ANOTHER SOVEREIGN

 SATURDAY - Helen was supposed to go to Sister Circle. She cancelled so we both could go over to my sisters house ,for a family get together .All was there my sisters , my daughters family and my nephews .

Mark also  brought his dog with him , it is a Cockapoo called Mojo we have not meet him before , He was very well behaved so was the dog .

Nobody out stayed their welcome I think we was the last ones to leave it was only ten o clock not burning the midnight oil , on the way to the motorway I cut a police car up they didn't seem phased so all was good not that I was over the limit I don't drink and drive ever so I was not worried about being breathalysed I would have passed easily .

SUNDAY - Headed to Halifax once again we always seem to be getting party bookings for readings in Halifax Helen had five to do  I waited outside in the car on my phone entertaining myself until she had finished .After she got out heading home se booked a table for the Sovereign at Shepley  .Helen had the chicken liver pate to start , I had tomato and red pepper soup which was spicy and hot but very nice could have done with some cheese on top and some parsley .For mains we both had haddock and chips with b&b , I had cheese cake for desert not the best ever cheese cake it was ok .

MONDAY - The doors that  we got fitted last week all needed the screws changing over from brass to black . I  did the seven doors after I had a coffee its raining yet again so no walking the dogs this morning .

WATCHING - Welcome To Derry.

LISTENING TO - Band Of Horses .

READING - Sophie Kinsella book and P.Diddy Allegations Exposed 

BEDDED DOWN

 - THURSDAY - The Ottoman came in the afternoon four men came to assemble it this time the headboard made it up the stairs they had it up and working in under an hour the bed can be manually raised if the electric supply is cut to the bed it is great having storage space under the bed we should have got one years ago. Ikea sell them why we never got one is beyond me .I think the bed might be slightly higher than the old Monki can still jump on to the bed which is good so used to her sleeping with us be strange if she wasn't there doubt I would have a good nights sleep .

FRIDAY - Slept ok on the new bed the mattress has not be replaced so sleeping should be no different after sleeping on the floor for the las few weeks it was nice to sit on the edge of the bed getting in and out so much easier .After putting everything inside the bed frame we still have plenty of space left for other items .

SATURDAY - Washed the car with the pressure was using a snow storm foam the car went from black to white and it did look like it had been  snowing first time it has been washed for ages got the alloys cleaner and the wheel arches blasted and the bottom of the doors  amazing how much shit you pick up travelling .

Bought five black wrought iron coat hooks for the doors to match the other iron work two on our bedroom door , two on the bath room and one on the office door 

READY FOR BED

 TUESDAY - Door fitters arrived the doors look good they have a few swinging by dinner time had to go out to Screwfix and get some better screws than what cam e with the hinges I got online .Tomorrow I will have to cut the doors in half to fit them in the car so I can dump them  at the tip .

WEDNESDAY - Cut the doors in half got them all in the car and went to the tip first trip of two second trip was domestic waste and cardboard and other packaging shit polystyrene is the worst thing ever nightmare anyway its done .

The door fitter came back to put the latch plates on to the door frames only took him an hour and half all done .My daughter knows him he made her a bar for her cellar in her previous house and is good friends with his wife .

THURSDAY - We have had confirmation that the bed will be delivered tomorrow afternoon fingers crossed the head board goes up the stairs the bedroom is cleared we have took out everything we can .

LIGHT WORK

 SATURDAY - Put up the exterior Christmas tree lights down the fence up the wall along the guttering up round the gable end then back round again using the same plastic stick on gutter clips we have used the last three years they still holding up .Was very cautious and nervous working off the step ladder it was a lot bigger then the one I fell off my heart beat increased but all went well no incidents was glad when it was up was even more glad when we plugged them in and the lights came on .

The doors are getting fitted and hung this coming Tuesday and the bed is coming Thursday the sofa in the new year fingers crossed .

Took Helen to Bramley to do five readings after we called in at her cousins Sharon had a alcohol free lager.

SUNDAY - Hung a couple of prints in our bedroom put the HOME wooden letters on the wall and did a couple of doors on Helens unit in her office .In the afternoon we went to Ikea bought another unit some sheepskin rugs imitation not the real thing bought a table runner , four wicker woven baskets and a few other bits totalling a price of £181. Received more black gutter clips I ordered of Amazon yesterday .

TREES AND LIGHTS

 WEDNESDAY - The Christmas tree went up yesterday its a seven foot pre light tree think this is the last artificial tree we will buy hopefully we will continue to use in the coming Christmases.

THURSDAY - The second light fitting went up in the living room same as last time but without the ceiling hook  turned the power off same as the last time the glass was had to fit why they don't give it m ore clearance is beyond me but like the last time also it eventually went in to place .

FRIDAY - Painted our bedroom wall that's all the jobs done for now .Things just need putting back the things we put on to different areas and general cleaning and vacuuming the dust and mess up and of course going to the tip again .

SATURDAY - Put the outside Christmas tree lights up standing on the top platform of the step ladders was freaking me out just in case no more falls no more broken ribs all was good mission accomplished 

MORE WORK

 SATURDAY - Went to the tip with some broken pallets some cardboard and a couple of black bin liners full of rubbish.

Went to Ikea bought a peg board and some Kallas cube units drawers and doors we ended up putting them in Helens office .

Went to Next also in Sheffield to exchange a light fitting that Helen bought online .

Took Helen to Golcar she had some readings to do I went home and fell asleep on the sofa I had to go out and pick her up just after eleven p.m

SUNDAY - Bought a small one litre pot of paint need to cover up some patches of wall where shelve brackets were fixed .Helen bought a large full length pebble mirror for the bed room .

Went to the Sovereign Inn at Shepley for Sunday dinner had the trio of meat Helen had the turkey we both had chicken liver pate to start and I had a baked apple cinnamon flan type pie with ice cream with a pot of tea and a pint of cider it was £75 a good end to the week when I got home I finished installing the drawers for the top unit in Helens office .

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JUST ONE MORE THING

 MONDAY - The seven doors that we ordered the other week  got delivered this morning one is glazed which will go on to the living room door way the rest are solid £670 including delivery tipped the delivery person £20 .Got my hospital pension paid into my bank should have been $417 but because I am still employed I had the tax took off so actually  only £331 went into my account .I also got my hospital wage slip they have restarted me into the pension scheme which saves me tax and gives me life cover of 2 x my salary .

TUESDAY   - Assembled the drawer unit for Helen's office and the top boxes and doors and drawers over two days there is not enough hours in a day to get it all done and as  always there is always one more job something else to get done just one more thing .

WEDNESDAY - Assembled the office desk which went slightly wrong not sure why or how but some of the dowels popped through first time ever this as happened there was only two size of dowels extra long or the shorter one there was six extra long ones in the box no way could I get them mixed up but none the less the popped through I had some one strike filler and on one of the sides a drawer unit butts up but even so fcuking annoying .

THURSDAY - We went for hair cuts to HD7 bought some styling paste Eleven its an Aussie brand bloody good stuff .

FRIDAY - Went to the tip with a car full of broken old office desk and bureau plus loads of cardboard and bin bags full of rubbish. Took the dogs to the groomers they both went together again £92 Rosie or Monki as I call her looked a proper little lady . Fitted the light over the kitchen table had to improvise on the wiring block just used the little wire terminal block and insulation tape its safe and it works and there is no issue had to alter the length of the wire and chain added a ceiling hook .