Finished decorating our bedroom the floor paint covered really well and it only took one coat to get it looking jet black the grain of the wood in parts is still showing through .We slept on the living room floor Wednesday night on two duvets and throws our bedroom was a no go area with the mess and smell of paint and it was three in the morning before the bay window was fully glossed .All we need is two lamp shades and some tie back brackets for the curtains and two rugs for each side off the bed and a mirror and one room should be completed.Hoping we can work late till eight both Saturday and Sunday and get some extra cash for paint and other stuff

Ripped the carpets the underlay the lino and the rugs from our bedroom last night took me until one o clock in the morning , bu the floorboards are immaculate as good as the day they were laid so we are going to use floor paint to paint them black .We will get some rugs for the side of the bed .Helen as bought paint for the walls and ceiling white and duck egg blue ,fixed the Gothic curtain pole above the bay window the will pull across the straight of the bay to close it all off and make the room smaller and warmer on a night .bought two new lamp stands and are looking at getting two new bedside cabinets as well .

Sunday we both worked seven am until eight pm it was a long day.Bought some more bedding from Laura Ashley at Shipley the one in Leeds as closed down . Helen bought a black Gothic wrought iron curtain pole for our bedroom yesterday and some fitted sheets and extra pillow cases.Its my Daughters 18th birthday today, it doesn't seem that long ago when she was playing with Polly pocket houses and figures and watching Walt Disney videos now she drinks and smokes like most of her friends her age do , so what ever your doing today sweet child of mine enjoy.Upset Helen last night for swearing at our dog sorry Helen and sorry dog no more swearing.

Signed up with sky for phone unlimited calls , TV and Internet package £28.50 for the first three months then it will rise to £38.50 a month . the TV side of the order will be commissioned this Tuesday and we will have three TV viewing packages , we didn't want films or sport channels , the phone line will take a further two weeks and will be activated around the 12th of February before we can get them to send us a wireless router and get back on line.

Helen has put curtains up at most of the windows and nets and has change furniture around and the house now looks totally different it is getting more like home every day.
we are hoping to get a range cooker in the next few weeks so we can cook proper meals and roasts, at the moment we are getting quote for new PVC windows and doors although we might not be in a position to get them installed straight away .

Did some work on the house opened up the panelling that was on the banister and exposed the original spindles every one was in its original place they will need filling and painting .

Bought a hat and coat rack shelve from Ikea that i fitted on the hallway wall opposite the mirror .and fitted the pine shelf rack on the dinning room wall.

still not got Internet connection in the new house and its been hard updating the blog.Thinking of going with sky for TV phone and Internet will have to sort it out asp .

The house is coming on fine and we have just had electric and gas payment metres installed to big bills and demands dropping through the letter box. The washer is working after the door wouldn't shut when it was plumbed in we got a new machine to replace it which is working fine .

So its 2009 and hopefully its going to be a great year , i have been to court last Monday and i might end up with nothing from the house i left with my x wife she could get the whole of the house i will have to wait and see.Twenty years and not one penny i wont be bitter life goes on i am still working and i wont be paying maintenance for ever i hope my Son goes to college and gets a well paid job when he leaves this summer .

We are buying a range style cooker for £500 that retails for £1399 the two ring hob i bought of eBay the biggest of the two rings has already burnt out , we do now have a slow cooker and a deep fat fryer which Helen has done a chicken stew and braising steak with dumplings.

Helen has cut the hedge at the front of the house and is waiting to tackle the grass once its dry enough Helen has plants and trees and shrubs waiting to go in to the garden at the front and rear .

We need the kitchen wall and chimney breast opening up , we then can start to plan the kitchen and dinning room area start buying and fitting kitchen units and work tops,get the dishwasher and cooker in and working.