General Chat

Good evening everyone
Well just need to throw, sorry pack neatly everything into the cases before our drive to Gatwick tomorrow. I have several books to read and hope to mget through them all and do very little else, maybe some walking and touring, but mainly soaking up the sun and warming these poor old bones.
Be back in a couple of weeks so hope everyone will be Ok in case I don't get on in the morning

Linda xxx <3 <3 <3

Hi everyone.
Sallie, I really would have liked it, if Lilly had been put to bed, or even if she was in the habit of going up without the screaming ab dabs.
Like you, our children were always put to bed before we went out anywhere.
My parents only ever baby sat for us once, when our eldest was a baby. we were unavoidably detained, and got home at 10.10 p.m instead of 10.00 p.m,mum kicked up a real stink because we were late, so we never asked her again to look after any of our children.
We got a very reliable girls of sixteen, to look after them. And the money came in handy for her, as she was at college ,and needed that little bit of money to help her out.
We have only got two radiators in our through lounge/diner, but we do have the gas fire in the front sitting room,so we rarely have the central heating on.
When the engineer came to give our boiler it's yearly check over, on friday, he was saying how warm our house was, even without the C/H on. Mind you, we do have cavity wall insulation, and the loft is well lagged, so the house does stay nice and cosy for quite a long time with just the fire on.

I cant wait for the Dancing on Ice to start tonight, now thats a programme I really do like to watch.

Well my lovelies, take care of yourselves. Love and best wishes Mo xxx

Hello Girls,


Mo, I'm sure you must be feeling worn out after babysitting last night.

I can't understand why they didn't put her to bed before they went out. That's what we did with ours when my mother sometimes babysat for us. Mind that wasn't very often, as she lived in S Wales, so the only times that Alun and I went out together was when my mother was staying here in Derbyshire with us, or when we visited her.
Also, our two were always in bed early as they should have been.
Times have changed Mo from when we were bringing our children up.

Did you play darts on Thursday night, or have you stopped playing on Thursdays now?





Ann my dad always did all the decorating, and my mother would help him or as she called it ' the labouring'. She always said that the
' labouring ' was harder work than actually doing the wallpapering and painting, and that people only looked at what the one decorating had done and not what the helper or labourer had.

I hope by the middle of the week, your decorating will be finished. It will be nice when it's all done and looks new and fresh and clean.





Jean, pleased to know that D and J are both doing ok. Sorry about your legs not being very good, but it's nice that your mind is alright, as I'm sure will know.

I still can't get back into doing cards at the moment, I can't even get interested in looking at any of the craft magazines either. Oh well, it will come one day, I suppose.lol!!




Caz, I hope that you are alright, we haven't heard from you for a while.



Linda, Huia, Marie and Joyce, hope you are all okay and anyone else I might have forgotten.





It now looks as though we will either have to have a bigger radiator put in the living room or at least add another smaller one to it. It seems that the currant radiator is not big enough, for the size of the room. Apparently the people we bought the house from twenty years ago should have had a bigger one put in when they had it done.
The gas heating chap came this morning to check things over ready to start on Monday, so that was our news, more cost again.lol!!




Well, I'll speak to you all tomorrow.



Take care everyone.



Love, Sallie.xxx

P.M sent Ann...

Jean just send the cards any time and I will put them on when I can. I am not decorating all the time as there is not always something for me to do except supervise :-D :-D
soon it will be time to put things back for today as the light has nearly gone and you can't paint walls in a bad light. Luckily today he managed to get the worst wall for the light done and the ceiling. Should finish the lounge end (L shaped lounge/dining room) tomorrow. Then the dining room end will be done on Tuesday with a day for golf in between.

Hello once again, I shall try this only once...... if it goes again I am off....
what I tried to say before was, Ann I wanted you to know you and your daughter are close in my prayers, and now much sympathy with the decorating and MEN!!. take care <3 <3 <3 <3

Mo. my little darts person, I was thinking Lily would soon be all grown up, our next door neighbourgh who kept us awake all night , as a littlie who is up all hours and likes to run up and down stairs, but hey she is off soon , who knows we shall get next time, cant be a lot worse than her....how is R, I do hope he is feeling better , big hugs for him xx
we are doing o.k. and although old age has caught up with me, the mind is still doing what minds are supposed to do... wish me legs would !! are you starting the painting season off soon ? it must be getting that time again.....lol.... <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

to Marie Huia Sylvia and Joyce hope you have a better new year although Huia yours has started off pretty good , hope we see some pics soon, <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Sallie I have started doing some cards spring and summer ones and I have just taken some pics and was hoping Ann would put them on her blog when she has finished the decorating ....I wont be doing as many this time though I had a Kindle for christmas and have lots to read so the cards may have to take a break...D is doing o.k. and so is J, now I am another matter.... lol.... dont think I will improve with age.... <3 <3 <3 <3

Y.C. as usual you are always on my thoughts and prayers but you know that already....lol... <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Linda, and anyone else I may have forgotten have a good 2012 and keep healthy <3 <3 <3 <3

love and prayers Jean xxx

Poor Mo, I bet you were exhausted. these young parents do make a rod for their own backs don't they? Babies are so much happier with a routine.

Must go, deep in the throes of decorating the lounge. I am just the gofor but I do seem to have had plenty tod what with hanging the heavy curtains on the line to blow, then hoovering them off and sponging off stains (don't trust dry cleaners these days. Then wiping of all the little spots of paint where he who shall not be named didn't cover up the one piece of furniture at the far end of the lounge. I nipped to the shops and din't expect him to get that far with the ceiling and I covered everything else. Men!!!!

Hello my lovelies.
I have just caught up with all your news, it's good to hear from you all.

Sylvia please give your OH, my condolences on the loss of his cousin.
I hope he has a comfortable journey back to the U.K,and that things are not to traumatic for him back here.
Will you mind being on your own Sylvia.?

Ann, your daughter will be in my thoughts when she has to see the oncologist.
Radiotherapy does sound like it would be the kinder option for her body, bless her she has been through enough worry.

Sallie, would you like to baby sit for my grandaughter next time it's needed.
Cor luv us, we looked after her last night. When we arrived, she was asleep in her baby walker. She had grabbed a cushion from the settee, laid her head on it, and fell asleep.
Two minutes after her parents went out, she woke up. She then proceeded to scream for most of the evening.
It took me from 7.30 through till 10.50 to get her back to sleep.
Poor little mite has no routine.
She should be on three solid meals a day, and in bed by a given time during the evening, so that mum and dad have their time together. But no, Lilly stays up till very very late.
She will be one year old on the 16th of this month, I can't believe how quickly the time has flown since her birth, it only seems like a few months ago, that I told you all of her birth.

Well we are still suffering from the high winds here, and it is bitterly cold outside.

Huia, don't forget to let us see the photo's of the new baby, will you love.
It sounds like you had a lovely time with the family, introducing the new arrival to everyone.

Take care my friends, love to all. Mo xxx

((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS FOR JEAN xxx))))))))))))))))))))))

Sylvia, yes it is good that theya ctually involve family members isn't it? when I had my rodent Ulcer OH came with me to see the oncologist and daughter's OH goes with her to all appointments.

I am sorry I meant to offer my condolences to your OH for his cousin and hope that his trip to Uk will be uneventful.

Ann


Treatment is ALWAYS up to you for the final decision


Gone are the days where the doctors dictated, and you obeyed without question.


In fact, here they want the patient and all family members to be heavily involved in all aspects of treatment discussions. They actually tell you to bring a family member (or close friend if no family member) to appointments. Of course, children need to be of a certain age ............... old enough to understand clearly what is happening, and I don't think ones under the age of 18 are encouraged to be at appointments.



sylvia
xx

Sylvia, sorry to hear about your OH's cousin. Hope he will have a good journey to the UK and back, it's just a shame it isn't under happier circumstances.
How are things with with your daughter and her family? I hope that all is well with them all.



Linda, hope you and your family are all ok. It can't be too long now before you and your OH go on holiday. Sorry I can't remember when you said you are going. It's my age.lol!!



Ann, still sending hugs and positive thought for your daughter.


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Love, Sallie.xxx

Thanks Sallie and thanks sylvia for that info, very helpful to know. I really hope that he does recommend RT not chemo but ultimately he seemed to suggest it would be up to her.

Hi everyone
xxx


Huia ... what a lovely day for you!



OH's cousin died on Tuesday, not unexpected but rather sooner than we'd expected or hoped.

He will be going back to England for her funeral on Jan 17. He leaves here on Jan 12, and will return on Jan 19. He will be staying with cousin's husband. They had 2 children, both around 30, and were a close family, but both children live elsewhere in the area, the son is married with 2 children. So OH will be a bit of company and comfort for B ......... and possibly/probably a good "ear".

I'm not going with him .............. I honestly could not take what I know is an uncomfortable flight with less than week to recover before the return trip.



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Ann


I actually was told I had an appointment with a radiologist before I'd got the result from the surgeon ...... but that was because she was so busy that I had to wait for the "2 week" appointment until 5 weeks

Her office had however gone ahead and made the radiologist's appointment immediately they got the path report , and it turned out to be for 6 weeks after the op


When we did meet with him, the decision had been made by him that radiology was the option to discuss ............ chemo was not on the scene, because there was no evidence of cancer cells having gone past the sentinel node.

In these cases, here in Canada, the theory seems to be to use the least damaging treatment as a precautionary measure, and to make sure that any single cells that might be in the breast are killed.


Radiology is by far the "easiest" treatment to have ............ and does the minimum amount of damage to the body.


The only real downside is that radiology can not be given a second time to the same area.



So, the fact that HE seems to have decided on radiology is actually very good news.




sylvia
xx

Hi Ann, yes sorry I did miss your message. It's good that your daughter is seeing thhe Consultant on Tuesday, at least now you haven't got the agony of waiting two weeks.

Hope all will go well with whatever treatment she will have and it will have a good outcome.


Sending lots of hugs and positive thoughts to your daughter. Will be thinking about her and all your family.

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Love, Sallie.xxx

Sallie i think you missed my message just before yours.

Jean lovely to hear from you,albeit a short message.lol!! I had the same problem earlier in the week, I had written a long message to you all and just before I had finihed it it just disappeared, and I hadn't done anything or touched anything for that to happen.


Hope you and your family are all well. Hope daughter didn't have too much trouble travelling to work in all the bad weather during the last few days, as I know she has to travel over the Pennines.

Are you still busy making cards? I seem to have lost interest at the moment, but I'm sure once I start again I won't want to stop.lol!!



Huia, I'm sure you felt so proud holding your gt,granddaughter for the first time. It was good that your son was there the same time so that he could take a lot of photos of you all and especially some of just you holding the baby.
I'm also sure it was nice to see him too.




Mo, where are you? Did you have darts match last night? If you did, I hope you and your team won.



Ann, how are you and T today? Hope you are both alright. Thinking about you all.

Sending lots of hugs and positive thoughts to your daughter.
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Hello to Linda, Caz, Sylvia, Marie and the rest of our friend on the thread. Hope you are all ok.



I may look in again later today, take care everyone.




Love, Sallie.xxx

Just had a message from daughter to say she has an appointment on Monday with her Oncologist. First he phoned from one hospital to say attend Tuesday for R therapy planning. When she told him she had been told two weeks to decide RT or chemo, he gave her an appointment at the other hospital to discuss it, but she felt he seemed to think it would be RT she opted for. Very confusing but her appointment is 3.40 so goodness knows how late he will be running then.

Damn this site I have just wrote a longish note to you all and lost it!!
havent time to do it all again so wills ay love to each and everyone.
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love and prayers Jean xxxx

I drove down to Hamilton today with the other gt grandmother. Took lots of photos, some of other gg holding him, some of my son holding him (he was visiting too) some of granddaughter holding her son, and my son took some of we two greats and our granddaughter and her son. My son took lots on his camera including some of me holding baby, but I havent seen them yet. I have put my photos on the computer, and cropped some and lightened them as I didnt use a flash and it was a little dark indoors.

I should sleep tonight as I was ready to fall asleep just after dinner, so I will see you all some other time.

Huia.