I was going to write a post yesterday to mark the fact that it was 80 days until our next holiday, and make some corny comment about getting to Southampton to get on our cruise ship in the same amount of time as it took Phileas Fogg (or Michael Palin) to get all the way around the world. However, I missed the boat, so to speak, so it doesn't work quite as well today. Still, shoehorned it in anyway.
I am typing this from the new computer desk in the conservatory - much more comfortable to sit at and use the computer than having it perched on the side in the corner of the kitchen - my knees are no longer banging against a cupboard all the time! The latest update on the house project is that things are continuing to progress. The tiles in the hall look fantastic, the games room is nearly done (carpet fitted, cupboards built, TV and games consoles all moved in, chairs and beanbag in situ, table football in the corner), just need to build the shelves in between the two cupboards and then we are finished. May try to get those done during the bank holiday weekend. Straight after the bank holiday we have the driveway team arriving to brick the driveway for us, and at some point soon we need to go back to the carpet shop to order the new carpet for the stairs and landings, and then we really are nearly there. The new TV unit in the lounge looks great (the old one having moved down to the games room). Once the new shelves have been built in the games room (plus new shelves in the music room) then I really can start having fun with sorting out the books, getting boxes down from the loft to uncover treasures that haven't seen the light of day since before Jake was born. Marvellous!