Chelsea Lou - The Ventura adventure, not a sinking ship!

[Katycakes]

Wow Chels, I would be wondering too with that number plate stuff! As my DD would say 'think you're a little bit psycho...' (She means psychic. At least I THINK she does...) I hope they have wifi on that ship, we are going to be crawling the walls waiting for reports back of your exploits!!!

@ Bess, I am nuts, I always think if I see a robin it has something to do with my dad... and just after he died a huge weird muscovy duck appeared down by the river, escaped from somewhere i think, and I was SO sure it was a sign OH had to restrain me from trying to manhandle it into the boot of the car to adopt...

OK. So that white van you were worrying about Chels... I think I see it pulling up just outside. Oops. I knew they'd find me one day!

Have a great evening!

xxx

 

[Chelsea Lou]

That's a lovely tale Chels and you never know. My mum has promised me that when she dies she'll try very hard to get a message to me, something like a fabulous flower blooming at the wrong time of year perhaps, but I don't see why it couldn't be number plates as well!

This friend of mine with the web chap,(not Eric!) introduces him by saying, 'I got him off the internet'. I introduce mine by saying, ' Have you met my first husband?' It doesn't do any harm to keep him on his toes! xx

Love that husband stuff Bess, so funny.

My mum always said she would send white feathers, well the day she died I got home and pottered about, opened the back door to go out into the garden and there was a white feather lying there. I said (out loud) "I will know it is definitely you Mum when you send me a nice big black one" I kid you not, the following morning, opened the door and there was the biggest, blackest feather I'd ever seen, lying where the white one had been the day before. I really do believe in this. If its not her then it is someone trying to comfort me. It happens so much it can't be coincidence.

Wow Chels, I would be wondering too with that number plate stuff! As my DD would say 'think you're a little bit psycho...' (She means psychic. At least I THINK she does...) I hope they have wifi on that ship, we are going to be crawling the walls waiting for reports back of your exploits!!!

@ Bess, I am nuts, I always think if I see a robin it has something to do with my dad... and just after he died a huge weird muscovy duck appeared down by the river, escaped from somewhere i think, and I was SO sure it was a sign OH had to restrain me from trying to manhandle it into the boot of the car to adopt...

OK. So that white van you were worrying about Chels... I think I see it pulling up just outside. Oops. I knew they'd find me one day!

Have a great evening!

xxx

Katy, I hope it is a large white van as there are quite a few of us that will be needing it

My mum and sis died within 8 months of each other and I always have a pic of mum in the car and I talk to her, tell her where we are going etc. It has always been too painful to even think of my sister, I've blocked out a heck of a lot of pain but a couple of weeks ago I got in the car, said hello to Mum and suddenly said - again, out loud - "Where's my Annie?" Drove to the large Sainsburys to get some petrol - never go there usually - started to fill car up and a robin flew over and stood not two feet away from me for the whole time. Just there looking up at me on a really busy forecourt. Well, I just stood there crying and saying thank you. The CCTV pictures of me must have been a bit weird, to say the least. I was on such a high driving away to work.

Lol at you and the duck!!! You paint a very funny scene xxx

 

[Chelsea Lou]

PS They do have a computer room with wifi. I have already told the young teens that are going that I will be very very disappointed if they spend their time on computers when there is so much other stuff to do. Not sure I would get away with posting on here......but, I could always sneak my laptop in my luggage and report in on a daily basis............then again, if I am doing that, I am not out meeting Stu or Hugh Jarse, or whoever .....bit of a dilemma here.

 

[Chelsea Lou]

Last word on the subject...promise

As you know, I reported the, forever now known as Perverted Creep, to Friends Reunited dating, and the response was "Just block him" which I didn't feel was good enough and told them so. I have received the following from them:-

Dear Chelsea Lou

Thank you for your email and I am sorry that you were disappointed in our previous response.

As long as a member does not break any of the terms and conditions of the site, we will not take action. Some people seem to enjoy corresponding using the type of language you have received and, whislt this is not to your taste (or mine!) we do not make a judgement about this type of thing and our advise would be, as Heather said, to block this person immediately.

I can see that your membership is still showing on the site, please confirm if you would still like to be removed and I will do this for you?

My latest reply to them is, as follows:-

I cannot believe that you condone this kind of behaviour. It was totally unasked for. I am looking for love, not this. I thought that you would have a code of common decency.

I can confirm that I do not want to be a member, so please remove all trace of me from your site. If I'd wanted filth I could have gone to any pub and get it a lot cheaper, thats for sure.

Is it just me??? I find their attitude unbelievable

 

[MinnieMel]

Hi Chels --

I am impressed that they took the time to reply to your personally and not via a form communication. I guess this site attracts this... so it isn't the place for you. Perhaps, we can do a little research and find a site with standards!

I am glad you complained, and if enough people do so... then they may need to rethink their polices.

MM

 

[Chelsea Lou]

Hi Chels --

I am impressed that they took the time to reply to your personally and not via a form communication. I guess this site attracts this... so it isn't the place for you. Perhaps, we can do a little research and find a site with standards!

I am glad you complained, and if enough people do so... then they may need to rethink their polices.

MM

Do you think there is a site out there by the name of.............richgoodlookingblokeswithsensitivityandnotjustoutforaquickshag.com?

 

[MinnieMel]

Hummmmm... I'll google it and get back to you!

MM

 

[Katycakes]

Oh Chels, that's rubbish... no wonder they get the creeps if they let them post that stuff. I think of my friend who now lives in France, who used dating sites a lot when she was in a pretty vulnerable state, I can imagine how gutted/scared she'd have been. Lonely, lovely women and lowlife creepy men... what a world. Mel is right, there will be much better sites than this one hun.

Re: ghost-birds. My sister-outlaw (brother's g'friend) believes this too, and told me about a song by Anthony & The Johnsons about this, called 'I Am A Bird Now'. Love your robin story Chels, that's exactly it. The first time it happened to me was just after a close friend had died from cancer at 33. I was working alone in the school garden, in the village where she'd lived, and a tiny bird appeared. It came closer and closer and finally to my amazement hopped onto my hand. By that time tears were pouring down my face. The night my dad died I saw a fox run across the entrance to the hospital at midnight, and the next morning a robin was on the little hazel bush at the front of our house... a robin is there every morning now when I go out to feed the rabbits, I put bread out for it on top of the hutch, and it never fails to lift my heart. Not daft, I really think there's something we are feeling.

Except for the muscovy duck... that might just have been insanity.

xxx

 

[Chelsea Lou]

Oh Chels, that's rubbish... no wonder they get the creeps if they let them post that stuff. I think of my friend who now lives in France, who used dating sites a lot when she was in a pretty vulnerable state, I can imagine how gutted/scared she'd have been. Lonely, lovely women and lowlife creepy men... what a world. Mel is right, there will be much better sites than this one hun.

Re: ghost-birds. My sister-outlaw (brother's g'friend) believes this too, and told me about a song by Anthony & The Johnsons about this, called 'I Am A Bird Now'. Love your robin story Chels, that's exactly it. The first time it happened to me was just after a close friend had died from cancer at 33. I was working alone in the school garden, in the village where she'd lived, and a tiny bird appeared. It came closer and closer and finally to my amazement hopped onto my hand. By that time tears were pouring down my face. The night my dad died I saw a fox run across the entrance to the hospital at midnight, and the next morning a robin was on the little hazel bush at the front of our house... a robin is there every morning now when I go out to feed the rabbits, I put bread out for it on top of the hutch, and it never fails to lift my heart. Not daft, I really think there's something we are feeling.

Except for the muscovy duck... that might just have been insanity.

xxx

muscovy duck = funny and warm and a lasting memory......definitely not insanity xx

 

[DisneyParis]

Hope you have a good day Chels. I'm off shopping with my DD, age 14, once she's up out of bed, might be about 3 hrs from now, lol.

 

[LellyCD]

Morning Chels, loved reading all the signs posts, made me shiver! Not quite the same thing but weird coincidence for me today, have some family in US, never really known them, met one of my cousins once when she contacted the family and it just so happened me n hubby were off to Vegas to get married and she arranged to be there, weird but nice. So i talking to MIL yesterday about family and mentioned her and hadn't heard from her in about 11 yrs and i get up this morning to find a FB request from her...crazy huh!
Anyway, hope you ar well this morning hunny and you 're got some sunshine, its just arrived here...woohoo!
Wishing you a lovely weekend
xx

 

[Katycakes]

Morning Chels... hope the sun is shining where you are, starting to feel like spring!!!

xxx

 

[MinnieMel]

Hi Jess,

What a beautiful memory and dream you had about your aunt. I hope that she makes her prescence known to you on your wedding day, as well. (Maybe you could wear a red garter instead of the traditional blue one in her honour?)

MM

 

[Katycakes]

Jess, that's lovely... people like your Aunt Annie are never, ever forgotten. They are special people put into our lives for a reason, even if its only for a short time. Remember her vitality and confidence and strength Jess, because you have all of those fab qualities inside as well... time to let them shine!

Hope Day One is going great for you chica!

xxx

 

[Greeneyes11]

Sometimes I smell cigar smoke in my house (and no one smokes here) and I am sure it is my grandad....

Anyway have a good evening Chels..... xx

 

[Chelsea Lou]

Hope you have a good day Chels. I'm off shopping with my DD, age 14, once she's up out of bed, might be about 3 hrs from now, lol.

Thanks Dis, hope you had a good shopping trip and that you enjoyed your daughter spending your money for you

Morning Chels, loved reading all the signs posts, made me shiver! Not quite the same thing but weird coincidence for me today, have some family in US, never really known them, met one of my cousins once when she contacted the family and it just so happened me n hubby were off to Vegas to get married and she arranged to be there, weird but nice. So i talking to MIL yesterday about family and mentioned her and hadn't heard from her in about 11 yrs and i get up this morning to find a FB request from her...crazy huh!
Anyway, hope you ar well this morning hunny and you 're got some sunshine, its just arrived here...woohoo!
Wishing you a lovely weekend
xx

What an amazing coincidence? Some kind of telepathic communication must have been going on, where she homed in on you talking about her?? Weird. There is just so much that we don't know and because science can't prove it.. it therefore doesn't exist!!! Poppycock

Morning Chels... hope the sun is shining where you are, starting to feel like spring!!!

xxx

Morning Katy, well actually its now evening Not very spring-like here today. Cold and wet and horrid :cry:

OMG Katy - tears streaming down my face what a lovely story about the robin. Absolutely beautiful.

*Jess runs for the tissues* xxx

I have seen some of these number plates with mum, so I 100% know she's not going mad.

Made me shiver mum. I definitely think Annie/Nanny are around us.

Speaking of comfort, I have lots of dreams. Haven't had any recently, but I get them every now and again. Mainly of my auntie Annie (who I absolutely adored) who died of cancer in March 2006. She comes to me every now and again and says hello - looking as beautiful as ever. Her red hair almost brighter than her red lippy! Leggings on, pair of killer heels, and oozing confidence. Just like she always did.

The night before she died (when I was 15), I spent 10 minutes on my own with her telling her all my deepest and darkest secrets, telling her how much I love her etc and every now and again when I said something significant, she'd flutter her eyelashes as a response. A couple of months after she died, I had a dream that we were at a family do in this beautiful garden - full of sunshine, beautiful birds, flowers etc - never seen anything like it before! There was a photographer there taking pictures of us all in silly poses (mainly pouting and having a laugh - our family is full of women!) and Annie was there in her beautiful red wedding dress larking around with her 4 daughters.

She then came and sat down next to me on this bench and before I could say anything to her, she wrapped her arms around me and said "yes, I did hear everything you said and I love you very much too".

Well that was it - floods of tears lol I also woke up crying - but definitely tears of joy. It may just be in my head, but I don't care. To me it's Annie coming to visit and it's so comforting knowing I can still see her/hear her voice from time to time...

*Jess goes and grabs more tissues!*

Hope you've got lots of tissues JJ!!! I really think that these' dreams' are when they come to visit us as we are more open in our sleep. My dream 13 years ago, when Tom came to me was so profound, so real and I just know it was him, especially the message he gave me. There was no way that I would have had forgiveness for my father in my head or heart at that time.

Hi Jess,

What a beautiful memory and dream you had about your aunt. I hope that she makes her prescence known to you on your wedding day, as well. (Maybe you could wear a red garter instead of the traditional blue one in her honour?)

MM

That's a fab idea Mel, Annie always had her bright red lippy on, apart from her last days. After she had died myself, my sister and her daughters went into the room where she was laid out and we put her make-up on her and her red lippy. She looked beautiful.

Sometimes I smell cigar smoke in my house (and no one smokes here) and I am sure it is my grandad....

Anyway have a good evening Chels..... xx

Thanks GE. I absolutely believe that it is your grandad. He knows that cigar smoke would be the thing you would identify HIM by, something more vague could be attributed to lots of people. Its a comfort isn't it?
xx

 

[Chelsea Lou]

Day 42..........I think

I'm starting to lose count now Busy busy today. I was at DD2's house at 8 am, trying to get it cleaned before they start moving back tomorrow. Bathrooms, windows, doors, skirtings. All brand new but covered in builder's dust. There were guys still painting downstairs, the sky engineers turned up to put plasma on wall, install the sky system, wire up the surround system, so basically bedlam. I couldn't touch anywhere downstairs so we decided that it would be better if I went back to where they are currently renting and looked after the twins while DD2 and her OH went and sorted out some last minute purchases etc.

I will be glad to get back to work for a rest 21 month old girls are such a handful but oh so funny. I do love them so much. Thank the good Lord for IVF. They wouldn't be here otherwise.

Got back home just in time to watch England beat the French and will soon go and have a nice soak. Try and get some warmth into my bones.

Had two shakes and a piece of chicken today and will have a porridge soon. Another hungry day today and it has been a struggle not to have anything extra. Really think it is time for the move up, might even go and get provisions in and start tomorrow or Monday instead of Wednesday after WI.

Hope all you lovely ladies are well and having a wonderful weekend.

Diary catch-up time now. xxx

 

[Chelsea Lou]

Sounds like you had a busy day ma! I agree about the girlies, a handle but so gorgeous and funny! Johnny & I are babysitting next Friday, should be interesting.

Johnny is here watching me type as we speak and he misses his muvva xxx

Aw muvva misses Johnny too xxx

 

[Greeneyes11]

Have a good day today Chels, sun is out here so hoping it is where you are too xx

 

[MinnieMel]

Morning Chels --

The sun it out here! I feel as if it is going to be a good day!

MM