CAR DECISIONS

SUNDAY - Had a turkey dinner was a Sunday dinner because it was on a Sunday but it wasn't if you get my gist had sweet potatoes and normal potato fries and Yorkshire puddings and gravy had worse dinners it was not a full monty because we was pressure washing the new patio I went out and bought a Karcher jet wash and blasted the slabs even the old ones look new again , and then was was moving stuff around in different locations, but in the end we got it got looking the way we wanted hence the make shift Sunday dinner , the afternoon flew by .

MONDAY  - Recieved a call from my car dealership I have to go in this Friday to discuss my cars pop I need to decide my best option of course the dealership is going to want me to buy a new car with Covid -19 around the corner I might get a great deal it might be the best time to get a new car will find out Friday.

WEDNESDAY - Ebay buys a soap dispenser for the Karcher washer second hand for six quid  , a Mickey Mouse rempod ( check it out if your not sure what this ) it was a gift  for Helen . Two x -box games decided on Wolfenstien "The New Order " and Tomraider definitive edition which I had ages ago but never finished it both older game titles but both classics .

THURSDAY - Nearly completed my first full week back at work no major issues wearing a mask is irritating but not as much as getting full blown covid so trust me when I say wear a mask , I work at the N.H.S we need to cover up take heed its still around .

FRIDAY - THE SUN IS OUT we might get to have a barbecue this Saturday can't wait we have not had one in ages due to the crappy weather that  we  have been having .

Went to see what is on the table regarding the options on my car  I can't just hand it back I would owe way too much money I have done almost double the allowed milage .For me to get a brand Skoda Fabia colour edition  is around fifty pound a month more than what I am paying now . I cant get a second hand car because the finance options are totally different as well as the interest charges  are higher but I can  get a Karoq for £25  more than the new Fabia which is a lot more car  , so it makes more sense to get a Karoq it should keep its value more and has better driving options and nicer interior so that's what I have decided to get a brand new Karoq over four years .  I should get it at the end of August .

LAID AT LAST

WEDNESDAY - Back at work today doing a two in the afternoon until ten at night not sure who is covering the night shift not particular bothered as long as they are on time it irrelevant I just want to get the three days done hopefully it won't drag hopefully it is also free parking still not sure it is be nice if it was . I am already looking forward to the weekend .

Been to work three days now it is a lot better than it was when the out break began we  don't have any known cases on our block all patients with symptoms are transferred to other hospitals .W e have boxes and boxes of masks and visiting is restricted so yeas it does for now feel safer .I just cant get back into the swing of things I am lacking any real motivation and feel I am just going through the motions .

Been on three ghosts hunts with Helen and the team from *Spirits Within" they wanted a good medium and spiritualist so contacted Helen . So far we have been to a P.o.w bunker which was the first and from there to some haunted woods located in a park with deaths that have been recorded over the years and with a history going back years and finally a cemetery we had some very good results and are getting decent views and followers to say they have only been established for a few weeks the rare doing really good hopefully they will continue to grow .

FRIDAY - Helen bought a interactive doll Luvabella the idea is that because it is interactive spirits can make it move and talk and get it to do things to show they are present , I think we got the wrong model so we are trying to take it back tomorrow  and get a refund.

SATURDAY - Getting some more paving added to the patio it will give us a lot more useable room .Took the doll back got a full refund of £50 .The patio looks good going to add one more row but he cant do it for a week or so . In the evening went over to Dovestone its been a while since we have been still as scenic as ever. 

SUNDAY - Went to B&Q bought a Karcher pressure washer and a bag of stone to go around the listeria plant the stones are really nicely coloured and look great when wet .

THE VISIT

Fucking hell going back to work this Wednesday  if the risk of covid -19  is minimal I will continue to go on a daily basis but  if the risk starts to rise then  I will have no choice but to return on sick and eventually leave .

MONDAY - Helen's parents finally visited us in our house for the first time they was sleeping over just for the night  , we meet them at  Blacker Hall Farm thirty minutes away they was late so we went in to the farm shop bought fresh chicken Kievs  , sausages , bread and bread cakes , scones , salad and potatoes and cakes Helen spent £70 we walked away with three carrier bags full of food , expensive to say the least .

We took them to a local reservoir Helen took some bread to feed the ducks her father can't walk far he has breathing issues and gets out of breath very fast , we took both dogs and took them for a fifteen minute walk on the way back we went to the local supermarket her father wanted a bottle of brandy we headed home for tea  watch the new Tom Hanks movie "Greyhound " I was totally disappointed I thought it was boring start to finish .

TUESDAY - Helens parents went home they followed us back to the farm shop they know the way back from there . we went to Fox Valley outlet and I bought a blue Regatta jacket water proof and light weight , bought Helen some magnesium oil .

Got a quote for the garden paving laying its not cheap but a lot lower compared to some quotes we had work will be starting this Saturday and maybe Sunday as well hopefully will make sitting outside a lot more comfortable .

HAPPY NOT HAPPY

Went over to Acaster Malbis dropped Helen off at her parents home and left her there and went to meet my son Guy .

It has been awhile since I  have seen him for what ever reason it has been way too long the weather was fine I picked him up from the street were he lives in Acomb which is only15 minute drive  from Acaster Malbis for some reason I thought that he lived allot further away .  We went to to the Ship Inn which is by the river Ouse we sat outside . We both  had a pint and some food I ordered the fish and chips and he ordered the in house beef burger with all the trimmings which when it came looked very filling.

Dropped him off back home would have been nice to spend more time with him but as always time went way too fast .Went to Helen parents you could cut the atmosphere with a knife her parents had been arguing and accusations  going back to 1960's where being thrown about , it was not good her Dad is 79 years old , we left them to go home not in a happy place .

JOBY

Have to make a phone call to work either tomorrow or the day after  to discuss my possible return to work think they are pissed with me for not being in touch more than I  have , they have phoned me a couple of times not exactly harassment  but can't really be bothered . The last time I did not even answer I ignored the call ,  and I didn't call them  back to be honest I can't blame them  but I just couldn't be arsed but honestly I was sorting my feelings out and anxiety over the Covid -19  outbreak and to decide what is the best path  best for me and my wellbeing and those aroub=nd me and if that does not fit in with their plans sorry , chances are I will be going back next week , wether I stay is undecided at this time , but if I can get a few more months work where the infections and deaths are dropping then why not .

Ebay buys recently purchased  bought a Stan Barstow book that I first read at school called "Joby" as well as a Berton  bluetooth rechargeable speaker mainly to use with  a app that Helen uses when she is ghost hunting  , I also bought three light up motion sensor ghost/spirit balls , a iPhone selfie stick for filming and photography   , and last but not least a laser pen that can  reflect thousands of green matrix like dots which makes detecting movement if anything crosses its path , she really wants a SLS  camera which detects spirit in a stick man form but we will need to buy a second hand  windows tablet and maybe some software to be able to use it .

STRIPPED OFF

FRIDAY - Finally washed the car and cleaned  the interior it was in dire need of being vacuumed been to the garden centre soil and leaves and other plant material need clearing of the seats and floor .Waxed the paint work at the moment they are still building new houses on the estate so there is dust in the air constantly which soon settled on the clean car , oh well never mind was clean for a while .

Helen cut the grass the rain soon make sit grow she also planted in some plants , trees and shrubs that we had bought over the last seven days at various garden centres near to where we live.

The sun was out most of the day it was nice to see and makes your spirits lifted amazing what nice weather does to alter your mood and outlook .

SATURDAY - Went to the tip don't like going on a weekend was going to wait till Monday but boredom had set in and I decided I wanted something to do so off I set , the queue for the tip was only a few cars I waist and out in five minutes .

stripped off the corner sofa we took all the cushion covers off seven n total and took the seating covers off and machined washed them all it was dry and warm enough to get them pegged out to dry , all this wet weather one of the dogs had come in from the garden with muddy paws and marked them , it is the first time we have washed them we only bought the sofa in February this year new covers are over £350 .

We cooked two bacon and cheese quiches home made with fresh ingredients took over a hour you have to blind bake the pastry , turned out perfect best ever .

SUNDAY - Want to go on day trip for some reason thought about going to Mount Snowden not sure why just entered my head for some unknown reason . Perhaps it was the fact the the sun was blazing in through our bedroom window when I woke up a very nice change .

BEST EVER

Rain and wind is all w have been having over the last four days Summer is nowhere to be seen .The garden is water logged and the plants and shrubs took a battering , the patio table and umbrella blow over luckily  the umbrella stayed in our garden and was not damaged .

TUESDAY - Went over to my daughters house to wait in for her corner sofa to be changed the delivery came just after twelve this time it was the right hand and it all matched , also took my drill and put her guitar bracket on to the wall in her kitchen ,

I fitted the settee together put the legs on and slotted it together it went to gather easy , I then tied up got rid of the packaging and vacuumed up the brick dust in the kitchen  from drilling the kitchen wall and packed up my tools I locked up and  then dropped the key of at her salon a few miles away before heading back home .

It was good because it broke the day up gave it some purpose we all need purpose in our lives .

WEDNESDAY - Watched all episodes of Jeffery Epstein "Filthy Rich" on  Netflix what a pervert and his first jail term a con , then watched You Tube as the weather is still wet grey and misty hence the mammoth tv watching , 

I got the slow cooker out early in the morning and chopped up some potatoes , carrot , swede and a  leek I made some stock with Oxo , Bovril and beef stock cubes and added two giant pieces of braising steak and let it cook all day .At around four in the afternoon I made some dumplings and the batter mix for pancakes , I transferred the stew to two pyres bowls and placed them in the oven once the stew was boiling I added the dumplings to both bowls after a while I turned the oven down and pan fried the pancakes result the best dumplings I have ever cooked I did add some baking powder to make the dumplings rise better a perfect tea time meal .

STOCKING UP AGAIN , JUST LIKE REAL LIFE

SUNDAY - My daughter stayed over again with her son Jenson .Shw coloured and cut Helens hair and also cut mine .We had another cost pork inner . I bought the xbox game Toy Story 3 it was  only £8.99 so my Grandson could kill a few hours playing it is not a bad game he really enjoyed it , he has watched all the films and in the game you can be Woody , Buzz or Jessie .

MONDAY - I cooked us a full English breakfast apart from mushrooms my daughter left just before half past eleven she had a guitar lesson .

Went to Fox Valley retail park  its around a  fifteen  to twenty  minute drive from our home bought three pairs of Adidas trainers a white with black stripes , black with white stripes and a grey with black stripes they was in the sale  ,I also bought  two jogging track suit bottoms and two Adidas T-shirts , I desperately needed training shoes been a while since I bought any and three pairs should last me ages. I also bought a Levi bum bag .

WEDNESDAY - Went food and supplies  shopping bought food for the dogs and cats , bought oven cleaner had to go to six different shops to buy some oven pride B&M , Home Bargains , The Range , Sainsbury and Asda had all sold out went to Tesco Express finally got two boxes from CO - OP . Bought more boxes of coffee for my Dolce Gusto coffee machine Nescafe as well as Aldi's own brand and Costa coffee's own brand all on various offers Asda doing three boxes for ten quid . Also bought three packets of  ground coffee for my Moka pot because you can't beat freshly made coffee  , and I thought better stock up on both brown and white sugar and of course tea bags  for Helen , plus loads of cleaning products and hygiene products from hand gels and soaps to wipes and sprays , I think we will get a second wave  not sure when if it is weeks or months away I do think that we will go in to lock down again and that the next lock down will be for a lot longer with stricter conditions in place I think the first one was to lapse and ended too early . Did a chicken chow mien for tea the chicken was from a farm shop and not supplied from a supermarket there has been an coronavirus at one of the food factories that supply to a few big chain food stores another reasons that I think that  we are not out of the woods yet .

THURSDAY - Found out a friend who works at the hospital might have caught coronavirus for the second time hopefully they will make a full recovery .

A very boring day the weather is still dull , grey and wet , did nothing in particular stayed playing Assassins Creed Odyssey there is too much going on and to do , it is vast open world game play and I am  not sure what I am suppose to do apart from heading to the vine yard to speak with Markos I  got there  easier enough and he  would speak to me weird .I need him to interact I need a horse from him and for him to instruct me to go collect a debt , finally restarted the game and finally it happened glitches and bugs just like real life.