, seems I wasn't the only one, I think hers is the only birthday in October. I do hope we are all forgiven. Since I found Neville's cousin we have been busy swapping info. It's the first time I have had such a close relative to share with. We are also catching up on family stuff. Neville has a very large family on his dad's side and they are all very nice, but Neville's mum wasn't too keen an them, so he didn't get to all the family dos until later in life. I will be able to add about another 200 people to my tree when they let me have the info. And that is Neville's generation and down. He has about 25 cousins and they all have children etc etc. I actually found them after I added my tree to Ancestry. Flakey, I do hope that you mum will be okay. Has she got anyone to be with her. To Sandra and Mike, hope you enjoy your birthday and anniversary celebrations. Tony, how is the little vixen? My dog used to play with one out in the paddock at night, I wouldn't tell anyone because the farmers around here at that time would have put baits out. We were watching one the other morning, very early, it was stalking the kangaroos, needless to say they got away. Well, I suppose I had better get a move on, trying to sort out the filing cabinet and decide what I can throw away. Love to one and all SuzyQ

Hi all, So sorry Yvette for us to have missed your birthday, and you didn't say a word, whatcha get for pressie's anything nice? if your birthday's are anything like mine in this house, unless I put a ten foot sign up they get forgotten, subtle hints are absolutley no good at all. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YVETTE, yeah! rah rah rah! and here comes a big kiss from auntie Jill, (I'm wearing bright red lippie) Wedding aniversary congrats to Sandra and Mike, and Happy birthday wishes to Mike also, it's okay I saw the look of horror, I won't send a big red lippie kiss to you Mike. pmsl. Guess what I've made? well trying too, 'Bara Brith', it's proving at the moment, I'll let you know how it turns out, well only if it comes out okay, if it doesn't it'll never be mentioned again,lol. Thanks for the wave Trfley, have a great holiday, Thinking of you Ducky, I know tomorrow's going to be a difficult one, luv Jillxx

Thats alright Devily Sue . . . Shaz will be in another state too . . . A STATE OF EXCITEMENT !!!!!! luv Laurie

Thanks Tas - list received. :>)) XX Anna

Hello Anna, just sent you an email with the Wattlers details :-) Cheers Sue

Yvette -loads of belated birthday wishes - hope you had a great day with your family. Is it 21 and a few months???? ((((birthday huggles)))))) How come I haven't got you on my list?? Really weird cos I looked at the birthday list yesterday thinking there hadn't been a Wattler birthday for a while and you are definitely not on my list. If anyone has an up to date list can you please send it to me. Happy birthday also to Mike and happy anniversary to Sandra and Mike - Mike sure had a good birthday pressie 41 years ago!! Are you celebrating? Cloudy so I'm bringing in any washing that's dry. I'll be very surprised if it actually rains though. Cheers Anna

Afternoon Wattlers Im home again, Shazz sorry but I will have to miss out on your Chrissy get together, because I have already got a Chrissy party to go to, with lots of lovely food, comedy skits done by all our members and of course some Chrissy Cheer to drink :-)) Oh and the other reason I'll be in the wrong state hee hee. Good luck with your decorating. Ooh its nearly time for me to start working out what to put up where here, I know where all the boxes of decorations are, its just what am I going to put where now we have moved. Yvette sorry but yes I also missed you birthday. I do hope you had a good one:-) Cheers Sue

Yvette -loads of belated birthday wishes - hope you had a great day with your family. Is it 21 and a few months???? ((((birthday huggles)))))) How come I haven't got you on my list?? Really weird cos I looked at the birthday list yesterday thinking there hadn't been a Wattler birthday for a while and you are definitely not on my list. If anyone has an up to date list can you please send it to me. Happy birthday also to Mike and happy anniversary to Sandra and Mike - Mike sure had a good birthday pressie 30 years ago!! Are you celebrating? Cloudy so I'm bringing in any washing that's dry. I'll be very surprised if it actually rains though. Cheers Anna

Afternoon Darlings Belated birthday wishes Fanny, hope you had a great day Hi Ducky, Big Hugs Happy holiday Trifley & Graeme Well have settled on a date for a get together at the Smiff House, will be the 9th Of Dec (Sat) for those wishing to visit to see our street dressed all bright and festive for chrissy, so whose coming ???? dont forget to wear your chrissy outfits, will be munchies and finger foods and whatever else I decide he he, so whose are coming ta visit me and me uvver half hee hee, blimey now I have to start digging out all my hidden goodies and get on with the decorating wont I Flakey, healing wishes for mum, poor dear, hope shes on the mend real soon ~~~~~~to all Shaz

Oh Yvette . . . that is so awful that we missed your birthday !! I hope your family gave you a wonderful day - even if your friends didn't. Lots of love and belated birfdy wishes Laurie Happy Anniversay to Sandra & Mike & Happy birthday to Mike luv Laurie

Morning all, a lovely day today ,,again,,no rain, SuzyQ, That was a quick message from you, LOL are you all OK, Yvette I seem to have missed your birthday to I think so sorry and hope you had a lovely day. Lew, I bet you are suffering withdrawl symptoms like the rest of us when we cant get on line..pmsl not long to go now, and you will be back, You can take Lily to the doctor in the meantime.. Fluffy Hope you are OK and we are here for you if you need a pick me up..BIG HUGS. Queen Hope you enjoy your time away and rest and recooperate, try a little plastic bending , wonderful exercise they say..lol Flakey Hows your mum doing, Hope they have managed to put her together again and she will be back soon ruling the roost.just you watch out girl,,,, seriously now,, I do hope she is OK and is on the mend..What a shock it must have been, BIG HUG for Mum,, Tassie I know just what you mean about the tourists, I have stopped walking on the beachfront at Manly as there are so many tourists you spend your time either dodging them or bumping into them when they just wander everywhere without looking so now we dont go to Manly anymore. Only if we want to get the ferry to town do we venture in and then we have to take a bus as there is no parking more than 2 hours the whole length of the beach all the way to Queenscliffe which is a 2 to 3 km walk if you want to park all day.Its more trouble than its worth so we dont bother much any more. Good luck with son whatever it is.. Joodles you are as bad as Cat person. We will have to put a lock on your door also..LOL Must go,, I hear a coffee calling,,back later Love to all Mary xxxxx