We wouldnt be dead for quid's !
Submitted: Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 11:12
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Member - Pesty (SA)
We leave school, get a job, fall in love, get married, have some kid's, work hard to buy a house and mass some assetts, along the way sometimes finding it hard to find the time and finances to spend as much time with our kids as we would like, but we all manage somehow.
We are now in early 50's and its fantastic to be part of the cycle again, as our kids partner up, buy a house, etc, and start having grandkids.
What a fantastic time of our lives, 2 grandsons, 5 and 2 and we love having them around and
camping with us, and last night the "first grandaughter", and Nan is uncontrollable ! and a
forth grandchild due in January !
"We wouldnt be dead for quid's"
I quess the down side to the life cycle is watching our parents getting older and requiring life saving surgery's, but they are all still here and enjoying the moments again of great grandkids.
I guess you can gather that things are pretty happy around here this morning, but it makes you think about the really valuable things in your life, and getting our priorities in the right order. Cheers to all the granparents this morning .
Pesty and Mrs Pesty
Reply By: Max - Sydney - Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 11:30
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 11:30
Pesty
You are right.
We've got a couple of kids work overseas, and one with her family have been staying with us for the past 5 weeks. Next Tuesday they go home again.The house will be neat and tidy again, no kids squabbling and no little girl racing up to our bedroom fora cuddle first thing in the morning.
We are not looking forward to that at all - just love the chaos and the coming and going while they are home.
Family is great - and its great we have things like Skype & email to keep in touch. But its not the same as the daily contact while they are here.
Well - there's always next year to look forward to. Meantime we just need to hook up the van and head off somewhere!
Yep - its a great time of life. Wouldn't be back at work for quids.
Max
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:28
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:28
Now im jealous Max, havent got to the retired stage yet, but am counting the years.
Cheers Pesty
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Follow Up By: Max - Sydney - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:31
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:31
Meantime - enjoy the grand kids!
:-)) Max
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Reply By: Squizzy - Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 12:41
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 12:41
CONGRATULATIONS Pesty & Mrs Pesty.
We know the feeling, but so far we are only lucky enought o have the one grandchild (7 yo boy). We still love him and enjoy him as much though.
Geoff.
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:30
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:30
Thanks Geoff, enjoy him they grow so fast.
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Member - Stephen L (SA) - Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 12:54
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 12:54
Conratulations Steve and Glenda
you must be on cloud 9 today.
All The Best
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:31
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:31
Thanks Stephen and Fiona, cloud nine it is.
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Big Kidz (Andrew & Jen) - Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 12:59
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 12:59
"Nan is uncontrollable" Now Pesty it might be that Glenda is getting clucky and wanting another one of her own!
Has been a while since we caught up but you folks never seem to come our way!! Might see you over Christmas or at Warraweena if we go there. Congratulations on the first grandaughter - seems like only months ago that we were catching up with you and you had to race off to the birth of a grandson - must have been in September 2004 so it is ages ago.
Sounds an awesome time - congratulations to you both.
Andrew
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 16:08
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 16:08
Doc,
Quote:"but you folks never seem to come our way!! "
An explanation might be in order.......in our case it's because I work sooooo hard that I can't get away long enough to visit you. However, in Pesty's case it's because his repeated applications for a VV (Victorian Visa) have all been turned down due to the fact that his reputation has preceeded him.!!! ;-))
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:41
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:41
Hi Andrew and Jen,
Thanks for the wishes, dont think Mrs Pesty will be having any more, the hardware was doctored a long time ago, anyway she has her hands full now as with 3 on the go and another one due in January .
We havent been over your way for a long time, but we will come and annoy you when we do, you dont have enough red sand over there?
Close with the grandson birth, was October 04, have started taking him
camping on a few trips now.
Yes we hope to be at Waraweena so will catch up then if not before.
Roachie is not quite right with the VV, the reason i get declined is that they scan the cruiser and reject it because it has a nissan nuts drool all over the outside from Roachie every time he thinks im not looking!
Cheers Pesty
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Follow Up By: Big Kidz (Andrew & Jen) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:16
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:16
Well Pesty - I can understand how poor old Roachie drools all over your car. Crickey mate - you should cut him some slack!! Imagine how you would feel if you had to replace every component in the car with after market bits and pieces. I reckon he will be looking for some after market panels soon.
One is reminded of Grandpa's old axe; 6 new handles and 3 new heads, but it is still Grandpa's old axe. S'pose it is still Roachies' 2000 Patrol.
Andrew
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:43
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:43
Hahahahahaha
Andrew, cant wait to see what crapola he comes out with in reply !
Am supposed to be at his place tonight to help with repairs for the w/e outing's!
Cheers Pesty
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Monday, Aug 21, 2006 at 12:20
Monday, Aug 21, 2006 at 12:20
Blokes,
I'm sorry it's taken me sooo long to respond .....what with being flat out here at the sweat
shop working my coight off and in my spare time having to help out numerous tojo owners whose 'trusty' steads have broken down on the side of the road.......
well, I've just been unable to respond to your thoughtless, cutting, un-called-for barbs. Luckily, I have the hide of a Rhino and do not tend to take these rash statements to heart like a lesser person might. ;-))
I have a brother in
Melbourne who fails to understand why we never go there to visit he and his family either. I guess those bloody Mexicans just don't get it, do they? Here we are living in the best state, in the best country in the world....why the hell would we even think of venturing over THAT direction???? hahaha
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Reply By: Des Lexic - Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 13:14
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 13:14
Congratulations Steve and Glenda, I guess trips of over a few days are on the backburner now what with the extra Babysitting. Enjoy the littlies before they grow up.
Just remember, Nan's the name
and spoiling is the game.
Cheers
Des
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:43
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:43
Thanks Al and Elaine, we will enjoy them, and nan is an expert spoiler already and needs no further training !!
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Member - Michael J (SA) - Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 13:17
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 13:17
Funny thing Pesty, my wife and I were only talking about this a little while ago. It is just coming up 12 months since my son’s partner died leaving him with two lovely sons, 4 and 8.
They are beaut kids/grandkids and it sure makes it bitter/sweet.
We can relate to everything you wrote, savour every minute of your time together.
Enjoy, Grandpa and Grandma P.
Cheers
Michael
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:47
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:47
Thanks Micheal, that is a very sad thing to happen to any
young family, have some feeling of what it feels like, we lost a 3 day old daughter in 1981, but to lose mum would be dreadful.
Catch up soon.
Cheers Pesty
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Follow Up By: Member - Michael J (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:05
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:05
Sorry Pesty,
Did not mean to rain on your parade...you will enjoy your family I am sure.
My son is now looking at
buying a 4wd so that he can take his sons away on
camping trips.
Good times ahead I hope.
Cheers
Michael
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:39
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:39
No problem Micheal, will send you that info you asked for back a while about our club too, might be able to interest you both in some
camping, the boys will love it.
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Member No 1- Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 14:45
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 14:45
lucky buggas
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:48
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:48
Yes we know, thanks Richard.
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Wombat - Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 15:07
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 15:07
Congratulations Pesty! Fantastic to hear that the skies are so clear in your world.
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:50
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:50
Thanks Wombat and Mrs Wombat, the skies are clear, but being over loaded with rain would be fantastic too !
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: BenSpoon - Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 16:05
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 16:05
thats sweet... geriatrics getting nostalgic...
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:51
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:51
Thanks Spooney I can handle that!
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 16:12
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 16:12
Pesty,
Fanks for the SMS last night....I was gunna write back but you know what I'm like at that sorta chit (not real flash to say the least).
Anyway, congratulations........
Now you must decide whether to get rid of the 60 and get a Suburban, or stretch it out to a 6 wheeler with an extra row of seats for the grandkids!!!! Camping is gunna be real fun in future....watching you running around after 4 youngsters!!! hahahaha
Cheers and cya on Saturday (or are you comin over t'morra night?)
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:56
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:56
Thanks Roaches, yep the ol 60 will be around for a while as im goin for the million, about 7-8 years to go, its only just run in, and yes a 6 wheeler wagon would be great, its only the first cut that is the hardest hahahahaha.
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Brew69(SA) - Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 16:14
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 16:14
Can't wait until i get old. Congrats :)
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:57
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:57
Thanks mate ! were not THAT old !! hahahahahaha
Catya soon.
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: hopscotch - Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 16:45
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 16:45
Congratulations. Know exactly where you are coming from. Margaret and I have spent today at school with two grandchildren for grandparents day. I know that the school is looking to extract a dollar or two but who cares. Just to walk hand in hand through their world is an experience not to miss.
The best part is we get to do it all over again tomorrow morning at another school for the other two grandchildren.
Ain't life great? Makes it hard to go traveling though!!!
Kevin J
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:00
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:00
Thanks Kevin and Margret, yes we had grand plans to hit the road for 10 years in our 50's to work around oz, but cant see it happening with all these grandkids and aging parents, oh
well will just have to have regular jaunts into the bush.
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Member - JohnR (Vic)&Moses - Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 16:55
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 16:55
Steve and Glenda, enjoy them won't you, know you will. The days they aren't perfect you can give them back again. We know that too.
Congratulations to both of you for all the hard work.
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:03
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:03
Thanks
John and heather, bit hard to give them back here at the moment, the 5 year old and the new bay are living here, while we try and get their house started and finished.
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Gramps (NSW) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 00:37
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 00:37
Definitely a great time of life Pesty. Remember the golden rule, spoil 'em rotten then hand 'em back hahahahahaha
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:05
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:05
Thanks gramps im sure nan will be able to keep up the spoiling ! LOL
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 00:51
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 00:51
Congratulations Steve & Glenda,
I can see you are getting to be a big softie:-)))
Are you able to upgrade the annex on the Camper to a LARGER one?
Must be a great feeling mate. We're still waiting for our son to strike up a meaningful relationship.
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:20
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:20
Thanks Bill and Bev, always was a big softie mate !!
Hope your son choses
well, ther's enough sad relationship ending going around.
Your no worried about getting toooo old before you get your hands on a grandy are you ?
( Come here son, ( as popa bill hooks him with his walking stick!!! ) hahahhaha )
Cya soon guy's.
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Mad Dog - Vic - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 01:55
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 01:55
Aint nothing wrong with being dead Pesty. Once you get up to the great campfire in the sky with famly and friends then you'll know true happiness, until then enjoy and have faith.
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:21
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:21
Thanks Ray, think I will wear this life right out first, then start workin on the one up there.
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Ruth from Birdsville Caravan Park - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 07:47
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 07:47
Oh Mr and Mrs Pesty - a grandaughter, at last! What fun. Just before I read your Post this a.m. I checked my emails and there is a 12 week scan of my first grandjellybean/blob - so thrilling. On the 18 week scan the kids have promised me 4D movies - and out here we can't even get mobile reception let alone 3G telephones!!
Hope you bring them all to Warraweena n ext July - I'll help babysit and Jen (Big Kidz) can suffer them next day for breakfast when she has a hangover from too much birthday celebrations. Yes!!!!
Congratulations - and as we near our retirement (!?!) our conversations have been getting sintimental (oops - Freudian slip) sentimental as well. I felt every word of your Post.
Love from Ian and Ruth (no yabbies - and fish have gone off the bite).
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Follow Up By: Big Kidz (Andrew & Jen) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 11:51
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 11:51
My Congrats to you guys as well. Andrew has done a good job with his reply, albeit a little cheeky!!
Will only suffer if there is a full moon Ruth!!! Nice of you to think of me though!!
I would love to babysit Pesty's grandkids!! Kaitlyn will help..she is a natural little mum. Told me the other day she wants me to have more!! Didnt go into the explanation of the "snip" that prevents anymore!! Although there is a good story that goes with that snip. I am sure Andrew wont mind me telling at Warraweena!!
Hoep you guys are well and happy!
Jen
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:30
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:30
Thanks Ruth and Ian,
I bet you were over the moon to get the scan, amazing modern medicine isnt it, combined with modern tecnolgy to beam it to Birdsville.
Yes will see how many we are allowed to bring to Waraweena will have full house if allowed to bring 3, but will also have 6 month old as well by then so will leave that one home, not gunna be room for 4 at a time.
Yes will be interesting to hear Jens version of the SNIP story over a glass of wine or 6 wont it Ruth
Cheers to you both for now Pesty
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Follow Up By: Big Kidz (Andrew & Jen) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:37
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:37
Snip story has been well and trully embellished.
Nowhere near as interesting as the 'Powercor crew hit Big Red' story...
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:46
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:46
BRAVO Andrew, either one will make good listening after a few wines hahahahaha
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Reply By: bgreeni - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:05
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 20:05
Certainly make the most of it, and don't put anything off.
My wife and I dreamed of doing all sorts of things when I retired, but fortunatly we did many of them before then, including a dream of living in the UK for a while. Came back to Oz in january, and a month ago my wife died. The "C" caught up.
THnkfully we have 2 wonderful kids.
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:37
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:37
Thanks bgreeni, sorry for your loss, and we too have lost a friend of our age to the big C and my mother has just had double mastectomy for the big C too.
We will certainly be doing what we can before its too late.
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Aug 19, 2006 at 10:48
Saturday, Aug 19, 2006 at 10:48
Thats great News Pesto! Congrats to the parents and goodonyer to you and Glenda, girls are great! Boys are mates! I can recall all the joy Mum and Dad had from ours and look back now with wonderful memories.
When I am as old as you I hope to have some I am cluckier now than when I was having my own ..............
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Sunday, Aug 20, 2006 at 00:01
Sunday, Aug 20, 2006 at 00:01
Hi Mr "B"
Thanks for the kind words, clucky is good so hang in there mate it will come to you.
Glad you have the great memories !
Cheers Pesty
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