Sunday 7 April 2013

An explanation, a completion and a return...

Its been a long time between posts, a long, long time. To be honest i wasn't sure if Id ever get round to posting again. What started as a chronicle of our life in Yorkshire was in danger of becoming another thing on the never ending list of things to do that never got done. We started this adventure with a house to rescue, roofs to be put on and damp to be prevented whilst still trying to make sure our children enjoyed the journey with us. What we've found is that too often things get in the way, things too many to list but the following would certainly make it into the top ten,

1. Work, work and more work...I love my job but who doesn't wish all weekends were three days long.
2. Children's hobbies, parties, birthdays, gym clubs, brownies, extra curricular activities, homework - all very worthwhile but I cant remember the last time I sat down before 9pm
3. House work and laundry - One day I will have a cleaner who I will love and cherish and who will rescue me from all this washing!
4. Dogs, chickens, dogs who find their way into the chickens and eat all the chickens, dogs who then break into a neighbours and eat their chickens - don't ask, I cant elaborate, its still too traumatic, suffice to say we no longer leave the dogs with a dog walker and our two surviving chooks are seeing out the winter with the grandparents. 
5. Bad backs - to top it all just when we are getting on top of everything both of our backs have a tendency to give way in unison. What used to be cured with a paracetamol and a radox bath now needs 48 hours and a tramadol - is this the future?
6. My impending big birthday - okay so for....thirty plus ten isn't such a big deal to everyone but I just thought Id be thinner/smarter/taller/richer/have better hair by now! I'm not in full melt down yet but I've got some big goals to achieve by August!

However, we have been cracking on with the build - we finally have a 'grown up' bedroom!




At last we have a landing that doesn't scare the children - the cold creepy tunnel that it once was is now a distant memory!
 Let there be light!

The down stairs room is no longer a pile of bricks - its a real room with real furniture and everything!!!


 and even a corner for crafting and blogging (okay it still needs shelves and skirting boards but hey it didnt even exist this time last year!!!)

so all in all were getting there...still slowly... but we're definitely getting closer. 

And I finally have somewhere to sit down and blog, so I guess....I'm back!

26 comments:

  1. Well, welcome back! You've done wonders with your digs and while family life (with pets behaving badly) can be a stress, it passes all too quickly. Enjoy every bit of it from class parties to brownies to footballs games and the occasional injury ... cheers!

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    1. You're so right Susan - our motto this year has to be "Be Here Now' because it all goes far too quickly!

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  2. I am so happy for you:) Your landing looks wonderful!
    We all know that, "There is no place like home".
    Enjoy!
    Your blogging sister, Connie :)
    P.S. Come check out our give-a-way:)

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    1. Hi Connie - lovely to hear from you - you're quite right there is no place like home! I love what you're doing with the gypsy rose - it will be fabulous!

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  3. You have been busy haven't you - there never is enough time to do everything you want to. WE have been decorating too - no that's wrong we are decorating. One area done and only about six rooms to go! Even without work it's tricky fitting everything in but who wants to be bored? Believe me 30+ 10 is fledgling stage!

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    1. I'm with you completely Sue - the day we stop being run off our feet we'll probably be bored senseless! - or find another project!

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  4. We are trying not to get overwhelmed with 'stuff that needs doing so the house doesn't fall down' but we just have to take it slowly. I hope my after pics are as glamorous as yours are! The settee is amazing!!
    Jane x

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  5. It certainly can be overwhelming - there have been plenty of times I thought we'd be living out our days on a building site! I'm glad you like our Britpop settee - its been in storage for 2 years waiting for a room of its own!

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  6. Welcome back - you certainly have been busy. I think your house looks lovely. Jx

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    1. Thanks Jan I'm looking forward to hearing all about your Genova trip too!

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  7. Welcome back. The house is looking fab, I bet you're so pleased you managed to put up with all the mess now that you're seeing the finished results. The dog and chicken saga doesn't sound too good. We've got two pet rabbits in the garden and I always watch Archie when they're out of their hutch, you just never know.

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    1. Hi Jo I don't know if I could put up with the mess again! Your quite right you never know with the dogs - however well they seem to get along with the others sometimes their inner terrier just takes over - its been a bad year for foxes too here and many of our friends have lost chickens from locked hen houses!

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  8. Congratulations on your return. Glad you came back to us :D

    I look forward to whatever the future holds with your blogging, and you should be very proud of everything you have achieved so far.

    Pip x

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    1. Thank you Pip -it was great seeing you guys at Easter - we've just about recovered although my diet needs a serious reboot now!!!

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  9. You are accomplishing a lot..in really just a short time. It's great to keep track this way, imagine when you look back.

    Jen

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    1. Thanks Jen - it certainly is strange to look back at the pictures from before - i cant believe we did it sometimes!

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  10. Wonderful to see you back! We MUST meet up for a cuppa this year eh?
    Dxxx

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    1. Lovely to hear from you Mrs N - and yesyesyes to the cuppa!

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  11. Welcome back - your house is looking fabulous. Lots of hard work, I'm sure, but worth it?

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    1. Thanks DC - it ceratinly feels much nicer now its got a roof on!!!

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  12. And the Great thing is - its not finished! Do you think we should re-name the house "The Fourth Bridge"?

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    1. No we will not be calling it the Fourth Bridge - because it will be finished...one day!

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  13. Nice work...looking good...
    thanks for finding me because now i have found you too...so keep blogging now you have started again...
    bestest
    Daisy j

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    1. Thanks Daisy - i'm really enjoying your site - i want a craft space like yours! - one day!

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  14. So that's where you've been. Welcome back. Sorry to hear about the bad backs but the future may not be a story of bad backs. I find the dodgy knees take my mind off my aching back wonderfully.

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    1. Thanks Phil - I think we may have already started on the dodgy knees - BHs still havent recovered from gangnam style dancing!

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