h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

you mean to say, that there are other ways??????

I know I saw an article about it somewhere, but I wouldn't trust it. The author was last seen being carried off by a couple of large'ish chaps with nets.

its the chaps in white coats and straight jackets that you have to worry about

Ididn't mention the coats with the really long sleeves, and loads of shiny buckles?

are you trying to lull me into a false sense of security???

Now would I do that?

any woman would want shiny buckles on her coat. but at what price

I've heard that these coats also come in a very durable canvas-like material. And come with three meals a day, a nicely padded room, and some of the est drugs ever !!!

there are times in my life when that would be a most appealing situation to be in.
except for the drugs bit.. then again ..........

How's you, girl? I'm in the living room with a portable PC, and not really accessible to the mails at the moment ...

thats ok, cos i havent sent any yet

im just wading thru the junk ones and deleting as many as i can so i dont have that many to reply to, when i get in the right frame of mind to type something witty and wonderful

I spent a bit of time Friday night, wiring a connection from the PC and router stuff to the living room. So the used notebook, that may die any day, can be used for simple browser stuff. But mails will still be dealt with in the basement office ...

So what kinda stuff did you get up to this week-end? Any road trips perhaps, to novel parts of the region?

we just did a trip to the local car boot sale. its the first of the new year as the weather hasnt been kind.

we didnt see much, just got some building blocks with letters on for emily. to which grandad had to go and play and make up lots of words for her

Sometimes, I think the time and experiences with the grand-kids is simply parctice time. For when we reach our true senility.

up until a couple of weeks ago, she didnt do much with him.
she was civil and laughed and joked, but kept her distance.
she hasnt had much contact with men in her life so far.
she had never been a kissy huggy type child and you are lucky to get a wave

she would come and do anything for me(maybe because i feed and change her when necessary)and is always playing in my handbag.
she loves my money, credit cards and mobile phone and comb.

but it seems as though, i am now redundant. i dont mind.
i would rather she did have more to do with him as he is her biological grandfather.
i know he is a pain, but i used to feel for him as he sat there and wasnt getting any interaction.

we both come home and sit for ages thinking back over the conversations we have with her and laugh at her comments
i know she is ours as such which makes us that bit prouder, but she is too bright for her age.
we dread to think what will happen when she goes to school

If they have a good start at home, continuing good examples there, an d a whole lot of , they'll turn out fine. Rebecca is 'ours' by step, but no less our princess and grand-daughter. And so far, she and Nicky are doing just fine in school, socializing, ... Basically meeting the real world.

And I am equally proud of all 3 kids.

as it seems as if she is the only grand child i will be getting...

im making the most of it .

If it wouldn't have been simple biological luck, I'd have no kids at all. This marriage having proven to be unable ... So I count my blessings daily, and they include a fine daughter to be proud of, her hubby, and the 3 s they've put together. Plenty enough to keep me grinning for a lonnnnng time.

and now im too old to have any more...
somehow i dont think i could cope with another one at my age..
emily can be a handful at times

We went through the signing in process for adoptions in 3 different parts of Canada. But finally, after interminal waiting, decided it was too late. If we would have proved lucky when I was 40, ... how ever would we understand the child when he/she hit their teens?