Army Thread 1st November

[JackieClaire]

Army Thread 1st November

tiptronic_ct;1201687 wrote: Better?

Much better......thank you.

[pingu1997]

Army Thread 1st November

tiptronic_ct;1201688 wrote: Yes, Pingu - you have beautiful kids.

:hallo: Frenchie

a lot better

and thanks, the kids don't get their looks from their mother LOL

[expat3]

Army Thread 1st November

pingu1997;1201693 wrote: a lot better

and thanks, the kids don't get their looks from their mother LOL

HA! We have seen photos of you too-and so we can say they DO get their looks from their mum.
OK-daughter is screaming she has to check her facebook. I'll be nice and hand over the computer.:H
back laters x

[JackieClaire]

Army Thread 1st November

You don't do yourself justice, Pingu.

[Panno]

Army Thread 1st November

Hi so sorry for not checking in lots going on and very sad, my stepson passed away this morning after a very short but painful illness it's not been the easiest of times as there was still a family war going on after 30 years whilst the poor young man was dying but may he RIP

I'm sorry to have not responded to PMs I've been feeling guilty xx

[JackieClaire]

Army Thread 1st November

Oh Panno,
How very, very sad.

Don't worry yourself about the PM's, hun.:l

[tiptronic_ct]

Army Thread 1st November

I'm so sorry to hear that, Panno :l:l:l

[tiptronic_ct]

Army Thread 1st November

Folksies, I'm going take a nice long shower and call it a day.

I'll see you on the morrow :l

[JackieClaire]

Army Thread 1st November

Nighty night,hun. :l

[Panno]

Army Thread 1st November

It's a goodnight from me and JC too xxx

[Panno]

Army Thread 1st November

Think that may have come out wrong .. That's from a comedy show (past) from The 2 Ronnies oh help I'm digging myself in a hole !!

[stirly-girly]

Army Thread 1st November

Hallo Army!!! Nice to see your happy faces. All except for JC, that is. Lovely to see you too Jackie, but do black labs always look that sad?

Recluse;1201634 wrote: Hello!
White rabbits - zenners has got me addicted to these cartoons now:

Simon's Cat - Hop It
Love those cartoons too, Reccie.

Recluse;1201634 wrote: Tips, it's beyond me how you can cope with that commute every day. I live 15 minutes from where I used to work and found even that journey to be a real pain in the bum. Couldn't you move closer to work? Apart from the time saving, you'd save a fortune on petrol. It's about ?1.35 a litre here! :upset:Gasoline is 1.64 euro a litre here Reccie and our store is 40 kilometres from our house. Takes about 45 minutes each way. Costs a lot in gasoline plus we have to pay a toll price each way of 1.86 euro. We got a really good deal on our apartment but in the almost 6 years that we've been living here, if you add up the toll payments plus the fact that our other place was only 18 kilometres from our last apartment, we've clocked up a lot of extra kilometres - 44 a day. So I expect the tens of thousands of euros we saved on the apartment are slowly but surely being eaten up by those extra expenses.:upset:

Recluse;1201634 wrote: I agree with tips on the tv expatty. I know they're not cheap but I'm amazed you've lasted this long without one when you have two young children to keep entertained.
Lord, I'd have gone mad without a TV. I admire your patience. Truly.

Recluse;1201634 wrote: I wear my hiking boots every time I go out for a walk now in order to get my feet used to them (or should that be the other way round?) Went for another long walk in the dark last night and my shirt was wet with perspiration when I got home. (was that TMI?) Not a bad day outside, there's actually some blue sky out there, so I expect I'll go for another long walk later on.Not TMI and so glad to hear your getting out for walks. You must be enjoying it.

Recluse;1201634 wrote: There are much worse things you could be addicted to pingu, but I'm on a diet so rice pud is definitely off the menu! What the Panda said.

Coco-Nut;1201638 wrote: Good morning everyone and Happy November! I must just say that Stirly and JC's colourful posts with tons of pictures make me feel completely inadequate. I pop in and manage a quick "hi" - and didn't even take off my Halloween costume before my first post!!

Hiya Coco-Nutty! The pics are easy-peasy. And I enjoy posting them. Adds a little colour to the thread. Not that my dark orchid font doesn't.
sunshine_gg;1201673 wrote: Quick fly-by greeting!!! Hewwwwwooooo Army!

Gorgeous offspring, Pingu!! Enjoy them while they're still youngins!
Tippers, cough up the sun, or else!!!
Reccie, I LURRRVE Simon's cat!

Gotta run! Happy whatever day of the week it is today! zoom!

Oh Sunny-bean - here's a bit from me....:sun:

tiptronic_ct;1201683 wrote: We've thought about it often, Reccie. There are pros and cons... So far, the pros have won the day, although I must admit it has been a source of some friction between Mrs. T and I.

See my post above. I love the area that we live in but I just did a quick estimate and the toll costs alone are around 1.000 euro a year. That will total 6,000 euro spent by the first week in December. That's a lot of yo-yo's.
expat3;1201686 wrote: Hello everyone!
Weather was pretty crappy today. We are getting out tomorrow no matter what though. I'm thinking of going into Paris and walking around a bit. My son is bouncing off the walls.:upset:
Pingu-your children are gorgeous!

Did you not get out then, ExPatty? I'd be bonkers in your shoes.

Pingu - what Patty said. You're children are beautiful.
JackieClaire;1201697 wrote: You don't do yourself justice, Pingu.

What Jackie said. I think your daughter looks a lot like you. The difference is that her face is a little more rounded in the cheek area being she's still a child and obviously her brown eyes. They're adorable.

[stirly-girly]

Army Thread 1st November

Panno;1201701 wrote: Hi so sorry for not checking in lots going on and very sad, my stepson passed away this morning after a very short but painful illness it's not been the easiest of times as there was still a family war going on after 30 years whilst the poor young man was dying but may he RIP

I'm sorry to have not responded to PMs I've been feeling guilty xx

Oh Panno, I am so sorry to hear that. Don't feel guilty about the PM's. I'm sure everyone understands. My condolences to you and your family. It's always so difficult when a child dies. Just isn't right, children leaving before their parents. Sending you strength to help you cope. :huggy

[Panno]

Army Thread 1st November

Zenstyle;1201720 wrote: "Its goodnight from me.... and its goodnight from him..."

:H:H Thank you that's the one

[Recluse]

Army Thread 1st November

Very sorry to hear your awful news panno. :l
I'd been wondering where you were. You've been missed.