General Chat

Morning all ! Am I the only one working this week ? At least it's quiet so I won't have t work too hard. At least we should be back online tomorrow at home and Jan will be able to say hi again - I think she has one or two things she wants to tell you lol. Well we had a lovely Xmas and as Faith said I did propose properly on Xmas morning and Jan got her diamond and I got the same reply as before !!!!! We got a big fuss made of us when we arrived at my mum's. I will put a couple of photos up on Darren's GC Photos page as soon as our internet link is back. (guess who got a digital camera for Xmas lol). Oh and June - we went for a long walk on Boxing Day morning by the canal. It was a beautiful sunny day but very cold and frosty - perfect Xmas weather. And of course we saw loads of ducks (although Jan seemed to think every bird we saw was a duck teehee - will let her tell you about it). Hope every one had a good Xmas and that Mary is feeling better now. Rick.xx

good to see u around again rick say hi to jan from me wen u go home

I feel like an interloper on this board as I have only lived in the Midlands for 13 years. Anyway, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to the next 'rest' being New Year. Marg - We had a lovely get together with Pauline's 3 sisters and brothers in law. Glad you had a good time. Hubby has gone back to work today and daughter is still sleeping so some lovely peaceful time for an hour or so. Happy New Year. Jacky :-)

Helllooooooooooo everyone - am back :-))))))))))))) Am now trying to catch up on things so will write properly very soon - just needed to say hello on here as my first priority :-))))))) Hope you all had a good time - we did :-)))))))))) Am glad to see you back John (((((((((hugs))))))))))) Love Jan xx p.s Hi Lou xx

Thank you all for your enquiries re Mary, she is well on the road to recovery. Unfortunately she has passed it on to me and I feel B-- awful. We were only bragging a few weeks ago that we had not had a cold in years, glad we had our jabs. Sorry this is all for now, hope I feel better to-morrow. LLol to you all Poorly Jim and ever suffering Mary C.

Morning Everyone, Jim hope you are feeling better, need a chest rub ? well O.K. Mary says no so I will send warm hugs for now. Hope you will both be up and running real soon. Glad you had a good time with the relatives Jacky. Glad you are back Jan and Rick and congratulations have a wonderful life together. So now we are on the count down to 2005, whats everyone doing for the big night ? My 21 year old Granddaughter is coming out to visit over the New Year, so we will probably have a nice evening playing cards and being lazy.HAve agreat day Bye Marg

Hello Every One, Had a day off the computer yesterday. Glad to see we are all getting back on the board. Jim dear sorry Mary has passed on her bug, never mind you just hurry up and get better. Jan & Rick nice to see you back with us. Jan did Rick go down on one knee to ask you to wed him ???? LOL. He says you saw some ducks please leave them on the river. No putting them on Ricks pond. John You did do well with your presents and that radio to take in the shower, so now you can scrub up to the music laughter. Marge Perhaps you will find your strong man in the New Year, Faith hope all is well with you, doing any thing nice at New Year ? Nice to see you Jackie come back any time. Dee, Pam. Pat ,Kate & Chrissie Where have you all gone ? Brenda will be in touch very soon, thanks for the mail. Sorry if I have missed any one off, must have a look at my book with all your names in. Be good Bye now June.

Hi folks ! There are now a couple of photos on the GC Photos page at http://groups.msn(.)com/GCPhotospage/shoebox.msnw. Remove the brackets from the address :-))))))) And yes June, I was on one knee. Rick.xx

Helloooo everyone, Will now write a bit more than earlier. Jim sorry to hear you and Mary both a little underweather hope you soon get better, I cant have my adopters feeling poorly now!! :-)) Thank you soooooo much Faith we did get snow a week or so before xmas it was soooooo lovely and I really didnt mind Rick waking me at 2.30 in the morning to tell me - he wouldnt tell me why though just that I had to trust him and get dressed - it was like a blizzard but sooooo could not resist going in the garden. Christmas was lovely and yes June he did go down on one knee ( I had to help him up again though lol) - I was really really shocked as we had talked about it and decided to get christmas over and done with first - the ring is perfect and even fits!! seeing as he had no idea of my size he done well lol. As you know we spent christmas at ricks mums who lives near a canal - June you should of seen all the ducks! Silly Rick thought they werent ducks bless him even when they went quack quack he wasnt convinced - anyway ricks mum lives in a village where everyone says good morning to you - rick delighted in getting in the spirit of this - he couldnt understand my laughter untill i mentioned it was afternoon and he was happily saying good morning awwwww bless him eh lol . anyway will type again soon - am so glad to be back amongst you i have missed you all so very much Love Jan xx p.s. I only unwrapped 2 pressies before xmas - and could only see what one was :-))))))))) and I did own up lol and rick moved my pressies to the loft - till xmas eve :-((

Those ducks looked exactly like moor hens !!!

Gotta share this with you all :))))) I have just found a street where my family lived back in 1881 in Walsal!....Hollyhedge lane and it's still there. Gerri

Hi Rick Jan said they quack quack I dont think Moor hens do that, but watch your pond as you may get a visitor. I think they like a bit of frog pie. LOL. Hi Gerri, How nice for you to find your family home still standing. You will have to go and have a look, just in case some one from the council takes into their heads its time it was gone. Many years ago I went to look at the house where I was born sorry to say its gone. Tat Tar June.

June Hi hope your good they def went quack quack lol love Jan xx

Good Morning All, Its a lovely day here in Wigston, just like Spring. Jan perhaps Rick needs a hearing aid re the Quack Quack. and I am always good, to old to be naughty (dear dear dear) laughter. Jim Hope you are better also your Mary, just keep nice and warm and keep having loads to drink (tea, coffee etc) Will be back later. Tat Tar June. xxx

The hearing aid sounds like a good idea June - they were definatly ducks!! Hope your ok Jim and Mary and feeling loads better today and thankyou for the card was lovely (even though it was frogs). Havent done a lot today played around trying to do my tree but :-(( no luck . You are all very quiet today - hope your all ok Love Jan xx

Hi - It's that Man Again! To everyone on this thread HAVE A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR. June, think you are hard done by (finding your old house demolished) - The street I was born in has been re-named and the house disappeared (I wonder if they (now Sandwell) are trying to tell me something?) 8-(((((((} Received a cert (applied for before Christmas) today, and boo-hoo it's a wrong un - 7 quid down the drain 8-((((} Tarrarabit - John xxxxxxx

Good day all, I have just been out to get a good supply of food, for my bird friends. Cant have them starving in this weather LOL. John our house may have gone but the road is still there. New John Street West. Hockley. Sorry dear you spent your £7 on the wrong certificate, I bet you are very cross about this, cant you get a refund. ???? I have just received a mail from my cuz in Oz and he has sent me loads of info re my rellies on my dads side, Also he has found a rellie of mine in the USA. It seems many of them went over to the USA in the early 1800. this is where the Hathaways come in. This rellie wants to get in touch with me. So my cuz is giving him my email address. Jim dear how are you today ? You will have to get Mary to rub your chest. Get better very soon the site is not the same with out you. Marge Thanks for the lovely card. Hope you got mine ok. Sorry I cant send cards to you all but I dont have your email address. Jan can I have your new email only the last one was from Rick at work. To all of you have a great New Year and remember to take water with all your drinks. Then you wont be on the floor so much laughter. Byeeeee my friends catch you all later. Tat Tar June.

Hi All Happy New Year everyone :-)))))))))))))))))) June my email is the same as before - rick sent them from work as we had no internet at home Hope Jim and Mary are ok and everyone else who is AOL - come back soon Love Jan xx

Happy New Year it is 9.58pm here 2 hours to go. It might be a quiet night, the dam cork got stuck in the bottle. Cheers Pam

Just wanted to wish everyone a happy New Year, I had a look at your photo's Jan and Rick what a fantastic ring, I think he's a keeper and it sounds like you had a wonderful xmas complete with a little snow, my best wishes to both of you..Jim I hope you and Mary are feeling a little better you may need some hot toddies to keep the cold out...John are you partying tonight, if so be careful with all of those young ladies you have lined up...Marg enjoy, enjoy you too June give my best to your Brenda..And to all of our other threaders have a great New Year...We are having awful storms mostly rain causing lots of flooding and rock slides, I'v been staying off this thing just in case....Cheers everyone I will drink to everyones ones health at midnight...