Ady went out first thing to take Davies’ videocamera back as the volume still wasn’t working properly on playback. We decided it was a design fault on that model so have upgraded to a slightly more expensive one. This doesn’t have sound on playback at all but is far more robust with a better quality picture. We’ve talked about putting even more money to it and buying a really good one but Davies decided he was happy with this one for now and may upgrade to a better one at some future point.
Davies did some more of his weather station kit making a barometer with assorted help and nosiness from the rest of us. Ady and I spent some time online looking at knife sets. We have had our knife block and four (used to be five, never did find out where the lost one went to) knives since we bought this house nearly 16 years ago and probably only paid about a tenner back then so they owe us nothing but having used some decent knives at Truleigh Hill (Helen’s I think, certainly not hostel ones) I realised just how crappy ours were so have been hankering after replacing them with half decent ones. Having read lots of reviews and looked at what various retailers had on offer online we found a set at Argos – half price in the sale making them within our budget. I also reserved a load of rechargable batteries as we now have two chargers in the house and Argos had their value rechargable batteries on offer.
Davies and I went to Argos to collect everything, had to queue for ages as the knives had to be paid for at a manned desk rather than the paypoint to check I was over 18. It was pouring with rain, Davies was wearing strap on rollerskates on his shoes and I was carrying knives – I’m not at all sure we met any H&S regulations 😆
Back home I sorted out the cutlery drawer which is always a job well done. I removed all the utensils we have duplicates of which now included an array of knives, a sharpener, steak knives and other things like cake slices and tin openers. I shoved it all in a carrier bag together which a freecycler with a setting-up-home daughter is coming to collect tomorrow.
The kids played with Elefun for a while and then Scarlett and I made some mince pies and tried out her new smoothie maker. The others all played Lego Creationary and we watched Toy Story on dvd.
The kids had a bath and some tea and then we all watched Miss Potter which Ady and I have seen before. Scarlett worked out the love interest plotline very early in the film (I won’t say incase anyone hasn’t seen it and intends to), then they went to bed while I had a bath and cooked dinner (using the new knives). Ady and I watched part 2 of The Triffids.
I thought I had great knives until I used a Pampered Chef one- what a difference! I bought one and use it for EVERYTHING!
Comment by Roslyn — 30 December 2009 @ 11:03 am