Daily Project Round 10

Morning. @FourSeasonsLobelia - enjoy having some time touring.

Today

• try to book an outdoor swim today - tried yesterday and gave up - done
• bunting, have ordered some fabric paints which should arrive today
• finance admin - pay day this week (hurrah!)
• trying to leave rooms marginally better when I leave them than when I enter (nicked from someone here I think)
• am working my way through a stack of half used notebooks - one may go in the bin today (double hurrah!!)
• 6 days until the loft gets partially boarded and operation 'get rid of the garden shed' begins 😄
• need to book in some time off for August but also need to find out what the GNephew wants to do if anything special. I am hoping he doesn't want to try surfing as the lessons are super spendy; it was a sort of suggestion when I didn't know how much they were - that will learn me 😄 I am generally quite generous, but the cost for 3 people to have a surfing lesson is £300 plus. Dithering, as we only see him this one time a year.
• need to find some time to hand over pilates socks!
• just had a very strange lunch and now I want something 'nice'. Just remembered sticky toffee pudding from yesterday's meal deal.
• I have gathered up some clothes that were vinted purchases and am going to put them in the charity shop bin - they should go under the heading of what was I thinking. Cannot be bothered to re-vint them.
• Just remembered I have had no answer from email enquiries re my car - I guess I'll have to phone them.

Thanks @Mumtobabyhavoc . . Hope you are okay and your mum also. ❤

For the night we managed to find a caravan park on the beach with availability. I'm really winging it right now with directions and accommodation but we have been very lucky so far. Off to the heated pool then a burger and chips meal. The DCs have bunk beds which they are over the moon about. (Who knew it was to be so easy to please teenagers? I'm sure it's not meant to be like that.... )

Hi all- hope everyone is well and fine.

Mother is out of hospital and having to isolate. The parents wanted a quiet time just resting and so the Dcs and I have gone away for a few days to give them space. We have headed for Sydney and will do a few things then head back again via Melbourne. We head back to the UK in 3 weeks so still a good amount of time to be around.

Morning all.

A wish list for summer sounds great @RunningKatie.

Glad the IVs are now going ok @Mumtobabyhavoc.

After being happy schools were finished @SingleThreadJoiner2 it appears schools here are not yet finished…. So still noise and traffic issues here…

We ended up doing an extra job of defrosting a huge chunk of ice which had developed at the back of the fridge yesterday. Just not great timing as it was just before we were about to cook dinner. Fridge is now pretty clean though…..

Other tasks were changing my bed and washing bedding, planting two new plants, sorting out a corner in the patio just outside the doors and some normal laundry.

Just waiting for supermarket delivery and then I’m heading out for a walk.

Today’s tasks are laundry, clean washing lines as I am having to rewash some bedding from yesterday as they ended up with marks on from the line, start an ironing bag, vacuum my bedroom.

Have a great day all.

I found a "spanish latte" on a menu this weekend, apparently made with condensed milk so very sweet.
I only drink black coffee so it's entirely wasted on me!
Dc2 has had a tooth fall out so will hopefully get onto the braces waiting list next month when we visit the dentist.
Tonight I need to remove my chipped nail varnish, and have a think. My summer bucket list of joyful things has "complete a craft project" on it. I need to decide which and then make a start.
Hope the IV'ing is continuing well @Mumtobabyhavoc and the trip is too @FourSeasonsLobelia
Party sounds fab @SingleThreadJoiner2
Hi to everyone else too!

Hi all- hope you are all well. I'm enjoying reading your updates. I've never tried key lime pie!

Mother out of hospital today (yesterday for us now). She has to be super careful about going out and being in public as she is just too immuno-compromised. DCs and I are going away for a week or so to give the parents some space and to go and tour some sites.

It's certainly not been a relaxing holiday! But it has been good to be here and to be able to take over cooking and housework etc.

Hope everyone is fine, and loved ones too.

Mmm, I love key lime pie! Party went well thanks, though too much leftover in the way of drinks and snacks... Undercatering is my worst fear but I always end up too far the other way!! Luckily it's all packaged stuff that will keep for ages!
lots of thoughtful presents including three lego sets, she's very happy indeed.

Give aqua fit a go @Peridot1 . I really enjoy it and am definitely not a gym class sort of person.
How are things with your mum @FourSeasonsLobelia ? Hope everyone is doing ok.
Thank you for the holiday wishes @Mumtobabyhavoc . We arrived after 7 hours of travelling from one side of the country to the other. It seems to be cooler here than at home but that’s not necessarily a bad thing for getting out and about. We are staying near the coast with lovely walks and have brought Petaldog who is not built for the heat being black and a bit shaggy coated.
Have a lovely day everyone and hope the party goes well @SingleThreadJoiner2 !

Happy end of term and birthday party day @SingleThreadJoiner2.

End of term yesterday for the primary school across the road from us. Yay! Quiet road for a few weeks.

@Mumtobabyhavoc - that cake looks good! You will be happy to read no new books were ordered.

Not much achieved here yesterday. PT session in the morning and DS dragged me shopping in the afternoon as he decided he needs new clothes for his new job. He is so fussy. Then he wanted new glasses but couldn’t see any frames he liked. Fussy again. Then we went next door for dinner.

Today we have my PT’s husband coming to try to fix the door and some other issues with our log cabin/garden room. I have laundry and general tidying to do and as it’s not too hot yet I will do some pottering in the garden. Village flower show is this afternoon so might pop to that.

Have a great day all.

Festive mood here - last day of school today, and D's 7th birthday party tomorrow. Thankfully in the afternoon so we have all morning to finish prepping. She is very excited, not looking forward to bedtime...
(her actual birthday is later in the summer but if we don't celebrate now all her friends would be on holiday)

So I can check out the new Kindle Daily Deals? 😜

Definitely get them doing chores as a norm @Mumtobabyhavoc. I failed miserably at my hat.

BTW @Mumtobabyhavoc - DH disputes your maths. 180 books at a book a day is 180 days. Not sure where 15 years is coming from? (I’m not saying it’s not a lot but I’m feeling a bit better. 😄😳)

@RunningKatie hope the appraisal went well, we will shortly be in that cycle.

Meanwhile, I am in a call queue to speak to a bank. I opted for an occasional beep rather than music and SpiritDoggo has scarpered. I feel sorry for the person who had to record the recorded message who blatantly doesn't believe a word she is saying, but is trying to keep a cheery demeanour 😄 (and it's not for a lost card 😄) I feel like I'm in a submarine and slowly losing the will to live.

Today

• dead-headed the roses. I have to keep slapping myself because I seem to have gathered up random insects. Lovely
• Tried to persuade a star jasmine to spread out across the fence instead of out. That really should have been a winter task.
• To tip or not to tip, that is the question, possibly yes as I am falling over stuff by the door.
• I need to find a car hire that allows dogs in the car. The last time I hired a car I had to sign a specific dog disclaimer which I've never had before
• Desk, not tidy needs to be.