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I also just got home and wanted to post before Bernie takes over the computer. We had a wonderful time at lunch. It was great to meet Brenda and Richard and to see Debby again. I know Tami is going to post pictures soon.

Bobbi it was good meeting you and having a laugh.

Hi everyone. I had a wonderful time meeting Brenda and her husband, as well as his cousin. It was great time. I also enjoyed meeting Debby's husband. It was a lot of fun. I have also posted some pictures on my page.

Morning Everyone.

Great Photos of Halloween, Florida Gathering, Suzy's Girls..... Thanks for Sharing them.

Well this 'Green Eyed Monster' has a busy day, doing stuff, before picking up Mum this afternoon
(hmm wonder if the boy will go for a ittle run in his car and do the honors and pick up his Oma).
Mum has appt at the Clinic for the Big C tomorrow morning early, and on Wednesday the usual 6/8 weekly specialist appt (for her other health probs.
Mum is staying a couple of nights here at my abode.

So noice to see Susan.

Like Susan I have a boy graduating from Uni this Year.
#1 son (Robert).. after 6 years of hard slog, he will end up with 2 decrees.
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems Engineering
Bachelor of Science (Computer Science).
He should be getting Honours with his Engineering Decree. The ceremony will be held early next year.

#2 son (Stephen) still has 1 year to complete (he is coming to the end of his 3rd year of the 4 year course in Bachelor of Engineering {Software Engineering).)
Last week was the final contact week at Uni.
This week is Study Week.
The following 2 weeks, are exams week.
The Uni will be over till End Feb/Begin March 2010.

Later Aligaters

Hope everyone has a great day/evening/night

Hello lovely people - just passing through on my way to get my hair trimmed and coloured so I won't look too awful when I meet everyone on Saturday.
Thanks for the photos, Tami. Just had a quick look, have to go back later to look closer at the dog in halloween costume.
Today is my Grandson Lachlan's 11th birthday - I can't imagine where the time went. He'll be a teenager in 2 years, able to learn to drive in 5 years (wahhhhh!)

Brenda, It was great to meet you and Richard. Really enjoyed the afternoon. Tami told me she may meet you next week at Jacksons. I will try to join you all.

Debby, Great to see you again, and it was nice meeting your husband. My friend that lives in Va. lives in Hardy. Will talk to you when you get back home. Enjoy your trip.

Morning SA8.
Anyone who may be interested in the Melb.Cup here is a link where you can print out the sweep.
http://www.racenet.com.au/melbourne-cup/Sweep.asp

Sounds like you had a great time at the meet in Florida. Like the comments on Brenda's photo...*sigh* Now to go look at Tami's.
We really have to plan a meet for SA...

Gail, it would be wonderful if we could find a place for everyone to meet, and for everyone to be able to afford it. I have enjoyed meeting my fellow sudoku people so far, and would love to meet more of you in person.

Ditto Gail and Tami !!!

Thanks to all who stopped by and checked out the pictures of Brenda and Debby. I will probably see Brenda once more before she leaves. It was a wonderful afternoon.
I am going to bed now, see you all tomorrow.

Hi, Bobbi, Brenda, Tami the T, Rolanda (GEM), CynB, V Viv, and Gail!

I have visited Brenda's and Tami's pages and enjoyed the photos! Thank you SOO much for sharing. I'll add my ***sighs*** as I wish I might one day be able to attend a Sudoku gathering.

Rolanda, praying for all to go well at your Mum's appointment at the special clinic and at her regular check-up!

What great news that Susan's son and Rolanda's son will both be graduating from college soon! Best wishes to them both - and to their families!

CynB, Happy Birthday and yummy cake and presents to your grandson Lachlan!

Hi all - back from the hairdressers looking darker-haired than in recent years. I looked in the mirror and thought - 'Wow, I'm me again!'
Loved the pics from the Florida meet, thanks Tami and Brenda. But my vote for best pic goes to Rachel, the scary halloween dog!
Thanks for the best wishes for Lachlan's birthday, will pass them on to him.
Rolanda - thinking of your Mum as she goes through this lot of Doctor's/Clinic visits. {{{hugs}}} to you both.
Viv - thanks for the Melbourne Cup link - nobody has posted any hot tips yet.

Evening all!
The lunch and halloween photos are fantastic! I had a blast going through them all.

Susan and Rolanda, some days I dream of the day when my kids will be independent, and other days I dread it... Congratulations to your boys!

Cyn, I can't wait to meet you!

All the Pride girls are feeling sick after the weekend - 'a touch of the sun' as we used to call it when I was a youngun.

poor things.. been there done that when young!!

(Hours later, but - ) Suzy - by the time your girls are ready to be independent, you will be ready to allow it. They will be more mature than they are/seem now. In lots of ways it is a relief, although a part of you will never let go, nor should you.

Well Ken is in a plane on his way to Paris. I might go and see if I can get some sleep.
Thinking of you and your Mum tomorrow Rolanda.

Susan, you are not the only one that a time change messes up, I understand completely. It will take me more than a week to settle into this new time.

OH Suzy, bite your tongue. I would not wish my achies on anybody, not even a dog!

I found the photos Brenda posted, there sure were a lot of smiles on the page! Glad you got to meet, hope everyone had a great time!

TAMI, how did you get that pup to tolerate the costume? too cute! Did she keep it on long?

Rolanda, hope the appointment for your Mom at the cancer clinic goes well. Hopeing for a plan for her that will work and not have too many side effects. Do let us know how it knows. AND you take care of you, you have a lot more going now with helping your mom through this, Hugs to all of you. I do hope the boy will drive over and get his mom, help you put a bit.

Wishing the Rolanda boys are able to study all the parts that will be on the test and wonderful grades as they finish up this year of Uni.

CynB, big change in hair color? Or just a touch up? I know you will be boo-ti-ful!

It is time to eat , wonder what I can make for today. I am learning how to count to 20 very well ( 20 grams carbs allowed per meal and snack) But it has cured my craving foods that are not good for me, this certain amounts of certain foods at specific times.

Evening, just passing by on my way to bed.

Yes the boy picked up his Oma this afternoon.

Thanks for the good wishes for Mum tomorrow.

Goodnight, see you all on the flip side.

I just had a comment disappear into the void!
I was just trying to say: everybody.

Morning all!
'Ken is on his way to Paris' - sounds so exotic! I hope he has a great trip.

MizT, I was telling a friend whose doc is messing with her meds trying to get her levels sorted about how successful your diet is. I said I'd find out if it had a 'name' so she could research it, but she doubts she would be able to stick to it...

We have money! And the car place wants us to wait until Thursday to pick up the car - yeah right!

I was going to do an SA8 sweep but I have to go to bowls and and I have run out of time! To all the Aussies, hope you back the right horse.

Who's the right horse? Viewed?

Morning Everyone.

Not really here.. leaving in about 3/4 hour, to battle the peak traffic into the city, for Mum's appt.

Heidi.. the horse that is trained by Bart Cummings, has a good chance of being the winner..

many many years ago, um 56 years to be exact. Mum newly arrived in Australia, living at her middle brothers place in Sydney, she was working at a Clothes Factory as a Machinist. Her knowledge of the English Language was was very minimal.
She arrived at work in the morning, someone came by and asked for money, at one stage all the machines stopped, someone turned up the radio and this awful racket came from it, someone jumped up and down and shouted with excitement, then chocolates was handed around, then everyone went back to work as normal.
When home from work that evening Mum told her Brother and SIL about strange happenings at work that day.. Her Brother said oh it was the Melbourne Cup. Mum says " Heh ??? " and not any wiser.
Many years later, in Perth, I would have been a toddler, our next door neighbour knocked on the door and asked if Mum was going to have a bet today. She says " a Bet??? ", the neighbour explained the Melbourne Cup to her.
It is then she understood what had happened at factory in Sydney in 1953.
and yes she did have a bet, and her horse, Lot Fury, won.

Good morning lovely people.
Heidi - I think the favourites are Viewed and Alcopop, which will be a sentimental favourite amongst the punters (rags to riches story). Still not sure what I'm going to back but only have an hour to decide before I head off to place the bet.
June - what's the weather going to be like in Sydney on Saturday. I'm hoping for warm/hot because of what I plan to wear. BTW - I'm flying down in my crocs and changing to sandals when I get there.
MizT - my hair colour is ostensibly only one shade darker but it looks much darker. It's a special colour for covering grey hair and fades with washing and exposure to sunlight (and we get heaps of exposure here) so it will fade but the blonder one went brassy and I did not like it on me. I'll have to wait and see. If the regrowth is too obvious I might have to go back to the lighter one. I wish I'd just let my hair go grey naturally now.

Does she still have a bet, Rolanda? I wonder if there's a horse with a good omen name - just looked and not much available - Spin Around (maybe the docs will spin around their previous diagnosis?) or Daffodil (Daffodil Day - Cancer Council's fundraising day). I thought I'd put an each way bet on Daffodil.
All the best for today, Rolanda (and your Mum) xx

VIEWED C’EST LA GUERRE (NZ) FIUMICINO (NZ)
MASTER O’REILLY (NZ) MOURILYAN (IRE) ROMAN EMPEROR (NZ)
ISTA KAREEM (NZ) CRIME SCENE (IRE) MUNSEF (GB)
ZAVITE (NZ) ALCOPOP HARRIS TWEED (NZ)
KIBBUTZ (NZ)
NEWPORT WARRINGAH (GB)
GALLIONS REACH (NZ)
SPIN AROUND
BASALTICO (IRE)
CAPECOVER (NZ)
DAFFODIL (NZ)
SHOCKING
ALLEZ WONDER
CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE)
LEICA DING

That's from Viv's link. I might put $1 each way on Leica Ding since that's what happened to our car. Maybe the same on Viewed.

Rolanda, I missed you but know you know I am sending thoughts and wishes. I loved your mother's Melbourne Cup story.

I have 50 minutes to make myself bootiful for race day. As that is a lost cause, I'll just get dressed and throw on some face paint.

Suzy - enjoy yourself. Will email you later.

Rolanda, sending good thoughts for your mom.
Tricia, Rachel spent the evening sitting on our front porch handing out candy. Hubby took the boys, I sat out front, with a drink and made all the kiddies happy. Rachel was a good girl and the kids got so excited to see her.

Hi SA8.
Good luck to anyone placing a bet today.
I would have picked Roman Emperor but did not place a bet as I am still battling this virus or whatever it is I have and went out to
get the paper and that was enough for me today.
I have a doctors appt. for next Monday as the doc wanted me to have the swine flu injection.
But I am not having any injections while I am not right and think I will get tested for Glandular Fever etc.
This is just not like me at all.
It is warm here today.
Hi to June. Hope you win your bowls.
Enjoy your lunch Suzy. You must be close to getting the car now.
Hi Heidi.
Thinking of you and your Mum Rolanda.
Hello to CynB & Tami too.

Greetings to everyone in Sudokuland!

No time to read right now!