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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: cookie1 on July 04, 2013, 07:41:02 am
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Jeninwa and I are having coffee together at Ikea, 10 am on Monday 15 th July. If anyone would like to join us you are very welcome.
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I would love to join you both if you will have me :)
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Of course, the more the merrier.
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Great :)
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Love for you to join us MF and anyone else that is free.
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Sounds good. Have put it down in my calendar, but have to find somewhere to park the kids first :)
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Can I come please.
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Cookie, why do you always organise these in school holidays, i have cp, so cant come >:(
H >:(
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Wouldn't he like the kids zone Hally?
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I don't suppose it's the one at Innaloo? ;D ;D ;D
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Cookie, why do you always organise these in school holidays, i have cp, so cant come >:(
H >:(
That's probably my fault Hally as I am on holidays and suggested to Cookie that we catch up for a coffee, we then decided to invite anyone that wanted to join us.
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Can I come please.
The more the merrier. :D :D :D
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Yes CP it is out that way.
Bedlam we would love to have you, of course. Hally bring CP, BZB bring the kids.
Everyone is more than welcome. CP I hope you can make it.
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Ok, will bring cp, but I am not putting him in the kids zone as I havent put him in there before & I am a bit of a helicopter mum.
Now which turning is it off the freeway, I can cope with that as it off the freeway into Ikea :)
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So please you and CP are coming along, it will be good to see you both again Hally.
It's the cedric st. exit.
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Sounds like a nice day planned.
I must make an effort to go to Ikea next time I'm in Sydney.
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Sorry girls I was hoping I would be able to join you but we will be moving late in that week so I guess I will be buried deep under boxes somewhere doing the last bits of packing!! Have a great catch up and FYI I have Mondays off lol :D :D
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Anyone know the exit on the freeway coming from sor?
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Cedric Street Hally. Very easy to find :D
Thought you were in Melbourne that week.
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Leave thursday, nice to meet you MF :)
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Yippee at last we will meet.
Are you bring cp? I may bring GS not sure of my babysitting duties next week.
May have some may have none. Won't know till I get home. So long as I don't have all LOL
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Yes cp & his ipad mini. Bring gs, kids can have their own table with snacks etc :)
:)
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Will bring GS if he hasn't already got plans. Will talk to him tomorrow. Think he is one year older than cp so should get on well.
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Cp is 9, turns 10 later in the year. They will be fine for sure :)
Ipad, food & drink, boys paradise :)
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Very true ;D
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I might come ;D and maybe bring my two as well. I might come earlier, put them in the smaland for an hour of shopping then get them and meet you :) It will be busy being school holidays. it has been absolutely ages in fact about a year (forumfest) since I have seen you guys!
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Great Meagan.
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Might not make it.
Had a really stressful evening with family from over east. I am thinking of cancelling my trip to melb to clear out the house, they can do it themselves.
No sleep & a headache.
Cp has just told me we are going!
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Lol ;D
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I might come ;D and maybe bring my two as well. I might come earlier, put them in the smaland for an hour of shopping then get them and meet you :) It will be busy being school holidays. it has been absolutely ages in fact about a year (forumfest) since I have seen you guys!
I wanna come too. Nie to see you again Megan. Whatcha been up to.
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Might not make it.
Had a really stressful evening with family from over east. I am thinking of cancelling my trip to melb to clear out the house, they can do it themselves.
No sleep & a headache.
Cp has just told me we are going!
Why bother Hally. Not your mothers stuff and you will get all the angst. Let them do it themselves. Who needs the stress?
Gert
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Gert your right, but feel guilty that we should help.
Thinking on it today.
Cp excited about ikea, hope there be a few kids :)
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Gert your right, but feel guilty that we should help.
Thinking on it today.
Cp excited about ikea, hope there be a few kids :)
No need to feel guilty. They can hardly expect you to come all that way to clean Their mother's house.
You are gunna be damned if you do anyway so be damned when ya don't I say.
Gert
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Your even more right, cant win either way.
Will have to get a credit for our flights, bet the airlines take a huge chunk. Dh has to go to sign up a real estate agent.
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No they don't take too much Hally and you will have 12 months to use the credit. I'm sure you will need to have another holiday in the next 12 months. I didn't lose too much with Virgin when I cancelled the retreat in WA last year and I then used my credit for flights over to Chookie's lunch for CC so that was a little bonus.
You know my thoughts on going over to Melbourne to hostile in-laws, you would be walking into something that will only end in tears and an irreversible family break-up. I could never put myself through that.
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No they don't take too much Hally and you will have 12 months to use the credit. I'm sure you will need to have another holiday in the next 12 months. I didn't lose too much with Virgin when I cancelled the retreat in WA last year and I then used my credit for flights over to Chookie's lunch for CC so that was a little bonus.
You know my thoughts on going over to Melbourne to hostile in-laws, you would be walking into something that will only end in tears and an irreversible family break-up. I could never put myself through that.
I will look into it.
Will I be creating more problems by not going, might do thurs-sun, still thinking.
Booked singapore for next easter :) but airline credit is good :)
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How can you create more problems than there already are Hally? You could speak to one of the sisters and ask her if she'd mind if you didn't go over to help.
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Good plan JD.
The problem is they dont talk to each other. One sister went to another sisters last night to talk & bitch about my dh & then they rang him, one was telling him what she thought the other yelling rudely from a distance!!
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Even more reason I'd want to stay out of it Hally ;D
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Good plan JD.
The problem is they dont talk to each other. One sister went to another sisters last night to talk & bitch about my dh & then they rang him, one was telling him what she thought the other yelling rudely from a distance!!
And you still wanna go there?
Gert
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I know it doesnt seem to get any better. Lol
Bali sounds good ;D but its 6 weeks until,we go away.
8 weeks no family hassles :)
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Good plan JD.
The problem is they dont talk to each other. One sister went to another sisters last night to talk & bitch about my dh & then they rang him, one was telling him what she thought the other yelling rudely from a distance!!
And you still wanna go there?
Gert
I know sounds crazy aye :)
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Somehow I don't think you're going to achieve a thing by going and trying to help, Hally. Guilt trips are self inflicted atrocities - so don't even go there!! - (and, in any case, these should only be felt by those who are doing the wrong thing.) I'd be simply saying family commitments are keeping you where you are - Let them fight it out between themselves. I think it would be a bit like standing in the middle of the road and then wondering how come you got hit by the oncoming traffic . . . . What does DH think about it all?
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Dh lost it last night & is handing as much he can over to the solicitor. He just wants to get the house ready for sale before we leave on our 8 week trip. Forget it & hope it sells while we are overseas.
Then they can take what they want & he will get a house clearer in.
He says I am to do whatever makes me happy. :)
Dh just emailed me he wants me there thur-sun with him, so i need to change cp & my flights.
Maybe I could go shopping ;D
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Girls I won't be able to come this morning, I think I'd better do some work and pay a few bills. I know there will be another time :-*
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Thats a shame Cream Puff.
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Leaving shortly :)
See you all soon.
Decision made, still going, yes I know crazy, but dh wants me there for support & cp & I are flying home with him.
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I am confused now was the date changed ???
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That's what I thought . . . ??? ???
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Well obviously I won't be there if its today >:(
Can't see anything on the thread about a date change ???
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I am here now
Where is everyone
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The time at the beginning of the thread - 10 am 15th July . . . today's the 8th. Did someone change the date??
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I just read through this thread - no date change that I could see. Hally, go home - it's the wrong day ;D
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Oh well cp & I are here, i thought it was today
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Go shopping Hally, might as well seeing as you are there.
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I was beginning to think I had gone mad.
The date on the thread is 15th July at 10am.
And nobody has changed it?
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;D ;D ;D Panic did a brief appearance this morning when I read this, as I've agreed to work on the 15th . . . so what was I doing sitting at home . .?? Checked and rechecked the calendar . . .;D ;D
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Two great minds think alike ...it's the 15th.
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I am sure the date was changed because I knew I could make it whereas next week I woukd be in Melbourne.
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That's why I said to you that I thought you would be in Melbourne Hally.
I knew it was next week as I knew it wasn't possible for me to make it today as I have to see my mum and its GS's 3rd birthday today
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Don't worry Hally - I was to be at a meeting on the 27th of last month . . . baked a cake etc to take along for supper . . rocked up on the 20th (having that date firmly in my head) and everything was in darkness . . %*&^*& happens to all of us at some time or other . . ;D ;D
Enjoy the day with your son . . make a day of it!!
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Stress obviously :o
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Take care Hally, that curved ball justvkeeps heading your way of late.
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Gosh you have just scared the wits out of me. I was reading madly and thinking 'oh no I haven't mucked this up have I?'
Phew. See everyone else next Monday. Sorry I won't see you Hally.
Could you get a bad cold or hay fever and not fly Hally? Or better still go to Melbourne and go shopping. Then when your DH is stressed you can calm him and show him your shopping.
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I might come ;D and maybe bring my two as well. I might come earlier, put them in the smaland for an hour of shopping then get them and meet you :) It will be busy being school holidays. it has been absolutely ages in fact about a year (forumfest) since I have seen you guys!
I wanna come too. Nie to see you again Megan. Whatcha been up to.
Where do I start!! Just before forumfest I moved house. Have lost 13kg. Been to Brisbane for finale of Michelle Bridges 12wbt, Been to Hong Kong thermofest. My eldest broke his collar bone, youngest started kindy this year, two family funerals this year, busy with thermomix and life. I have it all going on!!
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Oh dear! I thought I had the date wrong too! sorry you were there alone Hally!
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And there are 6 months left of this year Meagan, I wonder what those months will bring. Congrats on the weight loss, sorry to hear about the lad's broken collar bone and funerals but the rest sounded like fun. Hope you are enjoying your new home.
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13 kilos is great Megan, well done.
Hope the next 6 months is better.
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I will have to look for a skinny Meagan on Monday. Congratulations on the weight loss.
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Errrr....how will I recognise you guys? Cookie, I will PM you my number and can I get yours please :)
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Thanks Ccokie.
Anyone bringing kids?
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I think Meagan may be. Hally won't now! We don't mind.
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BZB, if you carry your Thermomix they'll recognize you in an instant ;)
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Judy, what a great idea! I think I'll just carry the jug but leave the rest of the parts at home ;D
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Just noticed a sign on our main road saying the trains arent running on Monday.
I am thinking it may be chaos for me getting to Ikea. Saying that i am going to try and will text if the traffic is too bad.
Just a heads up. I will be very dissapointed if i cant get there.
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The traffic will be bad Bedlam as everyone going to Perth will have no choice but to drive.
Hopefully you will make it.
I am babysitting one GK that I know of at the moment but maybe a few more so will need to bring her/them with me.
I have a sore throat and cold so will see how that goes as I don't want to pass it on to anyone. >:(
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There is a lot going around at the moment bug wise and areoplanes spread it so well.
Unfortunately i will probably be in the thick of ithe traffic but really want to meet you before Adelaide and an opportunity to meet some others,to good to pass up.
I need some bottles for my goodie bag gift and thought ikea may have some.
My eldest DD will come for the ride and a chat so the jam shouldn't upset us too much.
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That's good that you won't be on your own especially if there is a traffic jam.
Hopefully my throat etc will be a lot better by Monday as I really want to meet you before Adelaide too :D
Fingers crossed as it will be really nice meeting the other forum members.
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I will have my two boys 4.5 and 6.5
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Looking forward to catching up with everyone on Monday.
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MF sending lots of get well love vibes your way.
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get better MF :)
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Hopefully you won't find the traffic too bad Bedlam.
MF get well quickly.
DD usually goes to work by train. We have been having a laugh at things that have been suggested like work from home, ( utterly impossible when you work with people), arrange with the boss to start and finish at different times, ( I don't think it is possible with many jobs).
The most stupid thing is that the Perth two football teams play each other this weekend. So they will have supporters of both teams unable to use the trains which is the most popular way to get there.
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I agree Cookie .
You would think that they would have realised the footy teams were playing each other this weekend and scheduled the train stoppage on a different date.
No common sense there or with telling people to work from home or change their work hours ???
Hopefully I will feel better soon. Panadol has helped and will take some more before we go out for dinner with my brother and SIL.
Don't like letting people down at the last minute.
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CC and MF dont forget the "take a holiday" , i agree the two football teams playing is the most ridiculous.
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Can I ask a very dumb question "why aren't your trains running on Monday?"
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CC They are connecting a new tunnel to the rail system.
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It's not just Monday CC as there will be major disruptions this month and next month due to upgrading and improving our Network. Various lines will be closed at different times.
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CC They are connecting a new tunnel to the rail system.
It's not just Monday CC as there will be major disruptions this month and next month due to upgrading and improving our Network. Various lines will be closed at different times.
Sounds like real major disruption for you all for months :(
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I'm disappointed. I will be in Perth later next week but not on Monday. :( :'( It would have been great to catch up with everyone.
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Me too Den, it would have been nice. Have to start planning the next one!
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It's not just Monday CC as there will be major disruptions this month and next month due to upgrading and improving our Network. Various lines will be closed at different times.
They've done a lot of work on the train system here in Adelaide of late as well and some lines have been close and/or are still closed. They do run substitute buses though and it seems to work ok.
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Yes they are doing the same here Katie.
We are even having a special ferry running from Fremantle to Perth. I don't know why they can't do that all the time.
If I am late on Monday ladies I will be there. I'm allowing about 3/4 hour so I should be fine.
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Are we just going to meet in the restaurant area
cookie?
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Yes if that is ok with everyone. I hope I can find my way!!!
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I'm making some sourdough today using Chookie's starter. Would anyone like some of Chookie's starter and instructions? I love it and it is all refreshed and raring to go.
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Not for me thanks cookie, although I'd love to say yes. Not enough people around to bake lots of loaves.
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Are we just going to meet in the restaurant area
cookie?
Is that the same area where I met you last time Jen? :)
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Thanks for the kind offer, cookie. None for me though. Haven't even mastered normal loaves ;D
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Yes MF it is.
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Thanks cookie and see you tomorrow :)
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Sure will. I am looking forward to seeing everyone again.
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Have a lovely day girls. :D
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Yes, I'm sure you will have a lovely catch up girls - these days are so much fun.
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Will there be pics?
Gert
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I will take my mini with me Gert and take pics if the others agree.
Looking forward to it. :)
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pics please
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Just back from a week in Vietnam and checking in on forum and I've missed the catch up :( Hope you all had a great time.
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It was lovely to meet you ladies today - Cookie, Jen, Creampuff, Meagan, Mama Fergie and Bedlam :)
We had a good time chatting away. DS11 said to me later, "Women like to chat, mummy. You do it at school, and even at Ikea" ;D
Will let MF post the photo.
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Just arrived home from our coffee catchup. It was lovely meeting everyone and below is a photo that was kindly taken by BeezeeBee.(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/15/e3evequ7.jpg)
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How do I make the photo smaller? Help ;)
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Lovely to catch up with all of you lovely ladies. Especially BZB who we met for the first time, lovely to meet you and your boys.
Have fun in Adelaide MF and Bedlam, I'll be thinking of you.
I have not been on the alcohol in the photo, probably just pausing for a breath before I chat some more.
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Lovely pic girls :D You are all very photogenic.
Meagan you look like a million bucks. ;D
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What a lovely group of gals. Great Photo and thanks for posting.
Gert
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Great photo ;D
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ha ha caught you napping between takes cookie! great to catch up with everyone and surprised that it had rained whilst we were inside. It feels like another world inside there.
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Thanks everyone a lovely way to spend the morning and no traffic situations, in fact less than usual.
Omg can we make a smaller photo PLEASE.
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Let me see if I can do it.
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/15/bu9u7uja.jpg)
Saved the image to camera role then posted it VIA Tapatalk.
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Here's another one without Cookie's bedroom eyes ;D
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/15/ajaseqag.jpg)
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Lovely photo of the girls enjoying themselves, thanks for reducing it Gretchen. So, 2 faces I haven't seen before ie BZB and Bedlam which is great because now us Adelaide girls know what you look like before you get here. Actually I thought it was Yvette to start with, is it just me or is there a similarity there? Bright eyed toddler you have there MF and poor Cookie, having a nana nap during the photo call. Good thing they took the second photo ;D It's great to see these get togethers still happening after all this time and new faces being added along the way.
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A liitle better, thanks Gert
Looking even more forward to Adelaide girls, a whole weekend of fun and chat.
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Love the photos :)
Sounds like you all had a great time :)
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Wonderful photos.Lovely to see lovely new faces ;D I see that gorgeous GD made the photo too MF ;)
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Lovely to catch up with all of you lovely ladies. Especially BZB who we met for the first time, lovely to meet you and your boys.
Have fun in Adelaide MF and Bedlam, I'll be thinking of you.
I have not been on the alcohol in the photo, probably just pausing for a breath before I chat some more.
It's great to see the face behind the flower, cookie :)
Sorry that we had to leave in a huff. The boys had to go urgently. Very typical of them, not to give any warning...and gave me distress calls when they were almost bursting ;D
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Great photos! Glad you all had a lovely time.
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It was great catching up with everyone today and meeting bb. The kids were so good while we all chatted and chattered some more.😊
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BZB I thought all the children there today we beautifully behaved. It was really lovely to meet you and some of your boys.
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Happy that everyone had a good time. :) I wish I could have been there. :(
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BZB I thought all the children there today we beautifully behaved. It was really lovely to meet you and some of your boys.
Totally agreed, cookie. MF's little one and Meagan's boys were all very good. I was surprised that the baby could last that long. Must be MF's magic :)
I felt quite comfortable chit chatting with such a warm and delightful group of ladies. Wish we had more time for me to ask more TMX questions. Hahaha.
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What sort of Q's did you have?
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Lovely photo girls thanks for sharing
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What sort of Q's did you have?
CP, general stuff like do you think of cooking as pre-TMX days and post-TMX, what do you use TMX for most frequently, has it changed ur life etc :)
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When we first started having these meet ups around Australia BZB, the main topic of interest was the Thermomix but as the years have gone by I find we rarely talk about it now. We do talk about the new books or recipes from the forum but we are all old friends now and the conversation can go anywhere :D
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When we first started having these meet ups around Australia BZB, the main topic of interest was the Thermomix but as the years have gone by I find we rarely talk about it now. We do talk about the new books or recipes from the forum but we are all old friends now and the conversation can go anywhere :D
What's a Thermothingy?
Gert
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LOL ;D
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When we first started having these meet ups around Australia BZB, the main topic of interest was the Thermomix but as the years have gone by I find we rarely talk about it now. We do talk about the new books or recipes from the forum but we are all old friends now and the conversation can go anywhere :D
JD, I'm such an obvious newbie to the cult of Thermomix. I want to talk about it ALL the time. But none of my friends can relate ;D
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We know that feeling BZB, that's why we go on this forum ;D you can talk until you are blue in the face about the TM and no one thinks you are a nutter or just trying to sell a machine. Next time just bring up the subject and we'll all join in.
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BZB please feel free to start any topic at all on the forum. You will find that we all love to answer.
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Bzb we have all been there. So enthusiastic and others cant agree. Cant believe you would pay that? And soon get bored with the conversation. Talk to us, we all love it.
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Thanks, CP Cookie and Bedlam :D And I thought I was the only nutter ;D
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Lots of thermomix
nutters lovers on here BZB.
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Meagan you look like a million bucks. ;D
Aww thanks Michele!
I had a great time catching up and chatting to everyone :)