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Love the photos of the kitchen Trisha.
Luckily my DS and DDiL love their wedding photos as did my DD but some brides are just over the top. And as you say photos can be worked on.
About to go with DD1 to get her doctoral robes made. We paid for DD2's regalia so guess what - siblings have good memories. Not that we mind we are just delighted that she has got there.
Big hugs to all. I am feeling very flat as a friend has died after a 10 year battle with BC. It hits home every time I am afraid.
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Midnight - you are a treasure, I love what you wrote! I didn't realise people were leaving comments on the Easy Weddings page lol. Maybe she will think twice, but I somehow doubt it.
Aly - what a lovely way to spend a day - shopping for doctoral robes - I know how proud you are of her. I'm sorry to hear about your friend, we all get so upset when someone we know loses their battle. Sending you lots and lots of (((((hugs))))) xoxox
Trish
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Trish....your kitchen looks fabulous! I can just see you in there cooking up a storm...:)
And as for Bridezilla....what can I say? She sounds like a spoilt brat, the pics are beautiful.
KT....welcome.
Kylie...I too use the Emla cream (the nurses in oncology give it to me for free) & yes, it definitely works....I put it on my port a couple of hours before... Good luck with the implant today
Chrissy....yes, no news is good news I'm sure they would have been on the phone to you by now if there was anything to report....
Aly & Jenn....lovely pic of you both, you look very happy & healthy, and yes, the pancakes do sound delicious....
Annette....glad DH is doing ok with his injured hand & was able to drive the truck....gotta earn a living aye?? X
Well, scan week next week....already a wee bit of scanxiety creeping in....lol
I have an appointment at the beautician today, having a facial & mask/peel....my monthly treat....well one of them....lol Best go get organised....
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Trish - the kitchen looks great!
Everyone - the pancakes, and Alyson's company were great :-)
We are so tired. There is no other way to describe my mother's little unit apart from it being in the mid stages of hoarding... She had stuffed recycling rubbish into cupboards and nooks and crannies all over the place. She had never been a good housekeeper but the level of dirt in the bathroom and kitchen was just horrible.
We have made 6 trips to the tip with the car full of rubbish already and there is likely to be at least another two trips tomorrow. Thank goodness they are only charging us $25 for each load.
I have been through every crowded kitchen cupboard and not only thrown out the rubbish, but old toasters and appliances and expired food from as far back as 2006. I have scrubbed out the inside of every cupboard and cleaned the outside of every cupboard as well. I have been too scared to open her refridgerator as we only have tomorrow left here... We will definitely need to organise a cleaner to go into her place every 3-4 weeks now.
Poor Rachael (our daughter with Down Syndrome) is wondering why we are not having a holiday like we said we were...
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Trish.......can you see I'm glowing green with envy?!!! Your kitchen is gorgeous and I can just imagine what it will be like when your splash backs are done and you have everything in place! Photos will be required when all that is done.......lol.
Maybe that brides communication skills should be worked on but this experience has told you to ask just one more question of your future brides.......Do you have a particular theme, scene etc that you will or want your album to reflect? Hopefully they will be able to communicate what they desire.
Awe Jenn, poor Rachael wanting the 'holiday' and getting watching mom clean instead but I guess that's not what you were planning either. It's so worrying when the olds get like that........how will she go with someone coming in to clean? Sometimes they get a bit thingy (not sure haow else to describe it) when outsiders come in to their domain. Hopefully she will be okay with it.
Aly (((((((hugs))))))) so sorry to hear about another friend loosing her fight with BC. Hopefully the day spent with DD shopping for her robes will take your mind off it for a while. Oh and yes, siblings do have long memories......lol.
Welcome KT.......no need to be a stalker we dont mind if you pop in for a chat anytime.
Well I'm about half way done with this train.....yay! The hardest thing with it is making sure the hearts are all consistent in size......lol. Back to it!
Have a great day!
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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Chrissy, that's what is so annoying with this bride, we did go through what she wanted, very carefully. She even had an idea the night before the wedding and sent me a picture and wanted to know if we could do something similar.
You're right though we'll be asking more questions next time.
Oh and good news is tIler is coming tomorrow! Yay!!
Trish
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You know Trish, I think your bridezilla has seen someone elses album since her own wedding and decided she wants the same sort of deal.
We know that after the event is a bit late to change your mind but, for some, it's all about the wedding....she'll probably decide the groom's
not what she had in mind either, in a couple of years.
I thought they were good pics myself.
My eldest son got married last year and his bride chose their photographer, uni graduate no less, and she's cheesed off now because the shots of her head, 6 ft +
tall, very blonde hair, meld into the cloudy sky behind her. I agree with her on the outside shots but most of the inside ones were good.
Sheila.
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Extremely busy here - our 2 children and the 2 grandbabies are visiting - I can't wait to get back to work on Monday. They are gorgeous, BUT our children are a pain. I've been working my bum off and am exhausted. The worst news is the SIL is arriving tomorrow night and I'll have him to put up with as well.
Little Nicholas (who Chrissy has met) is SO loving - every time he sees Steve he smiles and reaches up for him, not so much for Nana cos she's mean and say no.
Trish- Absolutely love the bench tops WOW!!! May I ask how much the kitchen cost - you can PM me if you don't want to go public - I would so love a new kitchen.
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Suzie that little grand baby boy is as cute as a button! If he lets you, give him a hug from me and say hi to DD for me as well. You sure do have a house full at the moment.......strange that you need to go to work to get a break.......lol.
Lovely to hear from you.
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Hi Chrissy - all is quiet at the moment - they're all asleep
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Sheila, you made me laugh about changing her mind on the groom :-)
Trish, fantastic kitchen, enjoy!
I'm off on holidays tomorrow, I'll try to keep up as time permits.....
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Hi Susie, sounds like you've had your hands full :-)
The kitchen cost $24,000, yes a lot for an average sized kitchen. But that included taking out the old one, new oven, hot plates and dishwasher and all the associated trades - plumber, tiler, plasterer and electrician. We could have saved around $2,000 and just had a laminated bench top, but I fell in love with the recycled hardwood.
Tiler is here at the moment grouting the tiles, I'm still waiting on the handles, they seem to have gotten lost on the way from Tasmania lol.
Once they are on I'll post a pic.
Have a great day girls!
Trish
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Trish....your kitchen is gorgeous & worth every cent!! We put a new one in a few years back, very similar to yours but with stone bench tops & we paid around $20,000 also. When you think of all the time you spend in the kitchen it's well worth it....enjoy!
Suzie....nice to hear from you. Lovely you have the family with you but maybe they've outstayed their welcome....lol. Sounds like you're used to having just you & Steve around. Enjoy it while you can, how long they staying?
Chrissy....still no call re your tests?? I'm guessing since you haven't mentioned it that this is the case which can only mean good news!!
Tammy....have a wonderful holiday, where are you off too? Sorry if you've said & I've missed it......
I had coffee with a 'friend' yesterday that I haven't seen for a couple of months (we've been friends for about 15 years) & she chatted & chatted about her life, her kids, her holiday etc & didn't once ask about my health/cancer!! I don't quite understand & feel slightly hurt. It seems very uncaring. I don't want to spend the whole time talking cancer but I thought she would have cared enough to ask......I feel like I want to say something to her!! What have you ladies done if faced with such a situation? Am I being unreasonable? I'm meant to be having lunch with her & another friend next week but have lost interest....
Hope everyone has a lovely day & weekend.
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Thanks Trish - it certainly looks worth every cent - I can only dream...
Kazzie - it's lovely having the babies here, but I am wondering how we produced our 2. They were swearing at each other this morning. It's hard work not telling them both to p off. Our daughter is complaining about having to change the baby's dirty nappies - her DH usually does it. Everything is too much trouble. If you don't like what comes with having a baby don't do it. He's SO gorgeous as Chrissy will testify but I feel sorry for him having such a selfish mother.
Our son turns his nose up at everything - what a ponce. He was saying how our house looks really shabby and going off about dirty doors. Well gee, I do work full time and the inside does need painting. I was so glad we actually got him to come here to stay against his wife's wishes, but I will be glad to see the back of him. The wife arrives on Monday but she has refused to stay here - she is border line personality. They are going to a friends place to stay while she's here.
Like I said - work on Monday is looking good to me
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Hello Aussie girls! Just thought I'd drop by and see how youre doing. Sounds like youre busy as bees (oops I just did a typo and wrote busty as bees)
...LOL just as well I did a quick spell check.Kazzie no youre not being unreasonable at all and no wonder youve lost interest. For someone who is considered a friend youd expect at least "something". When theres nothing it does tend to make you feel somewhat shafted. I've found though that some people just don't know what to say and so all sorts of reactions happen, ranging from nothing about you and all about them ie me me me I I I to a barrage of personal intrusive and uncomfortable questions. Its verbal diarrehia (sp) either way. What I try to do is know if it was a "genuine reaction" which I just overlook, or whether theyre the type you'd be better off without anyway.
You can generally tell how selfish people are by how they direct the conversation back to themselves all the time. If you bother with her, lets hope she shows what a real friend is.
Hope you all have a great weekend.
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I totally agree Musical, Kazzies friend sounds like a certain brother in law i know. making exuses for her, maybe she did not know how to broach the subject, but she could of asked how you are, gosh, that is mean. yea i think i would not be so keen to presue the date either. if you do go Karen, i hope it will be better that this time around. Well my dogs are kicking up bobsy dy, better check what the problem is. probably tea time. bye for now,
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Karen, nope no call from the doc so have stopped thinking about it.....taking the silence as nothing found......yipppeeeee!
The others may be right about your friend or maybe she was just trying to make everything as 'normal' as she possibly could by not asking and bringing up the subject of cancer. There could be a whole host of reasons so I would forgive the oversight and go to lunch and have fun and enjoy.
Hi Musical, nice to see you!
Suzie you are perfectly right about the cuteness of that little boy, an absolute darling with the sweetest grin and laughing eyes! It's hard to watch what our children do when they are adults all we can do is tell ourselves we gave them the right upbringing, what they choose to do as adults is their problem..........but it still hurts our feelings.
I spent a couple of hours out in my courtyard this afternoon the weather was so lovely. I've said goodbye to a few weeds and pruned a few things out there so it's starting to look a whole lot better. I will pay for the privilege tomorrow but it was worth it.........lol.
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hi ladies!
Just wanted to let you all know yesterday was two years since diagnosis!! Went to see the clinic for breast reconstruction and i need an mri on the other side before they can give a date for the recon surgery. should be having the mri september and then results after that. after they have the results then they can give a more definete time frame for surgery. Im getting a bit impatient..want my new boobs!
getting over a gastro bug from a few days ago. not vomiting any more.
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Chrissy is right Kazzie, go and enjoy some more time with her, it may be, she does not want to talk about cancer,or does not know how to go about talking about with you and would rather say nothing than the wrong thing. you know your friend,so and give it a another round, maybe better this time. take care. love Annette xxxx
I went to the Gym class yesterday, had a new person taking me, young guy, lovely young chap, and they take yr BP on starting, in the midddle of the programme and as they sign you out. i went there, they took it, it was 127/78, then took it half way, around the same, the systolic was up and then he asked about what kind of job i did and so i told him and of cause what has happened lately and by the time he took it as i was leaving.it was 156/94, he said, well we can see what brings your BP up, all that stress, thats why it so good for you to work out, just wish it was low going out and high going in and i could see how the exersises lower it, he said, its good to talk about it to rather than bottle it up. stress does do yr body in, worry and anxiety. i do find myself getting very anxious quickly these days. cant seem to help myself, certain people and certain things. coming on here is therapy. not to talk about that, but just to talk. anyway have a good day.
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Annette that young fellow is right about stress no being good for us, in more ways than one. Hopefully if you can keep up with the exercise and of course coming here your BP will stay at the normal level. Having said that, I was wondering if it wasnt that young fellow who put your BP up.......lol.
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lol yes chrissy, obviously talking about the trucks put it up, lol. , the exersise has lowered the BSL levels though, which is good. Hubby asked me, do they have a punching bag, i said, no, he said pity, then you could pretend its my brother and give it hell. lol as he winds me super big tme. this morning he rings up, moaning and groaning that the animals need a good feed as they have not got enough this week. hubby should have used more apples,this should of been done, that not done, bloody hell, he knows that My hubby is unable to do as much, with his hand being as it is. he had to do truck run one day and he knows that, i could hear him ranting and raving, i said, out very loud, you know the situation, so go blow your old razoo, you moaning old prick. he heard me too and said, what did she say, Hubby said, you heard her, you iknow how hard things are for me to do, yet you still whine and hung up on him. wow thats the first time he has done that to his brother, i aplauded him, i said, you dont have to listen to him doing that. he is not your father, even then, you are grown up man. they are feeding the animals now, all is peaceful at this stage. lol.
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Hi, its really great to see an Australian forum here, thank you to Ariom for the heads up!
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Hi Beccc and welcome to our little group. I see you are from SA, what part? I'm a South Aussie as well as are Melp and Mandymoo. We seem to be getting our own little community going here......lol. All the girls here are great so stick around and get to know us all.
Been out partying tonight girls......lol......just got home, it's 5.00am. I haven't stayed out so late for many years but I had a great time celebrating a friends birthday........thank goodness today is Sunday and I can sleep until I wake which at this rate will be med afternoon if I don't get to bed soon. I've just driven home from the city (that's where the party was) and I'm still a little geed up to sleep but I promise I won't be out of bed for too long, just long enough to check the boards and grab a cuppa.
Have a great Sunday all!
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Chrissy, it must have been some party!
Beccc, welcome....
Karen, we're off to Italy and Spain, in Dubai airport now, I am soo looking forward to having fun.....0 -
Glad you found us Becc! I knew Chrissy would be here to welcome you!
Take care, and ask as many questions as you need. These girls were a wonderful support to me too!
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Welcome Becc, i am from across the ditch, NZ, i come over to Ausy every day normally to gas bag to the girls here, throw a tantrum, every so often, they listen to me, i try not to, gets it out of my system, but tantrum throwing is good now and again, not at each other, just if we have had enough of our lot, these girls are marvelous. i usually try to tell them funny stories and keep it light when the time is right and everybody is in the right frame of mind. this is a great support network, so when you want to vent, laugh, cry, we here to hold yr hand. we have a kiwi sight too, its the Australsian network, do feel free to visit either. Some of the Kiwi girls come over here as do some of the girls visit NZ. Alyson is one from NZ you want to get to know, she is a sweetie, But chux, we all are lol.
Chrissy, you party goer, hope you slept ok and enjoyed yr party, did they have nice food, trust me to think of that. i need another HOT cuppa tea, i am a real tea soaker. talking about cuppa teas.lol i have a great neice who lives up north in the Hokianga, she is half Maori and english, have not met her yet, she is five years old. but she is a real little cupa tea girl and lives down the drive way, from my sister, sort of on a farm, life style block and i am going to meet her in sept on mums 80th,, i told glenda(my sis) to tell Harriet, (thats littles ) that i am looking forward to sharing a cup of tea and biscuits with her. as i like gingernuts. i will bring my gingernuts and this is the reply. she told Sis. I cannot be seen drinking tea. with sombody who eats gingernuts, lol little madam. she reminds me of Margo on the good life , Tom and barbara, harriets sister, Aleka, would be the Barbara of the two. Tom boyish. while Harriet would be the Margo, it was so funny. little Miss muffet she is. very pretty little girl. Aleka has a big bottom lip and sis says knows how to pout it when she is not getting her way. but has a gorgeous personanlity. Harriet is very tidy and all the boots are straightened up and she growls at her pop and her dad that they are messy and to put the boots in a tidy line. KIDS. will go and get my tea.
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Welcome Becc......glad you could join us. But sorry you need to....x
Chrissy...well girl, that must have been some party!! Are you having a midlife crisis....lol
You go girl...xxx
Tammy.....I haven't been to Spain but we spent a month in Italy in June this year. A truly beautiful place (apart from Rome)!! We had a glorious time & I'm sure you will too.
Have fun, fun, fun in the sun.....& keep us updated.
Midnight....you do make me laugh, you do have my utmost sympathy also, but I can't help thinking about the guy at the gym who you told all about the stress in your life! The poor guy probably had to go & have a lie down from exhaustion after you were done with your stories....lol. Hope things are ok at the moment xx
Sue....such a shame about your kids
But so glad your little grandy is a joy to you. It's unfortunate we have no control over our kids behaviour once they are adults!! Enjoy the rest of the time with your little one. X
You're all right about my 'friend' girls! No point getting worked up about it. I know her & her hubby have always been about them so I'll just accept it. I don't think she would have been unsure about approaching the cancer subject as I'm pretty easy going in that regard....I don't talk to strangers about it...lol! If friends ask I tell it as it is, briefly without being morbid & always finish with 'I'm fine though'!!! Anyway, lunch this week so will see how that goes.
Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.
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lol karen, he kept asking me, questions, i was trying to get off the subject as i knew it gets me wound up. he seemed to interested in what i was saying. its was only about the trucks though, i dont go into family stuff there, that would wear me out lol
lol one of the exersises i do is with those dumb bells. and i told hubby one day that i worked with dumb bells today, and he said, that is not a very nice way to talk about those people at the gym, lol i said, i am talking about the exersise equipmet, not the people. lol, i told them what he said, they had such a good laugh, and one of the guys, said, does he want a hiding, joking of cause, he was laughing the most. they really enjoyed that and so did the clients who were there listening.
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Kazzie - there are 2 babies here - eeek. I just seem to be the one doing everything, so I'm exhausted. My son did cook a lovely dinner last night, but guess who cleaned up after.
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is he a messy cook Suzie? what did he cook you?
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