I wonder if I can thank everyone for mentioning me in their wonders, even though I don't wonder myself as often myself as I used to? Maybe Koala needs her fingers smacked?

I wonder if you all realise that even if I don't post often, I do lurk? Please know that I hold you all close to my heart, and you're always in my thoughts!

I wonder if you'd understand if I said I've had family things happening in my life recently which I'll not burden you with, except for the one that's heaviest on my mind?

I wonder if I told any of you yet that my step mother has recently been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer? The doctors have said that neither chemo nor radio-therapy will not help her, as the cancer is far too advanced for that. They've not even given her a rough estimate on how much time she might left, but it sounds like they're thinking either weeks or a few months. My dad and my step-mother were so happy, even though my dad was taken from her far too early. Some things are just not fair!

I wonder if you know that while I've been looking at your beautiful garden pictures, and listening to you telling us about your lovely sunny days..... poor Koala (and Lara for that matter) are freezing their rear ends off here in Oz, as it's winter here? We're not even halfway into winter yet so I daresay it's going to get a while lot colder before the temperatures start to warm up!

I wonder if I can welcome Manda to SOS? Hello Manda... it's nice to meet you. I wanted to say that my own daughter's name is Manda as well! She was baptised Amanda, but I always called her Mandy until she went to school. That was about the time she reminded us her name was Amanda not Mandy, and it stayed that way until many years later when she changed it herself to Manda!

If I've missed welcoming anyone else, please know that it wasn't intentional.... and I welcome you now!

I wonder if anyone has heard from Moi or Moss since the specialist appointment? If they have or do, I wonder if they can get permission to give us all anupdate here seeing so many of us are waiting for news?

I wonder if I can leave special hugs for all those who are having a difficult month...... Doody, Nik-key, BJ, Mistiis, and others who I may be unaware of?

And to close.... leaving Koala hugs for the rest of the broom.....