Mrs
Jo-Anne Meadows
P
O Box 253
Warners
Bay
NSW
2282
Thursday
25th October 2018
Dear
Great
to hear from you again, here's hoping life is treating you well and
you are happy at this time. Thanks for returning the stamp I did
reuse it.
Yes
all the rain was great we needed it, I don't mind wet weather as long
as
I don't need to drive in it.
Last
week I ordered my personalised Christmas cards from Vistaprint I only
get 10 personalised cards but of course I send out a lot more then 10
cards. I also order 10 personalised cards for my parents. I have a
list of people I send Christmas cards to and make with a “S” when
sent and a “R” when received.
I
have also typed up a list of presents I have already bought that list
is 3 pages long at the moment.
Halloween
is on Wednesday but I don't do Halloween for me it is an American
thing my siblings are the same we all feel it is just not something
Aussie's do. Although Kathy-Lee and Jessica feel different and allow
their children to go trick or treating but Natasha feels like me &
Tim about Halloween.
Had
Natasha down a couple of weeks back having
a bitch about Steve's dog which is at her place, she is fed up with
taking care of a dog she never wanted and really doesn't have a big
enough yard for it as it isn't a small dog. I told her to get to
tough and tell him to take his dog or she is going to take it to the
RSPCA.
Last
Saturday we had a birthday party for my dad he turned 76 and since it
may be his last birthday we wanted to have a family get together for
him.
Dad
loved seeing so many family members turn up all my girls went and 3
of Jeannie's kids as well her son Tyler is living in Queensland so he
wasn't able to attend. However, none of Sue's children bothered to
come but that was expected as they never turn up to family events.
This bothers Sue so we don't mention her children not attending
around her.
It
turned out to be a great day,his brother Richard who he hadn't seen
for 30yrs turned up with his daughter and two of his grandchildren, a
few weeks back his other daughter reached out via Facebook to her
father's family.
Both
dad and Richard loved getting together again and talked a lot while
they were together. Turns out his late wife didn't like the Jenkins
family and that was why he lost contact with our family.
Richard's
daughter said that it was great meeting our family and said her
sister would love to meet our family as well.
When
Richard was only a young child about 6 or 7 he was adopted by a
family he had lived with since he was around 3 or 4, Richard is 14
months younger then dad.
I
know when dad was 8yrs old he was spending the school holidays with
his Aunt & Uncle when his mother left his father for another man
abandoning 5 of her 6 children. She took only her youngest child with
her, in fact it was 8yrs later when my dad was walking through a park
in Sydney that was opposite his mother's house when she saw him and
said to Denise I think that's your brother over there. Until then
Denise didn't know she had a brother let alone 3 brothers and 2
sisters.
Well
that's all from me for this letter, until next time, take care, stay
safe and write when you can.
Jo-Anne
