This time next week we’ll be back! We’re looking forward to going off, it’ll be fab to have beds without mold patches, baths, power, realised today we’ll be there for the next episode of Africa to watch on the big screen in the holiday cottage. I’m looking forward to the novelty of supermarket shopping and getting nice foods and clothes and various bits and pieces we need. Ady and I are super paranoid that Bonnie will come into season and prevent her being spayed again.
Today Ady has been continuing with efficient tidying up outside. Rats have chewed through both our plastic dustbins into the pig feed so metal bins are required. We knew the plastic was vulnerable but you sort of hope keeping them swabbed down with milton will be enough to ward off rats. Sigh.
I’ve been working my way through various indoor sorting out stuff – I tidied up the cupboards and under sofa storage areas ready for more food supplies and today the kids tried on all the clothes in their wardrobes. Scarlett needs more trousers and some more tops and some shoes. She has loads of pjs and plenty of pants. Davies needs loads of pj bottoms but has plenty of tops, he has lots of trousers and shorts but very few long sleeved tops and also needs shoes. Ady and I both need underwear, Ady needs trousers and I need tops. We want plastic storage boxes to keep stuff in to prevent it from going moldy, tinned food supplies and stuff like stock cubes, supermarket value items, things like toothpaste, shampoo.
We met the boat but nothing came off for us (we’re waiting for a few bits from Maplins having ordered another 2 power packs when they went down to half price in the 48 hour sale over Christmas – it means we have a power pack each to charge up what we choose and can either charge them back up on the genny or use the workshop. They seem to run at least 6 hours worth of dvd player, a couple of phone charges or keep the internet going for a good few hours. We popped round to Fliss and Sandy’s to drop off my ID for the school job for Fliss to photocopy and send off and while I was there Stuart the headmaster rang Fliss so I had a quick chat with him too. He’s over on Monday for a night but I won’t be here so will have to catch up with him next time.
Back home again for lunch and then the kids did their clothes trying on and I peeled and chopped veg ready for dinner while Ady did more outside. After some consideration I walked down to the shop to get a few bits at 530pm. It was very cold and dark and windy and a bit rainy but although it was not very nice to be out in I did feel better for having done the walk there and back. Far too much time indoors this week. I had a beer and a chat with Ali who wants to try and get funding for a playpark for the kids which I agreed to help with, Jinty who suggested a weekly bonfire for rubbish burning and a proper firepit to do it in which I also agreed to help with. Paul and Carole who are having a party / games night at theirs tomorrow which I wanted to check details of and then Fliss appeared so I had a chat with her and walked part way home with.
The others were listening to music and Davies and Scarlett had connected on minecraft on their tablet and 3DS. Ady had a shower and I got some mashed potatoes on for Scarlett (who doesn’t like roast potatoes) and then rang my parents.