Good luck, Jewels!

[TrinityOfOne]

I know most of you won't see this until after the event but Jewels is taking part in a sponsered fun-run in aid of cancer charities this morning.

Wish her well everyone! :)

[Dave]

Good luck Jewels, I hope you think it was fun when you finish! :)

[Silky]

Way to go Jewels! What a great cause!

[TrinityOfOne]

Just to let you know, she made it back in one piece and also alone raised £170 ($311) towards the fund, which was the second highest amount.

Group hugs will take place when there are enough of us online to make a group :)

[Dave]

.... and when Jewels has showered :)

[Silky]

Nothing wrong with sweaty women, Dave. ;)

Way to go Jewels!

[TrinityOfOne]

lol, you guys....

[Dave]

[QUOTE=Silkenfairy]Nothing wrong with sweaty women, Dave. ;)

Way to go Jewels![/QUOTE]
but you always told me you don't sweat, you perspire :)

[Silky]

[QUOTE=Dave]but you always told me you don't sweat, you perspire :)[/QUOTE]

No no....I glisten. :)

[Dave]

[QUOTE=Silkenfairy]No no....I glisten. :)[/QUOTE]
well here's a towel to wipe that 'glisten' from under your armpits ;)

[Jewels]

Thanks everyone!

Big 3 cheers are due to Trin - for taking a sponsorship form into work with him and harrassing all his collegues til they agreed to sponsor me - he's responsible for a huge amount of the cash i collected so big THANK YOU'S are due to him!

Also 3 enormous cheers are due for my daughter Elise, who is 8 and who did the run with me - and completed the course in spite of a very bad stitch and very achey legs - WAY TO GO LITTLE 'UN!!!!

We were raising money to help fund the treatment of one of Elise's school friends who is currently battling the big 'C' (and kicking it's ass - way to go Emily!) and also for the charity CLIC (Cancer and Leukaemia In Childhood) who have been very supportive to Emily and her family - so, as you say Silk, definatly a good cause!

My Mum had cancer (and thankfully has made a full recovery) and Trin's Dad also did - but tragically he did not recover....So, for both of us it is a cause close to our hearts.

Just to prove i can work my favourite hobby-horse into any conversation.... :)
My Mum reckons that the best thing about her treatment was that she got to join a free art-based support group - where she could go and just paint and paint and talk if she wanted to and not if she didn't - she absolutely loved it....The hospital made a book of patients art work and asked them to write little pieces about their pictures....My Mum is a very private person who doesn't really like to talk about any trouble she's dealing with and it was awful when she was being treated not really knowing how she was feeling and what was going on in her mind - but she just couldn't share it as she just doesn't find it easy to put these things into words....But the paintings themselves and the little paragraphs she wrote about them completely shook me to my core - through the art she could say what she couldn't put into words....I still cry just thinking about those paintings and words...I don't just think art is therapeutic, i think it really has healing powers too.

Ok, ramble over...

I think the phrase goes "Horses sweat, men perspire and ladies gently glow"!!

Well, i am still glowing like a good 'un....and Dave is right, I do need a shower - i hum!!!

[Silky]

Way to go Jewels AND Elise! You both should be very very proud of yourselves for finishing! And Trin...what a supportive guy, getting all those pledges for support...way to go to you too!

And Jewels...I hope you stay around with us for a long long time to come! You are like a breath of fresh air to us all. :)

[Dave]

My dad died of cancer all to recently and I still miss him, I think I always will miss him. So I also think it's a great cause and not just because of my dad. There is someone else that is VERY dear to me ....

pause .................

I'm ready for that group hug now :)

[TrinityOfOne]

Well, seeing as we're almost all here, it must be time to get all 60s (1960s, not hexogenarian, that's just wrong!) :)

[Jewels]

[QUOTE=Silkenfairy]Way to go Jewels AND Elise! You both should be very very proud of yourselves for finishing! And Trin...what a supportive guy, getting all those pledges for support...way to go to you too!

And Jewels...I hope you stay around with us for a long long time to come! You are like a breath of fresh air to us all. :)[/QUOTE]

Thank you so much Silk - I was worried yet again that i'd mucked up by being a bit too full on with emotional subject matter.....I'm one of these 'lets get it out there and talk about it and it's ok to cry about it and get upset and angry' types so i tend to just talk about anything and everything and am a bit blind to 'taboo' subjects which is not always a good thing - i do of course respect the fact that others have different approaches to these things but sometimes i speak first and think later - somedays i just seem to open my mouth long enough to change which foot i have inside it! I'm glad to hear i've kept it foot-free so far! :)

[Silky]

[QUOTE=Jewels]Thank you so much Silk - I was worried yet again that i'd mucked up by being a bit too full on with emotional subject matter.....I'm one of these 'lets get it out there and talk about it and it's ok to cry about it and get upset and angry' types so i tend to just talk about anything and everything and am a bit blind to 'taboo' subjects which is not always a good thing - i do of course respect the fact that others have different approaches to these things but sometimes i speak first and think later - somedays i just seem to open my mouth long enough to change which foot i have inside it! I'm glad to hear i've kept it foot-free so far! :)[/QUOTE]

Jewels, as far as I'm concerned you just need to always say what's on your mind...:) No matter what, we'll accept it as it's presented. I'd much rather be able to speak my mind than worry about hiding things or not being myself. So...be yourself, and you'll always be welcome here. :)

[Jewels]

[QUOTE=Dave]My dad died of cancer all to recently and I still miss him, I think I always will miss him. [/quote]

I'm so sorry to hear about your dad Dave, my sympathies and best wishes go out to you and your family :(


I also think it's a great cause and not just because of my dad. There is someone else that is VERY dear to me ....

pause .................

I'm ready for that group hug now :)

I never need telling twice when it comes to hugs! :)

*MASSIVE HUG*

C'mon everyone - GROUP HUG - Anyone caught evading The Hug will be chased, caught and Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeezed until they jolly well start to enjoy it!!!

:)

[Silky]

**BIG HUGE SQUEEEEEEEEEZY GROUP HUG**

I love hugs. :)

[Dave]

Hugggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

sniff sniff .... showery fresh too! :)

Jewels, my dad passed on quickly and peacefully nearly two and a half years ago, it still sometimes feels like only yesterday. As for my VERY dear friend well lets just say I know that the good times are very near at hand!

[Jewels]

[QUOTE=Dave]Hugggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

sniff sniff .... showery fresh too! :)
[/quote]
Aaaw, you noticed! Well if there's one way to NOT make friends and influence people it's the post-run BO hug - so i thought i'd make the effort! :)


Jewels, my dad passed on quickly and peacefully nearly two and a half years ago, it still sometimes feels like only yesterday. As for my VERY dear friend well lets just say I know that the good times are very near at hand!
I know what you mean about the 'only yesterday' feeling - memory is a strange thing...I'm hoping mine will let me know soon where i put the really important paperwork i put down somewhere SAFE and have now completely forgotten where 'safe' is! The dirty clothes basket under my running socks i'd imagine!! :D

I'm glad to hear things are looking good for your friend, that's fantastic - yaaaay! :)

[TrinityOfOne]

Eh-oh!!

[Jewels]

[QUOTE=TrinityOfOne]Eh-oh!![/QUOTE]


Now that was uncalled for! You just couldn't help yourself could you?!? Trin is gonna go Tubby Bye-byes if he doesn't hug nicely with everyone else!

[TrinityOfOne]

Sorry, was the quickest way to depict it :)

[Jewels]

[QUOTE=TrinityOfOne]Sorry, was the quickest way to depict it :)[/QUOTE]

That's your excuse and you're sticking to it, eh Tinky Winky?!
:D

[TrinityOfOne]

Where did I leave my handbag......

[Jewels]

[QUOTE=TrinityOfOne]Where did I leave my handbag......[/QUOTE]

Admitting to The Handbag in a public forum?!? I know your game, you are just trying to overtake Silky in the 'most posts' stakes - go on, admit it! :D
Quick Silk, get posting - don't let him get away with this or we'll never hear the end of it!! :)

[Silky]

[QUOTE=Jewels]Admitting to The Handbag in a public forum?!? I know your game, you are just trying to overtake Silky in the 'most posts' stakes - go on, admit it! :D
Quick Silk, get posting - don't let him get away with this or we'll never hear the end of it!! :)[/QUOTE]

Hahahaha! He will NEVER catch me, Jewels...neverrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

Bwaaaaaaahahahahaha!

/me laughs maniacally!!

[Dave]

/me shoots tranquilizers into Sil's arm ....

[Silky]

Too bad, Dave...I talk in my sleep too....:D

/me does the evil fairy dance!

[Dave]

There's no answer to that, while Jolt's around anyway :D

/me says "Goodnight all!"

[TrinityOfOne]

Night Dave, remember to leave Dragon Naturally Speaking running in the background ;)

[TrinityOfOne]

[QUOTE=Jewels]Admitting to The Handbag in a public forum?!? I know your game, you are just trying to overtake Silky in the 'most posts' stakes - go on, admit it! :D
Quick Silk, get posting - don't let him get away with this or we'll never hear the end of it!! :)[/QUOTE]

Ha! No such luck, she always seems to be 30 ahead of me (not that I'm paying any attention to it, you understand) :D

[Dave]

[QUOTE=TrinityOfOne]Night Dave, remember to leave Dragon Naturally Speaking running in the background ;)[/QUOTE]
???? Dragon naturally speaking ????

I have SETI (http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/) running as my screensaver, has been for nearly 39,000 hours now :)

[TrinityOfOne]

[QUOTE=Dave]???? Dragon naturally speaking ????
[/quote]
Voice recognition software.


I have SETI (http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/) running as my screensaver, has been for nearly 39,000 hours now :)

Is that an upgrade to AR...nevermind

[seabie]

http://www.click-smilies.de/usersmilies/einzelusersmilies/eclipsee_silver_cup.gif

Yay for you, Jewels! :)

[Jewels]

[QUOTE=seabie]http://www.click-smilies.de/usersmilies/einzelusersmilies/eclipsee_silver_cup.gif

Yay for you, Jewels! :)[/QUOTE]


Thanks Seabie!!! :)