Happy Days and Thank Yous`

 

 

 

 

I want to thank you for the birthday wishes you sent me, either by email, journal comments or the cards that I recieved in the post, it was really kind of you and I`m really grateful to you all.

I had a really lovely day yesterday and I have never had so many birthday cards. 

 

Jim gave me my present in the morning, a pair of binoculars that I had wanted for a long time along with a book about British birds. Kerry gave me a big bottle of my signature perfume Bulgari BLV which I adore.  I use it every day whatever I`m doing, in my opinion good perfume is meant to be worn and not saved for a special occasion. I had almost run out and was thrilled that Kerry had got me some more, it should last me almost a year even with daily use. I also was given two sets of hand care products, one from Roman and the other from Kerry`s friend Sharon. I was really pleased to have them because my hands are quite neglected and because of my job they are in very bad condition. Now I have no excuse not to give them a lot of TLC to get them back into condition. I was also given money so I think I`ll buy something to do with the garden.

 

The postman hadn`t come when I went to work so I couldn`twait until I got home to see if he`d brought me any cards. I couldn`t believe it when I saw the pile that had been left for me....just like a child I suppose....lol!  Then the phone rang for the first time....and then it rang again...and again ..........and again. I lost count of how many phone calls from friends and family wishing me Happy Birthday, I know I`ve already said it but it was a wonderful day.

 

Danny came round in the early evening and brought me a large bouquet of flowers, some fudge and a chocolate panna cotta pecan cake, how I`m going to eat it all I have no idea but I`ll do my best ....lol! The only downside to the day was a phone call from my brother`s wife. She always tries to get me and my brother closer together but the fact is we are not at all close. We don`t argue, we just don`t have very much in common and just live our own lives. We usually see each other maybe once a year at Christmas but this year we were at Kerry`s so we didn`t meet up. My poor SIL does worry because she comes from a very close family so I had to try to explain to her that there really isn`t anything to worry about but its just the way things are. She still doesn`t understand though she does mean well so Jim and I have agreed to visit them in the next couple of weeks. I just hope we are doing the right thing, my SIL is a lovely woman and I adore my two nephews but my brother isn`t easy to get on with but I will try.

 

I`ve found out why we`ve had so much trouble with AOL. Jim rang their Technical Support line and he was told that we need to re-install windows because a computer gets worn out just like anything else. Although we know someone who can do it for us he has decided to buy a new computer. He ordered it this morning and it will be here in a few days. I must it has been showing signs of age lately so it will soon be consigned to a rubbish tip. Jim won`t take any chances and plans to smash it to pieces so it can`t be used by anyone else. He will of course take out any parts that he wants to keep, ie. the modem, the DVD player and a couple of things that I can`t remember.

 

The weather has been dreadful today with really heavy rain and more forecast over the next couple of days. I had wanted to do some gardening this weekend but I comsoled myself by planting the dahlias in trays to start them off, planting sunflower seeds and repotting a bougainvillea ready for Summer. I`d much rather get outside and start weeding the beds but not in the rain, no absolutely NOT!

 

Anyway, my friends, thank you again for your Birthday wishes, they mean so much to me. If I haven`t commented on your journal just lately, I`m really sorry  it`s because I`m being thrown offline so many times, thats if I`m lucky enough to get online in the first place. Hopefully all will be well once we have the new computer.  Take care and have a lovely weekend. :o)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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