The Weekend and Monday

I've just finished working (well nearly - I'm waiting for a test email to deliver) so I thought I'd quickly write up this blog post so I don't forget again and then end up having to do a super long one later in the week - I really hope I can keep it short.

Saturday

Saturday was an awesome day - I did no work.

Thelma eyeing up my butties

The Hoff takes pride of place

A lot of furniture

Beautiful autumnal evening

I made an AWESOME cot!

Of course I did sit at my desk to write the blog in the morning but that was the only extended desk time of the entire day. We rushed off to our appointment and made it in time but then waited twenty mins or so before we were seen. After this it was off to pick up some furniture and then back home for lunch; my idea about sushi fell by the wayside of us just not being hungry; the puppies were pleased to see us and Thelma thought my butties must surely have been for her. She did get some cheese shortly after that. With lunch done I set to making the furniture (Bekir had helped me make space for it on Friday; Hoff picture in pride of place as you can see) and it was not the easiest of pieces of furniture to assemble as the instructions were truly shocking. A had to go back to the shop to ask for advice while I stayed back and worked on another item and got the washing in. And yes, that IS what it is; I am very excited indeed to reveal that a baby is on its way and due early next year!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday

I woke up on Sunday feeling like I'd gone a lot of rounds with Mike Tyson - that was hard work putting that furniture together.

A beautiful moth

It was clinging to me

The petchka isn't supposed to do that

Second unit in place

It was a busier day with me working on my website until after midnight but a few things did happen. First of all I found a lovely moth in a bucket outside while I was doing my chores. It was very cold and clung to me while I got pictures but then I was able to throw it into the air having warmed it up and it flew off. We also lit our petchka in the kitchen and smoked ourselves out which was exciting. And finally we got the second item of furniture into the bedroom; A did a little platform to lift this unit so its door will operate over the step.

Monday

And so to today.

Louise loves her mummy

Bekir and Okhtay cleaning the pipes

They really needed cleaning!

One whole tube to stick this cork to the wall

My hole cutters are nice and tidy now

Pictures on the wall

I was up before A left, against all the odds, and got stuck in on the website again while she collected the men. She then headed off for another appointment and this time I stayed behind and did some chores. Bekir and Okhtay were first of all tasked with cleaning all the petchka pipes and you can see why the kitchen fire was smoking so bad - we must not have cleaned it last year at all. For myself I worked through a backlog of chores including sticking the cork to the wall of Room 13 (I used a whole tube to get one of three cork boards up so I've ordered some more glue from Amazon to get the rest put up. I also attached the hooks to hang my tools for hobbying and put some pictures on the wall. It was a productive time.

Mesut cleaning for later grouting

He gets towards the end of the row again

Near the end of the day

It terrified me, watching him work

Dark when they finished

Puppies happy the fire has been lit

Louise collapsed by the fire

Thelma fast asleep while we eat

Mesut had been cracking on, as he does, with the tiling and was making some awesome progress while Bekir and Okhtay spent most of the day erecting scaffold. They then cracked on really fast into the darkness as the sun went down and only finished working when it was too dark to see anything. A had got the fire lit and there was no smoke but very happy puppies. I've worked the evening and very nearly completed all the tasks for go live (this will happen after I publish this blog) and that is very exciting as I need some time away from keyboard bashing for 16 hours a day every day.

Finally Bekci has started to lose her baby teeth! She is also destroying everything but that's to be expected. She is a lovely puppy and I'll get some more pictures and videos of her for you all as soon as I can.