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Yes it's wonderful when a family member brings some one into the fold and you can just see why that person loves them.

I felt exactly the same way about my son's fiancée and I have told her on many occasions that she is not only my son's fiancée but she is also the daughter I never had along with a friend that I can totally trust.

It was instant Hom3r and I just knew that we would love and cherish her almost immediately tbh and it seems to me that you have a new niece.

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Some nice weather for a change and longer days. I've managed to get out after work to prepare the ground for me new tool shed and rip a load of sodding ivy off the wall and fence. Proper tons of muck's been shovelled, ee by gum.

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You better not put your thermals away yet Peter as another cold blast is coming this weekend.

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Cue Hovis theme tune....

Here up North we just put a shirt on when it drops below nowt.

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Well we are rather soft down here in the Southern shires.;)

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Nay lad we put vest on fost .;)

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I had a date with a lady on Friday in Reading, it went very well and we’ll be seeing each other again, I also made the journey from Essex to Reading on the Train on my own for the very first time, so that in itself is a huge confidence boost :D

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Bitter cold in Rutherglen yesterday and today. Snowing but not lying, Stay Warm Den ;)

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Last week and the next 4 weeks I'm taking my nieces girlfriend to and from her training as cabin crew which is just around the corner from me.

Its nice to have some company in the car.

Plus I'm getting to realy know her, we both like Queen, Meatloaf & Red Dwarf.

I also got a message from her mum thanking me.

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I love watching the excitement in my eldest son as he starts his new chapter in his life, applying for jobs etc.

Last week he applied for a job and after two interview stages he has now been invited for a interview.

My son has said this isn't his ideal job due to location but and he only applied to test the water and he certainly did not expect a yes back due to his lack of experience but what he does not realise is that there are companies out there who are willing to take the risk on the starting salary which I must say is fantastic.

I'm so glad I sent him the link for the job and his father and I managed to persuade him to apply for it as we could see this as a great opportunity if he got it and getting a interview alone has been a fantastic confidence booster for him maybe now he will see his qualifications alone could make him a candidate for the job, after all in this life if you don't try you don't get.

I really hope he gets this job despite the fact it's in Edinburgh it would be a job for life if he chooses it plus there could be a chance of job transfer to a different location should one arise as it's with the Scottish courts.

His years of studying will now pay off for him I'm in no doubt about that!

I really could not be more proud of him.

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Congratulations to the young man. :tu: Hope he gets the job.

Even if it's not the ideal job, it's experience and that will count well with future employers.

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I have wanted a nice red coloured Bromeliad plant for a while now and guess what my youngest son has managed to get me one today when he was on his lunch break. I could not believe it when he said he got it from Asda of all places and it only cost £7.00 he even kept the receipt just in case he got the wrong one.

He did say that his friends were slagging him today when he bought it but he didn't care "that's my boy" :) I can't believe he carried this about between classes, I bet this raised a few eyebrows with his teachers when he walked in his classes with this plant.

The only thing is it cost me £10.00 because as usual he did not have any change LOL

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@ Jo will do.

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The funeral went much better than I thought it would.

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Just had some lunch up at our Toby carvery with a rep for a component distubutor.

He said he was either going to be sitting in a Macdonalds on his own or he could look me up, go to the carvery and have a chin wag. Nice complement. :)

I didn't want a big meal so had their carvery sandwich (beef) which comes with some roasties, a giant Yorkie and a pot of gravy for under a fiver.

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After what seems like many consultations, today I received a letter which say's "Following on from our consultation today at the clinic I discussed it with Mr xxxxxx and he thinks our best option would be to undertake the camera test under general unaesthetic. We will place your name on a waiting list for this and will get you preassessed accordingly."

I got my pre assessment letter in yesterday and the date for this is on the 27/04/2018.

I'm now feeling much more relaxed knowing this is now a done deal, hubby is delighted that things have now actually been confirmed in writing. It was the not getting a yay or nay answer that was totally mucking me up tbh as one consultant was adamant this test should be done and tried again with sedation when the other was adamant GA was the way forward hence how the whole process has taken so long but now a decision has been confirmed I'm delighted with the outcome that I'm getting it done under a GA :)

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My son's 1st real interview is today and all I ask is if you could please send positive thoughts his way at 11:30am, I know I will be.

Thank you...

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As you know my eldest son went for his interview yesterday and I'm pleased to say, no I'm delighted to say that they phoned him this morning at 9am to offer him the job, they said they would give him until 3pm to decide, long story short he phoned them back at midday to say he would be delighted to take the job offer.

What a lucky boy he is, I mean it was his 1st interview and to have a have the job offered to you is just wow, I'm so very proud of him.

His Dad and I have been putting money aside that our son did not know about and today I told him of this money as he will need quite a few suits, ties etc so this should help him out.

I will admit I never thought he would get it due to his lack of experience and tbh I don't think our son thought he would either.

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I am into my second week of my new job for a well known supermarket as a home delivery driver, next week out on my own. Fingers crossed.

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You'll be fine Richard :) and congratulations on your new job.

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Congratulations from me as well Richard. I doubt if your employers would send you out on your own if you weren't up to the job. Just be careful and double check what you are going to do. As you get more confidence I am sure you will be wondering why you needed to cross your fingers. :)

@ weenie. Congratulations to your young man who is a credit to his parents. If he can stand the trauma of shopping there, M&S always used to do a reasonably priced range of suits, the greatest thing about them was that they were washable and didn't look half bad. Didn't half save loads of money on dry cleaning and they wore really well. Our son hated the dang things by the time they eventually wore out. :D :D :D

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And the M&S outlet shops are even better value - previous season’s stuff at about 2/3 to 1/2 price.

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Good Luck Richard.

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Baking home made seeded, wholemeal bread at the moment. Smells lovely. :)

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Game stew.

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Thank you every body for your kind words.. I will try my best that is all one can do. ;)

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Had a lovely night out at my god-son’s 21st birthday bash (remember his Christening, and now he’s about to finish his B.Sc Astrophysics, how time flies) - booked an Uber, and we got a Merc E-Class; nice end to a lovely evening.

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Going bingo tonight with the family.

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Hope your luck is in Den. :)

I've just booked a 4 night stay in a holiday park in Brixham on 7th May, nice to get away for a few days and close to home, so not too much driving for the old man. :hyper::hyper::hyper: (hope the weather is kind).

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Our memories of Brixham is that it is a lovely place as l am sure you have been there before Tinky and enjoyed it.:)

Surely our dreadful weather has got to turn by May Tinky.:)

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Statistically May is the driest month of the year. It's always nice round my birthday (5th May). :)

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I'd say good luck but you don't seem to need it

You'll be fine I'm sure

Hope you have a nice break, beats flying to :tu:

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Thanks Daddy, we tossed up between Brixham and Tenerife, no comparison admittedly but the thought of flying again did it for me. Our holiday Park does Bingo Den, last time we went there Mr T won over £500. We couldn't be that lucky again surely? :)

Thanks for the weather info heero, and 5th of May is our youngest son's birthday.

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That will be nice for you all ;)

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We got booked up for Tenerife Tinky for the middle of May, but I think this will be our last flying holiday, just fed up with airports,to tress ful now

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Tenerife is lovely Nash, but I am less disappointed at not going now that I have worked out that there and back for us would involve 7 taxis, 2 trains, 1 overnight stay in the Hampton Hilton, and two 4 hour flights, not to mention the claustrophobia. :erm:

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My big amaryllis (Red Lion) is flowering:

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...5&d=1522749629

Two of the ones that came from my mothers are also flowering. I've cleaned up the bulbs and re-potted them as they'd been somewhat neglected. 14 in total now. :)

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That would really put me off too, ;)

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They look lovely ;)

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Having friends and family who know just how to lift my spirits also a huge thank you to Hi Stranger you know who you are your kind and thoughtful words mean't more than you will ever know :)

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The thought of my sister saying a cruchy peanut butter and pickled onion sandwich is to die for.

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A little bit of of good & bad news Imo.

I received a letter from the hospital today and tbh it was not what I was expecting after being told that my endoscopy would be done under GA.

I have just received a letter stating otherwise and I quote I will make arrangements for this to be done with Propofol sedation. I will also copy the letter to the lady so that she is aware that doing it this method increases her risks, though if she would like to discuss this me further beforehand I would be happy to see her in the clinic.

My question is has anyone had Propofol sedation and will it knock me out as the other sedation just did not work with me :( and tbh I'm prettified now that this may the case with this, I cannot believe they have once again took the offer of a GA away despite stating otherwise both verbally and by letter.

Any feed back on Propofol sedation will be most welcomed.

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I have a very bad reaction to normal General Anesthetics and can be kept in recovery for a couple of hours whilst my readings stabalise so when I needed to go back into theatre soon after my emergency Appendectomy a couple of years ago they used Propofol on me.

It must have totally knocked me out because I can't remember a thing but I do remember coming round afterwards back in ICU and John saying that I seemed to be back on ICU only a very short time after he was informed I was out of theatre. I think they can apply different levels of dosage to vary the depth you are sedated and the length of time it works.

Add/
Having a read around the net it seems that Propofol can be used for conscious sedation with no memory of a procedure up to full sedation which I had.

Hopefully someone on here will be able to tell you their experience.

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Thanks Jo, I bit the bullet and phoned my Crohns nurse who has put my mind at ease as she said with this sedation it will totally relax me and I will quickly fall asleep once the Propofol is injected and it will be nothing like the previous conscious sedation as it is a totally different sedation as I will remember not a thing about the procedure and let's be honest that is what I want to remember nothing.

I'm glad I phoned now much more settled.

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Glad you have found out about this procedure Weenie, Good Luck this time Weenie ;)

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I've just come across my Mum's receipt for her Singer electric sewing machine bought in May 1946 for £23. 4/6d, equal to around £675 at today's rates. Wonder where she got that money from? Incidentally the machine still works perfectly (I was using it yesterday) it hasn't been used for the last 3 years and has never been serviced. :)

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Absolutely wonderful Tinky as one thing is for sure and that is products built then were built to last unlike many products today.

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Its probably worth far more that £675 today, especailly as it still works

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What a lovely find Tinky :)

My Crohns specialist secretary has just phoned and for some reason I have landed on two lists for my endoscopy one being done under a GA and the other one being under Propofol sedation now I need to decide what one I want and have until Monday to decide.

I think I will go for the GA for mainly the peace of mind that it offers as this way I know that I will be knocked out.

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Just had our home & contents insurance renewal (which includes world-wide travel insurance) come through - 10% difference in price from last year.

10% less...

Quite happy with this.

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Making my first attempt at a spaghetti Bolognese right now, and so far (apart from a little too much oil to fry off onions and mince) it seems to be going OK. Will report back after eating.

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Well done ;)

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Try not to use oil for the mince as there is enough fat in it to cook properly.

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Some say use butter (NOT margarine carp) to do the onions then add the mince.

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We have just had a parking charge penalty notice rescinded.:)

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My nieces girlfriend has qualified as cabin crew for Thomas Cook.

Her mother flew down from Glasgow too see her collect her wings.

Mind you I might change my career.

Shes gets a flat rate salary, but if she has to fly away from her base she gets £75.

She also gets £4 extra per hour while flying, this starts when shes clocks in.

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That is great news Hom3r about your nieces girlfriend.:tu:

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Last night I was officially signed off as an auditor. YES!!!!!!!!

And finally spending time at home. Did last night, drove back to the office and then because it was so late by the time we got back there, I went straight back out again to do another job. Now home, and apart from some shopping not planning on leaving the house until Sunday. So I can catch up on some sleep.

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Well done. Enjoy your days off.

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Seeing our brothers later today for 3 days so we are looking forward to that.:)

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Nice for you all Den ;)

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The journey is running late nash as they cancelled the connection train at Westbury.:rolleyes:

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From my past experience that "connection" more often broken than made.

Fortunately even if your ticket was an advanced booking they will honour it on the next available train to continue your journey.

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Car insurance has gone down by 200 quid this year. Happy days.

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What a shame Den Hope you don't have to wait too long ;)

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I had the barium swallow test done yesterday and although not on my top 10 things to do list it was really not that bad.

I had visions of being sick as I heard the barium is not pleasant to drink (which it wasn't) but it was not unbearable.

That's now two tests down just two more to go :) were getting there and at least with one of the other's I will be under a GA and the remaining one is just a bone density scan which will be getting done later on in the year.

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What flavour did you have weenie? When I had one done, they gave me a choice of having the drink flavoured with strawberry or banana. I chose banana, and it was just like drinking a really thick milkshake. Glad it went well for you.

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Your getting there Weenie and you seem to be in a better frame of mind which helps, Good Luck ;)

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Excellent Peter.:tu:

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A hour nash sadly.

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Thankfully it was not hopefully too bad for you weenie as its normal to be very apprehensive beforehand as my nightmare is the colonoscopy test where you have to take the laxative beforehand.

Yes l remember having the bone density test quite a few times weenie as l was on a drug called clenbuterol and they needed to check my bone density over a few years period because of the possible effects of the drug.

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I did not have a choice Mark but it was mean't to be fruits of the forest and trust me it smelled like fruits of the forest but certainty did not have any taste of fruits of the forest LOL

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My sister and I drove over to near Basingstoke (Odiham) today to meet with two cousins, Michelle and Susan (identical twins) that we haven't seen for a very long time and had a nice lunch in a converted mill house. It's been a reunion that we kept saying we were going to but never actually got round to do. I had not seen Michelle since my father's funeral 25 years ago and Susan since we were kids. An opportunity to renew friendships and also news on family members that are sadly no longer with us.

Nice 4 person selfie to celebrate. :)

We agreed to try and get the rest of the remaining family together: My other sister, cousin Nicole from York and my Uncle Robert from Suffolk (Yes, Bob is indeed my uncle. :D) later in the year, probably in London, by train and stay overnight.

Overall a nice drive in the Surrey countryside, good weather and a decent meal. :)

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Well done!

We visited around there couple of weeks ago (Shalden Green, between Alton and Odiham) - it’s a lovely part of the country. I would recommend visiting the Basingstoke Milestones Museum, and the Watercress Line rail line.

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That would have been lovely for you all. A nice happy story, Heero,

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That's wonderful Heero.:tu:

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Many great memories of going to the Watercress Line at Alresford as they do some great events their like War on the Line and other events throughout the year.:)

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Had a lovely family day out in Paignton today.:)

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Very nice Den ;)

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We have a couple of ravens take residence up in the big poplar trees in the front garden. They seem to love eating wood pigeons which means that there haven't been any around for a couple of weeks to trample through my pots and borders, eating plants and chucking my gravel edging all over the place. Top of the food chain!

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We used to love going to Devon when we had family there, Loved exmouth, Sidmouth, Dawlish etc

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My eldest son started his new job today and I'm so very proud.

I know I'm biased but I must say he looked extremely smart all suited and booted.

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Hope he enjoys it Weenie

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Yes there are some beautiful places down here nash that is for sure.:)

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After witnessing my eldest son being totally miserable in his new job, yes I know he only started last Monday but without going into to much detail his Dad and I advised him to hand in his notice if he was truly miserable and he was.

Anyway he handed in his notice yesterday and as he was on his probation period they said that they were sorry to see him going but they let him leave yesterday and wished him all the best which was nice of them.

Anyway long story short he has a interview on Wednesday that is more closer to home the only thing is that it is a 24 month contract and tbh I don't care, the only thing I care about is his happiness and he was not happy where he was due to many reasons and he now needs to learn from this and move on.

If I'm honest I did foresee this happening long before he started this job but he needed to experience this for himself although I did try and advice at the time of him accepting it.

Why is this my happy thought because I have my boy back and now he knows to think long and hard before both applying and accepting any future job offer, as his Dad and I have said maybe a job is great money but that great money means nothing if your miserable son and it's all about work life and balance and you cannot let one take over the other even for a second.

All I'm saying he went to his bed last Sunday evening full of hope, Monday morning he was full of excitement for his new job, Tuesday sat in on a case which made him physically sick, Wednesday the light and passion for the job had went out, Thursday a shell of the man he was on the Monday, Friday handed in his notice after speaking to us.

Today we have our son back :) I only hope he gets this job on Wednesday and it makes him truly happy, yes it is less money plus a contract instead of a full time position but it's only 10 minutes away so he won't be traveling 4 hours a day to get to and from work so on paper yes it's less money but not by much once you add up the yearly traveling costs of £3400.

I'm happy because our son had the wisdom to know this job was not for him and the guts it took to not only speak to us about it but the courage to hand in his notice after such a short period of time.

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@ weenie.
A hard lesson but an invaluable one. I truly hope that he gets a job that enables him to move on from this first bad choice. I know from experience how harrowing court work can be and I would never wish your son to be hardened by having to deal with some of the blackness that lives within some people's souls.

Saving so much money on travel can't be a bad thing either :) Give the lad a hug from me please.

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Hope he gets settle and is happy Weenie,

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Nice warm sunny afternoon with only a tiny breeze. Lunchtime in the local's beer garden. Getting the BBQ ready for later, mugs of beer, being with the one you love. Life don't get much better. :Sun:

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Just finished power washing the patio and the UPV furniture. One sort of day when splash-back from the washer jet is quite refreshing. :)

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Have fun ;)

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An update on my nieces girlfriend.

Last week she was told she needed to do a weeks training Wednesday to Sunday, 9 to 5, as the aircraft type she did her training on was not the type she would be flying on out of Stansted.

On top of that 3 exams with the premise fail twice and you are not flying out of Stansted, with a small hiccup she pase and will fly when thy sort her pass out as they cocked up.

On top of that she has just seen a room to rent (Just around the corner from the station) and will move in when the landlord get the furniture she needs (my sister has made sure that it is suitable for her and shes comfortable)

The room isn't massive but can put a small double bead in so my niece can stay over, but no doubt she'll spend time at my sisters.

The landlord wanted £800 deposit but my sister got him down to £500, which I have lent her with the proviso she only pays back when she can and she's not to leave her self short.

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My eldest is going for a interview tomorrow at 10:15 fingers crossed he gets it.

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Yip he sat in on a case last Tuesday that made him sick Jo.

Yes that is a bonus the savings on travel and already said to him that Jo sends you hug he remembers you as the lady he sent a thank you too.

I had to laugh when he said Mum I don't know how you don't have facebook you would love it, I simply replied I'll just stick with the CF thank you.

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Had a lovely relaxing night out with the family last night at the bingo and l won £225 plus £107 earlier on the nags to boot as well.:):):)

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Excellent for you Den, Your luck was certainly in yesterday, Well Done .

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I think you win far more than it costs you to play, please pick next Fridays lottery numbers for me! :D

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Well done, again

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Yay! Our swifts are back. Now I know summer is just round the corner. :)

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Life does not ever seem seem to be much easier with my little ones does it ?:it just gets 'different'!!!? :rolleyes::shrug: It's interesting though and for me is quite an exhausting juggling match. But it's manageable. :hugs:

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I was at Colchester Zoo 2 weeks ago and they had Swallows flying about. I have not seen the Swifts or House Martins here in mid-Kent yet...

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We are off to Tenerife tomorrow for a week,

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Have a lovely holiday nash..

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Thanks Den;)

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As you know my son handed in his notice in his first real job a couple of weeks ago.

Well I have some really good news after three interviews with the bank he got through to the final 4th interview on Monday and guess what he phoned them to say that he would need to cancel the interview why because he got the other job (his dream job) which is relevant to his degree :)

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Sitting at the poo. In Tenerife watching the Royal Wedding

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NOT having to watch weddings or football. :D

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We were away all last week and the damn wedding was all over the Polish, Ukrainian and Russian cable channels every news bulletin. Bar or balcony was the only other option :P