Hi everyone.  Hope you are all okay this evening.  I need to try to go to bed earlier tonight so just a quick post.  It really is a pity you don't live closer to me Patricia and solve my parcels problem.  Lynne I will ask at my post office and see if I can get things delivered there.  There must be a solution for people like me who have no-one at home during the day.

Gayle it was lovely to read that Wully's ex had left a nice message for you.  Restores some faith in human nature.  Dave it will be lovely for you and your sons to have somewhere to go to remember Nic - it sounds wonderful.

Lynne I am going to take some time to try to think of what to put on my facebook status to encourage more to set sky candle off at the same time.

Best get some sleep.  Take care everyone.  Ailsa xx 

Hi all

Dave, The woodland site is a lovely idea, and yes I understand what you say about it seeming so final.  I felt very much like that at the time, however now I am very, very glad that I found a place that I can visit and chat to Ed, and most of the time I find it very calming to go and sit there in times of stress/sadness etc - it feels very personal.  And I know that I am not the only one ............  heh girls??

I see what you mean about the Christmas sky lanterns on Facebook.  I think we will all feel very close at 7pm Christmas night. 

Gayle, I am glad that the message was caring and warm, very brave of you to read it, so well done.  Even more glad that Wully's ex had obviously put some thought into the way she worded it. 

Lazy evening tonight - had to take the mutts to the vet for their post-op check. 

Wag, wag, wag ...... Oh yes mum - we luvs going in the car ............... yes mum we will jumps out cos you has parked the car up somewhere really speshul, all grassy and luverly for a walk ......... OH NO mum we is not going in there again - don't you knows wot that lady dun to us. 

If you could have seen me trying to persuade/drag a total of 11 stone of dogs in through two sets of heavy doors while they whimpered and gurned you would have laughed.  However, all's well that ends well because apparently they are both healing beautifully.

Of course I could go and write some Christmas cards ............ ah well there is always tomorrow.

Love Judi xx

Gayle, sorry you found the service so upsetting (((((hugs))))))

Lynne, you should have heard from the hospice if you were in the care of either Macmillan services or Marie Curie services. They are apparently meant to contact everyone no matter whether the hospice services were used or not. Which hospice would you have been to??

Ailsa, I hope you get your parcel situation sorted out.

Judi, you paint such a graffic picture with your stories that I feel as though I were there lol.

Dave, I am glad you have found your woodland place. I hope you find comfort in times to come, knowing that you will be together again eventually.

Fiona, thinking of you today will love and empathy. I do hope that it is not too distressing for you.

Sue, esme, manda, lesley and everyone else, I send you my love and my blessings for a reasonable day.

Love and angel hugs x x x Patricia x x x

Afternoon everyone,

Sending you all, my love and ((((HUGS))))
Quill xxxxxxx

smug or what????

guess who's just finished her Christmas shopping????

Smartypants!!!!!!  Aaaahhhhh!!!  But guess who's nicely relaxed after a wonderful back massage this morning?????

huh!!!

Oh! the joys of small children at this time of year.  I remember it well from working in a playgroup many many years ago!!!  Fingers everywhere...........up noses........in ears............in someone else's eyes.....oh joy!!!!!  But they do look absolutely adorable as they all warble their carols and songs whilst trying to keep time with bells or castanets!!!  It brings a lump to the eye and a tear to the throat................

Our massage??  Wonderful - and to us - it's free!!!  Courtesy of the Chemo Unit........carers are included.....let's face we need pampering too!!! 

Love and (((((((((((Bug higs)))))))))))) to you all

Dot xxxxxxxxx

Evening all Well done Sue , can you do mine now please or at least kick my butt to make me get my act together , oh well i've got 3 days off next week so hopefully i can find some brains and get some thing done lol, Ive got my sky candles and thats the important thing , so many people are asking me about them , ireally think we'll break that world record Sue xx Ailsa what a good idea to post it on your status too , i think if we all do it the sky's really will be lit up . Did you manage to sort anything out with the post office , what usually happens with me is , they try and deliver the parcel and because they cant , they put a card throught the door and thats when i arrange to pick it up at the local post office , hopefully you can sort something out .xx Patricia the only thing i've heard from the hospice is when they offered me councilling . I remember last christmas dad got an invite to the hospice after we'd lost mum  so i am suprised i've not heard anything .xx Judi like Patricia said your descriptions are brilliant , do you write at all ? you should do xx Lesley i'm glad your my friend on face book too , i love this site but i like face book too xx

I got a christmas card off Gordons daughter (1) today , it was a lovely card and she'd wrote in it "always remember if your happy da will be happy " it made me cry . I still haven't heard from Gordons cousin yet so i'll take it she doesn't want to know me , oh well i've got plenty of friends on here xx I've also bought another plaque for the bench , i was never really happy that his name wasn't on it , and his daughter said she din't mind if i took hers off , well i wont take it off but i'll add this other one too , i'm just waiting for my son to have time to screw it on xx

Hope everybody is getting through these hard days . Hugs Fiona , Gayle , Dotee ,Amanda , Esme Dave and supercider drinker (you know who you are )lol