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Post by pie on Jun 11, 2011 13:16:24 GMT
Aww, that's lovely Aeromanda.  How thoughtful of your hubby. He obviously doesn't take you for granted! Nat, I see the Pedestal as the opposite to the Sin Bin. ;D  |
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Post by Hops on Jun 11, 2011 13:28:06 GMT
aww, aeromanda, that is sweet! what a lovely husband. |
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Post by Wyvern on Jun 11, 2011 13:42:07 GMT
The Pedestal? I wouldn't know what that means!! But I have the idea here you can mention people that have made your day or did something incredeble? That's about it - if you're not sure what a thread's about, it's usually a good idea to go right back to the beginning and have a look at the original post. Here's why this thread started: So it looks like you got it dead right |
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Post by eolise on Jun 13, 2011 16:23:40 GMT
Heheh, okay, will do so next time when not understanding something. Let me see, today.... I saw little ducklets (well, see them dayly) that made me happy. Also the fact that Im going to watch the new JM Toy Stories tonight with my brother.. Isn't it adorable that a young man still wants to watch series with his old nasty, crazy, weird sister..? So a Pedestal for my brother! He often makes me happy, even though I NEVER tell him, as Im, well not good at expressing my feelings.. |
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Post by meimichan on Jun 26, 2011 19:13:39 GMT
A local activist I met on Twitter gets the pedestal today. I'd agreed to meet her at her place to buy some tomato plants, since mine all died when we had a few days of cold stormy weather earlier this week. She gave me the entire flat of leftover plants for free, and tossed in 3 sweet potato plants and two pepper plants.  She said the tomatoes were going to go into the compost pile up until I'd mentioned wanting tomatoes on Twitter, so she said it didn't seem right to charge me for what was essentially garbage to her. Now I need to go find all my plastic containers. She didn't take money, but she said she'd definitely need all the plastic planters she could get come spring. Monday and Tuesday are going to be hot sweaty days in the garden. I hope this batch of plants survives. Heck, I hope I don't get sick of eating tomatoes! |
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Post by Mayfayre on Jul 6, 2011 22:05:02 GMT
I'm putting Wyvern on here because she bought me a birthday pressie I've been waiting about 46 years to get! It was one of a series of 6 books I loved when I was a kid, I had 5 of them but my parents never managed to find that last one! Not only did she find the missing one, but has also found 2 others I didn't know existed - I think they were only published in the US version of the same series! Now, technically I may be a little old for "The Large and Growly Bear" but I don't care, it's made my day. Thank you!  |
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Post by Wyvern on Jul 7, 2011 0:48:41 GMT
You are very, very welcome ;D
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Post by adrianmay on Jul 7, 2011 1:52:07 GMT
I'm putting Wyvern on here because she bought me a birthday pressie I've been waiting about 46 years to get! It was one of a series of 6 books I loved when I was a kid, I had 5 of them but my parents never managed to find that last one! Not only did she find the missing one, but has also found 2 others I didn't know existed - I think they were only published in the US version of the same series! Now, technically I may be a little old for "The Large and Growly Bear" but I don't care, it's made my day. Thank you! That is really beautiful. Wyvern is obviously very lovely and thoughtful. I love my collection of children's books more than any of my other possessions. |
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Post by jess_lou on Aug 6, 2011 15:19:30 GMT
I'm putting MorganStarr on here. She is a top sort, and since finding her on this board, she's quickly become so important to me. We are on opposite sides of the world, but we talk each day (well, type each day). I think James would be proud to know that a mutual affection for him has resulted in a beautiful friendship, as I'm sure others have found.
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Post by lew on Aug 23, 2011 19:05:18 GMT
My Men..... ok son's, for buying me a kindle, sadly they're now moaning that instead of being on here, I'm on there. Tough. They thought they'd wean me off. Now what books can I buy ;D |
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Post by jacqui on Aug 23, 2011 19:11:19 GMT
what a lovely pressy!! Enjoy the book hunting!!
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Post by lew on Aug 23, 2011 19:16:45 GMT
I shall, trouble is my house is now a hovel ;D though I will say, I'll only buy books on the kindle without pictures and details, novels great, anything with details etc, I need to feel paper. On the whole you can't beat a real book, and seeing as I must have about 500 books, it's time to call it a day, mmm, but I'm loving this piece of techno stuff ;D
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Post by jacqui on Aug 23, 2011 19:24:45 GMT
... and you can't reserve your sunbed with it  |
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Post by lew on Aug 23, 2011 19:31:14 GMT
That should come in the price, though a feather duvet, the best Egyptian cotton sheets, 600 thread count, should just hold my attention....seems I reading too much ;D
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Post by Wyvern on Aug 26, 2011 16:00:41 GMT
I am going to put my ex up here because today she had our cat put to sleep. This might sound like a strange reason, but she and I loved our cat Merlin very much and yesterday we were talking and realised that she was going to have to let him go. They had a vet appointment for next Friday, but this morning she got up and realised that she couldn't put Merlin through another week, that it wouldn't be fair or kind and so she was brave and brought the appointment forward a week. It can't have been easy - we've both shed a lot of tears - but I'm so proud of her for being strong enough to do what was best for Merlin rather than hanging on to the poor old puss for as long as possible.
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Post by meimichan on Aug 26, 2011 16:12:58 GMT
I'm so sorry about your kitty but I'm glad she did the right thing for him.
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Post by dit on Aug 26, 2011 17:11:45 GMT
It's so sad to lose a pet but I agree, a point can come where you just know it's the right thing to do. I'm glad your ex was able to make the decision.
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Post by devil-may-care on Aug 26, 2011 17:38:28 GMT
I'm so sorry for your loss, Wy. I know that day will eventually come for me and my two guys. I hope I have as much forethought and courage as your ex had.
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Post by aeromanda on Aug 26, 2011 22:27:39 GMT
Wy, having recently been in the same situation, I know how hard it can be. I'm sorry for your loss but I know you and your ex came to the right decision.
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Post by Wyvern on Aug 27, 2011 0:27:04 GMT
Thank you all for the kind thoughts. There are some pics of Merlin in the early pages of the Feline Thread if any of you are curious. He was a sweet and lovely boy and he'll be very missed.
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Post by Mayfayre on Sept 5, 2011 19:32:39 GMT
My Boss's Boss belohgs on here for buying me a whole litre bottle of Baileys just for doing my job.
I know I have to stay late a few evenings around this time of year to get all the timetables printed up for the new students and I get time off in lieu but if she thinks it's worth a bottle of Baileys as well, who am I to argue? ;D
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Post by antonia on Sept 5, 2011 19:43:27 GMT
My Boss's Boss belohgs on here for buying me a whole litre bottle of Baileys just for doing my job. I know I have to stay late a few evenings around this time of year to get all the timetables printed up for the new students and I get time off in lieu but if she thinks it's worth a bottle of Baileys as well, who am I to argue? ;D What a nice boss's boss!It's nice to know you are appreciated especially in a stressful job. |
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Post by meimichan on Sept 13, 2011 18:54:11 GMT
DMC and adrianmay. They know why. (I think you know why? I mean, aside from general awesomeness?) My husband. And strangely, MY CAT. She's been very sweet to me the past few weeks, she knows something's wrong. All my friends who have been supportive(yeah, friends, not family  ). The news from home just keeps getting worse and worse by the day, but you guys are really helping me not go completely crazy. Thank you. |
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Post by Wyvern on Nov 6, 2011 18:51:35 GMT
I am putting my mum and dad on the pedestal. This could so easily have been the weekend from hell, because my sister decided to change all the plans once I'd booked my trains to come down and spend the weekend with my nephews. Related to this, today's family lunch turned into the family lunch from hell too, and when I got back to mum & dad's, we sat down and had a good heart to heart about family matters. I felt brave enough to tell them about my ex's sex change, and they were totally unphased and completely accepting.
So then I decided to be very brave, so I took a deep breath and came out as bisexual.
My dad smiled, and said 'as if we hadn't guessed.'
And then we carried on talking about all the stuff we normally talk about. If I'd realised it was all going to be that easy, I'd have done it years ago! My mum and dad, basically, are ace ;D
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Post by antonia on Nov 6, 2011 19:14:33 GMT
It's great having a supportive family and great that you have felt able to finally tell them.
I have a great relationship with mine,I put them on here except they never fell off.
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Post by jess_lou on Nov 6, 2011 19:51:27 GMT
Way to go Wyvern! that's great! Your mum and dad sound awesome!! |
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Post by liverbird on Nov 6, 2011 20:23:14 GMT
Awww, Wyvern. That is wonderful. I like happy endings. I want to put my mum on the pedestal - not just because she is my lovely mum, but because she has just given me the money to buy a new laptop as my current one is just about ready to pack up.  |
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Post by jmsquared on Nov 6, 2011 22:55:13 GMT
That's great Wyvern. Sometimes Mums and Dads are underestimated!!
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Post by crumbs on Nov 7, 2011 13:34:53 GMT
Wyvern - you are blessed. Mine gave love unconditionally too. I miss them very much.
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Post by Wyvern on Nov 7, 2011 19:10:57 GMT
Thank you all for your lovely messages! I really do feel lucky - you all belong on the pedestal too.
And *massive hugs* to Crumbs, and lots of love to special mums and dads everywhere <3
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How thoughtful of your hubby. He obviously doesn't take you for granted!
I love a man who can handle a gun 
). The news from home just keeps getting worse and worse by the day, but you guys are really helping me not go completely crazy. 
