Good news!!

I agree Michael - it has been a really "down" time for everyone including myself. I have been racking my brains trying to think of some good news!!!!

My nephew James has settled into Camp Kweebec in Pennsylvania (can't spell it!) and is having a great time. He is a lovely lad and I am very proud of how he steps out bravely into the world. He went alone and has already made lots of new friends. Wish I had been as brave at 21! What great stories to tell his grandchildren.

My eldest son Joe has exceeded nearly all his target grades and is reaching and beating most of the grades expected for the end of next year. Just French he hasn't done so well in - can't blame him as I never got the hang of it either (the only thing I got from French was a whack around the ear from the German "French" teacher - and I was the only one not talking in her lesson - I was just minding my own business sharpening my pencil on the floor!).

I am having the day off work on Monday and going on the nursery farm visit for the day (need some good weather everyone!). It is the 1st farm nursery trip I have managed as I was pregnant when the other two went and I was not allowed to go because of the risk of coming into contact with the pregnant sheep!

There - I have scraped the barrel now for good news!!!

Every day of life is good news for me. Even though I live a pretty mundane existence in a small, rural, desert town, miles upon miles from anywhere, I always make every day special in some way, and then try to do the same for those around me.

Now that's not to say life hasn't thown me some curve balls, it certainly has with a list of medical problems, and other, not so pleasant things, but hey, you put the bad behind you and enjoy the good things.

So I can't come up with anything specidic to say as good news, just that life is good for me, and I am so very thankful for that.

OK, Michael, you asked for a joke.  We had a joke thread on here last year, so I nicked this one (originally posted by Sarah) from that thread, because I couldn't think of any new ones.  I thought this one was great though:

A young sailor was sitting in a bar having a few drinks when he looks over and sees a pirate. The pirate has a wooden peg-leg, a hook for a hand, and patch over his eye. Unable to resist, the sailor asks “How’d you end up with a peg-leg?”

“I was swept overboard during a fierce storm,” says the pirate. “and a bl**dy shark bit off me whole darn leg!”

“Holy cow!” said the sailor. “What about the hook, how’d you get that?”

“Me crew and I were boarding an enemy ship, a fierce sword battle ensued. One of them cut me darn arm!”

“Absolutely incredible!” gasped the sailor. “And the eye patch, tell me how you got that?”

“A bl**dy seagull dropping fell into me eye,” replied the pirate.

“Umm, you lost your eye to a seagull dropping?” asked the sailor, admonished.

Embarassed, the pirate answered “It was me first day with the hook.”

A mother was concerned that her young sons private parts appear to be rather small so she took him to the doctor. 'He will be alright', said the doctor after the examination,'Just feed him plenty of toasted bread with butter'.

The following morning the mother toasted a whole loaf of bread and passed the plate to her son. 'you take the top two slices' she said 'and pass the rest to your father!'

LOL @ Michael.

Stephanie, I will email you.

Ron, I've not started packing yet, too much to do otherwise.  This trip came on kind of suddenly.  Can't wait to get more P's o E.!!