My husband died in my arms on the 2nd May (2009) - what happens now?

Well I did go out shopping and I did pick up a few bargains and kept my mind occupied. I am home now though and having had my evening meal the long lonely night stretches ahead. So here I am, moaning again about my lot in life. It is shameful for me to be so pathetic when others have so much more to contend with.

It is nice to be huddled together tied with that sparkly rope to keep us safe. I promise to try hard to be less needy so that someone else can migrate to the middle for safety and warmth.

Gayle what date is the meeting in February? Am I correct in thinking you settled on the last weekend?

Lynne, safe journey up to Scotland x x x

I hope that you are all managing to have a reasonable evening.

Love and angel hugs x x x Patricia x x x

Sorry I missed your post Dot.  Okay come on then lets ((((((huddle))))))) x x x x

I hop ethat Alan and you are having a slightly better day. Hard as it may seem at the moment. I am feeling that you are not as bright as you would like us to believe.

Love and angel hugs x x x Patricia x x x

Hello Lovely Ladies, just a quick post from me... I am struggling a bit at the moment, as are we all it seems - but please let's not berate ourselves too much, I think we have enough to condend with and good reason to be feeling down just at the moment...

Anyway, wanted to let you know that having seen the WWF adverts on the TV today, and thanks to all the lovely posts here, I have been inspired to 'adopt a penguin' for my nieces Xmas present!

Hope you are all getting through however you can, ((((((bug higs)))))) to everyone. Manda xx

Hi Patricia - I'm as OK as I can be just now..............xxxx

What a lovely idea - now you'll start us all adopting penguins !!

The meet up date hasn't been fixed yet but we should make it a date that most of us can make - I am pretty free most of February and March so don't mind.

Gayle xx

Manda that is a lovely idea!  Good on you.

Lynne, I have to admit I don't know where Lambert is, however if it is near Edinburgh it is probably still over one hundred miles from me, I would have LOVED to come and give you a hug or a hig or even a bug.

Flapping flippers or flipping flappers, now there's a quandary!!  Sue I am delighted to hear that you have light again, I thought my boiler was playing up this morning (still not sure what was wrong but it is ok now) and I completely understand how unnerving things like that can be - and at least it was daytime for me.  It did make me phone a boiler maintenance company though and sign up for their yearly servicing/call out package - something I had been meaning to do for ages. 

Today ........ small drum roll please ...... I wrote a long letter to a my wonderful uncle and enclosed it in a CHRISTMAS CARD!  One a day is enough to keep Lynne off my back isn't it!! LOL.

This afternoon my doorbell rang and it was George the Joiner .... yes that is his name .... I think I have told you guys this before so please just start yawning and I will take the hint and shut up ..... as if!!  Anyway about eight months ago I needed some work done and a friend suggested George.  He came and did all the jobs needed (excellent workmanship and very good rates!) and introduced me to George the Painter, George the Electrician and Ron (but his middle name is George) the flooring mannie.  As you can see, you are only allowed to work in my house if your name is George.  Anyway, George .... .(the Joiner - keep up) rang the bell and came in to see how I was, as it is getting near Christmas and stayed for a cup of tea.  How nice is that!

Boy phoned tonight and we were discussing pressies, I explained that if he had no inspiration I would like a nice draft excluder.  After a second's silence and then a guffaw he said "Mother - you are so hard core, so Mick Jagger, so Rock and Roll ....... er no I don't think so!"  So I guess I am not getting that then  (you can get some very funky draft excluders now you know).

Love to all, hig bugs and flapping flippers.

Judi xxx

Judes, your visitors sound 'george-ous'.

Thank you Sue ..... although I have to say I am a little disappointed .......... I was hoping for a picture of really cool draft excluder (not a sausage dog though, cos Joey and Kat wouldn't like that!)

Judes x

Yippeeee ..... I want that one (said in the voice of Andy from Little Britain!)  I knew I could rely on you!!!!

Judes xx