I had my signature ("what have you done today to make you feel proud") thrown up in my face by a grumpy pm sender this morning, I thought a little about this and now I would like to answer this in my usual, very public way
what I have done so far today is to bathe, dress and feed my darling little "granddaughter", shower dress and feed my fantastic cerebral palsy son, make brekky for my beatifull wife and sweetheart of a "daughter",
while they shower and I feed myself, I pack my sons lunch and take him off to the respite centre for his day options,
my wife and my "daughter" then trundle off to work, I have given the house the "once over", done the dishes and packed the washing machine, I then have sat at my desk in my office taking care of little R.J., whilst I "work", so far I have achieved almost five hours of work and it is not yet lunch time
for a feller who is still recovering from a mental breakdown with a heart attack complication I feel pretty damn good, mind you the tablets are helping, but in a nutshell, thats what I have done so far today, and I feel damn proud!!
every day is an improvement on the day before
ask me how proud I am, I could burst
that's what I do everyday to "make me feel proud!!!"
Ma said
12:26 PM Aug 13, 2009
WAY TO GO DAVE!!!!! Haven't actually "met you - YET - but an looking forward to next year when we will be over your way. Do you think I could get some "brekkie" too.
Bacon, Eggs, Tomato, Toast and of course black pudding. Just thought I would put my order in now so that you have plenty of time to get supplies.......LOL
You are proud of what you have done today, well ol" buddy - I am proud of YOU.
Regards
Ma
Libby said
12:27 PM Aug 13, 2009
Dave,
Im still trying to catch up on all the posts, so many of them. I am sorry to hear that you have been ill, it is heart warming to see you are improving. And what is this about a new grand daughter, congratulations to you and your wife, you must be so proud. The way I see it the good things in life out weigh the bad. Yes you have done well and your signature is spot on.
dave06 said
12:55 PM Aug 13, 2009
thanks folks, hadnt really thought of my average day before but the prompting of the P.M. made me think a little and yep I'm damned pleased
Ma that brekky, knocked up on the barby will be waiting for you anytime you feel the need to travel, only too glad to have you here for a while
Libby, I damn near died, or worse nearly lost my marbles, I still dont have them all but everyday is an improvement, which gives a whole new perspective on life, thats why I embrace everyday with a smile and music and laughter and surround ourselves with freinds and plenty of laughter, it may just be our last day on earth,
our "new" little "granddaughter" is a story in itself, she actually belongs to a lovely lady that we "adopted", "jules" went through a hard time,relationship wise, we have claimed her as our "daughter" for a long time, well I should say she adopted me when she was a bubby, we took her in as our own when she was preggers and having a very hard time through life, so now little "Rhiannon", her baby, our "grandchild" has joined our fold as well, long story but it is all in my previous posts, as is pretty much all my life,
to say I am proud of them is a huge understatement
Jules is now a very succesfull real estate agent in her own right, just passed her 1 million dollar sale mark, which was hugely celebrated here only last week, very, very proud of my "daughter", not looking forward to the day when they move out
we have two lovely little grandchildren of our own, one boy and one girl, darling little things that we dont see anywhere near as often as I would like, Daddy's always working, he takes after me to that effect
our family here is a very wide, proud and diverse one containing probably 40 plus members (most not related) we proudly have all colors and creeds and religions here, we share almost all meals, we help each other in times of crisis or good times, we used to look after each others kids, we are not all in the same household but share a suburban block of houses all with interconnecting gateways
we hang onto old fashioned interconnected neighborly freindships, at our last wedding we attended there was attendance of 760 people all of which I knew by sight, couldnt remember all the names
Libby said
12:59 PM Aug 13, 2009
dave06 wrote:
thanks folks, hadnt really thought of my average day before but the prompting of the P.M. made me think a little and yep I'm damned pleased
Ma that brekky, knocked up on the barby will be waiting for you anytime you feel the need to travel, only too glad to have you here for a while
Libby, I damn near died, or worse nearly lost my marbles, I still dont have them all but everyday is an improvement, which gives a whole new perspective on life, thats why I embrace everyday with a smile and music and laughter and surround ourselves with freinds and plenty of laughter, it may just be our last day on earth,
our "new" little "granddaughter" is a story in itself, she actually belongs to a lovely lady that we "adopted", "jules" went through a hard time,relationship wise, we have claimed her as our "daughter" for a long time, well I should say she adopted me when she was a bubby, we took her in as our own when she was preggers and having a very hard time through life, so now little "Rhiannon", her baby, our "grandchild" has joined our fold as well, long story but it is all in my previous posts, as is pretty much all my life,
to say I am proud of them is a huge understatement
Jules is now a very succesfull real estate agent in her own right, just passed her 1 million dollar sale mark, which was hugely celebrated here only last week, very, very proud of my "daughter", not looking forward to the day when they move out
we have two lovely little grandchildren of our own, one boy and one girl, darling little things that we dont see anywhere near as often as I would like, Daddy's always working, he takes after me to that effect
our family here is a very wide, proud and diverse one containing probably 40 plus members (most not related) we proudly have all colors and creeds and religions here, we share almost all meals, we help each other in times of crisis or good times, we used to look after each others kids, we are not all in the same household but share a suburban block of houses all with interconnecting gateways
we hang onto old fashioned interconnected neighborly freindships, at our last wedding we attended there was attendance of 760 people all of which I knew by sight, couldnt remember all the names
Well open the gate a bit wider I'm on my way down
Smokeydk said
01:35 PM Aug 13, 2009
Davo.....I thought you were resting Mate....LOL.......^5s on the reply....I think some forget .others have a life....well done.......
Dave
kenmarg said
01:43 PM Aug 13, 2009
hi dave. let me just say, that everthing you have "said" in your posts,and our pm's. i can understand and totally agree with 110%. you strike me as a bloke that has seen a lot of life and you have a lot of common sense. the "vocal minority" in this forum,that cant seem to understand the thinking,of some of your posts. mate they are missing out on some pearls of wisdom. your contribution's to this forum, is better than first class, if half the non- poster's contributed as much as you have . how strong would this forum be??????? now to explain myself a bit better,all my life i have called a spade a spade, so if anyone on this forum takes offence at any of my thought's and posts,i say bad luck,as i never will be shouted down by the " vocal minority" well dave i have had my ramble,how do you like my new avatar, i think we are as good looking as elaine and rob. ken brown ( ps ) your signature is worth gold.
mike and Judy said
01:45 PM Aug 13, 2009
Give yourself a pat on the back, and keep up the good "work"
we all have our own destination in life in which we have no choice, some have it hard and some is bloody difficult, how we cope in what the end result is, is what is called HAPPINESS
look after you mate !
Vic41 said
01:54 PM Aug 13, 2009
Well done Dave, wish we all had your capacity as a "Giver" !
Vic
Rolly said
02:00 PM Aug 13, 2009
Look, Mate, some days I feel good about myself if I make it to the confuser in the A.M.! (All of 3 metres)
Just reading your posts about your daily activities completely exhausts me.
But, goddamit, we all have our individual crosses to bear and, by all accounts, (mostly yours ) you seem to be doing a damn good job of porting yours.
Do keep up the excellent work and get all the joy out of it that you can.
I wish you all the bery vest and burger the rest.
hotrodbus said
02:57 PM Aug 13, 2009
Hi Dave,
Always look forward to reading your posts and wish we had the energy you have and when I read your signature makes me think get off your backside and go do something constructive. Glad to hear little one is doing well and your "daughter"Jules is having a great life as well.We have four little boy grandchildren back home and miss them dearly but with our daughters blessing we are pursuing a different chapter in our lives,we are only given one and hope we are as happy as we can be, you continue to do what you enjoy doing take care Dam what other people think and be proud of all you do,
Chris and Robbie
dave06 said
04:13 PM Aug 13, 2009
Ken I was looking at your avatar and thinking what a great looking couple and thanks for your thoughts, keep calling it as you see it, as for the rest of you well I'm not looking for acolades of any kind my day is full because thats just how I like it, i didnt realise just how full but there is still time left over
if you were to map your days activities as I have done then I dont think they would be all that different from mine, just that I had a cause today to sit and reflect on "what had I done today to make me feel proud" I'm just glad to say that I have come up to a standard that pleases me, doesnt have to please anybody else just as long as you or me is/are happy in themselves
and I guess if we can all acheve that standard then there cant be too much wrong in the world, gotta love yourself first before you know how or are able to love anybody else
no crosses to bear here, all pure joy, i dont know how you could cope being too far away from the grandkids, we go for a couple of weeks and I'm a mess, god help me if we ever do get permanent respite and we take off on our "dream life", have to take them with us
little R.J. has woken up and hence why I am back on here, I have actually fallen a little bit behind this afternoon, bubby wanted a play, I cant say no, she seems to have a little bit of colic so just a wee bit grizzly and sooky, very unusual for her
Rolly it sounds to me as if your life is a tuffy in which case you are the one that I look up too, i have a lot of elderly and frail freinds here in our neighborhood and we care for them as much as we can, I admire your coping skills on a daily basis, it is you who should be the proud one here for simply surviving, well done you and keep up the good work
we have decided to take the original two weeks respite offered to us and still shoot up to uluru and the alice, we will still take the tribe with us, they were a bit dissapointed so we changed our schedule a bit and reincoorporated it
hotrodbus said
04:44 PM Aug 13, 2009
Hi Dave
yes is hard not to see the baby grandchildren but have tried to keep up with technology and have downloaded skype and through computer can ring them and see them and they can see us which is great.Thank goodness we can just get a cheap flight home and see them as well,get to Melbourne for $48 and then catch boat back home for some special cuddles. Hope little R.J is feeling happier now. Have a great trip to uluru and the alice Very special parts of our wonderful country.
Chris and Robbie
dave06 said
05:13 PM Aug 13, 2009
ah!! the grandkids "quick fix" I think that's what I will have to do, thank god for tiger airlines
yeah she has settled down a bit now but it is most unusal for her to have a grizzle, she normally has smiles from first thing in the morning to the last thing at night, hope nothing is up, if she is like it tonight I might give our quack a ring and get him to drop by
bit early for teething I would have thought but it may be that, she's having a nap here at the moment
milo said
06:56 PM Aug 13, 2009
i wouldnt wout keyboard warriors dave, just do your own thing mate
milo said
06:57 PM Aug 13, 2009
dam typing!!
suenami said
10:07 PM Aug 13, 2009
'Onya Dave, no grumpies allowed...
dave06 said
10:58 AM Aug 14, 2009
oh I think a few "grumpies" every now and then is a good thing Sue, it increases veiwer participation as well as numbers and wakes up our webmistress, now that Basil has stepped down from his role as "agent provocator" someone had to take up the post LOL!!
a lot that I say is actually "tongue in cheek" (dont tell anyone) but as I say, it increases the ratings no end, it does however end up getting sanctured, so whatever is/was said cant be gone over again, but I do have a very big laugh when I see some of the ridiculous responses
there are a few on the forum that take life in the little glowing box a wee bit too serious and have only the courage to speak out when on the keyboard, I never see this when I talk in the real world, far more respect for the individuals point of veiw, in here only the veiw of the conscriptor is valid
I love to help people, any where, anytime, any how I can, that I thought would have been more than obvious by now in my postings stretching back to a couple of thousand to date ( discounting my break in between), way in excess of anyone here past or present,
out of that number I have gone "off the rails" twice maybe three times, so I dont think thats too bad
I have actually been "attacked" yet again for "falling back on my illness" to drum up sympathy or support in this posting, my illness my business, not out for sympathy, dont need it, dont want it, I function perfectly well without sympathy
it was only upon reflection on what "I" had actually done today that made "me" feel proud that I posted my day at all, then I was attacked for doing so, the emphasis was never on my illness, it was in fact despite my illness I am glad to say that I am still able to function, many dont get that second chance
the emphasis was and still is, that "my" day made "me" feel proud, I wonder what the pm attacker did all day, sat at the computer I guess and corresponded with imaginary freinds
however my main intention for dipping back into the murky waters of the forum was to let you know that bubby is fine, she just has a little very early tooth coming through, she's chewing on everything and dribbling all over me
our doc, Sam came over last night on his way back from his hospital rounds to have a cuppa on the way home, he made me feel like a fool (no big step) he found the tooth starting to poke through, she's happy and smiling again today
I was beginning to suspect swine flue or something drastic, but she is back to her usual self so all is well in Dave's house
Oh!! Ma, the "loaded" pantene went late yesterday after an inspection, so I hope they enjoyed last nights hair wash, supposed to be good for the hair isnt it LOL!!!
humpy said
01:25 PM Aug 14, 2009
forget them Dave, you're way above the wanker, you make me proud everyday just to say that I know you all, give the family a hug from me, hope you're all well, another month or so and we will be there, looking forward to it, get the peppered steaks out, I'm drooling already!! tell papa we have his order
-- Edited by humpy on Friday 14th of August 2009 01:26:58 PM
Ma said
02:37 PM Aug 14, 2009
Know all about the "teething" thing Dave. My Great Grandaughter Olivia has cut four across the top ALL AT THE SAME TIME. She's over it now, poor little thing.
I'll send you over my half bottle of Pantene Hydrating Curls and you can fill it up. LOL. Serve's em right!!........... Good one for the "short and curlies"
Firefly said
04:38 PM Aug 14, 2009
Wanna come and stay at my place for a week or so Dave?
Breakfast made for me, I could live with that.
You have struck me as good people since my first post mate.
the womble said
10:24 AM Aug 17, 2009
Dave, dont you think for one second that what you do is not worthwhile or worthy of pride, the ammount of people that you have helped and the ammount of people that you are helping is superhuman in my books, anybody questions your reasons for pride has got to be queer, obviously they dont know you or the bunch of people that surround you everyday they are there because they love you and every one of them is proud to know you, I know because I have had the pleasure of meeting you and the people that are around you, we are currently in the wilds of north western qld, out where the duelling banjos play, great country, we heard from a couple of your freinds, that you will be in uluru/alice late august early sept. I have sent you an email, so expand the camp and add another 8 on that list, wouldnt miss it for quids, take care and slow down a bit mate, all the best, Michael & Sandy
dave06 said
11:39 AM Aug 17, 2009
Mick I've had to cancel the reservations at the alice (too many, too quickly for them) so we will be free camping, I have sent you an email response stating the gps location of our camp, we've also had to break up uluru into a few groups as well so decide which one you wish to be in (names supplied, you know a few of them, some you dont, they are coming from all over) let me know so I can organise an area and a bit of a feed for you
I have placed the response in here as well just in case you miss your email
thanks for the words of support and I hope you enjoy the rest of the trip, outback queensland has it's own set of rules, go with the flow, they are good folks overall, I'd love to be there with you!!
they reckon the cooper is looking dry and is threating the coongie lake system, hell that would be a shame if that went dry, last time we were there she was bank to bank water, innaminka will die if that dries up
I had my signature ("what have you done today to make you feel proud") thrown up in my face by a grumpy pm sender this morning, I thought a little about this and now I would like to answer this in my usual, very public way
what I have done so far today is to bathe, dress and feed my darling little "granddaughter", shower dress and feed my fantastic cerebral palsy son, make brekky for my beatifull wife and sweetheart of a "daughter",
while they shower and I feed myself, I pack my sons lunch and take him off to the respite centre for his day options,
my wife and my "daughter" then trundle off to work, I have given the house the "once over", done the dishes and packed the washing machine, I then have sat at my desk in my office taking care of little R.J., whilst I "work", so far I have achieved almost five hours of work and it is not yet lunch time
for a feller who is still recovering from a mental breakdown with a heart attack complication I feel pretty damn good, mind you the tablets are helping, but in a nutshell, thats what I have done so far today, and I feel damn proud!!
every day is an improvement on the day before
ask me how proud I am, I could burst
that's what I do everyday to "make me feel proud!!!"
Bacon, Eggs, Tomato, Toast and of course black pudding. Just thought I would put my order in now so that you have plenty of time to get supplies.......LOL
You are proud of what you have done today, well ol" buddy - I am proud of YOU.
Regards
Ma
Just reading your posts about your daily activities completely exhausts me.
But, goddamit, we all have our individual crosses to bear and, by all accounts, (mostly yours
Do keep up the excellent work and get all the joy out of it that you can.
I wish you all the bery vest and burger the rest.
-- Edited by humpy on Friday 14th of August 2009 01:26:58 PM
I'll send you over my half bottle of Pantene Hydrating Curls and you can fill it up. LOL. Serve's em right!!...........
Wanna come and stay at my place for a week or so Dave?
Breakfast made for me, I could live with that.
You have struck me as good people since my first post mate.