It's been ages!!

HI

Well - I haven't updated this for ages and the honest reason - I completely forgot all about my blog!  It wasn't until Andy's Mum mentioned having read it that I thought - wow - how could have I forgotten all about it!!

So - I'm just going to write about the bits and bobs I can remember!!

The annex bathroom is what I have been working on and it went wrong in a lot of ways - but no so wrong that it will be a disaster (I hope).  The bathroom was fitted - all but the shower as I had to tile first.  The floor was fitted and is very uneven (I wrongly assumed that the guy would try and straighten it out but he didn't at all).  So everything in there has gaps or is propped up in one way or another.  Today I finished putting the tiles on all around the bath - but I have to grout etc.  I have put skirting boards in too - and the bath panel was so bendy and crap that I made wooden bath panels which I will tile after the shower has been put in.

The only other work I have done in the house is put a handle and lock on the door downstairs that will separate the annex from our house, fix the front door handle and the inner front door handle and errr.....there must be other stuff but I can't remember right now!!

I tried to catch up with my running challenge - I ran about 30km and then stopped again - might try to do some later today but I am very behind now!!

I have been putting weight on again - so I've only lost 9lb since xmas which sucks.

We went on a boat party with Helen and Paul - it was a work thing with Helen's colleagues - it was fun - we then went to the Spinny and back to Helen's.  I over indulged too much and ended up going to bed feeling very ill!!

It was Andy's birthday the Tuesday after that weekend and I did the same thing on the evening of his birthday and ended up in bed really early - so I feel like I ruined that for him!!

We went to Manchester on the Wednesday - Andy was working so I visited family.  Had a rare visit to Bev's at her new house.  Rare because she has not wanted me to visit when I have offered in the past and she can be difficult to get on with as she has been in a bad place.  It was great to actually meet up with her though and catch up - saw Tony, George and Megan too s that was nice.  I stayed over on the Wednesday night at Bev's - then went to see Joanne during the day - again that was really nice to sit and chat and catch up! Andrew and Lorna came over whilst I was there to say Hi - she is 30 weeks pregnant - and will be having a girl in November.  Probably the last baby of that generation as we are all too old now!!

I then went to my mum n dads, got showered and we went out fr a meal.  Anthony and Candice - and her 2 kids met us there - again - it was great to catch up with everybody!  So - I managed to see all my siblings during this short visit (apart from Helen who lives in my neck of the woods).

Friday - I went into Manchester town centre and walked around for a while waiting for Andy to finish work.  Was weird being in manchester city centre after so many years - so much I did not recognise!!  I met Andy and his colleague Chris for lunch - then I carried on hanging out around Manchester before meeting Andy again to make the long journey back home!

Andy's folks, John and Sylvia - also made the long journey to our house on the Friday and were there a few hours before we were - so I was stressing on the way back and we hit loads of traffic.  Finally got back and got to catch up with them - so it was definitely a good few days for family catch ups!

John and Sylv hadn't been to out house in almost a year and I was a bit disappointed that there was not loads of progress to show them - although I don't really remember what had and had not been done a year ago.  I wish I had been more prepared for their visit - and been able to make a nice meal and stuff (although I always mess up the most basic recipes when I do it for guests!).

We didn't go out or do anything special during their visit but we did go to our local pub (which we never do for some reason!), we played pool and darts, and just spent time together so that was really nice.

Andy had the Monday and Tuesday off - which Andy mostly spent not knowing what to do with himself lol.  He came to the tip with me and we went around the re-use shop and I bought a cool coffee table which has two table that come out and open up underneath it - somebody had started sanding it down and given up - so I got it for £10! Bargain!!  then we went to Wellington and looked around a place called Fuller Stuff!  Which funnily enough was absolutely full of stuff - from house clearances! Not as cheap as the shop at the tip - but fun to look around!

Today - Andy is working in London and is staying over tonight.  I spent the morning finishing putting the tiles up around the bath - and I'm now sat here doing this debating mixing up some grout and grouting the tiles over the sink....

I'm up to date!! lol