General Chat

Mo, thank you for our Christmas card which arrived today. we now have four!!

Huia. sorry that you are having problems with your server, I hope it will soon get sorted for you.


Mo and Ann, thank you both for your Christmas cards, got them today. I have sent all my cards today, so hope you will get them over the next few days.


It's been a lovely bright day here today, but cold, still it is December after all. Not a lot happening here, it all seems pretty quiet so haven't got any news.. .


Hope that you are all okay.


Chat to you all soon.

Take care everyone.


Love, Sallie.xxx

My server is having problems, wont connect to the webpages, so I am at an internet cafe. I cant remember my password for FB. :-| I hope the problem is fixed soon, it is all their dial-up customers who are affected, 2 days now. I am getting balder by the minute. :-0

Jeans cards on the blog

Hello girls, hope that you are all okay and enjoying your weekend. At last I am able to write this, what with one thing and another and our internet was off from yesterday evening until about 20 minutes ago.



Jean, nice to see you posting again, and that you feel like making cards again. I hope that J is feeling better and that the abscess under his tooth has now been sorted.

Are you almost sorted for Christmas? I'm afraid that I won't be sending my own cards this year, although I tried, I just couldn't concentrate to make many at all. As I was getting over anxious about making them, I decided that for this year I would buy cards to send to everyone.




Elizabeth, lovely to hear from you again, I hope that you and your family are all well and that you are having a lovely weekend.



Mo, hope that all is well with you and Roly. Hope that you managed to get booked up for New Years Eve. Over the last few years Alun and I have spent the New Year at Jennie and Michael's with them and his parents and his sister. not sure what's happening this year though, we'll wait and see.

Are you having some of the family coming around for lunch this year or are you and Roly going to one of those for a change?.




Ann, hope things are all okay with you and your family. Are you all organised for Christmas yet?

I have wrapped most of the presents. but I still have all the cards to write....it seems to be taking me longer to get things done this year.lol!!

Did you buy anything in the Black Friday sales? We went onto Derby as there were a few things we needed, it was mad there, I haven't seen so much shopping with so many people for a very long time. Some people were pushing others that were in their path out of the way with no apology at all....they were just plain rude.

We were glad to get home.....like Mo I would rather pay the full price, than stay out until the doors opened and then fight your way through the store and risk getting injured to save money.



Sylvia. once you get on the train you will be fine, it will be nice having to look forward to seeing your daughter and grandson over Christmas.




Marie, hope all is well with you and yours. I expect that by now that you are having some glorious weather, lucky things. It is grey, dark and miserable here in this part of Derbyshire.

I am wondering if you could let me have your address, I don't know why, but I don't
seem to have your right one,.



Huia, how are things with you and yours? Are you still working at the charity shop?



Hello to any friends that might look in but don;t post, hope that you are all okay.




Will chat to you all again soon if we don't have any more trouble with V----n.



Take care everyone.




Love and best wishes.



Sallie.xxx <3

I recently joined a FB group called New Zealand. People put photos on it, and last night they decided to use my latest photo for the banner, which is changed fairly often. I am really chuffed about that. :-D

Thank you Elizabeth, best wishes to you and yours.

Dear All

Hello

Hope you all have an enjoyable and contented weekend, whatever you are doing.

Lots of good wishes
Love Elizabeth,
xx

LOL Ann, that was no dream, that was a nightmare, just like moi.
Lord above, I know that they say that today is black friday, but goodness me, people were going absolutely crazy today.
Did you see on the news the people going mad when entering shops, and grabbing everything in sight, and causing any amount of trouble.
One person in a wheel chair was injured by a T.V falling on them.
Total madness all round
I was told that a fight broke out at our local shopping centre, the Sava Centre. To be honest, I would rather wait and pay the full price, than camp out over night, and fight to get the thing I wanted.

I hope you are all well, and looking forward to your weekend. Take care, Mo

Sylvia once on the train you will be able to relax I'm sure and look forward to a pleasant Christmas.

Not much activity on this thread for a couple of days I expect we are all busy.

Mo, I dreamt of you last night, well of your little Lily! I was telling somebody how she knocked the front off a socket. Well thatw as what I was telling in my dream.

Just posted three small parcels (UK) and two cards (Europe and it came to over £8. Phew. :-)

Dont worry Sylvia, Mo is like that most of the time :-P

It doesnt seem that long ago when you did the big train ride how time passes as one gets older.... you will have a lovely time and the train ride is a lovely way to relax, so have a great time and dont worry.... <3 <3 <3

Just taken some pics so will send them soon...

Marie thanks for the address, I had it wrong so thats why you dont get any cards , sorry about that.( note to myself must try harder)..... <3 <3

Sallie its so frustrating when your message does a runner, never mind ....

I am just going to have some soup and a coffee so bye for now

love Jean xxx <3

Hi Mo, and everyone



some times I think I'm chasing my tail, as the saying goes :-)



It is only a little over 2½ weeks before we leave to go to our daughter's for Christmas .................... we're going both ways by train of course, so that means 6 days travelling each way, and then 10 days over there. We're staying in a hotel this time.


So ................... I don't have to buy any food, we're not decorating the house, we're not buying Christmas cards but just sending out a Christmas letter, and we're not even buying many presents. The Christmas pud that daughter likes us to take was made 2 years ago, and has been in the freezer ever since.




so why do I feel as if I am spinning in ever smaller circles? :-S



OH and I decided not to buy each other any gifts ............. we have everything we want or might even need. Daughter has requested a certain gift, and I will buy that on-line for delivery to her house. She has bought MJ's present from us as she knew exactly what he wanted and (most importantly!) where to get it.

Her husband and the young nieces and nephews will get money as usual, to use as they want.

Her husband's sister and niece will not be there this year ............. they're going to visit parents/grandparents in Florida for a change ....... so no searching for suitable presents for someone I don't know at all well.




My head is still spinning and I'm feeling panicky!





take care everyone




s
xx

Ha Ha Ann and Jean, you have sussed me out, I lost my marbles a long time ago.
The trouble with me is, that I don't check the dates of the postings, and as I spoke to Ann, following her post, I thought it was from the day before, lol, see I am as mad as a hatter, but you wouldn't have me any other way would you.
Sending you all <3 <3 <3
But special :-P :-P :-P to Jean and Ann..LOL xxx

Sorry, I had almost finished writing you all a message and lost it, it's a blinking nuisance.

So will write you all another one tomorrow.

Goodnight girls, sleep well.

Love, Sallie. xxx

Yep!! :-D

Told you SHE was losing it ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Mo I was on here yesterday!

Ooh Sallie how wonderful for you having your cousin staying. I bet the shops were rubbing their hands together when you both walked in.
No doubt you visited a craft shop whilst you were out and about.
Yes our Lilly is very strong, to look at her, you would think she was a lot older than she is, she's wearing clothes for a six year old when she is coming up for four years old.
She is very stocky for her age, and has often nearly had me on my BTM, when she rushes at me when we arrive at their house. Anyone would think she had not seen me in a long time, with all the kisses and cuddles she showers me with.
She has not really asked for anything particular for Xmas, just everything she sees on the T.V lol.
We have got her a new doll, that feeds and wets itself, thats if she doesn't get it onto the potty quick enough.
A pushchair, and a couple of other small bits.

Oooh cheeky moo Jean, calling me an oldy, there's me just turned into a teenager.....well mentally I am, or so I have been told lol
I am sorry to hear that poor J, is suffering still, and having the abcess is so painful for him. The abcess has probably come up, because he is run down, bless him.
Lets hope and pray that he is feeling better before christmas.

I don't know about where you all live, but today has been awful, it has been tipping it down with rain all day.
Still we must not complain, the weather has been milder this year, thus far, than normal.

Hello there Elizabeth, thanks for popping in, good to hear from you love.

Lets hope we hear from Ann, Sylvia, Huia and Marie soon, it's a worry when there is no news from them. Wouldn't it be nice to hear from Liz, and Joyce before christmas as well.

Take care my friends, Mo

Just a quick update on the family L*** J has been really unwell, he has had an abcess under a tooth, and is struggling with cough and cold, so more tabs for him to take I am o.k. and making more general cards... having a play with new dies and Ideas... pics will be taken ;-) ;-) ;-)

D had a few days away, so enjoyed the rest and change of scenery...so did we , having the place to ourselves :-D :-D :-D S and family is at present in Egypt. and C loved the planes and was very good too.....

Hope you are all doing well,keep warm, especially the oldies (mo) :-D :-D :-D

Sallie you are on the ball with your christmas shopping, I havent even thought about it.

what do you buy folk who have everything ??????

well back to the crafting, take care everyone

love Jean xxx <3 <3

Hello girls, not been on here for a a short while, I have been trying to get a bit more done towards Christmas, also my cousin living in N Wales came last Sunday morning and stayed with us for three days. I was lovely to have her here, we went out Christmas shopping each day and also to Ikea, so between the both of us we had a good shopping spree.LOL!!

Only have Alun's and Christie's presents left to get and a few more more bits and
bobs for Jennie. I shall be glad when it is all done and dusted.




Mo, oh dear I hope that Lilly was okay and that the socket is now sorted. Gosh, she must be quite a strong little lady to have been able to do that. I also think that most of the time that Lilly is attention seeking....let;s hope that she will soon get out of that phase.

Bless her! Has she asked ' Santa ' for anything special for Christmas yet?



Ann, sounds as though you and T had an enjoyable time at the Victoria Market today, with a nice lunch in Prezzo afterwards.



Jean, hope that J is feeling better and that you are also continuing to improve.

Also hope that D is okay and haven't picked up any bugs and viruses.




Marie, lovely to see you on here, pleased to know that all is well with you and yours.

Hope to speak to you again before Christmas, take care of yourself.



It's a good while since we heard from Jeni, Huia and Sylvia.Hope that they are all okay.




Will speak to you all soon, take care of yourselves ladies.



Love and best wishes .



Sallie. xxx