Re: Post Christmas > Rob...

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Phew... I am exhausted just reading that!!! Sounds like it was a great Christmas for you Rob.

As for the sinus and sore eyes - meeee tooooo, and as well. She is so bad she couldn't even come to lunch with us at Cate's yesterday - took mersyndol and went back to bed. This morning she cannot swallow as she now has tonsillitus as well... poor girl. So you are far from alone with that ghastly condition. I am controlling it with Telfast at the moment, but this morning I don't think it is holding it and I am going to have to get the big guns out.

Have a happy Boxing Day.

Mel

>> Hi Everyone> > I hope everyone survived their Christmas Day and are relatively OK this> Boxing Day morning. It bought home to me this morning, after reading Nazz's> post On Central Coast Bandsters, just how insensitive some of our own> families are, we take them for granted, for we are tied to them, we don't> have to go out of our way to be civil to them. If our friends were to treat> us the way our families do, we'd never speak to them or have little or> nothing to do with them, but we are tied by blood, and the bond spans more> than our minds can often deal with........ There is one luxury we can give> ourselves in life and that is the choice of our friends, and quite frankly,> if we care to admit it to ourselves, we'd probably never have anything to do> with some of our family members, let alone want them as friends, if they> were not tied to us by blood.> > > > If it were not for my friends Christmas would have again been miserable for> me, it was still quite upsetting for me, again I waited for some sort of> contact from my son , but by the end of the day, I knew it was not going> to happen, I ended the day crying myself to sleep, guess it is really stupid> for a man who is 54 next Monday, to cry like a baby, but I did, and not> only then, but many times throughout the day as well, for both the reasons> of happiness and almost desperation, the number of friends, who called me,> or SMS'd me was unbelievable, so this gave me the strength to go on.> > > > My day started wonderfully, being able to spend Christmas Eve with Larry,> was just so special for mel, we exchanged our gifts in the morning, but I> got into trouble as my gift was described as "Extravagant" it wasn't, I just> told him, that Santa bought it and not me lol...... We talked a great deal> during the night, he's asked me to join him on his overseas travels, so I> was asked some of the places I'd like to see, these include Disneyland> "again" Disney world "also again" New York, Canada, to name but a few. "Oh!> Say's he, yes we could do that, but I was hoping you might be able to join> me in going to some of the places I'm planning as well, such as fly into> Shanghai, then trek part of the Great Wall Of China, then head into> Mongolia, or we could do some white water rafting in Alaska or hike in the> Yukon area of Canada, then head into Alaska, or we can hike over Mt> Kilimanjaro in the sub continent of Africa.......... we may not get a bath> for a week or so in some places... But you will enjoy it..... No Bath or> Shower for a week.......................... I'm Dying.......................> lol... Eeee Ewwwww.....> > > > Shit, the most adventurous thing I've ever done is ride a roller coaster at> Australia's Wonderland lol....... well it looks like Bobby's life will be> taking a very dramatic U Turn and heading into a direction I'd never thought> of exploring, and I could not be more happier, it is as if it is all meant> to be, a year ago, I'd have been scared shitless, but not now, for a start> this house, no longer holds anything dear to me, it is a roof over my head,> the gardens get me down, the pool pisses me off, I just want something> small, I can lock up and get away from at a seconds notice. So 2008 will be> the start of such monumental changes for me, I cannot even hazard as to a> guess where I will be in the next 6 months, god these changes will include,> my divorce, house sale, moving, and just general day to day adjustments in> my overall life, but I know the friend's that I have hear are all but a call> away, when the going gets tough. With the above travel options, I think> being in overweight category, will be a thing of history, I will need to be> fit to do many of these things, so it is good I have made the appointment at> The Viking Fitness Centre for my programme and membership, this will be the> 8th January.> > > > My Christmas day was a lovely one, I went to my friends place for lunch,> this was just wonderful, Gail and e bought me into their house and I> was treated like one of the family. The lunch was superb, Gail suffers from> Coeliac Disease and all of the meals were Coeliac friendly, so she is> writing out several recipes for me, we started with the most tender squid> I've ever eaten, then each of us were given our very own Spatchcock or> Poussin essentially just a baby chicken.. Oh My God, these birds are small,> but to a person with a lap band, Gail may as well have plonked a whole> Turkey on my plate lol... I was able to eat one thigh and one leg, then the> rest went into my doggy bag, and will be today's lunch. Desert was this> magnificent pudding made of pannacotta, with fruit and custard, it was just> superb..............> > > > I left there at 4pm, came home, got phoned a few more times by my friends,> then went to bed and did the opening statement to this post. In the back of> my mind, I'd taken the very big step of trying to make some peace with my ex> wife, admitting mistakes were made on both sides, not to mention begging for> her help, in getting to at least meet me half way. I could not help but> think how she must have been smirking through her rear end over in New> Zealand, for I specifically asked her if was going to ignore me, to> please let me know, so stupidly when she'd not said anything, I felt that> there may have been some small amount of hope. The only message I got was to> wish me a nice Christmas and that as this was her first overseas jaunt as a> tour director, she was a tad concerned that she may mispronounce some of the> Maori language, and as a result of this, cause them concern. This sounds> horrid on my behalf, but is spearing of white women allowable for these> types of crimes against a culture......................... One can only live> in hope...... lol.... I should not have said that, but I often wonder why> some people come though life smelling like roses, yet the rest of us smell> like the cow shit, that has helped to make the roses bloom and smell so> lovely...................... I am unable to fathom this one out at all.> > > > Well I am about to head out in the hope of finding somewhere to buy milk,> I've run out of all types of supplies, even powdered stuff, I always have a> spare carton of UHT in the cupboard, but me thinks me didn't replace it the> last time I ran out as well, I've had a few issues with my sinus's and eyes> this past few days, I cannot work out what has been inflaming them, my eyes> are red and swollen, and nose blocked, crying has not helped either> condition...... > > > > Well take care my friends, enjoy the rest of the Yuletide break, I may head> for a lay down after I get some milk and siesta the afternoon away..> > > > Hugs> > Rob>