Archive for November, 2003

John’s already posted a little update about how the house is nearing completion. He is up at the house assembling another flat pack while the babes sleep. I have to say that it is amazing how many people I have met who miss our presence...

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If anyone is searching for information on house fires in scotland, the scottish executive are launching a campaign over the festive period about house fires and their likelihood. the url is http://www.scotland.gov.uk/pages/news/2003/09/SEJD308.aspx.

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I’ve just assembled 90% of The Flatpack Of Doom(tm). Every single point which was drilled to take a dowel had a knot on the back of it which popped out when I put the dowel in :-/ Anyway, the joiner is almost finished the porch...

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We’re very nearly there. The joiner is replacing the double glazed panels in the front porch today, and then finishing off the last odds and ends of woodwork. All that’s left to do is the kitchen tiling, a couple of laminate/carpet interfaces and general tidying...

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It’s Tristan’s birthday, that’s what. So everyone is up. It’s hard to believe he’s 8 already, but there we go. He’s been waiting for Mario and Luigi to be out for the GBA for months and today’s the day, so he’s up at the crack...

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The back of my throat seems to be a battleground for hordes of streetgang lurgi, all vying for overall lurgi supremacy. Gak. Anyway, I have a bloke coming out to the house this morning to measure up for carpets. Gripping, huh? At least it indicates...

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Ok, so we were kinda psyched up about getting back into our house next week. Aint happening. The kitchen is apparently being fitted “Next week or the week after that”, which is suitably vague. Given that all the flooring is down and there’s really just...

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Yup, the joiners are busy laying the wooden flooring in the living room and dining room as we speak, while the painter finishes off upstairs. After that, they’ll swap over, doing the floors upstairs while the painter waves his magic brush of doom downstairs. After...

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Just back from the doctor’s surgery, at ten past two in the morning. Harmony has been hacking and coughing away all night with a cough nasty enough to make her gag. Thought we’d better check her out to be on the safe side. She is,...

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I’m supposed to be attempting to sit up through the night tonight. Our little ghostie is getting fractious – probably all the talk about us looking forward to going home – and has started moving stuff about, making noises, and waking people up. I think...

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