WHY

It is a weird felling thinking that we will be leaving Holmfirth i am really going to be missing the winding roads and streets the individual quaint cottages and houses.
The steep hills and lanes and the green fields and the many different  walks , where we are hopefully going to is still a village but not a tenth as good as living in Holmfirth we will learn to adjust .

Why you ask are we moving then well firstly we will own property without having a mortgage or paying rent it will be ours outright i have never owned property out right before which means i will be saving money each month.

We will have a bigger separate kitchen and enough room  and space for a dining table to seat six if we wish  and still room to house a clothes dryer and a dishwasher . We will be gaining a second  bedroom we only have one at the moment . plus a walk in closet for clothes and shoes blankets etc.

we have more windows which mean more natural light we have gardens to four sides of us we can plant loads of flowers and grow vegetables we will also have a patio and grass we enough room for sun loungers a two seater swing a table and chairs barbecue log burner etc .
We can park off road at the front and we have secured access either end by remote controlled gates .

The living room is also a lot bigger we have enough room to fit a corner sofa which is what we wanted to get for the cottage but did not have enough room.
We are near to Yorkshire Sculpture Park literally five minutes away and we are near to the farm shop we go to Blacker Hall Farm .It is also half the distance to work which means less wear and tear on the car less fuel and less time travelling which will make life easier when we also go back to Leeds to see people or to go to the city in general .

The downside is it will take every penny I have no extra cash and no money in the bank all I will have is a wage each month .

FEW DAYS PAST

My wages got paid in last night seeing as pay day officially is Monday and the banks don't work Sunday we got the cash early.We also was given a wage rise i won't be ordering the Porsche just yet , or anything else for that matter.

Seeing as i got new break pads fitted this week they seriously need replacing  i decided that i would  i replace the front two tyres on the car , which cost me dead on one hundred pounds i will replace the back two out of next months wage .

Did nothing else apart from going out for some groceries bought some pulled pork some curries and burgers .

Sunday we drove over to the garden centre Gordon Rigg bought some Alpines and other plants for the wall we are hoping to grow them here for the static caravan we are hopefully getting soon.

Went for a walk with Charlie went to see his horses and put the rugs on  to each of the three horses , as it was supposed to be getting colder from there  we went on  to the Butchers Arms for a couple of pints before returning home.

My insurance claim from the RTA is settled my solicitor has advised me to settle fifty / fifty so it is now wrapped up she is doing the final paperwork and i will get a cheque for damages it all helps towards the purchase of the static home which is now looking more than likely , will happen in the coming couple of weeks .

Cooked some pulled pork with a barbecue sauce  for my tea tonight with a couple of wraps and barbecue sauce and a obligatory can of pear cider .

My son is still working for the windscreen company and is still loving it even though he is doing a fair few miles each day driving  , he will receive his first full months wage next week  and hopefully he will never be without a wage again .

My job still sucks although w have had a rise which i do appreciate it is still a lot of work for a shitty amount of cash , no point in moaning or bitching its a job , its a case of not earning more spending less i keep trying to drum that in to Helen , might as well tell it to the wall .

I was early setting off to go to work so i called in at Pc World and connected my i phone to some Monster Dna head phones awesome i want a pair in lazar  blue for  £139 , cheaper and so  so much better than Beats by Dre . They did have some nice compact cameras and a nice iMac which i would like with bose speakers and a touch pad wireless keyboard and mouse .

Still brushing the cat George every morning when i get up it is still a difficult task but i think it is saving him getting fur balls .

IN MAY

Well went back to work yesterday the hospital is incredibly hot and stuffy , it is like working in a furnace , its just not fun .
Already looking forward to the weekend just so i am not at work regardless of the weather , also looking forward to Monday its payday again .

Also looking forward to the next couple of weeks as we should be out of her living in our new pad at Flockton in a static home that will suit us down to the ground .We will have a patio with patio furniture and a decent barbecue area , we will also have a swinging hammock and flowers and tubs and shrubs and will have the inside of the house as light as the outside , we will also have a bigger rooms cant wait to pack up and leave .

Will miss Holmfirth it is a great village the neigh boughs are brilliant and the views magnificent will miss driving over the moors to go to the supermarket at Greenfield's and Uppermill but i have to think about money and live later on renting the rest of life is going to be an hardship so move we must living in a static home or house is also viable it will save use a good £450 in a few years rent will be £600 a month not a good bet .

We should be moved out sometime in May i will hire a van and do the move like we did when we moved here hopefully it will be easier this time round and once we have moved our stuff out it will hopefully be the last for the following years we will be stationary since i have been with Helen we have lived in five different locations , this time we stay put .

NEW PADS

The next 10 days should make a whole big difference to my life and its make or break time its either buy the static home or look elsewhere .

Buying the home is bought as seen any defects later found will be of our consequences and will have no come back on the previous owners , its is hard because it is not bricks and motor we cant get a survey done. The main two items i reckon are the roof and the metal sub frame or chassis that it sits on if that fails the home will move or even topple which would be a disaster.What i don't want to buy  is a pig in a poke.

They are new mobile homes to buy through out Yorkshire which are both newer or new and for a lot less than 50k which would be nearer to work .I would hate to invest in the wrong property .

I have had four  days off work today went to the limekiln for breakfast Helen bought a Suki tea set and a bamboo tray she ha been wanting one for ages it cost £42 with two packets of tea .I had my first cup of tea for years then i had another one.

My good friend Charlie who lives a few doors down ,  got and also fitted to our car  new sets of  break pads a unbelievable kind gesture and a job greatly appreciated thank you .

Not looking forward to going back to work specially if it remains sunny but needs must.

OUT OF HERE

I want to get some stuff for the new home  but it is hard to plan it out until we actually move in .if i don't have rent to pay each month i should be able to save for bigger items
Helen wants one of the bedrooms as an office so a desk and a desk top pc will be needed another Apple product no doubt on the horizon .

We also want a double seat swing for the garden  specially for summer nights and a water feature that is loud want to be able to hear the water running and some nice sounding wind chimes .
I still want a stone trough to plant cactus in , which will live in either the kitchen or living room or if possible outside  .

We might also get a new table for the kitchen if the one that is already there is taken out by the owners before we move in .We will also get the fish tank set up again this time we are going for cichlids.

We will also need new patio furniture and a parasol or some sort of pull out screen blind unless we win loads of money the chances are we will not be moving so we need to get it looking awesome in all of the rooms , w have seen a really nice mirror for the bedroom , when we buy anything i will post photos i will also post photos of the interior and exterior after w have moved in hopefully we will be able to move in ,  around two weeks time  , so it really does look like we are out of here .

It will be our first summer there and no more winters here another thing is we will let George out and he will no longer be confined to barracks .

I now have two day off work i don't go back till Wednesday which suits me fine hopefully Tuesday is going to be a hot day.
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On T.V - "Top Gear".


Watching -  "The Barber" and "Black Sea".


Listening to - Three Days Grace album "Human".

SOON OR SOONER

Still eating pasta with mushrooms onions bacon and chorizo along with a dollop of  sweet chilli cheese mixed in to it only takes 15 mins to cook is a cheap dish and extremely tasty and filling . And it is that nice i don't seem to be getting tired or sick of it .
But tonight for a change  i am cooking in the oven  nothing fried Plaice and oven chips i think the fish is also stuffed with a cream and herb sauce i will have it with bread and butter and a glass of cloudy lemonade .
I have two days of nest week Monday and Tuesday seeing has i worked both bank holidays in Easter it won't come out of the six week entitlement i have .

My Dad died today 30 years ago in1985 he has missed so much so many things changed after he passed away . He never saw my two children and  he never saw my sisters husband he has missed so much i wonder what i will miss out on  when my time is up .

Helen bought he mother a dvd with a usb slot i have tried various formats of files including  mp4 , divx  , avi , mkv , wmv before trying xvid hopefully this format will play i am getting pissed of trying  to find a compatible mode life is never easy.

SATURDAY
The sun is out and it is nearly one  and we are inside the cottage we need to get out  whilst the sun is out .
I would like to go to the Whitehouse for a drink in the beer garden but lack of funds will have to settle for four cans of pear cider from Lidl .
My son fitted or help to fit a new windscreen to a Bentley Continental today nice .it is  my favourite British motor , style power and class .

We should be out of the cottage soon in the next few weeks  or sooner and living  in our new home which means no more rent payments or mortgage payments ever , which means what i earn the bulk of it will be mine which will make saving for holidays and replacing items i need or want easier ,who knows might even get a holiday .

DRAGON AND A CROSS

Not a great day weather wise we went to visit an antique shop in Cawthorne which is only  a few miles away  , there is a celtic cross and drinking fountain which heralds a stone carved  dragon around its base . I do like Celtic crosses and dragons , Game of Thrones i must start watching it again soon.

Cooked a shepherds pie for tea with Yorkshire puddings we ate it watching the new Cinderella film which Helen choose then we will be watching Black hat my choosing.

HAIL

SATURDAY

It is hail-stoning outside and it is coming down fast i just got home from walking Pip our Jack Russell and it started , typical its the weekend and the weather has changed from hot and sunny to cold and wet .

I was feeling Helen's  arse in bed this morning like i do on occasions , i ended up pulling her knickers down, and  i etched a tattoo of a small black  heart on her right arse check using a black gel pen i had at the side of the bed she made me wash it off .

Went to the garden centre again Helen bought some scented stocks seeds and a sage plant ,  they had some really nice solar lighting if we get the static home i want to fill the rear with lots of different lighting we have access to the back through a sliding door in one of the bedrooms it will be nice to sit out on a night we also like a three seat swing for relaxing in whilst surfing barbecuing and drinking pear cider bliss.

Went to the Blacker Hall  farm shop to get some good food we bought mushrooms red and white onions fresh bread and cream along with two pork pies and two sausage rolls another pasta dish for tea some fresh sausages and a home made steak and potatoes pie .everything they sell is like i want one including the cakes .

I cooked tea tonight  all week i have been eating pasta onions mushrooms and bacon , but tonight for a change i used smoked ham not that its much difference i cooked  pasta twists and w had fresh baked bread gorgeous . Even the cat eats pasta.What i really want to do is cook a great indian curry signature dish with chapatis .

My son got his first wage from his job according to him it was for only a week without any overtime he was happy , he is still broke up with his girlfriend .

Watching - "Daredevil" on Netflix .

Listening to - "Now 90".

Reading - T3 Magazine.

BROKE UP

Last few days the weather as been gorgeous warm and sunny which makes going to work especially hard when I set off the sun is at its highest makes me want to reach for the phone and ring in sick , and it is not even summer yet.

When I wake on a morning and venture down stairs to make my first daily coffee the cat George sits the back rest of the sofa and I brush him he gnaws on my hand but doesn't bite although I can feel his teeth this is now a regular routine, he loves it i feel committed to doing this each morning or he will think he has pissed me off and be upset .

My son is loving his new job he is still using the works van for getting to and from work , but he is suffering the effects of splitting up with his girlfriend, has he says he can't just forget the last three years it's hard with Facebook making it possible to see or to check as to what she is posting , she is yet to block him , I have told him to digital erase her out of his life but he won't , I suppose he will in time . Hopefully he will eventually meet someone else to erase her from his constant daily and nightly thoughts the cost of having someone in your life is that no matter how much you love them , they might one day decided to walk away and not look back ouch.

My skeleton usb pen drive arrived from China the other day it was a very fast delivery impressed .

We should be moving in the next few weeks hopefully it will be the last time we up sticks and move plus we will own the property out right no more rent today no mortgage to pay be bliss , we will have a bigger kitchen living room and more garden space front and back plus off road parking .

SOARING HIGH

Happy Easter everyone hope your all having a fantastic day , the sun is out and Helen has got us at the garden centre buying compact plants and seeds and seed trays .The afternoon and the sun is still  out  to play it is quite hot , amazing.

Drove up to Holme Moss at the very top near to the mast they were people paragliding the wind got them in to the air and soaring high in no time was quite amazing to watch and to see what altitude they got to and how manoeuvrable they were , definitely would have to get a Go Pro camera if i had a view from the clouds.

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We went to the Strines Inn again its a great drive the roads are very narrow and bend and turn up hills and you always think it is near than it is , the food is typical pub nosh we both had the the real steak and ale  pie dinner  the pie was very god loads of meat , the veg well  I never like blanched vegetables I think it's  a lazy way of cooking  them give me roasted any day .
At least they had ice cold cider on draught which always has the spot, from there we went to Lady Bower reservoir then drove down Snake Pass.

My son has definitely not got a girlfriend anymore it is very unlikely they will ever get back together again.it has been a whole week .But on the plus side he has had a old school friend April messaging  him and showing a interest  in him ,  as they say as one door  slams shuts , i hope he goes for it,  from her face book profile she is very pretty , new job new girlfriend result he will be soaring .

Wanting - More sunnier days

Waiting - Forms from financial adviser

Listening to - "The War On Drugs"

Watching - "Tracers"

Eating - Vanilla cheese cake

RED MOON RISING

Bought a Buddha head figurine it is over two foot tall and quite heavy not sure what it is made from but it is quite  heavy at the moment it rests on the window ledge facing inwards our dog is already growling at it has the figure is staring directly in to the room .

Went to see my Grandson Jensen he was fast asleep and did not even wake when we picked him up to cuddle him , he is already out growing some of his clothes and he is only a month old . We also saw Harvey our rag doll cat that my Daughter adopted and has had him the last 18 months .

We went to the Skyliner to buy  fish and chips and a curry sauce and we ate them in the car before going to visit my sister and her husband , they are having new wardrobes fitted next week and they are in a bit of a mess.She gave us some chocolate easter eggs cool.

My Son is doing well in his new job as a windscreen fitter and is driving around in a brand new van , but he is having girlfriend trouble and is suffering from a broken heart it was their three year anniversary on good Friday and he spent it along i mentioned he be ok when another girl came on to the scene  but he was not convinced . He says i don't understand but i do he needs to throw himself in to his new job save his money up  and get his life sorted out  i only wish i was his age and doing a new job which paid half decent money with plenty of over time , saying that i could have worked tonight from eight till six in the morning of course i turned it down

I bought two white stylus pens for my iPad mini which was very cheap of ebay should get them next Wednesday not sure why as i have never really bothered with them before .
It is a blood red moon don't know if its lucky bought three lottery tickets hoping it is .

APRIL FOOL

April fools day - I paid all the bills at the post office more fool me should have had the day off phone in sick and gone out to the coast , it has been hail stoning and raining this morning and is still windy so be a bit pointless.

Get my yearly holiday entitlement for this year i should be getting around six weeks and three days off one good thing about April .
Helen's appointment book came from Ebay the postman delivered it this morning .

Bought some really spicy onion bahjees from the post office , they was  home made  and was a steal at £1.20 for four , i  will be getting some more pity they don't do curries although they do samosas as well.

We moved back in to the newly refurbished office could do nothing because the computers had not been networked so i could not monitor the rapid response cleaning team i could not input audits or could i dab any beds using the ultra violet marker because i could not see the beds that where on for cleaning so all in all a very boring day , we all got caught sat in the office by the main boss he was not impressed .

My son seems to be doing well in his job they have giving him a van to go out in today and he might get to keep it if he does he can travel to work and home again in it as long as he does not use it for his own pleasure it will cost him nothing to commute to work each day.

Had my solicitor call me she is asking for 75% - 25% in my favour. The passenger in the car that hit us is declining to be a witness which can be looked at as she believes it was the car driver she was in that was to blame for the accident and collision.

Watching "The Walking Dead " season five