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Re: I think we all just cook too well
« Reply #60 on: April 13, 2012, 07:19:20 am »
She may take you up on that Gretchen.

Yes Uni. She earns a rather good wage. She is a professional in a hospital and although she loves clothes, shoes and books doesn't really spend that much. Her Dad is rather big on this pay cash thing and she has applied it to her block and now the house. Needless to say we're very proud of her.
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Re: I think we all just cook too well
« Reply #61 on: April 13, 2012, 07:24:31 am »
Fundj and cookie I have told him I will give him 3 months to make sure he is happy then the room is gone ;D lol.
We only have a 4 bedroom house with 7 people so I won't be having a spare room for many years yet.
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Re: I think we all just cook too well
« Reply #62 on: April 13, 2012, 09:01:38 am »
Quote from: cookie1 on April 13, 2012, 07:19:20 am
She may take you up on that Gretchen.

Yes Uni. She earns a rather good wage. She is a professional in a hospital and although she loves clothes, shoes and books doesn't really spend that much. Her Dad is rather big on this pay cash thing and she has applied it to her block and now the house. Needless to say we're very proud of her.

Let me know when she is available. Or you can come and mind the doggies.

Gert
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Re: I think we all just cook too well
« Reply #63 on: April 13, 2012, 09:08:29 am »
You have every reason to be proud of DD Cookie, pity a lot more of the young ones don't take a leaf out of her book and at least save a deposit for a house.  You will certainly miss her but I'm sure there will still be the shopping trips to Singapore and Melbourne but the time comes when they have to fly the coop and fend for themselves.  I'm sure every time she comes to visit she will go home with some goodies  ;)
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Re: I think we all just cook too well
« Reply #64 on: April 13, 2012, 10:41:24 am »
That s fanastic Cookie, you will miss her when she is in her home. Maybe dh thought she wouldnt save & it was a way to keep her at home. ;D

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Re: I think we all just cook too well
« Reply #65 on: April 13, 2012, 12:37:39 pm »
You may be right Hally. They have a very special bond. She is also very close to my brother. They are quite wicked together.

I'm sure we are all proud of our children for several reasons.
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Re: I think we all just cook too well
« Reply #66 on: April 13, 2012, 01:04:57 pm »
Oh Gert you are wicked, it had me laughing so much my sides hurt :D :D  :-* :-*
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Re: I think we all just cook too well
« Reply #67 on: April 13, 2012, 01:25:27 pm »
Cp has the whole of upstairs..... Do we want him to leave home, no... We are making it hard for him to do so.

All the subconscious that we do...

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Re: I think we all just cook too well
« Reply #68 on: April 13, 2012, 01:36:06 pm »
We have two at home, and one flown the nest. Trying to push a couple out but they are not budging.Thinking how much money we will have when there are not so many mouths to feed, and won't the electricity bill go down, and how easy will it be to pull out of our place without having to move cars around, and how nice to not look at the mess and put away all the dishes, and ... hang on, will it be boring without the noise and all those extra jobs that we have to do? Nah, I'm gonna keep trying to nudge the little darlins out   :D (They can always come back home for a visit)
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Re: I think we all just cook too well
« Reply #69 on: April 13, 2012, 02:38:17 pm »
I'm lucky that mine come home for a visit regularly. Well, except one who is FIFO and stays in Perth.

Love all the stories, Tenina, I can well imagine your DS making those comments to his mates. mcmich, how appalling that your cousins didn't comment on the little extras that you did for them! Gert, you crack me up!!
Hally, seriously, I'd go out next time your DH's mate comes.
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Re: I think we all just cook too well
« Reply #70 on: April 13, 2012, 06:17:53 pm »
Loving this thread! It's taken me a while to get through 5 pages of it but worth every minute. Many, many chuckles and a couple of  "laugh out louds "(trying to keep them down as it's 1am)
I'm very lucky as my DH is easy to cook for and almost always thanks me for dinner. DS18 also says thank you if it's something he likes (meat + meat + meat works for him) but DS13 is testing boundaries at the moment and trying to get away with grunts- not working but he's still trying.
Some of the tales of ill mannered visitor boggled my mind. How can people be like that??
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Re: I think we all just cook too well
« Reply #71 on: April 13, 2012, 08:10:52 pm »
Thank you all for the sharing the special as well as the not so special moments with your families and friends and providing many smiles while reading this thread.  I have lots of reasons to be thankful as I seem to have avoided the rudeness and lack of manners from family and visitors, all are very complimentary.  I experience enough of the negatives when dealing with 15-17 yr old students!!!!  :)  :)
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Re: I think we all just cook too well
« Reply #72 on: April 13, 2012, 08:54:28 pm »
Quote from: johnro on April 13, 2012, 08:10:52 pm
Thank you all for the sharing the special as well as the not so special moments with your families and friends and providing many smiles while reading this thread.  I have lots of reasons to be thankful as I seem to have avoided the rudeness and lack of manners from family and visitors, all are very complimentary.  I experience enough of the negatives when dealing with 15-17 yr old students!!!!  :)  :)

You win johnro .  A room full of 15-17 years  old 5 days a week is a living hell.  Don't know how you do  it.  Scotch? Gin?

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Re: I think we all just cook too well
« Reply #73 on: April 13, 2012, 10:41:00 pm »
Johnro, that's is why teachers are so wonderful.  Lucky we have 2 great ones for my little ones.
They have our kids 5 days a week.

Roll on Monday when school is back.
15-17 year old students, you need a medal for teaching them. scotch, gin, rum, anything.......


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Re: I think we all just cook too well
« Reply #74 on: April 13, 2012, 11:05:22 pm »
Teachers deserve a medal. There are some kids in DS class that I want to give a kick up the a$$. The are so cheeky and have no respect for anyone. Parents also think that teachers are responsible for reaching their kids everything. Education is 3 way - teacher, parent and pupil.
Johnro you are a gem :@)
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