Dear Carol.
Sounds like you'll have fun with Lisa and Harry visiting for the weekend.  My 3 girls all have big boobs and complain all the time about them.  It is hard to get clothes that fit everywhere when one part of your body is not in proportion to the rest.  I gathered what plonkies were, we often call alcohol plonk.  It is funny though some of the different meaning of words, you have some I've never heard of and we probably have some you've never heard of.  I'll have to try some raspberry gin one day, it sounds nice.
It is really good that Norman is a lot better today and has his sense of humour back, hopefully the weekend won't wear him out too much so he relapses again.
I had that fairly quiet day today... just caught up with the washing, did some ironing but the pile has grown with what I;ve added today unfortunately.  Cooked some pasta for tea to go with spag bol I had in the freezer.  Maybe Sunday I'll make a pot of soup using the lamb shanks I have in the freezer.  Lots of veggies and barley.  It's great to come home to on a cold day.  We have had cold weather and lots of rain over the last couple of days.  A caravan park on one of the lakes had a tornado go through and it's caused so much damage, ruined 5/6 of the cottages, damaged caravans, lifted boats and dumped them in paddocks.  It's such a pretty spot on Lake Purrembeet.  I went to a Good Friday country music fundraiser there a couple of years ago.  It's only about 35k's from here.
Tomorrow I'll have to go to Bunnings (hardware shop) the light on my bedside table has blown.  I've replaced it with the globe from the other bedside table.  Have dozens of globes here to everything else but that one.  So annoying, I usually have spares.
Have a wonderful time with Lisa and Harry, and wee'll catch up after they've gone.

Take care and love to all.  Sue xx

 

We've had the loveliest of weekends,  Harry is so loving and his sweet face cheers us both up.  He's become a film producer whilst here, Grandma being behind the camera, a production on how to build lego, You Tube here we come!  Sunday lunch was very nice and Sue surprised us by treating us as she'd just received her 20 year service reward, three hours of food, drink and good chat, Harry had his Switch game with him, how lucky are children today, we would have sat there bored out of heads as children in our day.  Hubby has done well but got terrible cramp and screamed in pain, it's a good job we were home by then!  I think it's the low blood count but it's so stressful.  I've just noticed he's getting really thin on top, I'm not saying anything as he loves his head of salt and pepper hair.  I have eaten so much that I'm going to have to do an extra zumba class, except I'm off to the Metro Centre on Thursday then meeting a friend for  lunch on Friday, such a busy life, but as long as he's OK I'll keep going.  We discussed our Golden wedding plans for the first time, we need to let the family know so they can book time off, fortunately it's half term week, so very handy.  Lisa thinks she's in Las Vegas on business but is checking it out.  So feet up, just seen the news about Prince Harry and the baby, a brand new start, how exciting!!  Love Carol x 

Dear Carol,
So good to hear the weekend was lovely.  Grandchildren really are a joy.  I love my time with Eli, it's so special.  Bree's kids also but I don't see them as often as I do Eli.  Your Sunday lunch sounds wonderful.  Kids now are so lucky, we didn't go out for tea when I was his age, we were left with the people that lived next door.  I think I was about 12 when we first went out for tea as a family.  I still, even now, remember it so clearly.  It was a real treat.  Only occaisionally had take-away (fish and chips).  By the time I had Cass, she came even when she was just a toddler.  So glad Norman did well while you had your visitors.  Like you I have eaten so much tonight for tea.  Had Rotary tonight and  my meal tonight, despite ordering the small option (a lot of meals come in two sizes)  was huge, Ate as much as I could but didn't manage to finish it.  Watched Eli at Deana's today, he is getting so good feeding himself now, he sits at his table and chair and feeds himself.  He has 10 teeth now, Deana only realised when she stuck her finger in to see if there were any more about to appear, and found another 2.  Came through without any problems.  Went to aqua balance last night and will go again tomorrow.  Golden wedding anniversary, that's a real achievement.  Get in early so that can all come. I hope Lisa isn't in Las Vegas for whatever you end doing to celebrate.  It wonderful news too about the baby for Prince Harry and Meghan..  It's been all over the news here also.  Prince Harry was absolutely over the moon when he announced it.

Take care, lots of love.  Sue xx

Dear Sue, a bitterly cold day here and raining.  I did zumba and Dorothy had fallen out of the awning of the caravan she was in and landed on her lower back she looked really unwell and hardly moved.  We've stayed home all afternoon in the warm.  Grandchildren are a joy mine make me smile, it's only two weeks til I go to London so not long, then I'll see Faye the following weekend.  Dancing again tomorrow then Mary and I are going clothes shopping on Thursday.  I need a linen jacket for the summer.  Yes it's lovely about the Royal baby Harry looked very happy and proud on the TV.  So a quiet day really but I'm a little tired so think I'll have an early night and read.  Take care, love Carol x

Dear Carol,
It's cold here also, and we've had lots of rain.  I hope Dorothy went to the Drs after her fall. 
I'm here now as I won't be on later this evening.  I'll be at Deana's but she asked if I would go straight after swimming.  Eli has had a couple of unsettled nights with his cold.  Chances are tonight he will be fine but so Deana and Nick can both get a reasonable nights sleep and as I was going to be there anyway as Deana is going to the flower market at 4,00am and Nick leaves for work at 4.20am.  I'll go a lot earlier so I can settle him if he is unsettled tonight, and then when he wakes, give him breakfast and get him ready for day-care and drop him off.  I've got wool here so after hunting through patterns, I've decided on one and will take that to do as there isn't a great deal on tv.
Enjoy your clothes shopping on Thursday.  After not much sleep tonight (whether Eli wakes or not), I doubt I'll be doing much tomorrow will be catching up on some sleep, but should be able to post my Thursday evening.

Take care till then and keep warm.  Lots of love.  Sue xx

Hi Sue, we seem to have had a relapse today as for the first time in weeks I've been yelled at for no good reason.  He's then gone for bloods at 2pm disappeared un til 4pm.without any call as to where he was going.  I'm so mad that he can just get on with it, these outbursts are hurtful and only done to me, I'm not standing for it.  Miserable weather, even snow, Faye rang and is having problems with Ella and tummy aches, she's now had to send samples in, we're not sure if it's a nervous tummy or something wrong, hopefully the nervous tummy.  Faye sounds at her wits end with them both, it would be nice if I could help but that's life.  I'm looking forward to going out with Mary tomorrow and getting out the house.  Just seen the baby pictures of the royal newborn, he is gorgeous.  I HOPE Elis gets better soon, such early starts for Mum and Dad, they're lucky to have you.  Take care Sue, love Carol x 

Things are still a little chilly this morning, I'm getting ready to go out and he says he needs a new plaster on, it'll have to be done before I go out, where are you going he asks crossly as if I've just made up my trip out!  There is one way to do it  before I go, what's that he asks, get out of bed I reply and walk away.  This obviously hits home and he gets up!!  Trying to get a linen jacket was like pulling hens teeth, horrible creased linen in M & S for £79 I wouldn't give you the nine pounds, so Debenham is next, I've got one but not linen and for the first time in my life had to buy a size 16 to get it too fit!!  I've not grown as I'm still wearing my original linen jacket in a size 12 that I bought ten years ago, trust me the label is being cut out!  Back home my spare Norman pops in and puts my shelf back up that fell down on Tuesday, I've unscrewed the shower hose to measure the new one, measured my curtain rail as younger daughter yanked the curtains so hard she broke the hooks which won't come out so a new pole.  Oh and the ceramic cord pull managed to unsscrew itself, fall on the tiled floor and smash to pieces.  We've had an early tea, I'm now eyeing up the raspberry gin as my pudding.  Take care girls.  Love Carol x 

Hi Carol and the girls. So fed up with this wet and cold weather. Hope it improves soon. It was my Dennis’s birthday on Tuesday 7th May so my three lovely daughters and son in laws took me out to dinner and we did a toast to him. My grandchildren all got in touch and said they would never forget their dear grandad. He would be so touched and I am so lucky to have them all. So wish he was here though. Miss him every day. Hope Norman’s feeling better now Carol. I’ve not been so good. Dreadful back ache and cloudy head. People say it’s the after effects of the Chemo. Got a bit low too. Hope I get me back before long. Lots of love to all ? Gloria xxx

Dear Gloria, so lovely to hear from you, family help a lot, lift us up and remind us why we fight.  No he's not good, feeling low and I'm keeping my head down, I've actually just hit the gin again, it keeps me calm!!  Had a good day with a long standing friend but oh my God she shouts, she's very deaf and obviously thinks she's talking normally, so a headache for which I'm taking two paracetamol with the gin!  Fixed all my household repairs, so a shower that does not spurt everywhere and pull cords with fixings attached, I think this is another bone of contention because I do everything, so apparently I'm picking on him!!  I'm sorry you feel low, it must be hard to not feel like yourself.  Did the hair colour go OK, that was lovely remembering Dennis, you must miss him.  Not a lot planned this weekend as I go to London next weekend, I'm looking forward to seeing my daughter again.  Take care all of you.  Love Carol x