Topic: THANKYOU

[Margaret]

Suze,you are sadly right,but at the moment I am on the REAL hard stuff.........cranberry juice!! So you may guess my problem!!Thanks for your kind regards and once again,thanks for taking the time to reply.Everyone's support has been fantastic.

Doris,thanks for also replying and sharing my sentiments on my dear departed dad.He loved christmas,and though he had slowed up in the last few years,he made the best of it.My fondest memories are when we were young.He was so clever,he could make anything with wood,the old fashioned way with hand tools and we had the most fantastic gifts,farmyards,dolls houses,etc.sadly they have obviously all gone now,but memories never die,do they?

Happy christmas to you both.

[Gardengirl]

Margaret, I was wondering whether to look in to the forum today but I am so glad I did.  I couldn't be more pleased for you and your hubby.  What a great time to hear the news - your Christmas hopefully will be perfect now.

All the very best for 2004 (as we said before "New Beginnings!!")

Love.....Pat

[Margaret]

Thanks Pat,for your special concern for me.

I am truly bowled over by all the  interest and good wishes that have been given to me since i was so upset a fortnight ago.You are truly nice people out there,all of you.You appreciate,especially, Pat,how special he is and how important that he enjoys life from now on,because he has worked so hard up to now.

Had he just been let go he would have been in an awful state.We all want to be appreciated.So here's a New Year resolution we should all follow.

Appreciate the ones who matter,the ones we often take for granted.I often wish I had done so with my dad,but he collapsed and died so suddenly with a massive heart attack that none of us had any warning.I suppose that was at the back of my mind over my husband,that he might go the same way,but now that fear has been lifted,i just know that 2004 will be the best yet.

[mysticmog]

Fab news Margaret - no stressing on xmas, how good is that....

Best of luck to your hubby in his new venture..

Luv n stuff

M xx

[Ragged Robin]

May I just add my good wishes for you both,
Merry Christmas and heres to a better 2004.

Relax and Enjoy.

[Margaret]

I hope it is not too late to catch you,Mystic and Robin to thank you as well ,for the best wishes,and the support you have given me.At risk of repeating myself it is wonderful to know there are so many caring people out there.

Thanks,and have yourselves a really good xmas.I know we shall now,with the future sorted out.

[Carol]

Hi Margaret
I did feel sorry to read about your hubby maybe losing his job but now whoopee it has turned out OK.  I hope you all have a lovely Christmas even with Cranberry juice.  Try and not dwell on the past Margaret says me ha! ha!.  I have been going around with tears in my eyes most of today listening to the lovely Christmas Carols and some of them make you cry.  'Marys  Boy Child'.   I am leaving for Church in half an hour for the Service so hopefully will stay 'dry' in the eyes.  Thanks Margaret for your kind thoughts at my loss this year.  So to everyone in the Shed  A MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS  AND A GUID NEW YEAR.  

[Margaret]

Hi Carol.Thanks for your message last night.Yes,carols always put a lump in my throat too.I have had a lovely day today with my family and i hope you have too.We can now face a New Year with no worries.

Speak to you soon,i hope.By the way,I have just found that one of the sites I had known about all along for genealogy,has now got a section that contains the civil registration index for 1837 to 1983.It is by no means complete,but in the last few days I have really got excited over finding some new data,and am still working on it.the best part is ,it is free!!

[Carol]

Margaret,  We are 'on' at the same time again.  glad you had a good day.  Gosh its been a long one, I am needing my bed to night.  If you read the messages on the other site about me and the jumpers.  Husband bought the 2nd jumper and had wondered where it had got to but didn't like to say anything.  I was beginning to think I had nicked it.   Age thing, you know!!!  ha! ha!.

What site are you viewing the Index.  Oh Margaret, don't get me started again.  But let me know what the site is.

[Margaret]

Yes,Carol,your post about the jumpers did make me laugh!I think christmas sends us all a bit potty.

The site is www.ancestry.com    Go to search records,and choose the UK and Ireland region.Then you can either click on England or perhaps in your case,Scotland.I do not know whether they will have the same amount of info for scotland,but they have a lot for england.I have filled quite a few gaps,plus confirmed some facts I wasn't sure about from the mormon site.Let me know what you think!