As My Mom Use to Say…

“Another hurdle over”

“Be Grateful for small mercies.”

“Beggars can’t be choosers.”

“Don’t leave it to the last minute.”

“Don’t push your Father too far; He’ll turn.”

“I don’t like to see waste.”

“It’s all go isn’t it”.

“It’s always such a rush, isn’t it?”

“It’s never straightforward is it?”

“Give me Strength!”

“Never a true word said in jest”.

“Never a dull moment”.

“Much appreciated”.

“Patience is a virtue”.

“Pluck up your Courage.”

“Pride comes before a fall.”

“Out with the Old and In with the New.”

“Rules are there for a reason”.

“Slow but sure”.

“Start as you mean to go on”.

“Sometimes you just have to give way.”

“Take care of the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.”

“You’ve got to have a laugh.”

“You can’t do it/keep it all.”

“You can’t just Live on Love.”

“We live and learn” and “That’s a lesson learned”.

“We all trying, very trying.”

“Whatever Next?”

As Dianne says, “Bounce Back!”

As Dianne says, “Everything happens for a reason.”

As Dianne says, “You reap what you sow.”

As Dianne’s Father says, “All good stuff!”

As Dianne’s Father says, “Every little helps, said the old woman who pee’ed in the sea”

As Dianne’s Father says, “I can’t tell you how to live your life, you’re big enough now to make your own mistakes but I’ll be here for you if things go wrong.”

As Dianne’s Father says, “I’m having a Senior Moment.”

As Dianne’s Mother says, “You don’t get owt for nowt.”

As Dianne’s Grandma would say, “There’s nowt so queer as folk.”

As Dianne’s Grandma would say, “Don’t owe the tally man.”

As Judge Dredd would say, “Everyone’s guilty of something.”

As my favourite Auntie says, “Be well grounded.”

As my favourite Auntie says, “Live like a Prince.”

As my favourite Auntie says, “Trust that the Universe will provide.”

As my first boss used to say, “I’m going to live to be at least 100.”

As my French friend Xavier would say, “What a Life, what a Wonderful Life!”

As my old Irish friend, Pat, would toast, “Happy Days!”

As Nan would say, “These things are sent to try us”.

As Nan would say, “Waste not; want not.”

The last thing my Nan said to me, “You’re a Good Boy! Be a Good Boy!”