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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 78451" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, all. Yes, definitely having a busy time, Sharon. I'm glad your a/c is working at last - just in time for the cooler weather, eh?</p><p></p><p>And TM, I hope Duckie feels well soon and is able to go to her dance class.</p><p></p><p>Fran, all the best for the sale, I hope you get to shift those big ticket items.</p><p></p><p>I've not been around for a couple of days, things have been hectic. But nice hectic.</p><p></p><p>Yesterday was my annual outing with best friend, she buys us the tickets to go to a show of some sort, somewhere in Sydney. Usually a play. Just the two of us. We did take a few others a couple of years ago when we went to see Topol in "Fiddler on the Roof", but we've decided we prefer having our time together where we can have a meal, a chat, some time out.</p><p>So yesterday was it - and every time, we do something which turns out to be different. We saw the play "Miracles at Cookie's Table" at Stable Theatre, right in Kings Cross in Sydney. Think - Soho. We had dinner at a handy Swiss restaurant and just chatted and joked for two hours, until it was time to get to the theatre. A late night - midnight when I got home, and a big day coming up.</p><p></p><p>And to today - a family reunion for my brothers and sisters, their kids and THEIR kids. Not everybody could make it - my eldest brother was unable to fly down from Brisbane, nor were any of his family. It took us 90 minutes to drive there - a great improvement thanks to the new automatic tollways. We only installed the Etag last weekend and we've now used it three times - it pays the toll for us each time we use the tollways - automatic debit. Progress can be scary.</p><p></p><p>But we all had a wonderful day seeing family. My kids have always been wary, since they are the youngest of their generation and always felt they were treated like babies. This time they were finally on equal turf, they felt. One of my nephews there today came from Darwin specially, I haven't seen him in over ten years! He's doing well - no longer a car mechanic though, since a hoist failed and a Greyhound bus fell on him... he's got most of the use of his arm back though. They breed 'em tough in my family. He now works with air conditioning units, I should have sent him to you, Sharon.</p><p></p><p>One of my nieces brought her face paints and sculpture balloons - I brought my face paints too, so she and easy child 2/difficult child 2 did balloon sculpture while I painted the faces of my numerous great-nieces and -nephews.</p><p></p><p>We got home right on dinner time, I had to quickly throw together a large meal for our regular horde and this is the first chance I've had (apart from a stolen five minutes earlier) to finally sit down and catch up with you all.</p><p></p><p>Tomorrow it's Integrated Listening Systems (ILS) again - tiny trains. (Integrated Listening Systems (ILS).org) I told husband I'd go but I'm still not sure, I might make up my mind in the morning. difficult child 3 is reluctant and I really should get some rest - I have to go out on Monday too, to see a specialist. Four days out in a row could be asking for trouble, for me.</p><p></p><p>But the last couple of days have been such great fun...</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 78451, member: 1991"] G'day, all. Yes, definitely having a busy time, Sharon. I'm glad your a/c is working at last - just in time for the cooler weather, eh? And TM, I hope Duckie feels well soon and is able to go to her dance class. Fran, all the best for the sale, I hope you get to shift those big ticket items. I've not been around for a couple of days, things have been hectic. But nice hectic. Yesterday was my annual outing with best friend, she buys us the tickets to go to a show of some sort, somewhere in Sydney. Usually a play. Just the two of us. We did take a few others a couple of years ago when we went to see Topol in "Fiddler on the Roof", but we've decided we prefer having our time together where we can have a meal, a chat, some time out. So yesterday was it - and every time, we do something which turns out to be different. We saw the play "Miracles at Cookie's Table" at Stable Theatre, right in Kings Cross in Sydney. Think - Soho. We had dinner at a handy Swiss restaurant and just chatted and joked for two hours, until it was time to get to the theatre. A late night - midnight when I got home, and a big day coming up. And to today - a family reunion for my brothers and sisters, their kids and THEIR kids. Not everybody could make it - my eldest brother was unable to fly down from Brisbane, nor were any of his family. It took us 90 minutes to drive there - a great improvement thanks to the new automatic tollways. We only installed the Etag last weekend and we've now used it three times - it pays the toll for us each time we use the tollways - automatic debit. Progress can be scary. But we all had a wonderful day seeing family. My kids have always been wary, since they are the youngest of their generation and always felt they were treated like babies. This time they were finally on equal turf, they felt. One of my nephews there today came from Darwin specially, I haven't seen him in over ten years! He's doing well - no longer a car mechanic though, since a hoist failed and a Greyhound bus fell on him... he's got most of the use of his arm back though. They breed 'em tough in my family. He now works with air conditioning units, I should have sent him to you, Sharon. One of my nieces brought her face paints and sculpture balloons - I brought my face paints too, so she and easy child 2/difficult child 2 did balloon sculpture while I painted the faces of my numerous great-nieces and -nephews. We got home right on dinner time, I had to quickly throw together a large meal for our regular horde and this is the first chance I've had (apart from a stolen five minutes earlier) to finally sit down and catch up with you all. Tomorrow it's Integrated Listening Systems (ILS) again - tiny trains. (Integrated Listening Systems (ILS).org) I told husband I'd go but I'm still not sure, I might make up my mind in the morning. difficult child 3 is reluctant and I really should get some rest - I have to go out on Monday too, to see a specialist. Four days out in a row could be asking for trouble, for me. But the last couple of days have been such great fun... Marg [/QUOTE]
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