General Chat

Ann in glos, most of the Certificates were Early Church Records, up to 1855, so they do not have loads of information on them, but the little that they do have can be very helpful. The latter Certificates have loads of information on them.

It has been great fun, and interesting as well.

Love and hugs to everyone

Gail

Hi everyone, I have not been ignoring you all, I am just not really interested in the computer just now!!
I switch it on in the morning, in case Tony phones us, but I don't do much on it through the day.
Can't read, watch TV, and live AND come on the pooter, can I? ;-0)
I do read though and keep up with who is well and who has a problem.
I will get back to joining in, but not just now.
Thinking of you all, and will be back to chat soon.
Like winter just now, isn't it?
Well.... I am freezing all the time.
lots of love,
Deanna XXXX

Hello everyone, I feel very guilty as if I am ignoring you all, truth to tell I haven't been very good last few days. I've been sniffling and coughing, headachy and all over achy, but not enough to say I had a cold or flu. All I wanted to do was go to bed and snuggle under duvet.
I feel better today so thought I had better see what peeps are douing.
Mary your holiday sound great, glad you had a good time, Gareth apart, poor lad. The dogs sound lovely and sound as if they got on well with the children, just what you want.
I still have a lot to read and catch up on so can't mention anything in particular, had to read Marys though as she always has calamities but always gets through them as if it's normal, lol not for me it wouldn't be. I admire you greatly Mary, don't know how you do it.
My mate Gail, I haven't forgotten you, I haven't e-mailed you in ages I know, I keep meaning to then something or someone gets in the way and I forget or run out of time.
Same goes for Eileen, Lily, Deanna and, oh you know who you are.
Carole I hope your dad gets sorted soon, maybe it is for the best to look into a home for him. I hope you are feeling better in yourself now you are back on your tablets.

Must stop there as my hands have started again as well as my arm so can't do much more, that's not looking for sympathy either, it's a fact of lifefor me at moment,urrggg.

Love and hugs to all.

Caz xx

Hi everyone.

Been busy with family tree and meeting some sister in laws helping them do they trees.

Plus looking after grand daugther. Got her for the week next week.

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{[HUHS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}]to everyone.

Hazelx

Well I'm here, feeling quite punk as I prepare for my tests/scopes tomorrow. I hate this part.
Meg and I have Gareth alone today as his 3 big sisters have gone 'up north' for a week at camp. Yes Sarah went too, the camp have assigned 2 counsellors to Sarah, they will be with her 24/7, two people to spell each other off. Cost extra, but she was so happy to be going, and I am delighted she will have this experience, just hope she doesn't lead them a merry chase!! I am a bit fearful about the proximity of the lake, but have to trust she'll be safe. Mary is sleeping in the same cabin as Sarah so she will be able to 'educate' the other campers. I am not sure what to do with myself, Meg is basically in charge of his nibs so I could lie down this afternoon . I'm not good at resting . . .
YCaz thanks for your kind thoughts.
carole you may be surprised that having your father in a home could be a very positive move -I know the situation so well, be glad to chat anytime you need.
AnnGlos,CaroleTink, Deanna, Liz,Colin,Gail, and the ones I haven't named, hugs to you all. Sorry have to run. . . .
mary

Mary, still thinking about you and the tests and hope all goes ok.
Would be good if you can rest a bit while the house is a little emptier, or at least potter about and do stuff you can't usually find time for or would rather do alone than with lots of helping hands.
I bet you miss the girls, but it is lovely that they can all go together to the camp and I am sure they will make more lovely memories to go with the holiday ones. It's probably very good for Gareth to have some quiet time without his sisters for a bit too.

I am feeling a bit strange at the mo, can't seem to get my head together at all. Did several chores yesterday when he went off to work altho really all I wanted to do was doze off again, but managed a few phone calls to sort things out I had let slide, and stripped the bed and did laundry as it was quite warm and sunny so a good dry out. Did some vacuuming too, to keep o.h. happy, and will try and do more catchup stuff today later on altho want to nip out to the shops too.Watered all the plants too with a good soaking and had a natter with Joyce lol, when I could get a word in!! only kidding lol

The week before my birthday we had a leak in the road, water was bubbling up from a crack in the tarmac and running into two drains either side, one outside this house and one across the road. I reported it to Anglian water who said there was a five day timescale in which they are supposed to come and check it out, then so many further days to fix it. As there was only a trickle it wasn't considered urgent. Well the five days came and went and I have been chasing them up, didn't get the call back on Friday I should have had so chased them again yesterday and a call back promised they would come Tuesday afternoon to have a look.
Well as I said it was quite warm and sunny so I wasn't overly surprised to see less water than usual, I thought it had dried out quickly! Later on I looked and there was even less water even tho things had cooled down and blow me down, wouldn't you know it, there is no sign of any water now lol I am going to feel so stupid when they come round this afternoon lol Wish I had taken a photograph to prove I didn't make it all up altho another neighbour reported it too so I do have a witness lol Sod's flippin' law eh?

It's good to be able to pop on here and check how folk are but I am way behind with my emails and pms so hope you will all excuse me and know I am thinking about you, just need to step back from everything for a bit I think and sort things out away from the computer.

Take care all,
love
Lizxxx

Just to let you all know I'm back at the Drs this morning. I got ready for work yesterday but felt exhausted. I knew I would not be able to stand all day or concentrate. I went to bed about ten last night and I've had about two hours sleep. Up at five having a weetabix. I'm in a bit of a state really. I can't relax my head is in turmoil. I'm hungry but can't stomach much. Tired but can't sleep. 'The light is on, but there is no one home'! Going to ask for a sick note. And perhaps a new prescription as I can't find the one I got last week. Been using tablets left over from last time I had them.

Love to all xx

You need a big hug Carole and probably a sob. It lets a lot of pent up tension out.

Thanks David. I had both this morning but I knew my oh needed to get away to work so it wasn't long enough.

Back from Drs. He is lovely. Sick note for this week and next. Anxiety. Diazapam 3x a day. As well as the anti depressants.
I might be able to relax a bit better now that appointment is out the way. Receptionist offered me a sick bowl! I said do I look that bad? I keep holding my tummy as it's empty and I feel sick.
But I can't eat much before I'm tired of eating.

Does anyone else get confused and yes even scared of their computer? I like using mine and love what I can do with it but new things just upset me. My 13 yr old asked for a hotmail email addres and it took three weeks until I could muster up the courage to do it and when I did it was so easy! Then she asked (well truthfully) has been asking for ages for instandt messanger. found out she could get that with hotmail but I had no idea what to do. B is no help because he knows less about the computer than I do and in fact never uses it, although he oftentells me just to "do it". well, daughter and I amid lots of well meaning advice from B sat and downloaded messenger tonight. It must have worked a bit because she went on to it and found that after looking around the site for a few minutes her boyfriend was also on-line and they were chatting. If he isn't playing golf tomorrow afternoon he is coming around to help not just her to understand things but me also.

I was thinking aobut having to do this stuff this afternoon and ended up in tears. I seem to have lost a lot of confidence in myself and feel that I should know how to do stuff but I'm too scared. So far nothing has ever gone wrong but I worry that it will. I know we can't all be technophiles but I wish I didn't need a 12 yr old boy to help me, regardless of how cute he is.

OK, that's my whinge for the night. Hope everyone and their loved ones are all doing OK.

Love from Alison

Hello Tink, glad you are happier now that you have seen your doctor. You certainly sounded anxious on this board, so hopefully the diazepam will sort that out. The others will sort out the depressed moods too, but in my experience take a while to work.
David, nice to see you on this board again.We all feel for people like Tink and can send hugs, but it's not quite the same is it?
Saw your messages Deanna and Treehunter. I guess the pain makes it harder, but I am finding that I am spending far too much time on the pooter, too.
Hello Gail, glad you got your ECRs. I have ordered a couple of transcripts for side branches of my tree, and will probably will get a couple more to sort out a problem in my tree vs public trees on Ancestry. I have a lady I believe married for the first time in 1928, and married my great-uncle in 1942. But the public tree on Ancestry have her born in 1922. One of us is wrong.
Hello also to Purple, Ann in Glos, Alison in Oz and Mary plus others I have forgotten because I haven't seen them post recently. Colin.

Just been on the phone with Tony.... it excites me so much, I'm like a child at Christmas...
Imagine it, I am here in England Talking to Tony and Karen in Egypt...... and I can SEE THEM!!
It just amazes me. Tony introduces me to all the people out there who are working at the hotel.... the worst thing about that is that they come and talk to me and see my WRINKLED OLD FACE.... ;-0)
Well, I will see you all later as I am going to be back on the pooter.
Look after yourselves everyone.
I'm feeling a little sick today.... goodness knows why, but I do.
Lots of love,
Colin, Hazel, Ann, Carole, Caz, Gail,Eileen, Liz, Mary.... it is all your fault, I'm still reading! David, Alison,and anyone I have missed.... as I forget so easily these days.

Deanna XXXXX

Dear Carole - we're holding you in our thoughts, as you climb out of this slump. You CAN do it, please stay on your meds, dear friend, you need them. It took me years to accept that, went off them numerous times, and always had to go back. now it's just part of the day's routine. I've been fighting it since I was 7 years old, and now 65 y/o. Always waiting for the next calamity to happen, never believing something good could actually happen - must be a mistake and something will happen to burst the balloon, etc etc. Now I just take my wee pill, and yes there are bad days but they are minimised by the good ones.
Dear leader of the depressed and anxious, we care about you, and hope you will feel MUCH better soon.
Love and hugs
Mary

Hello Carole,

Hope you are doing OK, I am thinking of you, (((((((((hugs)))))))))))

Alison

This thread has been so quite, I don't know about anyone else, but I really miss our Tinkerbell.

Is that also why you are staying away?

Very cold here just now, days are not too bad, but about 4 o'clock in the afternoon it has been a bit chilly.

Carole, we all miss you, feel better soon.

Love and hugs

Gail

I again have'nt been on here for a while. Busy with the children as they are off for the summer hols.
Sending a great big hug to our Carole, and hoping that the pills kick in soon and that you will feel a bit brighter ,until then try to carry on resting and sleeping it is your body's way of telling you to slow down. Any time you want to talk you know my number and others off here, who want to be here for you during this tough time xxxxxxx
Sending love to everyone else signing off for the night now as Ihave one bad tempered git of a husband who is doing my head in and I am off to bed to get away from him grrrrr.
Claire xx

Hello everyone,for those who i have pm could you pm and let me no what you going to do,but not the people who have already pm ,thank you
Dutchxx

Pmsl Dutch, riddle me ree again lol

Claire, grumpy gits are a pain in the posterior aren't they? Hope you have a good night's sleep and he is in a better mood in the morning, you don't need a grumps to cope with when the kids are off school, maybe you could leave them together and slope off out for an hour lol

Gail, hope you are ok, and not too chilly, it's been very warm here recently but raining this evening, which is a nuisance as it means o.h. will probably take car to work and I won't be able to use it, could get the bus on my free pass but it means a lot more walking and I am very tired at the mo.

Colin, thanks for the thoughts, can't keep up with all the threads, emails, pms etc at the mo, my head is in a whirl! Have a good weekend.

Deanna, hope you are still enjoying talking to Tony and seeing his new friends, you must be so happy to see him enjoying himself this trip.

Better think about getting to bed in a bit, so off to read the rest of the threads before I go

love to all, including those I have missed out naming, but hugs to Tinkerbell especially and our Betty, where are you love?

Hugs,
Lizxxx

Morning all, l have had my mum stay for a couple of days but she went home early as she was in quite a bit of pain, we donot know if it is the cancer or the journey in the car hurt her back (does that make sense !!!) We did manage to get out a little bit which she did enjoy and we have had some laughs but poor mum is so frail it hurts to see her so poorly.
OH is so well it just seems that l dreamt he'd had a heart attack and he still isn't smoking (3 weeks today).
I am feeling good also, worried about mum but not feeling that horrible down in the dump feeling.
I have a lot of little jobs to catch up on, like reading the book Ann from Glos sent me, lol.
I do wish everyone a happy and healthy weekend and you all take care, x

Gail it does seem strange without our Tinkerbell, but she knows we are all with her, holding her up in our thoughts and by pm's. Get well soon Carole.
Mummo it was nice that your mum could visit you and get out a bit, she may feel better once she is in her own home and can relax. Glad that you feel better than you did as well, and your oh is doing brilliant with not smiking.

Liz thanks for that attachment, I haven't read it yet, was too tired when I read my e-mails but will do so today and let you know.
My arm is so painful this morning I can't do any more, it hurts just to move it now, I am really needing Chris now (M nurse), but am seeing my oncologist next week anyway.

I can't mention everyone by name, my memory is rotten, but love and hugs to all.

Caz xx