Nola from Bundaberg Qld Oz

Nola, I see I missed your birthday, Happy late Birthday,

Dear Nola
Thank you very much for sending me a message on my birthday. I'm sorry I missed yours! I wish you have enjoyed your birthday, and will have a great year to come.
Marjan

Hi Nola. I saw your post today, and WOW! Twin grand boys and twin grand girls! How wonderful and unique is that? I'm sure it is going to lead to some confusing moments in the future! Cheers!

Nola, I just read your comment about your grandchildren. Congratulations to you! How special it is that you son has twin sons and your daughter has twin daughters! I hope you live close enough to enjoy all of them! (I also hope that your son's single son doesn't feel left out - not having a twin.)

Belated and belated Nola, hope your are enjoying our wacky wonderful world

hi Nola! many thanks for your birthday wishes today - lovely to get so many greetings! take care x

That is so eerie!! My husband's family lives in Wagga! They moved there from Newcastle in the 60's. He has never really lived there though because he was at boarding school in Sydney so only spent school holidays there. We were married there in the RAAF Base Chapel in Jan 1974. My Dad was in the RAAF we moved there in Jan 1971, but I only lived there for a couple of months, because I started nursing in Sydney in March ('71). I've lived in Sydney ever since (I was born in Sydney, but didn't live here till nursing). I did my Midwifery training at RNSH! I was in Townsville when I was 4ths old - Dad was there with the Airforce! Started school near Adelaide (Mallala), & I did most of my high school in QLD at Toowoomba. One of my sister has identical twin boys, they're in their 30's now & one of my Aunts had 2 sets of twins!

Thank you for my birthday wishes, Nola! Here's a piece of my birthday cake for you to enjoy! No calories! It's still the 14th here in CA - happy birthday to your daughter...here's some cake for her, too! Loved your picture - what adorable babes!!!

to you daughter
I hope she has a wongerful day.

Hello Nola
Thank you very much for your kind Birthday wishes *smiles*
Julie in Melbourne

Well, that's good timing. I finally got to pay you a return visit and I see it must be your daughter's birthday, so a very Happy Birthday to her.
Thanks for visiting my page, Nola. My son is the bike lover and has had a succession of bikes since he was 17. I preferred his Triumph 950 but he said he was never comfortable on it as he is quite tall. This is the second Harley he's had now and it was a special order import.
The ride across the Nullabor and along the Great Ocean Road must have been awesome for your husband Greg, as I've been along there in a small tourist bus and across the Nullabor in the early 70's by car.
Cheers!
Anne

Hi Nola, thanks for visiting my page. Yes, it does indeed seem like this site is full of animal lovers. My shizhu, Muffin, was adopted from the streets - I believe she did not have a happy past, but she is now a contented mutt. Mickey is a peke-pug mix, and he has a lovely temperament - he turns 6 in September. I also have 5 cats!

I love the picture of your 2 little bundles!

Nola - thanks for watching the video. A friend sent it to my e-mail address yesterday (I guess it's been around for awhile...but I had never seen it) - I was moved to tears. I'm a huge animal lover, too!

Nola, for the Happy Birthday Wishes for my #2 son Stephen last Saturday.
We had a family dinner, birthday boy chose the Menu.
Dutch Soup, Garlic Bread, Lasange and Salad, Apple and Rurbarb Crumble with Custard and Cream.

Looks like I missed saying Happy Birthday to your daughter.

Hi Nola, yep still raining here, don't think it is going to let up yet. I am from the south side of Brissy, Thorneside/Birkdale near the water, I keep my boat at a friends house on a canal estate so only 5 mins from home. See you are enjoying your time here. Still off work till the end of next week from surgery so you will see me around more in this time. Are they your two angels?

Hello Nola, and I am sorry that I have not visited your page before! Lovely to see your much awaited Xmas grandies, and I suppose they are just about on the move by now!
I was a bit concerned by your reference to the 'freezing' weather up there, as we are driving to Cairns to visit our daughter over the next couple of weeks, and were hoping for lots of warm weather. How cold is 'freezing' for you?? It was only 8 (I can't find a degrees symbol) here this morning when I left home, and that was cold!!

Hello Nola, and yes, I agree, 7 is VERY cold!!! We had 10 here this morning, so I should be feeling warm. Bethany, my daughter, tells me it has got down to 11 in Cairns lately, so I had better pack some winter woolies!
We leave here on Thursday 7th Aug, and will be passing thru Bundaberg on the 12th, and are looking forward to it very much.

I just reread your message, and realised it was 'cane trains' we were to watch for, I had read 'cane toads' the first time! LOL!!

Summerland is in the Okanagan valley in British Columbia, Canada. This area produces fruit and wine and attracts tourists and retirees. What kind of place in Bundaberg?

I joined after playing at sudoku on this site for a long time. I say "playing at" because I tend to ignore the timer and just have fun.

Hi Nola,
Thanks for the welcome. So many people have welcomed me it has taken forever to drop you all a note!
Thanks once again, its great to talk to you all.

Hi Nola,
just realized that I answered your question on my page, doh! I am slowly getting the hang of things thanks for the welcome, skipton is country victoria 50kms out of Ballarat, small town not many people but nice and quiet, sorry about this didnt want you to think I was a snob, well have a great day, talk soon, cheers Sophia

Yep - Nola - Today is my "Medicare" Birthday. So what do I get - to have Medicare deducted from my Social Security & on top of that my monthly medical premiums for "Medicare Gap" coverage ends up being higher than what I was paying for FULL medical coverage. It doesn't make sense.

Nola, have a wongerful time with your tribe. Those girls must be real battlers.
Please give them a hug for me.

BTW what on earth were you doing up at that hour???!!!

Hi Nola! I remember your mention of having two sets of twin grandchildren, but I never did get around to visiting your page until today - sorry! I see that I also missed your birthday back on June 2. Oh dear, it's so hard to keep up with everything going on here in Sudokuland. I DIDN'T miss, though, your mention of the upcoming visit of the girl twins & parents. You must be SO anxious to see them again! I forget if you said exactly when they will arrive. Whenever it is I hope you'll have a wonderful time & take more pictures to post in your Gallery. I'll bet they're even cuter now than when they were newborns. Enjoy!!

What a coincidence! We are headed down to Bradenton in an hour or so to go to the 60th birthday party for one of our friend's. It's about an hour's drive from our house to Bradenton. The beach down there is beautiful. Do your nephew & his wife enjoy water sports, boating, fishing, etc.? If so, they're in a great place!!

I love your poem, Nola! Our daughter has three children, and our son's wife is having their first next month. So, your poem is very apropos for me! Those little girls of yours are true miracles. Isn't grandparenting the "best job you've never had?"!!! (One for each of yours!)

Nola - just had to come by and tell you how absolutely sweet your poem was that you posted today. Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us!
Blessings to you, dear one!

Nola, for your kind comments about my pix. Yes, I've been to a lot of places around the world but I'm still awed by the some of the new places I've seen in my travels here.

Nola, bravo.
Print it out twice, pretty it up with ribbons and bows and frame them. Each of your precious grandies should have a copy to keep forever.
Sweet and touching.

for the welcome. Just hanging on while Fay drags thru..trees down, power outages, but no flooding yet. Thanks again...

Thanks for the welcome Nola. Love the picture, I'm sure they are a blessing.

Sorry Nola, forgot to pop in and wish your grandies .
Doesn't really matter, they slept through it, just tell them it's today!

Hi Nola

Have been to Bundy a few times in my life. Nice area.
Inlaws had a place out at Bagara for a while.
Always enjoyed the cool summer breeze. A change from our tropical heat.
As for work, yes I work in an open cut coal mine in the Bowen basin, but really look forward to getting home every time, as you could imagine.
I've been playing Sudoku on this site on and off since about 3 months after it started and have always enjoyed the banter and discussions that go on. Sometimes I even play a game or two.
Thanks for the line but for now I better get back to work.
Cheers
Pete

Nola - just stopped by to see the latest pictures of the girls...love the one at the beach! Blessings to you and yours!

Nola, just dropped in to see your photos. Two sets of twins, WOW. You certainly have a lovely family. Sorry I have not visited your page before but nice to 'meet' you now.

Hi Nola! Checked out your pictures & left comments on several of them. So glad you got to spend some time with your sweet grandies & celebrate their first birthday with them. Where do you work that you have to go in on weekends?

Hi Nola, just reading yesterday's post & came to yours about the birthday party. Sure looks like everyone had a great time in a very beautiful setting! The girls are as pretty as and the boys'll be to look after them. Grand Mother!

I have thick skin and do not get offended easily. No worries. I have been on this site almost from the beginning. I know that my opinions are MUCH different than most on site, so I keep out of it most of the time. LOL. Glad to see you commenting.

thank you for the birthday greetings nola. people like you made it great!