10th April 2009
Today was so nice to sleep in. Thinking about the true meaning of Easter, I lay in bed silently counting my blessings. No school for the children, no leaving early to get to work for Johnny. It was going to be a great day.
Finally the day had to start. Michaela and I hunted high and low for the missing egg. We found one but still don’t know where the other is. I saw evidence of a bird being killed while looking for the egg –it must be the cat!
Johnny and I have been sanding the back porch down for most of the day. It really looks lovely. A shimmer of its former glory, yet still a way to go. It’s sure dusty even though the machines both have bags on. It will be great once it’s done.
Okay I’m so done with this sanding! My nose is so itchy and I’m sneezing constantly. The dust is everywhere. I suppose the one blessing is that it’s outside though. I’ve decided this project is worse than the silicone job. It feels like we’ve been going forever, and there is still so much more to do. The hire sander must be returned tomorrow and the light of day is already starting to fade.
Johnny saw T-bone goes down to the dam and then disappear into the water. This could either mean he’s gone for a swim, or he’s fallen in. So we took a breather and walked over with a great deal of trepidation to see what had happened. There T-bone stood in the dam flicking his tail as if he was on holiday. Johnny poked him with a stick to see if he would move and sure as daylight he ambled out of the water like nothing was wrong depositing a big fat poo on the way out. Shame, the poor fish! Do cows usually do this? Go right into the dam to drink, I mean. Perhaps somebody can help me out. It seems real strange to me as it’s not even a hot day.
Coming back up to the house, we found a berry tree filled to the brim of these red cherry like fruit. I can’t remember the name but I do remember them growing in bushes on the side of the road back in South Africa. My friends and I used to enjoy picking the fruit walking home from school. I haven’t had one of these cherries in years. I picked a few and munched them. All the lovely memories of childhood days came flooding back. It’s incredible how association of certain things bring memories of long ago to the present. These cherries are sure to attract the birds to the garden, which is a wonderful thought. It has begun to rain again. Hopefully the rain will settle the dust in the air.
Okay it’s time to return to our labor…… My head is pounding. I think I need an industrial size bottle of pain killers to get rid of this headache!
We didn’t completely remove all the paint but decided to call it a day at last. I would say 98 % done. Enough was enough. The rest will have to be done another day.
Today was so nice to sleep in. Thinking about the true meaning of Easter, I lay in bed silently counting my blessings. No school for the children, no leaving early to get to work for Johnny. It was going to be a great day.
Finally the day had to start. Michaela and I hunted high and low for the missing egg. We found one but still don’t know where the other is. I saw evidence of a bird being killed while looking for the egg –it must be the cat!
Johnny and I have been sanding the back porch down for most of the day. It really looks lovely. A shimmer of its former glory, yet still a way to go. It’s sure dusty even though the machines both have bags on. It will be great once it’s done.
Okay I’m so done with this sanding! My nose is so itchy and I’m sneezing constantly. The dust is everywhere. I suppose the one blessing is that it’s outside though. I’ve decided this project is worse than the silicone job. It feels like we’ve been going forever, and there is still so much more to do. The hire sander must be returned tomorrow and the light of day is already starting to fade.
Johnny saw T-bone goes down to the dam and then disappear into the water. This could either mean he’s gone for a swim, or he’s fallen in. So we took a breather and walked over with a great deal of trepidation to see what had happened. There T-bone stood in the dam flicking his tail as if he was on holiday. Johnny poked him with a stick to see if he would move and sure as daylight he ambled out of the water like nothing was wrong depositing a big fat poo on the way out. Shame, the poor fish! Do cows usually do this? Go right into the dam to drink, I mean. Perhaps somebody can help me out. It seems real strange to me as it’s not even a hot day.
Coming back up to the house, we found a berry tree filled to the brim of these red cherry like fruit. I can’t remember the name but I do remember them growing in bushes on the side of the road back in South Africa. My friends and I used to enjoy picking the fruit walking home from school. I haven’t had one of these cherries in years. I picked a few and munched them. All the lovely memories of childhood days came flooding back. It’s incredible how association of certain things bring memories of long ago to the present. These cherries are sure to attract the birds to the garden, which is a wonderful thought. It has begun to rain again. Hopefully the rain will settle the dust in the air.
Okay it’s time to return to our labor…… My head is pounding. I think I need an industrial size bottle of pain killers to get rid of this headache!
We didn’t completely remove all the paint but decided to call it a day at last. I would say 98 % done. Enough was enough. The rest will have to be done another day.
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