MAC MALI

SATURDAY - After getting up had shower and a coffee before going to the chiropodist was there at half ten which after getting to bed after three was not that impressed .

Drove over to my sisters house she going to the Apple store to get her new laptop .she opted for the 13 inch Mac book pro in space grey with 8gb and 256 ssd at a cost off £1449 she also bought a usb c to usb lead for another £19.99 .

Helen had another party to do I was sat in the car from seven until half eleven at night I went to the Kebab shop got  a tray of kebab meat and fries with chilli sauce and a can of Dr Pepper's which killed half an hour I watched some episodes of  " Killing Eve" .The time did drag every hour sat in a car at night seems twice as long .

SUNDAY - Went to Gordon Rigg garden centre over at Todmorden went with Anne and Alan had a burger from the burger van they are really good burgers and for a cheese and onions its only £3.

We all went to the Indian restaurant  that we got a take away from Grameen Spice  a few weeks ago for a sit down meal we had four starters my sister got a chicken chat and the rest of us onion bahjees we had four main dishes I had a lamb Mac Mali between us we had three rice and two nans , I had two bottles of pear Magners ,Helen had half a larger my sister cider and Alan had a pint of Cobra the bill was £85.

FOUR DAYS OFF

My work team clubbed together and bought me eight bottles of Jack Daniels cider greatly appreciated and a big bar of Galaxy chocolate nice again great appreciated will do nothing for the waist line but hey ho.

Driving over to Doncaster to pick up a pc chair Helen is buying off the Facebook Market place for £30 to put into the office it also vibrates and massages your lower back and bum which is quite intense and loud gave it it good clean and it is now on the office its a pity it does not have a heated seat  .

We had a quote from a telecom company for the phone extension and broadband going to cost us  £180 which is more than I though but less than Bt which came in at £205 it gets fitted next Thursday .

FRIDAY - Last shift of the week then I have a whole four days off , need to get breakfast food in , pizzas and pasties might get some decent steak for Saturdays night tea .

Cleaned out the fish tank and filter system it is amazing how dirty the water is when you refill it and turn the pump back on 24 hours later the water is crystal clear the fish seem happy and healthy .

4 ALWAYS

My Daughter gave me some money for a birthday a gift she gave me prior to my holiday which I spent on drink and eating out it made for a great holiday even better she also gave me a recent gift she bought me different chilli  oils from mild to extra hot great on pizza she also got me a succulent plant the pot I will keep and plant something else should the succulent die .

I Ordered a black steel tactical pen of Ebay my Son had paid some money into my account for my birthday , I like gifts that will last and stand the test of time , unless I loose it I will have it always which is a nice thought .

BIRTHDAYS

Bought three Kindle books off Amazon  Small fry and Shoe Dog that I mentioned in a older post and I also bought A bite in the Apple about Steve Jobs written by his first girlfriend and mother to his daughter Lisa , should read them all before Christmas I got them my sister got me a gift card for Amazon for my up and coming birthday.

Jack Daniels whiskey is on offer at the moment I might treat myself to a couple of bottles for Christmas .

Going to the Indian curry house where we got a take away from a couple of weeks ago fingers crossed we should be there next Sunday.

My forth week coming up of doing 6-2 shifts ,  I won't know how good my pay will be till next month .

My sister is going to buy a new Mac book pro next Saturday at the Apple store in Trinity Leeds ,  if I go with her I can hopefully get her 10% off the price .

Break up this Friday I get four days off to make for an extra long weekend which will be a luxury hopefully the weather won't be too cold .

TUESDAY - It's my birthday and my twin sister's , we are  another year older and it has been another year that as flown by the years are disappearing fast .
After walking the dog Bailey , I fitted the linoleum down in the outbuilding it does a look a lot better and it will make the room warmer as well .

BLACK AND GOLD

Went to visit Helen's uncle Ken he more or less waiting to die in a rest home at Roundhay near too the park .He is facing a wall which needs painting and is bare wall with out any posters or art its just a wall at the side  of him is a picture window looking out on to trees which are turning their colours for autumn .The squirrels are running up and down and you can see the grass verges and people walking past , why they cant change the lay out of his room so he can have a view is beyond me .

He died on the Friday not sure of the time and he is now in a chapel of rest Helen does not want to see him not sure if we will go to his funeral service .

THURSDAY - My daughter called round with my Grandson and her partner Lee who she split up from but still see's him regular but they live apart , He just bought a 2nd hand Bmw M5 and it is fast he will either crash it , or end up with speeding endorsements or end up with a whacking garage bill for repairs every 200 miles it needs a litre of oil and it does around 18 mpg .
Went to our favourite fish restaurant .
Then we both had our hair cut Helen had her colour done I had a grade one cut .

SATURDAY - Both my sisters came round in the morning in the evening Helen had readings to do in Ireland wood I waited in the car eating doner  meat and fries with chili sauce and a can of coke .

Helen as been working on her room we bought some flooring and she re -painted the dresser top  black , and then  glued on some gold embossed wallpaper  using pva glue on to the back of the panels it looks good .

COST A LOT

Painting the walls in the out building at the Side of the  van , with matt white emulsion and a two inch brush  , the walls are breeze block you can guess the fun level of doing this , at least it is not red summers day hot but one block at a time is tedious .

Helen glossed the window frame and cill the door is pvc and is white she also painted the dresser top blue .

She also needs a new microwave to re heat her coffee and some other bits and pieces there is oil filled radiator in there and it does a good job of heating the room hopefully at a low cost .

Helen did her first hour on the psychic phone lines at the end of her allotted time it gives her the amount of money she as earned for one hour it was  £13.95 for working from home I think it is quite a good rate .

Bt open reach will not fit an line to an out building the only run extensions to internal rooms in your house we have to get a telecom engineer we have one booked for Thursday afternoon for Bt to fit an internal socket would be £130 for the engineer and £75 for the socket £205 seems to cost a lot.

EXHALE BREATH OUT

Get up when the dog wakes me up just before half past eight which means I am getting roughly under six hours sleep.
I get dressed jeans t-shirt trainers and feed the cats if they are in , I then put the lead on Bailey and take him for a walk up the lane and across the fields I can see Emley Moor mast in the distance .
The walk usually takes a good half hour .
I come home let bailey off his lead and make a cup of coffee for me and a tea for Helen who will normally get up in the next thirty minutes.

WEDNESDAY  - Was up just before half past eight to take Helen to the doctors she was having to complete breathing tests where you exhale and it is measured she had to breath out for a minimum of six seconds harder than it sounds , then she was given a inhaler to open her air ways and tested again
she failed at the last attempt we are rebooked for the 23rd of October fingers crossed she passes .

Helen once again is working on the psychic phone lines they have agreed to set her back on it is  not a job she loves but it does allow to work from home and have a regular weekly income , hopefully this will nail on our holiday for next year .

We might get BT to put in an extra line in to the out building so she can receive calls and use the Internet £140 she also needs a high stool to be able to sit down and work from the worktop that is in there , it is double glazed and has good light and heating with plenty of electrical sockets for a kettle laptop etc .

A DECENT INDIAN

SATURDAY - It was nearly ten in the morning before I got out of bed .A full six hours sleep luxury tonight I will go to bed around ten o clock if I do be the first time in over ten days I have been to bed so early .

Drove over to Dobcross garden centre the other side of Saddleworth we bought a battery operated lantern with flickering flame looks good , Helen wants to go back and buy another surprise ,surprise .

On the way home we was debating getting a Chinese last one we had they got the order mixed up and the food as gone down hill so we stopped at our nearest Indian restaurant and take away  Grameen Spice we have never been here before in the three years we have lived here I ordered a chicken Jafrany and Helen had a butter chicken we had chapatis and poppadoms and pickles both of us had mushroom pilau rice the food was excellent very nice it looked great and tasted great we will be going there again , might even go to the restaurant bit its only 20% more for dining in .

MONDAY - Went over to Helen's parents home in Acaster Malbis ,  it is her fathers birthday Tuesday so we took a card and voucher over I had to set off for work at five which spoilt the day , I do have two days off end of the month which will make for  a long weekend to be honest it can't come quick enough .
Got my Midori replica black leather  travel note book for the price I paid it was well worth it .
Still undecided where we are going next year on holiday if at all ,  trying to get a decision out of Helen is hard work .

HETIC WEEK

TUESDAY - Last night was first night finishing at two in the morning woke up just after eight a., head banging from lack of sleep usually it does not bother me , this morning it did hope this is not a sign of things to come.

Bailey our West Highland terrier is so disobedient he does not come to us when he is out in the garden Helen was trying to get him in for over an hour last night and he was just running around the van and ignoring her , she was quite upset . He is still only a puppy and still as puppy tendencies hopefully he will improve .

Download the latest Apple OS Mojave all seems ok liking the News button that appeared on the task bar and the new dark mode and the gallery view in Finder there is more I need to discover what else is new .

Took Helen to Dewsbury for a MRI scan results in a fortnight , got fish and chips for dinner from our favourite little fish restaurant diner at Durkar .

The switch over to fibre seems to have been a good choice so far its been really good noticed a big improvement when using the Fire tv stick to watch tv .

The working till two has been ok ,  the week as gone really fast  but has been hectic  and I am getting a lot less sleep I am getting to bed well after half past two in the morning yet still getting up just after eight roll on the week end .

Downloaded samples from two books from Amazon "Shoe Dog" by the CEO of Nike Phil Knight and "Small Fry" by Lisa Brennan Jobs , Steve Jobs daughter .both seem good reads .

FRIDAY - Going to Meadow Hall I might get a peanut milkshake from Five Guys yum yum .

ANOTHER MONDAY

Bought a tech organizer of Ebay only when I paid for it did I realize it was being delivered from China oh well roll on November see if it turns up .

Also ordered a leather note book from Liverpool hopefully it will arrive before the package from China .

Cant believe how good the weather is ,  last few days it has been really sunny and warm  there as been a breeze blowing but to say Monday we are in October it is exceptionally good.

Helen made over £130 on eBay selling her white stuff clothes that no longer fit her or that she no longer wears she has also a few readings booked in .

Went over to her parents static home at Acaster Malbis we was late setting off  as we stayed over  for tea it was late in the evening before we got home .

SUNDAY - Lazy day did nothing went food shopping for bits and pieces we had steak and onion rings for tea with three cheese spread well nice steak cooked perfect had a jacket potatoes and stuffed mushroom .
Started watching "Bodyguard " entertaining but totally unbelievable have watched worse .

MONDAY - First day of October the year is flying Washed the front windows of the van  then washed and polished the car it was looking well dull also vacuumed the inside and polished  the interior .
Went into Wakefield Helen bought some T-shirts I bought some cherry Coca Cola ice cold with ice .
first week doing 6-2 roll on the weekend already .