G'day all,

I have no idea why but I have spent the last hour getting my 'drivers' etc. re-installed under the guidance of my service provider.
Whilst you are all asleep I have been struggling getting this new thread going I know you will all appreciate my efforts

In the meantime little time left now to post.

I am enjoying my visitors company. Resting my feet today whilst they are out sight seeing. Out to dinner tonight which will be nice. Tomorrow it is Melbourne Cup, the biggest day in the Australian Horse Racing Calendar. My cousin and I will stand out as I think we will be the only ones without a hat
There is a great festive atmosphere in town but unfortunately rain is forecast for tomorrow

After all this I was going to reply to some of the posts but the only ones that now spring to mind is Karen's sorry to hear about your friend, hope all will be well and slavika's about the gift of the pendant. Your friend must know you well to keep the gold half for you to have the blue

Have a great day all, think of me and wish me luck as I have my annual flutter on the horses
My guests are leaving again on Wednesday

Cheers
Maria

Slavika: Your little cheese cakes sounds good. Glad your friend like her present. It sure sounds pretty!

Maria: Installing drivers can be a pain some times! Your efforts on starting the thread are appreciated Enjoy the visit with your friends.

Hi to everyone else. Must get to work......ALAS

Hi Everybody
Glenda have you been absent for a couple of days. Now that we are on a new thread that Maria worked so hard to start for us I forget what was said. YIKES!!! Well I do remember that Maria is going to watch the ponies run. Good luck to you.

Did my duty, laundry, cleaning etc, nothing very exciting until my grandchildren arrived at 4:00. Boy I sure do love them...hee hee I think you know that.
Tomorrow is WW day and I hope I managed to come down in weight. I will be happy to take even 1/2#. For tea tomorrow I think I will make those nice little tarts that I made for my friend's birthday to see if the "tea time gals" like them.

We had such a nice day weather wise today, a real bonus when its November. Hope you all have a nice day tomorrow, talk to you then. Night all.

I didn't make it to WW on Sat. Had company, and that was a good excuse. Now I won't make it for two more weeks as we are going on a cruise. I will really have to be careful, since one could eat themselves silly on shipboard. I do promise to be good.

Slavika: I think I will try your idea in my nice little tart pans I bought in Canada this summer. That should work as well as muffin cups, don't you think? Did you check out the recipes in the last Cooking Lite.Magazine? Lots of little individual goodies.

Maria: Hope you win big ! Do you have a formula bor choosing the horse, or do you just pick one that looks good?

Lily: I have had an exasperating night with MSN. I keep getting booted off the internet--right in the middle of writing a letter, or posting. Most frustrating. I have thought about calling tech support, but am not even sure of what sort of questions I should be asking. Maybe just saying I am getting fed up with getting booted off.

Hi everyone. Glenda, Trudy, Peggy, Geri

Karen: hope your friend has had good news from her biopsy.

See you tomorrow I hope. Ann

Hi Ann I think that a "tart pan" should be used but I don't have a big one, just tiny ones. When I was out today I went to our Zeller's store but they only had muffin tins. When I am out on Wedneday with my friend I'll look in the speciality shops and buy myself one.
Where are you going on a cruise? I have never been on one. I have talked to DH about going on one and he said it's hard to golf on a ship. LOL I told him the ship does stop in all kinds of nice places that probably have all kinds of golf courses. One of these days I'm sure we'll go.
This weight thing is sure a life long struggle. When I was grocery shopping this morning I ran into a gal who used go to WW. She never did lose very much weight but I think she enjoyed the social aspect. Anyway, she was at the bakery counter, and had just bought two very LARGE Cinnamon buns.....and said to me, "now you know why I never lost any weight". She went on to say, she had just turned 88 yrs old and decided she was not meant to be thin, and was not going to worry about it any longer.
I think you and I both need Lily
living in our homes (maybe alternate weeks) to help us with our computer problems. Could you maybe arrange that
Lily ???
Talk to you later. Night

Ann: Just ask them why you keep getting booted off. They must have something wrong for that to keep happening. But you should call them as they might not be aware there is a problem.
Where are you going on your cruise? I have never been on one but would like to one of these days.

Slavika: Yeah tell DH there is golf courses in all those places you stop at. He would for sure find them! Good luck at your WI! And have a fun tea time! Sure I will be right over to help with the computer!


Later all!

I have just read the last few days' posts, but, of course, can now remember nothing. I am hoping that Karen will post soon and let us know about her friend. I do hope it is negative. We have a guy at work who had surgery just last Friday. He had a tumor that was on his pancreas and liver and they took parts of those organs. Dave has 8 kids, so I hope he will be okay. Supposedly, it was unlikely the tumor was malignant, but still did a lot of damage.

Slavika - what a good friend you are! Getting a present for your friend that included a present for you too! Way to go, girl!

Ann, I hope you have a great time on your cruise. Wish I could join you. We did last weekend go visit my 84-year-old uncle with my sister and brother and spouses. He is such a sad case. His health is failing, and he lives in Hot Springs Village. This is fine if you are medium old, the way he was when he moved there, but now that he can't walk very far and is a little wobbly, how sad to be in a house with a high driveway and steps and have to drive in the mountains. We tried to encourage him to go to an assisted living center, but we can't "make" him do anything. He has no children, but he has a stepson and only old, like 91 year-old, friends who try to help him. You know how sad that is? After we left, he did go get a walker. And it has helped.

Well just 2 more days with wire on my toes! YEA! Maria, you sound like a social butterfly since your feet got better. I can't wait to wear real shoes too! And exercise again!

Lily - so sad to think about giving up on Halloween, isn't it? I just love it! We had about 30 little kids, so it was still fun. We still have patriotic scarecrows and hay bales in the yard.
Glenda

Just a quick post to say that my friends biopsy came back good .It is nothing to worry about. Thanks for all your good wishes to her.

Ann you are going on a cruise? Where and when are you leaving? My friend and her whole family are leaving Here on Friday on their way to Fla . And I believe their cruise leaves on Sat . It's a Carribbean Cruise. That would be funny it you guy's were on the same ship.

Got to go...
Karen

I was down 1.4 lbs today at the WI. Last week was a nail biter, I just squeaked by with .2 to spare, so I worked at it harder this week. I never gets any easier.
Slavika's tarts were absolutely delicious ..I will have to make that recipe for sure.
Karen Glad to hear your friend is ok. My SIL who had breast cancer twice was in trouble. She has Lymphoma (sp?) on her left arm. She got a sliver under her nail, and infection set in immediately, by evening she was in emergency with a 103 temp. She had to stay in hospital and have an antibiotic drip. This happened 2 wks ago, and she still hasn't completely recovered.
Glenda good to hear that that wire will be removed soon. Was your curly toe like a hammer toe?
Ann I am sure you will have a great time on your cruise. I have never been on one either, but still have hopes on it happening one of these years. I also want to know where you are going.
Maria Had to laugh you are working while we are sleeping. How did you do at the races?
Lily are they still working you hard? The nerve of your employer.

TTFN ... talk to you later.

G'day all,

Well my visitors are now on the way to Adelaide
We had the best time at the Melbourne Cup. DH and I were a little worried if my visitors would like it but they just loved it.
The day before they were in the city and saw the parade of the horses that were to take part in the Melbourne Cup Race. The shops were all decorated for the big event and the atmosphere was just 'party, party party'!!!!
The rain didn't dampen our spirits. We had lots of champagne (never felt my feet) , enjoyed seeing all the great fashions and spectacular hats. Our dh's had a few bets, a few wins and a few losses, came out about even at the end of the day.
My cousin and her husband had never experienced anything like it and just thought it was a fantastic day and were glad to have been part of it.

Trudy You are a bit of a role model, good for you being down at your WI.

Glenda I bet you cannot wait to get that wire out of your toe! I am going to try to get into walking mode again by starting off 30 minutes a day and slowly building it up. Hopefully that will help shifting some weight.
Karen Pleased to hear your friend's biopsy came back good.

Have a great day all
Cheers
Maria

Karen: so glad to hear all is well with your friend. Those can be a few scary days before the test results come in. The curise is a week. We are crusing the western Carribean. Key West, Cozumel, Cancun, and the Cayman Islands.(Georgetown) We have not been there before. We are leaving Sunday on the Zenith, Celebrity lines. So I fear that your friends are going to be on a different ship.Now is a good time for you all to book your cruise. There are fantastic bargains out there right now. And Slavika- tell your dh he can practice his putting on the ship
So when you all come to Florida we can have a personal type face to face reunion:Maybe everyone could book a cruise on the same ship, get reduced rates. It is fun to dream!!

Trudy: you are so good. I am really going to have to watch my step and not yield to temptation, especially with the fancy desserts.:

Glenda: So glad your toe is doing well. Sorry to hear about your Uncle. Independence is hard thing to give up.

Maria: Did you take any photos of the races. I'd like to see your hat. Your description reminded me of the scene in My Fair Lady when they took Eliza to Ascot. I'm Glad you broke even with the wagering.
We're counting the days, and trying to decide what to take, my dh says don't take too many clothes. I say, it is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. So we'll see.

Will check back tomorrow. Ann

Ann It is 3 wednesday afternoon and I am playing canasta on line and watching Oprah when I got an email to say you have posted.

Your cruise just sounds fantastic and I also rather like your dream of all of us being on the same cruise That would be fun.

One day, we will all meet

I also have to confess I was one of the minority who did not wear a hat to the races. My cousin and I were very tempted to buy a hat but chickened out in the end
If anyone is interested, you can see some of the fashions on this page http://www.vrc.net.au/

Back to another game of canasta

Cheers
Maria

Hi Everybody Well what a great day at WW today. Not only did Trudy and our two tea time friends have a great weigh in so did I. I lost 2.6# Now it's important for me to stay motivated. Thinking about our holiday this winter and having to put on swimsuit should help.

Karen I am so pleased that your friend's results were good. What a relief that must be to her.

Ann can you even amagine all us "dollies" on the same cruise ship. Things would never be the same for them. I agree........taking more is better.

Glenda It's not easy coming up with presents for friends that I can end up getting half of. LOL I really have to work at it.

Maria happy you had such a nice time at the races. I enjoy going to them too, although we don't go very often. Of course the ones we have here are nothing like the big race you attended. At our races most people just wear jeans or slacks. Years ago when they first started I think the women used to get all dressed up for a couple of the bigger races that were held, and some wore hats.

Lily thanks, I knew you would come over if I needed you.

Hope you all have something nice to do tomorrow. Night.

Ann I was wrong about my friend leaving on Sat. I t is really Sunday and it sounds like the same ship. I know it is Celebirty. So if you see a dark haired curly headed with a little red shine to it. writting in her Weight Watchers Journal Her name is Donna. Her Husbands name is Steve. They will be traveling with 9 other people. Wouldn't it be a hoot if you guy's really ran into each other!

Trudy sorry about your SIL. Glad she is goint to be alright. Way -to - go on losing the pounds. How any one can lose with a friend like Slavika who is such a great cook is beyond me. Then she also loses herself! Good for you both!

Glenda a wire in the toe does not sound like fun. Oh yuk they still have to take the wire out. Years ago my sone had to havea pin in ihis elbow. I was there when it was removed. Got sick Right now my daughter has a pin in the end of her finger. I think I told you all she broke it this past Augrest playing softball. Well it healed badly and the doc. had to rebreak it and take a peice of bone from her rist to straighten it out. She has been off work since it happened. It is her right had and she is a transcriptionist. It will be January befor she can work again at her job. Since she has been off she has taken to cleaning one of the bars in town a popular haunt for the young people and bartending occaionally(tips are great) She has had a job since she was 16 and just can't seem to sit around.

Maria sounds like a fun day you all had. Never been to the races.

Hello to all the rest I'm on the run again.


Karen
Ps Ihope this all made some since as I hacve been typing real fast.

Karen glad that your friend is fine. Maria the races sound like you all had a great time. The fashions are fun to look at. Slavika and Trudy you have been good and lost weight. You must not be nibbling on Slavika's treats. Slavika my dil,s parents went on a golf cruise last July in Ireland and Scotland. They cruised around different places and played lots of golf. She said it was wonderful. Ann have fun on yours and don't pig out - that is too easy to do. Shop a lot. I have a craft show this weekend so I have to go decide what to take, see you all later, Peggy