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and card only small but when I unwrapped it, I was thrilled engraved watch - TO MUM WITH LOVE FROM THE FAMILY 29-4-52 Now this watch is still going and keeps good time and I have only had 2 new bands on it. It is as good as the day they gave it to me.
Well now we will go back to when their father came home, he wanted to know if the dogs had been walked and fed, fed yes but walked no. So you will want to clean them up as well as yourself and I was very cranky with him but it did not seem to make much difference to him. He would do just what ever he wanted and I can not understand why he would get into those states as he was quite intelligent really but according to his mother he has always been like it just the same as his father that's why I call him my wild Colonial Boy. I used to be real worried with car and things he used to say words I would not repeat. Well finally Ray sorted his dogs out and took them for a walk and fixed them up when he came back when he was finished he cleaned himself and wanted some £.S.D. I said "I have no money you were to bring some back for the order you took to Newcastle so you can forget it and I am not going to sew and sew for you to come and go as you please and what's more, not thinking about your job? You will finish up losing it, and with Uncle Albert so sick you should have more sense. So I will tell you now I am finished trying to help with the finances and I mean it you will see THE END of it".
There were always different things happening in Moore Street and this stage it was not a very happy household. It was heaven to go to Rainbow with the girls and also John was in the De-Mo-Lay Lodge a young boys lodge connected with the Masonic. He was very good as a Master in his the same as Merle was Mistress in hers. Betty, Margaret and Yvonne did not like it so much but stayed there whilst we were in Campsie. Now we have all had a very nasty setback. Uncle Albert passed away and it was truly a blessing in disguise, poor fellow reached the stage he could not feed himself, he could do nothing. Doctor came and I layed him out. I knew what to do as I had helped with my father and Great Old Aunt Jessie and as previously mentioned Aunty Jess and Aunty Edie passed away with this shocking disease.
We are in 1953 now and I am doing some cooking weekends and selling, taking orders for birthday cakes, wedding cakes, christening cakes and I do make a few rugs on the side, not many though. Also we are living comfortably and our little house looks nice and we are starting to wonder what price we would get for it and Albert says to me and don't say anything to Dad. By now also Burt Simmons being a transport driver said to Albert one day, would you like to have a try at the semi and of course Albert jumped at it and he went with Burt for a few trips, and on one he let Albert drive some of the way and of course he liked it. Bert said "well the next thing is for you to get a semi licence", so Albert gets his licence for a semi trailer and he and Burt go off on another trip to Melbourne and back they would be away around a week and a few days home but he liked it I am not sure as to how long it went on for with Albert and Burt going together but now with Albert driving but I tell you what the day he left to go alone was I upset. I had many a sleepless night till he came home, but after a few times I was much better as Bert had promised me he was a very good driver. "You think I would let my truck go without me if he were not capable" "but" I said "he is only 19 years old".