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cuddling my new granddaughter Tova. Was there at her birth, water birth, just me - her mum and midwives. Her partner looked after their little boy. wonderful experience.

Glad you've got DH home number look after yourself as well as him

Number hope hubby perks up now he's home, look after your knees, not too much fetching and carrying

Ariadne, I`m on the waiting list for a knee replacement, hoping it won`t be too long in coming, all the best to you when your turn comes around.
Spent some of today bringing hubby home from hospital AGAIN, after his second major op in less than a month. I was going to say hopefully we won`t be there again, but nearly forgot about my knee!

Happy Birthday grannya have a wonderful day on Monday
You share your birthday with my youngest GD, she will be four.

Wonderful GA. Now have an absolutely super holiday too.

Gagagran

Ariadne, join the club

Ariadne, both my sisters have had the op and are now painfree!
Good luck, meantime look after those knees!

Early greetings to GA and Gagagran

happy birthday to those celebrating a birthday in the next day or two!

Lovely for you ga, fingers crossed it is the step towards a warming of relationships.

Have a lovely time on your birthday, Gagagran

It's my 70th on Saturday and we're off tomorrow to enjoy a three day break courtesy of Gransnet - won it some time ago and saved it for my birthday treat! I will think of you all as we have a birthday drink or two and send grateful thanks to all at GN HQ for such a lovely prize.

Been to the doctor and had the results of my knee x rays. Right knee has severe osteo arthritis, left not so bad. At least it explains the bad pain I have!
The lateral joint on the right is knackered (note my use of medical terminology) so a replacement is on the cards.

Think I might get my cataracts done before that - apparently it's my shout for that. What do the rest of you think? #fallingapartatthe seams

ga happy, happy birthday in advance, and enjoy your holiday - you deserve it!

Actually it's not my birthday until Monday, but we're off on holiday tomorrow. My daughter doesn't know that so it's doubly amazing that she sent me a card AND it arrived early.

Lovely surprise for you, ga. Hope your day just goes on getting better and better. x

That is wonderful ga so pleased for you..Happy Birthdayx

ga what a wonderful surprise. I'm thrilled to bits for you. Have a lovely birthday and I hope there are more nice surprises for you before the day is over

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y Granny.

Today I'm over the moon!
I received lots of birthday cards in the post and was thrilled to find one of them was a photo card - the kind you make online - from my three grandchildren. I really didn't dare to hope that my (estranged) daughter would remember it's my sixtieth, much less that she would send me such a lovely card. There are four photo's on the front; one each of the children and one of the three of them together. It's made my day. [silly emoticon]

Nellie. I had 3 daughters and now have 5 gs's. it's a doddle so long as the hose is pointing downwards!

At least you will not be thrusting safety pins through the terry towelling.

Don't panic Nelliemoser as I have proved today it is easier than you think and so much easier than terry nappies. I have three daughters and was petrified at the thought of dealing with a boy, but no problem

OMG my DD has rung to say her DH is due to go to the USA for work for about 10 days next month. She works nursing shifts and she will need help to get DGS from or to nursery on the days she works when DH is away!

I will get to be hands on! It's getting scary. I have no idea how to get a modern disposable nappy comfortably on the bottom of a wriggly nearly 1yr old boy and make it watertight. Its been 34 yrs since I need to get a nappy on a boy and then it was one of the all encompassing terry toweling ones. The position of the "hose" causes problems, girls are much easier to nappy up!

Went for a training day for the Flower festival. Humid and steamy. Hope the flowers survive. Lots of orchids and those plasticky flowers beloved by flower arrangers.wish someone would do an exquisite arrangement of "end of summer garden with nothing much to show"

Use a mirror !!