Anyone Else Up Yet ......... Vol. 2

Happy'moving day' Ariadneand welcome to the West Country! (hope you have your wellies packed, we moved from Herts 30 years ago and noticed a difference in rainfall amounts straight away!)
Jess pleased to see you are back and had a good holiday (despite the cakes!)
Avoided ALL bugs on the allottment, but not the secateurs.... ouch!

Welcome back to Gransnet Jess. You were missed.
Ariadne This is the day that you've been waiting for. Well done. You're in my thoughts as you embark on a new adventure in Devon.

I'm impressed - Ariadne so well organised she is managing to post on GN - on the day she moves house!!! Chilled or what?

Best wishes Ariadne I hope your move is smooth and happy

Welcome back Jess You were missed

Morning all! Yesterday went very smoothly, and they are in again to finish off the packing. So here we are, in a nice little local hotel, having a cup of coffee (I always take proper coffee bags with me!) planning today. People from Emmaus coming to pick up old furniture, window cleaner in...

Thanks for all your good wishes, folks.

Well done - phase one of the project completed. I trust phase 2 goes smoothly - after your project management efforts I expect it will. I moved house about a dozen times during my first marriage and one learning point that stuck was - you don't have to wear yourself out trying to unpack everything in a day! Take your time.

Glad to hear all is going well Ariadne and the weather has been kind I think.

The fun bit starts now - settling into your new home and neighbourhood!

Ariadne I can sense your excitement. Keep us well informed.

Empty house! I have cleaners coming in tomorrow, then really, that is it. Little pang to see the lorry going off down the road, though.

Out for dinner with friends tomorrow, complete Thursday, another farewell then off to DS2 in Cheltenham, in convoy (not! that's what Thesues thinks..)

I was asleep by 8.30 last night, and didn't wake up until 6.00!

Thank you for all your support - it is so nice that you all seem to understand completely how I feel. xxxxx

Ariadne, you are a marvel! So glad everything's gone well after the initial setbacks, and now you've got a bit of breathing space before the next leg!

morning all!
we are back in one piece .

i intend to say nothing about maniac wandering around Jerusalem hand in hand with a young man.
Or even about her being kissed by a judge every day! (she was also seen reading the Daily Mail!!!!!!!!)

We have kept sort of an eye on you all. daren't get on the scales for at least another week.

Jeni Good to see you back!

Hi all. I have had a sick computer, which is still poorly and I don't know when I will get it back. I managed yesterday to borrow this laptop and am struggling ot come togrips with it! There are things I can't do like go back and put a space in.....or take one out.
I don't like the controls and I hate the lack of mouse!
I have managed this morning to sort hte email but I have 100 emails there and can't face them yet! It thinks my family history stuff is spam and I can't move it...arrgh.
Back later.

Good to have you back, jeni. What have you done with Maniac?

Alie - sympathy! A sick computer requires TLC and a strange one is no substitute. See you in October.

Welcome back, Jeni

jeni and maniac Memories are made of whatever it was you were up to...so to speak. Sounds like a whole lot of fun.

I've popped in for a very brief "fix". Can't stay too long. Tomorrow is a big day for us. After leaving ample birdseed and nuts and tins of cat food [our friends keep an eye on our creatures], we set off on the first leg of our journey south. The annual family gathering in Rutland, is organised for this weekend, during which, we talk and laugh non-stop. I usually return home with a sore throat! Mr soop has taken the car to be checked. I've to make a final decision on what and what not to take. A big bag of "mindings" is ready for the trip. Give us a wee thought, especially noon on Saturday...about the time that our wee man will walk through the door.
It goes without saying...I shall miss you lot. Lots of hugs all round.

Have a lovely tome soop. And you will be far too busy with all your family - especially 'the wee man' - to give 'us lot' a second thought!

Welcome back, jeni and maniac

Have a wonderful time, soop! Give the wee man a hug from us.

soop Travel safely and have a gorgeous time.

soop have a lovely time.

Thanks to all for the "welcome back messages"

Great to see you back jeni and maniac ...jeni you haven't left her on board have you

soop enjoy you family get together and give that wee man an extra big hug

Have a great time soop

Oh - where's my head? Sorry, Maniac - welcome back also! Looking forward to hearing ALL that you and Jeni got up to!

I KNOW that I've already said au revoir. I KNOW that I've far too many jobs on the go and need to be knuckling down to tidy up after myself...but...I couldn't resist one last pop-in to say that I'm thinking of you all. Thank you for all your good wishes. Mr soop has made me a lovely cup of coffee and a crusty chicken filled roll. So, for the next half hour, I'm staying with you lot.

Welcome back jeni and maniac. Have a lovely time soop