FINALLY SOMETHING GONE OUR WAY!

When we sell this property and move into the Mill we didn't really want to give any rights of access over the top part for oil delivery, but as the oil tank is about 47 metres away from the car port we didn't think the tanker could reach but they came today to see if they could....and guess what they can so we can now block up the back gate and there needn't be any rights of access over our top section, which is great news, I know its only a couple of times a year but I would be happier if there was no rights of access, so yippee do finally something was easy, well not that easy it was a real tug of war getting the tube up to fill but it reached!!

HAD FULL ON HELP TODAY!!!

Today...enroiwgshvlb...sorry that was Squeaker the cat just ran across my kepboard ... Today Petes brother Colin came over at lunch time to help for the afternoon, taking out skirtings etc, Me and Auntie lou dumped a load and i mean a load of plasterboard, it was piled to the ceiling, Geoff cleared behind the Mill and Dad cut the grass0 999999..sorry squeaker again....and Dream Team Andy and Ant were trenching for us today, havent had help like that in a while, it was great! Pete was flitting around trying to work and keep an eye on the trenching and setting out the new office but he has loads to do in the office and we need to catch up by the end of the week so looks like some very late nights, actually I better stop yabbering as I need to work, wont get to bed at this rate!!! But thanks Guys! XX

NOT HAPPY BUNNY!

After organising Shell to take out our LPG tank months in advance, and them confirming the taking out of the tank for today several times.....they didn't turn up so by 2.30 I was fed up waiting..... we had ordered kit and machinery to start works and nothing could be done without the tank being gone. Well I spoke to them and just like that they said oh we have changed it to Thursday......THURSDAY are they mad we are on a time schedule here, THURSDAY, might as well be next year. I was livid, I asked to speak to the manager, who in a nonchalant way said all I can do is apologise...I said no...all you can do is stick to what was agreed and not cost me unnecessary grief or financial problems., neither of which I need. He said if you are unhappy don't tell me complain to our complaints department, which I promptly reminded him that I am still awaiting a response from a letter issued in Jan, Feb, April and June, none of which have been answered... AAAHHHH why cant people just stick to what they say and a company for goodness sake. I have come to the conclusion that the complaints department must be run by hamsters or I would have had a letter by now surely??? I GIVE UP!!!

FOUND THIS

Found this as we dismantled the ensuite, I am not sure John and Caroline wanted it to be found quite this soon after writing it! But hey ho thats life, I think we will sign the building somewhere to prove we did it and when, and unless I move no one will find it!

WOODY!

Woody seems to play a game of how many sticky buds you can get on you at once, and it is so difficult to get them off, I can wait until we move them to the woods for the winter, I dont think we have any of those plants up there. I am sure he does it on purpose. He looks up to me with his cheesy grin as if to say sooorrrryyy!!! Yea right Woody as if!

PONIES MESSING ME ABOUT

As if I haven't got enough to do at the moment!... I went down to feed the ponies and they were up for fun, they kept scooting around me and when I went to put them in separate field to feed they looked at me and let me get close then ran away rolling their heads and kicking their heals. If I wasn't stressed it would have been funny but I just needed to get them fed, this went on for quite some time until back up came in the shape of Pete!! Finally they calmed down but they were like naughty little kids! These photos were taken on my phone so a bit dodgey!

HAD A WRECKING TIME!

Thought we would get started on the Mill, now that all the furniture is out and a couple of patio doors! We started in what will be Laura's bedroom on the top floor, (The Brambles) We took out the stud partition and I think that John who put it in certainly wasn't thinking anyone would take it out, what a game that was and I am sure that we must have a whole trees worth of wood just from the en suite partition, that's just a minuscule bit of the demolition!!!. If this is a sign of things to come , we could be in trouble!!!! We have now exposed the joists in the attic and had a good view of the many many 9inch blocks that need to be removed!!! We did however come up with a new idea of a mezzanine in Lauras and Steves room, so we will see where that idea goes eh!!... There is so much stuff to dump not sure how dads little trailer will hold up, but its our only choice. I reckon I could send everyone that visits up the dump before I give them a cuppa that should do it ha ha!!...Mum and Dad popped in briefly on Friday and ended up working for a couple of hours!...

AAAAAAHHHHH THATS ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID!

WHAT A DAY!... I woke up after having only a couple hours of sleep feeling rough, so that wasnt the best starts, but shook myself down and thought come on get a grip! So after running Steve to school at 8am, I thought should be ok day. Let the ponies out and then we had people arrive late to collect and dismantle a kitchen from the holiday cottages that we sold on ebay (DONT BOTHER!), they looked at the kicthen as said I dont think the water is off as the tap was dripping, I phoned Rich our plumber and he confirmed it was off just a couple of drips, from the tap not the people...well actually...., meanwhile the Baileys delivery came to be unloaded and sorted which was in the way of these people, so they hung around not terribly impressed but waited for us to clear. To cut a REAL long story shortI think they must have tampered with the stop tap, as when I saw them when they left, they advised me they put some ends on the sink pipe to stop it dripping, I thought ahhh kind soles, thats nice of them. However whilst I was trying to get my mailshot out and invoices done, whilst juggling the multitude of decisions  that we had to make today, diggers, cabling, drainage ditches, orders all to start MOnday...I heard a beeping so thought ruddy smoke alarm...I searched for it and took the battery out, but it kept going, but the phone kept going and the beeping was getting louder, then Pete arrived home whilst I was on the phone, to let me know in not a calm way that we had a leak and it was major. The people must have turned the stop tap and wrecked the thread because instead of slightly dripping, I took off what they had capped it with and it had the force of a fire hose it hit the other wall with water, I was drenched and managed to get the stop end on, honestly it was like a comedy only I didnt find it funny!!!!... SO instead of the water coming out downstairs in a slight drip the people had forced it upwards by capping  up through the building and it flooded the cottage it has ruined all the ceilings and smoke alarms and was running down from the top of the cottage to the bottom..... So Pete ran down to the road and if you know it here you know its a fair way, forgot shovel to dig out the main stop tap, ran back up.etc....Then I ran down to help...meanwhile we are now expecting a meeting to arrive any minute and Jamie our electrician was on the phone (I was holding ohone to petes ear while he dug, I bet it looked so funny), I needed to get to school at some point to collect...He finally managed to turn it off but when I ran huffing and puffing back up to check it was still going, so this time I hopped on my bike to get back down quicker, by which  time Pete thought he had cracked it, so cycled back up to check, so with mud and water all over us the meeting turned up, we acted all calm and collected but looking like something that crawled from the undergrowth, god knows what he thought. I had to text our guests that the water was off until a plumber can get here, jumped in the car to try to get Steve form school and some HIghways white shirt man had decided today was the day to put three way traffic lights in my way......then all the "I'm afraid of a junction" people were out in force doing 20mph.... got to post office to post mailshot, dropped all 200 on the floor, managed to get in post office like Mr Bean and get the stamps, then late for school, dropped Steve to golf, back to feed animals, stuck stamps on and negotiated the crazy three way lights for a fourth time in 1hour, with still " I'm afraid of junction" people out, I am sure someone wheels them out when I am having a real bad day!!!!, posted letters, picked up Steve from practice, let out ponies, Jamie electrician came to go through the drawings that we have had just loads of time to do today....and then much needed Rich the plumber arrived to sort the water, just to put tin hat on it we were measuring the cable yardage and the heavens opened. I have really had enough today!...Thats only half of the day, I'd be here all night if I told you everything today!!!! Oh and the dog was sick on the floor!!! nice!

SUMMERHOUSE NEARLY COMPLETE!!

Its been really really hard work and a lot of blisters!! late nights and LONG weekends!! but finally we are there, it took about 7 hours to get the patio doors out of the Mill to be rehoused in the summerhouse, they were built in with 9 inch ties and wedged in like you wouldn't believe!! but after sawing and banging and angle grinding and setting fire to hair and clothes!! we eventually got them out. Then Sunday Colin ..Petes brother made the mistake of popping in for a cup of tea and ended up helping us carry the furniture up a ladder to move into the summer house and get a kitchen unit out to put up there, just for storage tho! Just need a bit of worktop... Bet he is REAL glad he popped in! Wont be having a kitchen just cold water feed for a cuppa and an outside draining board for washing any cups and plates! In hind sight it may have been easier to build the bridge to get to it first???? NO don't be silly we will wait a while for that eh!!

CATS CLAIMING THEIR FURNITURE!

I took all the really good pine furniture out of the cottages ready to sell and stored it in our house, but the cats seemed to take control of it and now I feel bad if we sell it, its like their very own castle!

I did try to move a drawer and you can see by the look on smarties face she isnt happy!!