tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post4351028908665253350..comments2024-03-13T04:34:44.504-07:00Comments on Being Me: Reasons why Fran is playing more children's games these days Fran Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-69577844115835624082017-04-20T13:37:58.533-07:002017-04-20T13:37:58.533-07:00There was a possibility for a while that they'...There was a possibility for a while that they'd be moving into a house next door that was up for rent. I wonder how that would have gone! Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-76223202571858196932017-04-20T13:36:26.929-07:002017-04-20T13:36:26.929-07:00This comment made me laugh :) This comment made me laugh :) Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-50565199436070973052017-04-17T13:16:53.656-07:002017-04-17T13:16:53.656-07:00I wish all my children were 10 minutes away. Well,...I wish all my children were 10 minutes away. Well, even that would be slightly further away than my ideal. My architect daughter is considering putting a message on her phone answering machine saying to any builders who call with queries, "It's on the plans. Try looking at them."Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-64672618104291468282017-04-13T08:14:50.433-07:002017-04-13T08:14:50.433-07:00Ah yes, I guessed there might be some sort of &quo...Ah yes, I guessed there might be some sort of "breeding the master race of Hills to take over the world" policy. We Davieses are much more relaxed about achieving our global domination. ;-)Philip S Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09309352158459853854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-66433692629299380732017-04-13T08:09:16.730-07:002017-04-13T08:09:16.730-07:00Everyone in our family has their children when the...Everyone in our family has their children when they're barely out of their own cots, Philip. That's how we've squeezed so many generations in :) My husband's mother is the same age as my grandmother. <br />Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-86948477030282958852017-04-12T01:12:34.697-07:002017-04-12T01:12:34.697-07:00You've managed to get two generations into eve...You've managed to get two generations into every one of mine. My mother is 90, I'm 51 and my daughter is 11. At present I'm stuck in the middle between a care home and a primary school! :-)Philip S Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09309352158459853854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-49709336562044826712017-04-12T00:29:19.214-07:002017-04-12T00:29:19.214-07:00Well done, your Mum! 100! I think it's fabulou...Well done, your Mum! 100! I think it's fabulous when the very old and very young spend time together. It does them both a lot of good. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-9045518186594017532017-04-12T00:27:31.213-07:002017-04-12T00:27:31.213-07:00You're right, it does. Or maybe just airbrushe...You're right, it does. Or maybe just airbrushed. Either way, it still looks better than the ones I've got. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-56028470046957199192017-04-12T00:26:24.157-07:002017-04-12T00:26:24.157-07:00Just watch for me running marathons this time next...Just watch for me running marathons this time next year, then! Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-9877876226990416202017-04-11T21:53:58.825-07:002017-04-11T21:53:58.825-07:00.. hello Fran ..... so relate to this post .. I l..... hello Fran ..... so relate to this post .. I love it .<br />my young g-grandchildren don't have much to do with my Mum who is 100 ... but some of my Grandchildren see her regularly.. and they have so much patience with her...<br />Mum is frail with memory problems and uses a walker .. xxx <br /> It's wonderful to have family close by ... xxxx ... Barb xxx Barbara Neubeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129774816143303590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-43121855167920336932017-04-11T15:30:42.368-07:002017-04-11T15:30:42.368-07:00glad you are not walking on 1, it looks a bit pros...glad you are not walking on 1, it looks a bit prosthetic?Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-71010133964071298302017-04-11T13:41:59.757-07:002017-04-11T13:41:59.757-07:00Thanks! Glad you liked the post :) Thanks! Glad you liked the post :) Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-55582730547873716992017-04-11T13:41:39.507-07:002017-04-11T13:41:39.507-07:00Thanks so much, Deborah. It's quite sobering, ...Thanks so much, Deborah. It's quite sobering, seeing Eli and Granny together. A strange old thing, as you say. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-13024679065892911072017-04-11T13:39:17.308-07:002017-04-11T13:39:17.308-07:00Thanks so much, Mandy. I'm glad to make you sm...Thanks so much, Mandy. I'm glad to make you smile. As for patience, I may well have developed that by being a teacher for 15 years and having to repeat 'It's written on the board. It's written on the board. Look at the board - it's written on the board.' Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-12111545223449857412017-04-11T13:21:37.573-07:002017-04-11T13:21:37.573-07:00Brilliant as ever, Fran.Brilliant as ever, Fran.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-22326361105841839612017-04-11T12:57:28.870-07:002017-04-11T12:57:28.870-07:00Haha! I would much rather you sing it. I love the ...Haha! I would much rather you sing it. I love the account of you and your grand mother and your grand son all communicating in different age-appropriate ways :) Age is a strange old thing, but you have made it smile-worthy. Thank you. Loved this post. Deborah Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156120348177986321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-15683728883113806412017-04-11T12:42:35.317-07:002017-04-11T12:42:35.317-07:00Oh Fran I always love your blog posts. You've ...Oh Fran I always love your blog posts. You've (again) made me smile and quietly chuckle to myself. Thanks x<br /><br />Incidentally, you have a lot more patience than I have. I hate repeating myself....Scamperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777425117697788921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-76979577024129334982017-04-11T11:43:08.272-07:002017-04-11T11:43:08.272-07:00I'm the impatient sort, I could never put up w...I'm the impatient sort, I could never put up with all those questions and probably reason #1 why I never became a teacher.<br />With constant walking to and from the Grandchildren's home, you'll soon have legs almost as strong as Elijah's. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com