Welcome to new members

I joined a few months ago but haven't posted much. I'm going to be Granny, not in Scotland but Scottish origin
So first grandchild due yesterday to my only daughter, I also have 2 sons
So excited and waiting with my bag packed for that phone call
Have a good day all

I've just spoken to you on another thread LottieSweetpea. Do keep posting. It's always good to hear different ideas and opinions.

Welcome to everyone else who is new, too.

Welcome GrannyPiggy. I hope you don't have to wait too long for that call. You have years of fun ahead.

Hello also to Lottie

Hello, I am a new member of Gransnet. I joined on Monday after reading about your site in 'The Invisible Woman' by Helen Walmsley-Johnson. I have spent a couple of days browsing the site and have enjoyed reading the fashion & beauty hints as well as looking at the comments on 'Discussions of the day'. I have been a grandmother/step grandmother for a few years (my youngest is soon to be 5 the oldest 10). I have recently recovered from the grief I experienced following my husband's death 2 years ago and thought it would be great to reach out and chat to other people.

Hello Adele. What a lovely name. I have been a member for about 2 weeks and am quite addicted. Welcome.

You're very welcome AdeleJay. Hope to hear more from you.

Hi I have just joined Gransnet. I have a granddaughter who is 3 and a grandson who is 10 weeks. I'm Grandma at the moment, but who knows that may change as they get older.

Hello all. Been lurking for a month or so even tho I am not a gran and not likely to be for a while yet. Dcs are ds 28, and dd23. Mumsnet has been my lifeline for many years now and I thought I'd give gransnet a try.

Welcome Adele, Jenny and Bells. I look forward to hearing more from you.

Welcome to you all! I hope you enjoy GN as much as I have.

Hello all. I live in East Lothian and joined a few weeks ago, to correspond with imminent - now actual - retirement. I'm Granny Susan to DCs Ella (5) and Freddie (4), who live in London with my DS (my counterpart is Nana). DD is also in London.

Welcome Ellen, we have a large number of Scottish members. Enjoy your retirement. You will soon wonder how you found time to work!

I think a new member's thread would be a good idea. I just joined by posting a comment and never bothered to say I was new. I have also started a thread which was quite exciting. GN is great, full of interesting comments, sad, happy and comforting to many. Welcome, everybody!

A belated welcome to you Bennan, glad you got stuck in and are enjoying it!

hello everyone - good thread. I too am a long time lurker, and haven't posted much. There are probably hundreds of us lurkers, who get a lot of enjoyment and support from reading the posts, but don't feel confident enough to post themselves.

I don't have any grandchildren yet, who knows if and when I will. I work part time still, but want to make more of a social life for myself, ready for when I fully retire. Nice to meet you all.

Best advice for a mother-in-law I ever heard was "Keep shtum." It works most of the time.

Smile and agree with everything the DIL says, even when she is doing everything totally wrong. She will not bring her children up the way you did yours.

Hi seacliff, don't be shy!
I found joining a walking group was good for meeting people, and keeps me active.

A very warm welcome to all those I haven't yet greeted

Hello everyone!

When I decided to register I needed to choose a screen name. In the days of the old Beeb boards we used our real-life names which resulted in me acquiring a real-life stalker, so here I am hiding behind the synthetic fabric of yesteryear and vivid memories of sliding about on a bright red faux-leather banquette in an Indian restaurant wearing my faux silk polyester frock and feeling very sophisticated

I've a clever, talented, beautiful and fun teenage grandaughter living in America and I hope we can hit the shops together over there at Christmas. I love Christmas in America - all that OTT razzmatazz and a Father Christmas at every corner of the Mall going yo-ho-ho. What's not to like?

Polly

Hello Polly, I love the name! You sound fun-loving, hope you enjoy GN.

Thanks so much for the welcome [smile)

Hello to all the newbies welcome to Gn.

I joined a couple of months ago and have son, daughter in law and my only grandchildren in the USA. The other gran asked to be called Mimi, I don't know why, but I am called granny and I really like it. I said they could call me whatever they liked and that is what evolved. I get on very well with my daughter in law, but I only see them all once a year and I find that quite hard. Skype is great for keeping in touch. My husband died last year after a long illness. I am enjoying Gransnet a lot.

Lots of new names cropping up lately. A very warm welcome to this mad house Gransnet. I look forward to "meeting" you all soon.