Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

LydiaJ

lostinrates wrote: »

Lydia and her children are lovely. I call her daughter the sunshine girl, because she really is light and laughter and energy and in her short life has done well to be so. She is very like her mother, but with lots more energy! Her brother is a lovely boy and nobodies fool. If only HE felt as half as good about him self as the impression he makes he'd be an extremely big headed young man. As it is, his lack of ego adds to his charm, but not his contentment. . He's not unlike Lydia, but in a very different way.

As always, you say the nicest things. Thank you.

Miroslav wrote: »

It goes to show that if people bring up their children well, then they can be admired. Too many kids these days swear regularly by the time they are 5 or 6.

Mine don't swear. At least, they certainly don't when I can hear them. DS complains about how much swearing there is at his school, and DD tells me off when I say "bloody" so I rather suspect that they don't swear when I'm not listening either.

lostinrates wrote: »

I have met other nice people children too. Michael's children are lovely, sweet, confident and beautiful manners. Charming.

Doozergirls daughter astounded me with her bravery and just sweet charm and SO well behaved I was stunned. Her older brother I met later and he worked REALLY hard alongside men.

NDG's son is also a delight. Insightful, charming, and lovely to talk to.

Tbh, I could chat to the nice kids all day, they are interesting people with keen young minds. I enjoy that.

Agree with how you describe michaels's children. Haven't met the others yet, but wish I could.

LydiaJ

lostinrates wrote: »

Lydia and I have seen each other a few times, DH and I are exceptionally fond of her children ( we are a childless couple who like children and are exceptionally welcoming to them and easy to take them to see, as opposed to a childless couple who think they are horrid noisey creatures and make parents feel awkward when the kids don't/won't fit in with the way the grown-ups want to do things)

Added a bit of further detail for you.

michaels wrote: »

My DW who is also very nervous initially in social situations is completely unable to visualise spaces. She is doing a math course and is very strong on the mechanical skills but the questions about plotting things to scale completely elude her.

I am not particularly nervous in social situations and also completely unable to visualise spaces. I can do most kinds of maths, including plotting to scale, but I can only do the spacial stuff if I can actually see it rather than being expected to visualise it.

lostinrates wrote: »

I have everything I need to hand. Sitting in cheese room in a big black arm chair! feet up, giant glass of water, wrapped in a flamingo quilt, and with doors open, heart monitor batteries being worn down

Hope you are finding interesting things to read online while you're sitting there.

lostinrates

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Just checked my phone.

Interesting to learn what the latest nice child will be like

LydiaJ

lostinrates wrote: »

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Just checked my phone.

Interesting to learn what the latest nice child will be like

Has Aethelbald arrived???? Or am I jumping to premature conclusions?

lostinrates

LydiaJ wrote: »

Has Aethelbald arrived???? Or am I jumping to premature conclusions?

He's here. I'm guessing both he and NDG are fine as she is texting. .

If I had any other details I wouldn't share them . but thought you'd all want to know that she is ok and he's here.

Doozergirl

Amazing! I thought she was quiet, but didn't want to ask in case she was around and I sounded like one of those people that ask if you've given birth yet, when you'd obviously be gagging to tell everyone if you had!

Congratulations to the never despair family!!

lostinrates

Doozergirl wrote: »

Amazing! I thought she was quiet, but didn't want to ask in case she was around and I sounded like one of those people that ask if you've given birth yet, when you'd obviously be gagging to tell everyone if you had!

Congratulations to the never despair family!!

Exactly what I was thinking!


I was so excited to see the text. That definitely made finding my phone worthwhile!

Spirit_2

lostinrates wrote: »

But limbs felt weak, body felt sore and, I just had no petrol left in me , no fight.

LiR,

That whole episode sounds ghastly although it does sound as if your GP is properly thinking of you as an individual.

How is FiR about returning to London whilst you are like this?

This is such a contrast to the weekend when you were shifting top soil.

((hug))

PasturesNew

It's amazing to think that in 100 years' time Aethelbald is most likely to still be plodding about! His birthday card from the King/Queen will be sitting on his sideboard

Congratulations to Mr & Mrs NDG!

Masomnia

Very exciting news about NDG!!

I've done a bit today Got up and went to the library. Done most of that job application. Found lots of reading I'll need to work with, so I've got some books out. I've also sent a couple of emails out that I've been avoiding, even though they're very basic, adminy, non-complicated things that 'normal people' wouldn't think twice about sending.

I always beat myself up for not doing enough, so today I'm congratulating myself for making good progress. Think I'll do the same tomorrow. Even if I don't get loads done it's better than nothing and I do feel better for it.

Also I think the phone is just about ok. It was doing everything but texting properly earlier this morning... Which was very annoying. But seems to have fixed itself now. I've already bought one of those revive-a-phone kits, that should be here soon, but I might use it anyway even though the phone is better to be on the safe side.