Hi there folks!
Sorry, there are no photos this time either. If I get myself really organised there may be some after the weekend, but don't hold your breath! We spent a very pleasant evening up at the house last night. The fridge upstairs works; I know this because the Foster's was lovely and cold when I drank it last night - I'd like to say it was the first drink in the new place, but that happened at the weekend, when we were cleaning! We sat upstairs, and had a drink, looked at the view, showed one of Keith's colleagues (and his wife and daughter) around, and then decided to have tea there as well. What did we have for tea? Well, given that there is no means of heating any food upstairs, and that there is no gas or electricity downstairs, we had to make do with.....a Chinese from down the road. That was quite interesting, eating omelette, chips and peas with our fingers! Keith did find some lobster skewers which we used - also interesting!
I got to see the LED bulbs in our bedroom - they don't give out much light at all, unless you are stood right underneath them. I looked at my lights - in my sewing room - and WOW! The place looked like a show home! I'm really looking forward to getting in there. Nathan knocked /cut through a doorway from the dining room into the music room, and today they should be blocking up the old doorway. Yesterday he painted the side of the house, as the scaffolding has to come down today so that the gas can be reconnected. He also moved a load of stuff out of the music room (old living room), including the two settees. He did have a little bit of an accident with one of them and a wall, but it's a good job he's doing building work now, as he can repair it!
What was especially great yesterday, was that I got to play the piano again! For the first time in 6-7 months. I had to play standing up, as the piano stool is in my sewing room (whoops! - I first put bedroom there!), and I could just about remember some of 'Bright Eyes'. Luckily, I looked in a box that was nearby, and found some music books, so got one out and played. Again, that was not particularly easy, as there is no electricity in the downstairs rooms (there are additional sockets in the hallway that have extension leads attached to them, so that there is power for the washing machine and tumble dryer, and other tools), and I couldn't get to the curtains to open them to let any light in; still, it was a great feeling!
Seffy came and sat on my lap last night upstairs, settled down and had a bit of a snooze - and Joey later came up to sit on my lap (once Seffy had gone). Both of them couldn't be stroked enough, and both of them were dribble cats!
Anyway, today I am off to Woodlands with the school today - today is Activities Day. I have to get some school work done tomorrow, and also get a quilt top made - and maybe even basted - I've done the blocks already. This is another baby quilt - no, I'm not about to become a grandmother - do you really think that I would have been able to keep that from you? No, this quilt needs to be finished for the start of the school holidays - and that's all I'm going to say.
Bye for now, I'll try to update the blog again soon!
Friday 27 June 2008
Monday 16 June 2008
It's getting closer!
Well, hello there chaps and chapesses!
This will be a short posting, because I'm at school, trying to get books marked, trying to find books that pupils claim that I have lost, and I want to get home at some point tonight.
So, you want to know about the progress, and you are also wondering why I am writing this at school. Well - I shall tell you, but in reverse order. I'm writing this at school, because BT, in their infinite wisdom in this age of technology stopped our broadband. To be fair, we had asked for it to be stopped on the date, but - and this is a bit BUT we then changed the date, and were told that it was all fine. The message that we changed the date didn't get through to all the people it needed to get through to. So, we have no broadband at home now, and have had to resort to dial up, which is a real pain - it takes forever, and I think that the computer is complaining about it too - either that, or the computer is on its way out. The broadband was off before I had finished marking the speaking tests, which was difficult. As I'm at school now, I don't have the photos so that I can add pictures.
Progress: well, I think it's all getting a bit much for Keith who has been suffering from a tummy bug for the past 5 days. But I'm taking it all in my stride now! On Saturday we chose the carpets, laminate and vinyl for some of the rooms. That will be fitted a week today (and continuing during the week). More scaffolding came down on Saturday, and the upstairs is finished now (with the exception of the carpets). There is still some work to do on the middle floor, but my sewing room is complete, and so (I think) is Nathan's room, and also Mat's room with the exception of the wall lights. Oh, and we need wall lights in our bedroom yet. We should be able to get the man round to fit the Sky dish, now that the scaffolding has gone. I've found the lights Mum! They were in the spare room behind the wardrobe - some joker had put them there. I've moved them back into my sewing room, and shall be checking on them in a bit. I intend to leave school at around 6pm this evening - the building work that has gone on here at school means that my room is not as light now, which is a shame. Oh, and the back of the house has been painted as well.
Anyway, that's it for the moment. I'll try to get some pictures in to school, so that I can show you all the progress - because I know that that is what you are really interested in seeing!
This will be a short posting, because I'm at school, trying to get books marked, trying to find books that pupils claim that I have lost, and I want to get home at some point tonight.
So, you want to know about the progress, and you are also wondering why I am writing this at school. Well - I shall tell you, but in reverse order. I'm writing this at school, because BT, in their infinite wisdom in this age of technology stopped our broadband. To be fair, we had asked for it to be stopped on the date, but - and this is a bit BUT we then changed the date, and were told that it was all fine. The message that we changed the date didn't get through to all the people it needed to get through to. So, we have no broadband at home now, and have had to resort to dial up, which is a real pain - it takes forever, and I think that the computer is complaining about it too - either that, or the computer is on its way out. The broadband was off before I had finished marking the speaking tests, which was difficult. As I'm at school now, I don't have the photos so that I can add pictures.
Progress: well, I think it's all getting a bit much for Keith who has been suffering from a tummy bug for the past 5 days. But I'm taking it all in my stride now! On Saturday we chose the carpets, laminate and vinyl for some of the rooms. That will be fitted a week today (and continuing during the week). More scaffolding came down on Saturday, and the upstairs is finished now (with the exception of the carpets). There is still some work to do on the middle floor, but my sewing room is complete, and so (I think) is Nathan's room, and also Mat's room with the exception of the wall lights. Oh, and we need wall lights in our bedroom yet. We should be able to get the man round to fit the Sky dish, now that the scaffolding has gone. I've found the lights Mum! They were in the spare room behind the wardrobe - some joker had put them there. I've moved them back into my sewing room, and shall be checking on them in a bit. I intend to leave school at around 6pm this evening - the building work that has gone on here at school means that my room is not as light now, which is a shame. Oh, and the back of the house has been painted as well.
Anyway, that's it for the moment. I'll try to get some pictures in to school, so that I can show you all the progress - because I know that that is what you are really interested in seeing!
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