Getting the house tidy!

Well there was no sign of the forecast sun this morning or for the rest of the day but at least it was warm.

I decided it was time to start making some phone calls to friends and family as I have not been able to since before we moved due to lack of time and then Heather was working from home which made it difficult. I used to call at night time (our night time) but with this house the sound travels upstairs much more and as Jon needs to get up for work every morning I feel bad if I am Skyping people so I will just do morning calls.

I tried Sonia but she was out, probably being very good and at the gym!! I then called Mary and we spoke for an hour an a half, we had a lot of catching up to do. Kirsty called me on the house phone while I was chatting on the PC and I said I would call her back in a few minutes and of course that didn't happen, just as well she didn't go to bed early.

I finally got to chat to her and we were over an hour on the phone. Things were not going well for my day of housework!! But it was good to catch up.

After hanging out the washing I decided to try and get Tot out for a walk by going out through the garden gate directly into the park and as there were no dogs around I thought she would be fine. And she was until we got to the far side of the park and she would go no further so we had to come back but at least we got a bit further than usual.

I spent the rest of the day cleaning and putting things away and sorting some things that Heather left and the house is looking better now. I find every time I vacuum I get a full container of fluff and dust from the carpets and really don't know where it comes from. The carpets look clean but they appear to have not been vacuumed very well. The couple before us were very old so maybe they had given up on the cleaning. I think I might have to get someone in and have the living/dinning area cleaned and see how much comes off it.

I have been trying to decide on an outfit for the wedding and as I have not seen anything in the shops I decided to go ahead and buy the suit I have seen online from a place in China. It looks lovely and if it is like the picture I will be pleased with it. I decided not to go for the dress and coat as, if the weather is hot, it might be too warm to wear. I have gone for a dress and jacket in a light crepe and chiffon material - fingers crossed.

I had a call from one of the ladies in Lions today asking if I would be President this year. They have asked me before and there is no way I will do it apart from not knowing enough about Lions I just don't want to take a role like that on as it takes us so much time. I did say that I would do the secretary job and she seems happy about that - for this year!!!

Jon came home and went out and started to clean Heather's car so we can get it on the market. She should have done it herself but she was so busy with the company re launch she ended up having no time!!

We have a long weekend coming up this weekend and they have some showjumping championships on at the racecourse so we may go up and watch them other than that we have nothing planned.

My friend Sharon and her husband are due to go to Fiji this weekend and they are not sure how it will be as they have had lots of flooding and more rain is expected this weekend. It is a shame as she has been looking forward to it for so long and asking me all about it. I hope they don't have bad weather and get evacuated as some tourists did last week.

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