One more thing...I viewed your family at the link you gave and you are all precious. What a happy group. And I love the renovations you all had done. Wow...What a great house.
I'm so glad you've joined us Deb!

JJ

Thanks JJ and everyone else. You know, I have been exhausted so not much on the 'puter, sorry, but great to get back and find these supportive comments. I am now off to meet my Mum and a girlfriend for lunch. I am going to walk up the street, cross over the river on a ferry (because I can only walk so far in my high heeled boots) and I am going to be extra nice to my Mum. Then Mum is going her way, my girlfriend and I are meeting our husbands for tea and then coming home, what a BIG day, now I am off to shower, makeup and go!!!!!!

Deb, hope you had a great time. BOots? It's 100 degress here. The thought of boots makes me sweat!

The idea of walking and ferry boats sounds lovely.

Do you drive much?

We had a great lunch and tea. My Mum thoroughly enjoyed herself even though I told her about our drug addicted son. I thought it has been going on for two years and if anything happened, she might resent not having been told. She was pretty good about it. But she can be most judgemental. She can also be pretty dramatic and emotional so sometimes I don't tell her things because coping with her emotions is as draining as ever!!
Lunch was a footy fund raiser. We had celebrity speakers, and all recieved a showbag of goodies, including a couple of glossy magazines, always a winner!! Entree was salmon and prawns, mains was lamb and sweets were profliteroles or chocolate pudding yum as!!! Now I have to run every day for at least 10 years to work it off!!
I love my boots, they are so comfortable, I am going to wear them to death because it will soon be too hot to wear them. Although since my thryoid operation I can cope with the hot weather much much better.
I do drive and I love driving but I also love walking, taking the ferry, riding buses etc etc!!
After lunch my girlfriend and I had coffee and watched the people walk by in the mall.

Now that sounds like a wonderful time....you should do it more often if possible...