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Post by serrakunda on Jul 31, 2015 17:16:28 GMT
Day 1 - Friday fraught afternoon packing and making sure he knows where all the kit is deposit him at camp loaded up with gear wave off for seven, yes that is SEVEN nights return home, garden, glass of wine, newspaper, chocolate peace and quiet  |
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Post by corkwing on Aug 1, 2015 6:35:25 GMT
Enjoy your peace and quiet, and have a good recharge!
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Post by serrakunda on Aug 1, 2015 9:11:11 GMT
Day 2 - Saturday,
I suppose I should get out of bed and do something.......
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Post by sooz on Aug 1, 2015 17:39:48 GMT
Enjoy xxx
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Post by serrakunda on Aug 1, 2015 20:01:48 GMT
Day 2 continued
Very productive day
Cleared out understairs cupboard - required activity to get to the box with painting gear in,
Priority task for the day to paint the new plastered bits of the kitchen, completed, also cleaned 18 months of dust and cobwebs from behind kitchen dresser, required to shift it to do the painting
Hand washed my delicate undies
Head off to allotment with picnic and hot date with Gordon...........
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Gordon is 70, married, early stages of Alzeimers, has decided I need taking in hand, hot date is sorting out arrangements for my bonfire tonight
Enjoyed a few hours pootlng around the allotment without Simba getting in the way
Went to the gym,
Sainsburys for emergency supplies - wine and chocolate
Back to allotment for bonfire
Home, wine, sneaky takeaway, movie
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Post by sooz on Aug 1, 2015 20:05:34 GMT
Wow. Fab day! How are you feeling? Xx
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Post by serrakunda on Aug 1, 2015 20:15:28 GMT
Knackered
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Post by sooz on Aug 1, 2015 21:30:46 GMT
Haha. I was hoping for chilled, relaxed, .....but knackered'll do lol xx
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Post by serrakunda on Aug 2, 2015 8:09:40 GMT
Arthur is my other beau
He is 98, his wife is 87
Maybe he's looking for a younger model?
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Post by serrakunda on Aug 2, 2015 20:36:29 GMT
Day 3
Have had a Monsoon gift card burning a hole in my purse since my birthday. So went to Birningham to spend it. Only it was closed, pending completion of the New Street redevelopment. aasrrrrrgggghhh, no idea when I'll be able to get over there again without Simba
Consoled myself with new PJs and half a tankini from M&S
Quick visit to gym and allotment to pick raspberries
Completed task for today of washing all the loose covers off sofa and chairs
Amazing what you can get done without children around !
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Post by serrakunda on Aug 3, 2015 19:07:11 GMT
If you want a 98 year old be my guest !
Day 4
Work
Signed off report for application to adoption support fund
Filled in application for concessionary bus pass
Signed off arrangements for Simbas independent travel training
Yes i did do some work in ลตork,
Out for posh burger with girls from work, stuffed
Completed jobs for today, Hoover carpet properly, ie move the furniture, spray lawn with lawn food, wash stinky trainers with special stinky trainer stuff in washing machine
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Post by serrakunda on Aug 4, 2015 7:25:07 GMT
Day 5
Ok, I will admit it,
Maybe I'm missing him, just a teeny bit this morning
Just a flash of that smile and a little cuddle would be nice
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Post by sooz on Aug 4, 2015 9:55:55 GMT
Haha, so know where you are coming from! An hour after he's back though.........  |
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Post by serrakunda on Aug 6, 2015 9:52:11 GMT
Day 5- Work, gym, allotment - knackered
Day 6 - work , did a big presentation I've been working on for weeks, dished out chocolate - every one happy, got myself some brownie points. People here don't really know my work background, think I'm starting to surprise them a bit
went to pet superstore to get feeding blocks for fish. Spent ages looking at fishies, some really cool looking mini sharkfish, would need a bigger tank, I could really get into this........
Day 7 - little boys room looking a bit tooooo tidy
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Post by bop on Aug 6, 2015 10:05:39 GMT
 Glad you are enjoying your week.....will be good to get him home, but especially good for you to have had time to recharge |
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Post by moo on Aug 6, 2015 18:50:39 GMT
Loved reading this gave me such a giggle...  
Imagining the conversation with Gordon.... leaves loads to the imagination 
Wish I could have been a fly on the wall during the work presentation bet you blew their socks off....
Sooo impressed with all the jobs you have done..... wish I had your energy....
Need to get started here then, looks a bit like your understairs cupboard has exploded all over the farmhouse....  guests will never believe it 
Xx moo xx
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Post by serrakunda on Aug 7, 2015 19:15:01 GMT
Day 7 continued
4 hours down the allotment. We have loads of frogs, Simba has a fine crop of carrots and some spuds waiting for him to pick.
Day 8, rush round sainsburys, gym, hair appointment, local shops.
Go up to campsite to collect. Get the biggest smile and hug.
Lasts about an hour. Big fight about having a bath and changing clothes, he was very stinky as you should be after scout camp, but there are limits
Gearing up for another one over teeth and bed
Business as usual then
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Post by sooz on Aug 7, 2015 22:43:01 GMT
Uh huh!!!
So glad you had a good break, and glad your boy is home. Xxx
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Post by moo on Aug 9, 2015 4:54:30 GMT
All is back on the push me pull you of life xxx reassuring & infuriating as that is xxxx
He is gonna be thrilled to see his frog community....
Xx moo xx
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Glad you are enjoying your week.....will be good to get him home, but especially good for you to have had time to recharge 
guests will never believe it 