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Old Jul 5th 2007, 10:06 am
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My car.
My local.
My central heating.
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Old Jul 5th 2007, 10:11 am
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My car.
My local.
My central heating.
No1 son
No2 son
No3 son
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Old Jul 5th 2007, 10:15 am
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No1 son
No2 son
No3 son
Jesus love-tis a deep wound you inflict on yerself there!! You can spiritually borrow ours if you're desperate!
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Danny I would agree
1 central heating
2 central heating
3 central heating..........
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Danny I would agree
1 central heating
2 central heating
3 central heating..........
D'ya know what-it's like being a kid again,waking up with condensation,cold nose,and enormous nipples when you get up!! It's not all bad!
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Jesus love-tis a deep wound you inflict on yerself there!! You can spiritually borrow ours if you're desperate!
It's more of a now and again wistful thing than a serious heart-wrenching pain. They are all young men and had left home anyway. The eldest is coming to visit next March so I am looking forward to that
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It's more of a now and again wistful thing than a serious heart-wrenching pain. They are all young men and had left home anyway. The eldest is coming to visit next March so I am looking forward to that
Then,so am I.
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Originally Posted by karonious
It's more of a now and again wistful thing than a serious heart-wrenching pain. They are all young men and had left home anyway. The eldest is coming to visit next March so I am looking forward to that
1. My House (with Aga and 14 radiators)
2. Asda (which we hated in the UK, but really miss here?!)
3. A decent pub, i.e: Doesn't shut at 6:30pm (Hubby's one, I like the winebars coz am SOOO sophisticated!)
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1. My House (with Aga and 14 radiators)
2. Asda (which we hated in the UK, but really miss here?!)
3. A decent pub, i.e: Doesn't shut at 6:30pm (Hubby's one, I like the winebars coz am SOOO sophisticated!)
D'ya know,Asda's a classic-a decent,all round supermarket! Knew you were sophisticated!
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D'ya know,Asda's a classic-a decent,all round supermarket! Knew you were sophisticated!
Think you'll find it's SoPISStaced???

But we are the proud owners of your mother's old gas heater circa 1974, won on TradeMe to replace the lack of central heating!!
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Think you'll find it's SoPISStaced???

But we are the proud owners of your mother's old gas heater circa 1974, won on TradeMe to replace the lack of central heating!!
But would you swap back your life so far? We wouldn't let you go,so don't bother answering.
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But would you swap back your life so far? We wouldn't let you go,so don't bother answering.
Absobloodylutely NOT!!!

I love it here, I love where we live, the people I've met, my job (even though I'm working 14 hour days and have earnt nothing), all of it, but Hubby and eldest are struggling ... so I feel bad coz was my dream ...
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Absobloodylutely NOT!!!

I love it here, I love where we live, the people I've met, my job (even though I'm working 14 hour days and have earnt nothing), all of it, but Hubby and eldest are struggling ... so I feel bad coz was my dream ...
MY 3, not Hubby's

1. Robbie
2. Jonny Depp
3. A Year's supply of Bolly
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MY 3, not Hubby's

1. Robbie
2. Jonny Depp
3. A Year's supply of Bolly
Cheap and realistic. Love it.
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Cheap and realistic. Love it.
It costs a lot to look this cheap ...
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