evening all, well dd is at the GPs until Saturday so all quite in Paddle house at the moment - will await the neighbours attempts to destroy the peace and quiet!
Susie, was lovely to spend day with you yesterday. Glad you have heard from H. I find it astonishing that your H and mine are so similar. I never would have thought there were other DHHs out there behaving the same way.
Your dd is gorgeous and it was a pleasure to have her for tea. My dd loved being the "in charge" big girl too.
It has been a moderately eventful day for us. Met GPs at John Lewis in High Wycombe for lunch and nabbed a really good quality piece of carpet for £25 to use as rug in the lounge. Am gutted to be covering up my beautiful floor which I actually shed blood over but if it helps cut down the noise I suppose it is worth it.
DD was pretty badly behaved and it all ended in tearful child and cross Mummy so felt very bad sending her off with GPs. We had lots of kisses and apologies all around before she went but.........
Popped into Asda on way home - it is SO cheap in there! Spent £45 which included a winter coat for dd, a large amount of meat for the freezer, some ready meals for this week and my supper this evening which will be wine, cheese, pate, olives and bread all from their equivilant of Tesco Finest. Quite cheap I thought.
I need a handyman, does anyone know one? The kitchen sink unit door has "fallen" off so I need to replace the unit itself. Will prob buy a carcass then re-fix the doors I have otherwise kitchen will be mismatched.
I am also going to replace my oven & hob. Can't decide if to replace with same or rip out the unit and put a free standing stove in.
John Lewis had some nice appliances including a very nice freestanding stove in the sale.
I am a bit intimidated by ripping out the old hob/oven as it will mean cutting the work surface then leaving the drawer unit and remaining work surface. Am very tempted to rip the whole lot out and put a new drawer unit and work surface but that is getting into the realms of "big job" and "bigger budget".
Basically, if I decide to rent in order to get my move underway I just need to put a new oven/hob and there is no need to spend a fortune on anything gorgeous.
Am having 2nd thoughts about move tho. Am going to try and start training on Weds evenings again if DM will agree to getting dd to bed for me. It would be lovely to get on the water again. Am going to go this week whilst dd is away. If I move an hour up the road then any future for training is gone.
ho hum, decisions decisions!
btw, susie's dd really does have an essex twang to her "sit daaaahn" but susie does not have an essex twang herself. FWIW, dd was the same at that age and referred to herself as "gel" and said things like "i love you best in all my weeeauld".
i'll shut up now.
ps: must go and pick fresh veg and fruit, sounds yummy!