Ronald Francis James

Ronald Francis James was born 10th October 1925 in Wickham. He served in the Airforce during WW11, he had to enlist twice because he was underage and the first place realised he was underage and kicked him out so he went somewhere else and enlisted again. He had a fake birth certificate saying he was born on the 10 April year unknown.

He married my grandmother Florence Torrens Townsend on the 28 December 1950 at a church in Hamilton. My mum was 10 at the time and she always considered him he dad and not her step father. Mum and him had a close relationship for many years. Yes there was a time when my girls where young that he wanted nothing to do with us but that passed and he in fact didn’t remember that time during the later years of his life.

He and nan had only 1 child a son Francis.

Up until the 8th June 2010 he was living at his home with my grandmother who has Alzheimer’s and was taking care of her. He would also walk to Charlestown Square and home a couple a times a week.

On the 8th he went to the doctors and was sent to hospital for tests and never went home again. He was diagnosed with Asbestos Cancer which is an aggressive cancer

He passed away on the 4th November at 4am. His funeral was held at St Albans Church in Charlestown.

He was known to his grandchildren and great grandchildren at Poppy James.

May he rest in peace.

Sue

Sue with 3 of her kids


Those who read my blogs may remember me writing about when my sister Sue got married and that I said I didn't understand why two people who fight as much as her and her husband fight would get married.

Well she has moved out and is back living with mum and dad and I do have to say that she seems happier then she has been in a long time.

She has taken up with a new man who is a relative of her husbands can't say I think he is much to look at but then I am not the one who has to look at him. I believe her children have mixed emotions about her being with this new man.

I think we as in her family have to realise that it is her life and she is the one she has to live with her decisions. We may not always agree with the choices she makes but they are her choices to make not ours.

About Kathy

I'm worried about my daughter Kathy-Lee she is so exhausted from taking care of Sydney and working every day. The only reason she is working every day is because the boss is on holidays and she is in charge while he is away to make matters worse she has to do stock taking while he is away and has to have it done by the end of the week.

Today when she got here she walked in and started throwing things around in frustration and crying all I could do was sit and listen while she cried and cried and said she wants to quit her job and she can't do it anymore. I told her if she wants to quit then to do so if she thinks she can get by on just centrelink payments. She has never been one to like working so much although most of the time she does like to work just not every day.

Since having Sydney she has said she would like to be able to do nothing but stay home and look after Sydney. Just like her mum in that way all I ever wanted was to be a full time mum.

I really don't like seeing Kathy so upset and feeling useless as there is nothing I can do to help her.

Blain

Natasha took Blain to see an eye specialist a couple of weeks ago and found out that he needs glasses and that he has a turned eye and will need an operation to fix it. She is pissed off that when she took him to see an eye specialist a couple of years ago she was told that he had a lazy eye and now it seems that has never been the case. There is a 2 year waiting list for his eye operation.

Now to the dramas with his arm the last time they saw the specialist about his arm they where told that there maybe something wrong with his growth plate in his arm. They will know more after his next visit; it seems that it’s one thing or another with my darling boy.

Moved Again

Last Saturday morning my daughter Kathy-Lee moves into a flat at Gateshead above the shops, she has lived on her own since she was 18 but came home when she had Sydney-May, however, since Syd is now 6 months old she feels it is time to move out and be on her own again. I think she will be fine most of the time naturally there will be times when it all seems to hard, but that is normal and her family are only no more then 10 minutes away. The worse thing about her living on her own is that she has a habit of ringing me 3 or 4 times a night often it is one call after another.

The flat she will be moving to is next door to where we lived when she was a baby. I hope she will be happy there. She is stoked that she got a place before her ex (Syd’s father).

Proffesional Photos

During the last month my eldest daughter has had some professional photos taken of Sydney-May and although the photos are great and look good it really gets me how much these places charge for photos.

At one place she paid $1400 for the photos that included 4 A4 size photos and 2 A3 size photos and a cd with all the photos they took on it. At the other place she paid $300 for the photos and a cd which only had two shots on it. I am not sure how many photos are in that pack as she hasn't picked them up yet, but really it seems to bloody much to me.


I would love to have a large family photo done for my parents 50th wedding anniversary but at the prices they want we just can't afford it. Although my sister said her husband knows someone who may be able to do it cheaper she has got to get him to ask his friend.

Deaf?????????

Ok I'm deaf...........lol, well not quite but last Tuesday I picked up my hearing aids and they guy who fitted them for me said they are easy to get in just pop this bit behind your ear and this little bit goes down into the ear..............easy.

No.....not easy for the love of me I can not get them in, well not the way he said my dad suggested I do it the other way around placing the little bit down into the ear first and then put the other bit behind my ear. That is easier but I still have trouble with them.

In fact I have had so much trouble I feel they are more trouble then they are worth.....I know they are not but still I can't help how I feel.