When we moved into our house about three months ago, one of the first things I did was pull up the pink carpet in our upstairs bathroom. Personally, I don't think there's a place for carpet in bathrooms at the best of times but this one was pink (the bathroom is blue!?!) and definitely harboured a peculiar smell.
My husband, who is against any unnecessary ripping out of fixtures and fittings - he knows it's often a precursor to DIY! - insisted that he couldn't detect any smell but I enlisted the support of our daughter and he soon caved in under her continual gasping and gagging each time she used the bathroom.
Anyway, the carpet went and so did the smell (told him so!) and we've ploughed on happily with bare boards ever since. Until today. Work has now started on our downstairs shower room, which needs a complete refit. A very nice chap started ripping everthing out yesterday and came back this morning to remove the plasterboard ceiling. By the time I got back from the school run he was already working and I thought I'd use the 20 minutes or so before taking the 3 year old to pre school to do a few quick chores.
I managed to make two beds, do some tidying and hang up some clothes in my daughter's room. As I returned a stray towel to the bathroom, I thought I'd make the most of being in there and have a quick wee. So, I'm sitting on the loo, shouting to the 3 year old to get his shoes and wiping the fingerprints off the side of the bath (let's hear it for multi-tasking!) when I glance down between my knees only to make eye contact with a rather bemused looking workman standing on a ladder in the showeroom below separated from me by only the aforementioned bare boards!
Thursday, 28 February 2008
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
Fit? I'll give you fit!
After much deliberation, I’ve signed up to do a 10k run next month (www.sevenoaksrotary10k.co.uk). I try to get out and ‘pound the pavement’ at least once a week but wouldn’t describe myself as a natural athlete so this will be a challenge.
Slightly nervous about finding myself lost in a sea of professional runners or puffing over the finish line in last place, I was in need of some moral support and asked my step son if he would run with me. And was delighted when he was almost enthusiastic about it (well he is 15 and it wouldn’t do to be too animated!). Envisaging lots of opportunities for quality time together, I started talking about training runs. Only to be informed that he ‘probably won’t bother as it only about an hour of running!’
Slightly nervous about finding myself lost in a sea of professional runners or puffing over the finish line in last place, I was in need of some moral support and asked my step son if he would run with me. And was delighted when he was almost enthusiastic about it (well he is 15 and it wouldn’t do to be too animated!). Envisaging lots of opportunities for quality time together, I started talking about training runs. Only to be informed that he ‘probably won’t bother as it only about an hour of running!’
Where on earth did they get those from?
Discovered at eight o'clock last night that my three year old has head lice! Yuck! Too late and too difficult to get any potions or lotions so put him to bed scratching. Felt bad but perhaps an itchy head will take his mind of the persistent cough he seems to develop every time he lays flat!
Teenage step son now paranoid in case he gets them. Apparantly this would be particularly distressing at this time in his life 'cos he's just started with his first girlfriend and would never live it down on MSN if he passed them on to her. Can see his point. Maybe this will persuade him to rethink 'flock of seagulls' haircut. Checked this morning and found livestock in 10 year old daughter's hair too. Pretended I didn't as couldn't face the hissy fit first thing.
Did school and preschool run and then to a meeting with web designer. Difficult to concentrate as I kept wanting to scratch my head. Straight from meeting to Chemist. Apparantly all Head Lice potions need to be left on overnight and showered off in the morning. Who thought that up? Not someone who has to get three kids up, washed, dressed, fed and out and then get to work. Plus three year old hates getting his hair washed and we are currently having the bathroon redone and so don't have a shower.
Phoned Mum for some moral support. As always when the kids pick up some ailment her initial response was "Where on earth did they get that from?" Not sure what she feels would be achieved by hunting down the source of the latest cough/cold/contagious disease, but it's always her starting point. Usually followed by suggesting it can be treated with a honey and vinegar concoction!
Teenage step son now paranoid in case he gets them. Apparantly this would be particularly distressing at this time in his life 'cos he's just started with his first girlfriend and would never live it down on MSN if he passed them on to her. Can see his point. Maybe this will persuade him to rethink 'flock of seagulls' haircut. Checked this morning and found livestock in 10 year old daughter's hair too. Pretended I didn't as couldn't face the hissy fit first thing.
Did school and preschool run and then to a meeting with web designer. Difficult to concentrate as I kept wanting to scratch my head. Straight from meeting to Chemist. Apparantly all Head Lice potions need to be left on overnight and showered off in the morning. Who thought that up? Not someone who has to get three kids up, washed, dressed, fed and out and then get to work. Plus three year old hates getting his hair washed and we are currently having the bathroon redone and so don't have a shower.
Phoned Mum for some moral support. As always when the kids pick up some ailment her initial response was "Where on earth did they get that from?" Not sure what she feels would be achieved by hunting down the source of the latest cough/cold/contagious disease, but it's always her starting point. Usually followed by suggesting it can be treated with a honey and vinegar concoction!
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