G'Day Doreen calling in

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G'Day Doreen calling in
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Sat, 05-24-2003 - 5:38am


Well Friends I am going to start with a little memory, from when I was a very

small girl my Dad used to say if I tried to pick up something heavy "be careful

you will hurt your Phuffoo Valve" all my life I wondered where this strange thing

was, the other day I could hardly believe my ears when I heard myself saying

it to my DGD when they went to lift something, of course they were so intriqued

& wanted to know all about it, I had to tell the truth & say I forgot to ask

Poppee before he left us, they were quite satisfied about that they loved Poppee.

Rosemary I nearly came to tears when I chanced upon your post where you spoke of

about your DS, sadly some of us are born with turmoil in our brains, until the

reason is found there is a lot of pain & misunderstanding to go through for

the person & loved ones close, I call it the luck of the draw.

Betty I do hope your Dear MIL is easier, how sad she is having some regrets about

her earlier behaviour, but on the positive side it is lovely she can talk about

it to you & your DH. Even I am becomming excited about Annika is it too much

to hope for?

We have done the shopping today, we do for the whole week in one trip, tried

something new today, halfed it, went through the checkout, Jack took that lot to

the car, I went on with the second half, this has come about because I find it

very difficult to stand there so long now, it worked quite good.

I posted most of this the same last night, pressed the preview button as usual

& it all disappeared, got so mad, that I spat the dummy & went to bed slightly

sulky.

Bye for now Girls take care, HUGS Doreen

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Sat, 05-24-2003 - 6:52am
HOw cute about that "Phuffoo Valve", it does sound like something you might want to be careful of..LOL.. Isn't it wonderful when these memories pop up and they give you such warm thoughts of the person that said them. I have so many memories of my grandparents and think back so fondly on them and the memories.

I hope that your new shopping method works out better for you. Our grocery stores here have small electric vehicles that you can ride around. Do you all have those? You are probably glad when each weeks shopping is over with.

I had no trouble reading this post. Have a good evening..Hugs..Becky :-)

 


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Sat, 05-24-2003 - 9:36am
Good Morning, Doreen, and I am certainly thinking about that Phuffo Valve, and what it possibly is--so guess we can all use our imagination on that one. Isn't it nice to have such good memories? Your posts are always so nice to read, and I look forward to your stories and things that you tell us about in your country. But deep down, we are all the same, whether an ocean in between or not. I hope that as your reading this the sun is shining and that you can enjoy some of those nice rays to keep you warm. Here, it was back into a winter jacket again yesterday--so unbelievable.

Your new shopping method sounds great and hope it works out good! DH and I each take a carriage and go our own separate ways in the store as we both shop quite differently; we meet at the register one behind the other but still check out as a single customer. It has worked well since his retirement and since he's always doing the shopping with me now. As a matter of fact, he buys a lot more than I do. He buys in bulk--my gosh, I don't think we'll ever eat all that food, and I usually buy more the fresh veggies and fruit, something he just automatically skips over. Oh well, at least we're not starving.

Hugs and have a good day! Bea

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Sat, 05-24-2003 - 11:53am
Doreen - thanks for your wonderful post, and your kind thoughts to me. My DS has certainly been a heartbreak - I supposed I'm hardened against it because I don't let it bother me much anymore, but the pain is still there. It taught me to not be critical of mothers with uncontrollable children - so many "friends" were critical of me. Even my MIL was critical - "just needs more discipline"... etc. So - I give the benefit of the doubt to parents - and try not to assume it's their fault.

Anyway - hope you have a great week-end - Rosemary