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heehee just for my adopted mum Cindy.xxxx

Hi Nat

Really good to hear from you. Thank you for the congrats and woop woops. It was an amazing day. Quite surreal. I have to admit to being quite emotional - I dont like a lot of fuss so was trying to stay chilled in the build up! The whole event was so well organised and planned, like a well oiled machine.

The funniest bit of the day was when I was in my group waiting to go forward to receive the award. I turned and spoke to the very glamorous lady behind me, asking her what she had recieved her award for. She turned out to be the founder of slimming world - which we in the office have been followin for the last few weeks! I thought Blimey - you cant get away from it even here!

Worst moment of the day - knocking the toilet roll holder off the wall in the toilets!

Loveliest bit of the day - sharing the day with the whole NFF team who came up to London with my family for a slap up meal afterwards! Brill!

Feeling a bit shabby today, but well worth it. Will ask Emma how I post a photo of the family when I am back in tomorrow.

Hope you and the family are well. Come and see us soon.

Love Kim xxx

Mornin all,
          Kim, wow sounds like it was a fab day.Of all things, you had to knock the toilet holder off the wall,hope u put it bck.lol. Suppose we have all been guilty of doing that.
          Fancy bumping into the slimming world founder.!Of all places EH?
       Here all good,kids well,hubby enjoying his work and me well im just being Nat.LOL.I am good,working and helping out at both schools.So loving everything at the mo.Love it, love it.x
      Weather here in pompey at the mo is sunny,Quite nice really.x
  Hope everyone is well today.xxx
got to go.
love natxx

Hi Peeps

Hope everyone is ok!

Oops, disconnected everyone, hope it was'nt too painful lol!

Scatty,
Sorry to hear about the headaches and glad you are recovering. Not long now before Joe comes home. I bet you are all getting excited. With regards to The Maritime Club, they say there is parking, but what they actually mean is..parking for about three cars, but there is parking around the streets. When we were there, they were due to close the Health Club, but things may be different now. The Club is great for Gunwharf Quays, as it is only a short walk, so Rob will be able to have a bevvy or eight lol! Hope you enjoy the day. My only advice, wrap up well. I was there at around the same time (January) and it was very very cold standing around. You then have to wait until the Ship is secured, which also takes around 30 minutes. I hear there will be a Tea/Coffee Van, so at least you will have that to help.

Sheila,
Glad you enjoyed your Weekend. Did you manage to do any Christmas shopping? Is Jamie home or away?

Nat,
What are you doing jogging around in this weather, you mad woman lol!

Cindy,
Aww Myla Rose is so cute and growing up very fast. Christmas will be great for everyone this year. At least she will be able to climb into the boxes as well as rip the paper off lol!
Hope Scott and Carl are ok jobwise.
Big kiss to Ian, hope the quiz went well

Ricardo,
You on the sherry yet in the Office, or is that out of bounds? You surely must be having a well deserved celebratory drink with Kim.

Jay is due off for 3 weeks from tommorrow, due to working Christmas and New Year and taking time owing, but, unfortunately has been signed off with Tonsillitis for the last 48 hours and is now on penicillin, so hoping he will be able to get back home ok on the various trains.

x

Sapphire No I didn't do any Christmas shopping went away with hubby so wouldn't have been wise lol. Jamie is home at the moment he goes back to base a week on Sunday for a week then he has about a month off. Its great to have him home but he doesn't half eat. Hope Jay will soon be better

Kim Congratulations what a fantastic day.

Nat Hope you are not working too hard. have you got your tree out yet? Hope Craig is ok now

Scatty Hope you are feeling better now sounds as though you haven't got time to be ill

Cindy, Ricardo hope you are both well

Took my mum yesterday to sign for her new flat in sheltered housing so its all go now. She wants it painting and we are going to move her a week tomorrow so I'm going to be very busy. Jamie is home just right and I also have a sister who is helping so it should be a laugh !!!!!!

Didnt realize I had not posted..LOL..

Natty Glad Craig is getting better, how's he doing now all OK?. What about Camilla coming out of the jungle and Bugner going in, I don't watch it live as Ian thinks that sort of TV is the pitts, so catch up the next day.

Scatty Sorry to hear your suffering with headaches and sinus problems thats so painfull, hvae suffered in the past with that and nasty..Hope you are better asap. R.M.C does not have must parking at ALL just a few places out the fron, which we have allways managed to get into, but IS SO close to the shops and historical dockyard, always had a good stay when there.

Sheila Glad you had a good time in London shame about the weather, so MUMS going for it then a move to new place I hope she is very happy and enjoy the decorating remember it well, we decorated all my Dads apartment and new carpet etc all in 1 week was exhausting but bless him he was so gratefull.

KIM NFF Wow what a day, fancy you have the toilet roll problem I think it has happened to us all, better that.. then getting your frock tucked into your knickers!!!!!

Sapphire yes Myla Rose will have great fun at Christmas, she is just fun at the moment so gonna make the most of her..sorry to here Jay is not well, they do suffer with that these days in my day they wiped the tonsils out.

Weather really is boring at this time of year, Scott has applied for huge amount of jobs and signed on to many agencys but not allot out there, but hey ho that was his choice to leave. I have linked up with the minx that is Pedro on FB, seems a live wire..LOL.. takling of strange men...Ricardo are you there

Ricardo: How you doing,life work home the wife etc etc etc etc......

I joined thousands of others early this afternoon in Grimsby, paying my respects to our two local fallen soldiers Sgt Matthew Telford and Guardsman Jimmy Major.

Whilst we were waiting for the cortege I could not believe my ears. A young woman was trying to get through the crowds with a push chair and I heard her say, "This is f******g nuisance!" Well, I could have punched her in the face. I was so disgusted, as were many others standing there.


Otherwise it was a very moving experience. As the cortege passed we all fell silent other than, quietly aplauding those two young men laying in their coffins. Many threw flowers on to the hearses. May they RIP

xxx

Scatty: I am sorry but if I had been in the crown My London MOUTH would of given her what for. Is it to much to ask for a bit of respect for a few minuets....

Weather so bad hee but nothing compared to what some people are having, a really bad storm frightened the dog and woke me up at 05.00 so gonna be a long day...

Cindy - Don't worry I did give her a piece of my mind and told her to show some respect. Others joined in, but I don't think she was bothered.

Matthew was 37 and he actually recruited 20 year old Jimmy. Bless them both.

SCATTY: omg THAT IS SO VERY SAD....

Well rain rain and more rain what more can I say.

been decorating all day today at my mums new flat, moving her in on Saturday and just had phone call to say we have to sign next Monday for our new house. Looks as though we might be moving the Saturday after,where do I start? !!!! I think a bar of chocolate and a glass of wine is called for or should I make that brandy lol

Hope everyone is ok x x

Greetings chaps

Trying to catch up with posts, very busy here.

Will post later

Ricardo

Sheila..how come you move so fast. (the House) not you personally..LOL.... good luck with moving and decorating your Mums place and getting her settled and good luck with your Move as well they say moving is high on the stress list so you must be VERY STRESSED.........all the best.

Ricardo: Hi and Bye then keep up the good work, and get your self sorted.?? Love to you xxxxxx

Hi

Scatty,
Glad you managed to get over to Grimsby. Not a good time for those around. As for that girl, what chance do the kids have when their parents are so immature and selfish??!!
Won't be long before Joe is home, countdown on!

Sheila,
You are having a busy time. Glad your Mum is happy with the new place. Hope the move goes well. We have not had many viewings at the mo. so will have to wait and see what happens after Christmas, hoping things will pick up.

Nat
Hope you are ok after your cycle ride. Not been on mine for a while, so will probably kill me when I do lol!

Cindy,
Weather a bit grim up here, but not as bad as Cumbria. Jay came home from Scotland last Weekend and, although the train had a slight delay, no major holdups, but he did say there was lots of flooding around, so thinking of all those in Cockermouth at the mo. Can't believe that some people have no contents insurance, especially when it is known to be a flood area, unless the Insurance companies charge way over the odds, as so often they do!

Ricardo,
Hello and Goodbye lol!

x

sun has been out today but getting colder. hope you are all well xxxx