Most Exciting

Well well well... today, it is finally happening, what we have been waiting for for what seems like a lifetime... today: we get carpet!!

Well, that's not that exciting really is it now you say... NO! It is truly. For today our room shall be complete, dust free, splinter free, warm and best of all; quiet! Yes, finally the echoes of the house shall not pass through our floor at all hours, we will no longer know if Dylan is scratching himself, or if James is home from the pub, no longer shall we here that Molly has gone too close to Megan, nor Pirate FM shall travel up to our sleeping ears. Today is a good day. Finally we shall have our own space, finished, and we can unpack for the fifth and final time!

Whilst that excitement is predominant in our day we unfortunately lost a chook last night, she hadn't been right for some time, so it was for the best, but it was still a little sad. But its an old life for our two new ones, who are both doing very well, they're outdoors now, still under the heat lamp but gradually getting used to the cold and the big wide world. They're even starting to get grown up feathers which is rather lovely, unlike the ducklings who, know how to escape from their pen and are still yellow and fluffy.

Winter is really starting to draw in now, the nights are seriously cold but Laura got the wood burner on last night, all by herself for the first time, and she shall see to it that it is on every night now until the ridiculous cold is over. Fortunately the rain and clouds are back now so the edge has been taken off the chill.

We still haven't made any exact plans for Christmas, we have to wait and see whats happening here first, but we hope to go up to London beforehand, around the start of next month, to see the Christmassy sights; and the shops (added by Laura :D). And then again in early January as Laura has her first school reunion! Not quite 10 years worth but organised through facebook since about 80% of the year are on it!!

Well as I type the carpeters are entering our room the start their magic :D I have taken some piccys, but on an old school camera, so they will have to be developed first: before and after shots.

In other news, this week we ate the first of our squashes. After a sick day which Laura spent watching Jamie at home (2 hours worth) she was inspired to make a lovely Squash Risotto. Its always exciting to have the first of a harvest, and it really makes one appreciate the turning of the seasons and the blessing of good home grown nosh.

We better get on, it took three of us about two hours to get everything out of our room, it will probably take much longer to get everything back in, starting now with James' room so they can carpet the hallway.

We hope you all are well. x x x