'supporting each other through really tough times'

mrsmortenharket

Byatt, your new fire looks lovely!

Lisa x

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VJsMUM - I used to live 40k from Frankfurt, I love it out there at this time of year with the cold nights and the christmas markets. There is a wonderful Tierpark(Not quite a zoo and not quite a country park) just outside Wiesbaden, in a suburb called Klarental that do the best chips on the planet. The kids used to love a little town just outside Frankfurt where the spring froze in the winter and made a perfect Ice Slide down a hillside, such happy memories. Hope your 'itis' gets better soon and that you have a good trip to Korea, Cheers Lyn xx.

Popperwell

Looks like we may be doing good business for that anti mould stuff...I have a little to get rid of in the kitchen...not a lot but it has been there years...

fuddle

Byatt, your stove is lovely. I can't wait to read you have your fire on.

Still no news. DH's boss gave the reference first thing this morning. I have had a PM to say all might not be as bad as I suspect. I'm still upset and the waiting or not knowing whether we're going to start our new life is really getting to me. Maybe we'll hear tomorrow.

I'm crocheting myself a hat to take my mind off it all. Nothing fancy just brown.

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Hugs FUDDLE many, many hugs and a great big SSSSSLLLLUUURRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPP!!!!! from Docky xxxxx

fuddle

Hey Docky, ask your mum how come she used to live abroad for your Aunty Fuds

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We were out there as He who knows company aquired a smaller german company near Frankfurt and we had 3 years out there while the assimilation took place. We lived in a lovely little rural village with lovely people and I home schooled DD2 who was 7 and DD1 boarded back in the UK. The company was re sold towards the end of the 3 years and that's how we came to Hampshire as the new company had a base here. We had a lovely time, and it's why DD1 and I go off to Berlin so often for a top up of German life, Cheers Lyn xxx.

fuddle

I'd have took the opportunity too Lyn. If DH said we're going to such and such for a few years I'd go for the experience Is it Switzerland you keep visiting?

I have news. The new LL has called DH tonight for an update (not the agents!) DH said that he knows his boss has given the info required and we're just waiting on the LL. DH said that we had lost all hope because of the credit checks. LL said that he's warned the agents that there's adverse credit history and to expect it. They then had a talk about how long the bankruptcy and how long ago it was, how things are fine now but your past always catches up with you in these situations. They left it with the LL saying to DH to call him when he hears something from the agents.

I'm more hopeful that this is just a formality. I think we're ok.

mama67

lisakay wrote: »

Thankyou ladies x I've had my little cry and tried to comfort eat (hard to do when there's no junk food in the house...i'm sure cucumber sticks and hummous don't count as comfort food ). have spoken to DH again and he seems ok. Our girls are both very matter of fact. before bed DD1 asked 'is uncle going to die?'...'yes baby I think he is'...'oh, i'll miss him a lot'.
we all will. I've told them that they may be able to talk to him in their dreams.
The awkward thing I find is what to tell them happens after. I do not believe in any gods or heaven and i'm not convinced either way about afterlife and spirits. I have not told the girls this, they will eventually come to their own conclusions as i did. they seem to think that people go 'somewhere' afterwards.

Lisa, what I did with my 2 when DH's parents passed, which may help is told them to look for the bright star from their bedroom window, and that that was Nanna/Granddad as it happened.
There was always something for them as littlies to see and recognise as their grandparents.

hth

fuddle

Byatt, DH said look for respirator masks.