Old chum!!

Hi every one ,hope your all having a good day ,the sun is shining here but its bitterly cold . I had a lovely surprise the other day ,Jean rang up ,and was telling me about a phone call she'd had with a friend where we used to live ,Well the girl she'd rung is sister in law to my bestest friend of all time ,we have become a bit lax over the past few years ,you know how it is ! your busy ..you mean to..and before you know it a year or so has gone by ,anyway I rang her ,all I said was hello ,Hello she says back ,not who's this .....and we were off ....Thats how it is with good friends whether its three days or three years ,you can take up just where you left off ,I first met Margaret ,when I was eighteen and she was twenty ,we were pregnant with our first babys together ,when I had my third child ,we moved opposite her and we ,lived there until we moved to Peterborough ,for eighteen years and during that time we did every thing together ,babies to the clinic ,school runs except in those days we walked our kids to school ,just short of two miles each way ,our kids learned alot on those walks to and from school ,we actually talked to our kids !in the cold or rainy days I remember we would all sing to keep our spirits up ,it wouldnt have been safe for the children not to be accompanied as part of the way was along the busy A1,(or The Great North Road ,as we learned to stop calling it !))Margaret ,had a son two weeks younger than Mark ,she also had twin boys a bit younger than my Sharon ,as well as school they were in the church choir together ,cubs, scouts /brownies for Sharon  youth club,and we their Mums belonged to the WI , the PTA ,keepfit ,drama group , we also helped run the youth club ,we were involved with our children in those days ,in fact as in many small village communities we were involved in most things ,there were some hard times,which we often look back on and laugh about them now ,but my word we had some good times too .

So why have we been so busy lately ,to be in touch .......well she has been ingrossed in her computer !!!and as you know I'm a self confessed addict !!Wow she's only with AOL,but had'nt discovered journals ,well I soon put that right ,I sent her my URL and dashed of an email ,with more details ,only to have it returned to be redirected ,in my haste to involve her ,I posted it off to Helen !!!who's addy is next to Margarets,thanks Helen... Durrr !!so Margaret ,I will be looking for comments ,and I see no reason why in the future she doesnt join us in J-Land I know she would have lots to tell .

Before I go !I have just read Jens entry ,Jmoqueen ...she says they have just unveiled a statue to a chappie near her ,I saw a news item on this, the chappie is Sir Walter Raliegh,I can remember being taught at school ,that the gallant Walter put his cape over a puddle for Queen Elizabeth 1,to walk on ,He also introduced us to the potato,as well as the spud ,he was the first man to bring duty free fags to this country .Have a good Friday everyone ...with love