I remember them!

 

My sons had frog wellies and Postman Pat and Fireman Sam wellies when they were small.

The garden centres near us always have nice, jazzy wellies and they seem to sell really well.

Aww that's lovely I would have loved to have seen that

Aww  Dont like Fireman Sam these days , he has a helicopter, its just not right 

Aw I bet the postman pat & fireman sam wellies were cute! I had an umbrella that was a frog, it had eyes that stuck out

It was so funny, Squiggle - it made my day.

Fireman sam got a helicopter?!

Hi squiggle, hope you have had a good day 

Yes 

I remember seeing those umbrellas - sons' wellies were along the same idea.

What's that all about? Fireman Sam should be in a fire engine.

I agree about fireman sam, I don't want to hold him back in life but he should be taking helicopter rides in his spare time

I am spreading shocking rumours ! Its Postman Pat with the helicopter 
I am on the phone, trying to get out of a 60th birthday party, and failing miserably. 
Dont talk on the phone and post !  
Although doing it with one hand, must be congratulated   

Congrats skylark that's quite an achievement

She is off now ! 
An old friend, she is organising a surprise 60th for her sister on Oct 15th. Havent seem them all for ages, not keen on it to be honest . Dont want to be rude and not go, but then why should i , if i dont want to .Oh what a dilemma !

What does he need a helicopter for? Is he now delivering mail to the Outer Hebrides?

for the one-handed posting.

Skylark, don't go! If you know you won't enjoy it & you rarely see them, don't go I can't obligation events!

You must learn the art of declining invitations - I am completely useless at it, I can never think of a decent excuse.

 I am terrible for saying "oh how lovely, of course we can come" and then saying to myself,  well i actually meant no we cant ...

You need an excuse now, what can we think of..?

That reminds me of an episode of "As Time Goes By" where Jean and Lionel kept accepting invitations from a "gang" of Hooray Henry types, because they didn't want to be rude and say NO.

Long lost relatives coming to visit?

Last minute 'flu'?

Told you I was useless at excuses.

 

Off to pick up son, back in half an hour or so.

 Believe me, these are no " Hooray Henry,s" Quite the opposite infact  it will be a drinking session and its not for me these days, but i shall have a think about it ...........

Keep thinking ! 

No cant say long lost relatives, she would only invite them too 

Could you say that you have other plans and had forgotten the dates..? Something that you couldn't bend.. A former colleagues birthday party etc?

Thanks for asking, sorry to say not really.  Various things but I had to take my eldest grandson back to the dentist again.  She sounds lovely, she said to him I will do my best to fix your teeth, its very lucky that you don't have to pay at the moment because it would cost a fortune.  She said I will do the best job I can but after that its up to you if you look after your teeth they will be OK but if you let them go then all my work will be wasted.  She drilled a hole in his front tooth to let out the muck and then in a month's time he goes back and she is going to refer him to oral surgery to deal with the back abscess.

 

I'm off to read now, hugs for everyone (including the night owls) its been a tiring day.

I was actually a bit miffed Summer, when we were, or shall i say she was, talking about birthdays, and i said about my son being 18 in January. She said oh that was was her niece,s 18th too. Which i know because we had our babies at the same time, but mine was in the neo natal unit as he was premature. She went on about her having a limo etc, which is lovely of course, but never asked if mine was having a party. I know that may sound a bit childish on my part, but i did feel a bit put out, that if we did do a party for my son...he isnt sure what he wants yet...that they werent even considering coming. Plus i am not entirely sure , that if you know your sister is coming up 60, you dont just arrange a party at such short notice. We may be invited to just keep the numbers up !  Not being horrible, hope you get where i am coming from xx

Nothing like being talked down to, when in pain . Will say no more...goodnight and sleep well squiggle 

Sweet dreams squiggle oh I had no idea how much work your poor grandson needs done it sounds painful! Skylark, with all due respect, I think your friend sounds a bit self centred, I would be put out by that. I hope you don't have to attend the 60th party

No i dont think i will go Summer ! Thanks for listening to me 
Son has booked an XBox live, tournament for 10pm and he keeps scores, so will get off. 
Goodnight everyone , sleep well  

I hate to jinx myself, so I try not to lie about such things, but if all else fails, have an "upset stomach" on the day of the party

Sweet dreams skylark my ears are always open

I'm going to sign off too, quick bus attempt on the way to duvet-land Sweet dreams yogi when you get back hope you enjoy bb tonight for ros if she pops in later

Sorry I missed you, I got sidetracked. Goodnight Skylark and Summer.

Signing out now, goodnight all.

Hug for Ros.

aww night yogi summer skylark

Good morning everyone

 

Squiggle, it's just as well your son doesn't have to pay for the dental work as that would have cost serious money.

 

This nice summery weather continues here for another few days, but sounds as if it's a return to normal for further up north.

Squiggle, I'm sorry that I missed this post last night.

Your poor grandson, having to put up with her as well as the pain of abscesses. Give him a hug from me.

Did she give him any antibiotics and painkillers for the abscess problem?

Good morning all. It's a bit cloudy today.

Hope the weather is nice where you are.