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Oooooo, we've been phantomed!!! I wonder why??

Bye Laurie find heaps of deads peeps, shop till you drop and have a good time and send photos ,emails, and posts on here too, love from Lara bye, cya ,,, later, arriva derci, x

Hi Everyone, We are back home again, I have only had a quick look at the threads. Soooo much to catch up on, could take me days, he he. We had a good trip, after a rough start, spiders, awnings, dents etc. Really enjoyed Kangaroo Island, will definetly go back there. Caught heaps of fish and just had a really relaxing time. Had no luck ffinding dead people in the various cemetary's we visited. But caught up with a relly in Adelaide that helped fill in some family blanks. Ok have to go, will have a look in tomorrow

Hi Donna You are lucky you found out Sizzlers BEFORE you went for Zack's birthday. It certainly would have been a birthday to remember if you had all got poisened by rat bait! My hubby & I like a drop of wine (red & white) now & then so let me know next time you go to Adelaide and I'll get you to bring some back for us lol :). I know what you mean by being spoilt by living on the Gold Coast. The only thing which would make it better is if we had a decent council and a bigger dam! We have had so much rain here that we have toadstools growing in the lawn. Not much of it seems to be going in the Hinze! 'Bye Trifley (aka Dianne)

Hi Donna, did you see on the news that Sizzlers all around Aust have closed their salad bars due to a poisoning scare? You can tell your son its probably a good thing your not going there, an afternoon tea with his mates will be a much better option. Jude2

where are you all today? you cant all be stuffed into Lauries suitcase....lol Jude2

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Bye Laurie Hope you have a great holiday and find lots of dead peeps, and cheap bargains. Another sunny day here today it is suppposed to be warming up for the weekend with temps at the moment of around 20 - 23 we coould be in for a great evening on Saturday of sitting in that great big stadium watching the feathers fly lol. Not much else is going on here. I have just got back from taking Tamika to the Dr's she has been diagnosed with hayfever or an allergy similar. So she is home from school today, she wasnt well on Monday, went to school yesterday as they had school photos and came home went to lounge and fell asleep on coouch for a cooule of hours, had tea and went back to bed just after 8.00, which is not her, so hopefully she will be feeling better soon. Jude Melb dont forget to let me know when you are coming on your little trip with your friend over here, I think you was talking about it being next week? Cheers Sue

BYe Laurie (waving madly)

Have a great time Auntie Laurie. Don't forget us. :-)) (((((xxx))))

Morning all, Good bye Laurie, sniff sniff, we'll miss you, sob sob, cries buckets. have a great time :) very busy week so will only be able to pop in briefly till the weekend and maybe at lunchtimes. catch you then, Vonny

Well Folks . . . today is the big day In a few hours we will be off, off and away! Thank you all so much for your good wishes, and just for you all I will have a wonderful time. The winter woolies are packed waiting at the door, just need a hubby home from the office so we can get the show on the road. I'll keep in touch when I can, just dont make me read too much . . . . Thanks Tony, Yes, I know Clarkes Quay well . . . chilli crab on the menu I hope . . . . we're staying just near there for the night, not into Orchard Rd I know what you mean about little India and the smells - but the fabric shopping there is unreal! Got the walking shoes ready! China town is high on the agenda as Ray is looking for the new camera to replace the one I lost in Jakarta - good place to barter from one stall to the other! Will leave some photo opportunities for you in Paris . . . All we need now is some good weather (in our dreams by the sound of it) Joodles, I hope your feeling better - will try and get you on phone while I'm waiting around at the airport. Toodles one and all - stay well luv Laurie

Evening everyone. 11:30 pm here in Malbin. Warming up again over the next few days ( or so they tell us ? )..and friday up to 33c. Just popped in to say, have a safe and great trip Laurie. Take heaps of photo's, and a few in Paris...hee hee........coz.. thats where we will be in July. Dont know if you have been to Singapore before?( Probably have )....but If your looking for a good place to eat in Singapore, try 'Clarke's Quay' on the river front ( near the boat ferry's ). The bus trip from Changi Airport is about 45min trip to city. Little China town is great for shopping, and Little India also, but you gotta have a strong stomach in little India ( on a warm day )......LOL Take care mate.....and catch ya ron. Bon Voyage.......joie de vivre Tony Oz ...:>))

Evening all - just one more sleep I have had a hectic day, thank goodness the packing is all done - Ray has just finished his case - and they are lined up at the door. Mind you we dont leave until 5.45pm tomorrow, so I have to fill in a whole day tomorrow yet! Apparently the big chill has come down - so we will be using all those woolies we packed I think. Germany is said to be in for some really bad weather this week. (just what I wanted to hear . . .not!) Off for some sleep to get rid of this one more night but will pop in before we leave tomorrow. Cheers all luv Laurie

Hi all, just keeping tabs on all of you ,did you all survive the party? Been watching the goings on but too busy doing end of month stuff at work to play. Have to keep it all up to date so I can take Scottish guest away on another hol.....I know tough isn't it? Have a great time away Laurie, hope you find lots of dead peps(only on paper of course) and dont forget ,,,shop ,shop, shop. Jude2

'Mornin' all...it must have been a good send off party but, Laurie....chilli and nacho beans before you travel on a plane! My goodness you must have a strong constitution! I am feeling 'windy' just reading about it! The coat sounds as if it was a clever buy. It must be a good one if the linning is removable. i am sure you will look stunning in it! Have a safe and enjoyable holiday. Hi Donna sounds as if the trip to Adelaide was fun. I bet the cruise on the Murray and the visit to Hahndorf more than made up for the rels kids. Did you get any bottles of red while you were there? They make some nice stuff in SA. Hi SuzyQ how you going sunshine? Keep on keeping on!! Had a phone call from the transport company this morning....they are now argueing with the wheel company about paperwork. They have acknowledged that we did all the right things about notifying of the damage so we are not to blame. This saga looks as if it will go on for another...'2 to 3 weeks'. It is getting awfully close to the time our son wants the car finished to attend a club rally in Coffs Harbour on 24th, 25th & 26th March. I am not caving in !!! Feel better now. It is always good to have a gripe, gets it off my chest! Toodle ooo hope everyone has a happy day. See y'all later Trifley (aka Dianne)

Hi Wattlers, I am still here and still reading all your messages. Sorry that I missed the party Laurie but I will be there for the welcome home one. I hope you have a really fantabulopus time. Wish I was going with you, just to get away from all the goings on here. We are hoping to get away for a holiday soon, just to clear our heads. I read a good article in our On the Road magazine this week, about Budget Britain. Basically it's about renting self catering holiday cottages for about $720.00 per week that sleep 4 adults. You would need to travel with some-one you really liked. If anyone would like the info I will try to scan it and then send it on to you. The weather has cooled down a little and we are getting some rain. Well, that's all for now SuzyQ

Morning All. Laurie, I don't pack until the night before a trip, 'cause I can never remember what I've put in and then I have to unpack again to find out what's missing! lol. Anyway, I work on the premise of 'if it aint packed, buy it when you get there'. Really pleased to hear about the upcoming addition to the tree. Keep me informed as to the bump's progress. Nice day in Mudgee today, sunny but with a pleasant breeze. *waves to everybody with a big cheesy smile and blows lots of kisses* Lew Lew :-))))) xxxxx

Good Morning all, Joodles of course you would be missed mate I guess by now you have gone out and I've missed you , do hope you get that sore throat fixed soon I have suffered with crook throats all my life and have son in law who is a tonsillitis carrier and my poor little grandaughter had a perpetual sore throat and if I visited them with in a week I would have a bad throat again Ihad my tonsills out and then got pharengitis for years and then one side of tonsills grew back and I'm now allergic to most antibiotics so makes it darn hard if it comes back , also get a hayfever throat which you would swear was an infection and find ifI take some sort of antihistamine it fixes it so if you cant get into dr try one of them or garlic and echinacia it works sometimes to hello to everybody else will talk later have some of that unmentionable stuff to do so bye for now Love Lara

awwww Lara - Im so sorry I went to bed early. I have had a bad throat for over a week now, can't get into bl**dy doctors till 11th March. Am desperate now, will have to find a medical centre somewhere and just wait. I also have to be out by 7.20am this morning, got a full day out - can't cancel. Im sure there was enough food and drink to go around, and Im sure you wouldnt have missed lil me. Have a great day everyone. Jood