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House
12/08/08 17:07 Categorieshouse and homerossi rambles
Saw it properly this morning. Inside and EVERYTHING- well not everything as the tosser is still in the flat. Actually we saw him and he was overly friendly. Wanker. I'd be all smiles if someone gave me 5 grand for being a sponge. He makes me break my swearing curfew.
Anyway! It's beautiful, thankfully not as big as I'd feared and will less work then we'd both put in our heads. It'll still take years and loads of money but we'll be able to make a fair number of rooms easily livable until the money is there for them. We tested the 9 pianos and earmarked the ones we'll be keeping. We also marked the furniture we'd like. It's all to be sold or dumped so the solicitors are keen for us to have what we can. Some beautiful pieces that are needed in the house. sadly most of the fireplaces have been blocked up so that'll be one of the first jobs we'll do so we can enjoy one of our dreams.
Walking around it today still didn't feel real. It was the first time we weren't rushed or having to be polite. We were there as the new owners with a very nice chap urging us to take this and that. He referred to it as our house all the time but it doesn't feel like it yet. Maybe when we next go there and everything has been removed. We I can stand alone in a room and shout for joy, the kids running up the stairs and sliding down the banisters, maybe then it will feel like mine. It does feel right though, like it's meant for us.
Anyway! It's beautiful, thankfully not as big as I'd feared and will less work then we'd both put in our heads. It'll still take years and loads of money but we'll be able to make a fair number of rooms easily livable until the money is there for them. We tested the 9 pianos and earmarked the ones we'll be keeping. We also marked the furniture we'd like. It's all to be sold or dumped so the solicitors are keen for us to have what we can. Some beautiful pieces that are needed in the house. sadly most of the fireplaces have been blocked up so that'll be one of the first jobs we'll do so we can enjoy one of our dreams.
Walking around it today still didn't feel real. It was the first time we weren't rushed or having to be polite. We were there as the new owners with a very nice chap urging us to take this and that. He referred to it as our house all the time but it doesn't feel like it yet. Maybe when we next go there and everything has been removed. We I can stand alone in a room and shout for joy, the kids running up the stairs and sliding down the banisters, maybe then it will feel like mine. It does feel right though, like it's meant for us.
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Inclination there, time lacking
I fancy being a daily blogger. I spend much of each day filing bits in my brain for later release when I get to the computer. Somehow that time doesn't come. It seems something else has to wait for me to have this time, that isn't normally something that can wait.
This week I'm a mummy to one. The girls are away at MoTB. We dropped them off yesterday, excited and they pushed us down the drive after about an hour as it was time for them to have fun! Felt odd as always but also I'm jealous- that place is really cool! We followed Bob back to the campsite to see Joyce- so good to see after far too long! They have the most adorable dog in Maisie. I didn't think I'd like her much ( pre-concieved ideas about poodles!) but I was so wrong, poodles are lovely and don't feel at all as I imagined.
I'm looking forward to my time with Buzz and being able to have a bit of time for myself. My batteries really need charging and I'm obviously run down as I'm still coughing after 5.5 weeks. For someone who never normally gets the slightest cold I'm going potty with myself coughing and coughing. A huge downside of the girls being away is that I've promised to take Buzz to Legoland on Wednesday. What was I thinking?
So in this time alone with Buzz I've been doing some thinking about him and where he is in his little world. He's a pretty cool kid actually and one I'd like to be mates with. He's too easily led for my liking and would probably be the class clown if he were in school. Like his eldest sister he likes to entertain and amuse. He's naturally bright without being full on about he. he gets most things quickly and in an unassuming way. His reading is brilliant but he hates reading to me so we do very little of this, but today he was reading The Times to me as I was driving along. He's not 100% perfect but pretty damn impressive. Shame I can't take the credit again
He's number crazy. He sees patterns in them every where and is always working things out in his head and suggesting things to me that I wouldn't even think about. At the moment he's going through a times table phase, a few weeks ago it was time and wore his watch obsessively (quoting the time almost every 2 minutes!).
His drawings are cool, very intricate. Never copied and rarely of a film or TV character. Last week he draw about 100 drawings of camping, different people camping from different periods in time and all that they might need. He likes drawing our home and garden with him playing with his friends or toys. Today he has made paper airplanes with notes for me written on them. He's cute.
I have taken a break from sewing and have been knitting some hats for friends. Knitting really gives me problems with my fingers though which makes me worry about developing arthritis like my mum who can no longer knit.
Exciting news today is that we'll exchange on The Dream House on the 29th!!!! I can't begin to say how amazing this feels to finally have a date, to be able to know that no more crap will get on way! Watch this space for me moaning about all this shit that will come with owning an old house with everything needing doing on it! Please feel free to remind me of my fight to get it!
So it seems I'll be even further down the lack of time path in the coming months.
This week I'm a mummy to one. The girls are away at MoTB. We dropped them off yesterday, excited and they pushed us down the drive after about an hour as it was time for them to have fun! Felt odd as always but also I'm jealous- that place is really cool! We followed Bob back to the campsite to see Joyce- so good to see after far too long! They have the most adorable dog in Maisie. I didn't think I'd like her much ( pre-concieved ideas about poodles!) but I was so wrong, poodles are lovely and don't feel at all as I imagined.
I'm looking forward to my time with Buzz and being able to have a bit of time for myself. My batteries really need charging and I'm obviously run down as I'm still coughing after 5.5 weeks. For someone who never normally gets the slightest cold I'm going potty with myself coughing and coughing. A huge downside of the girls being away is that I've promised to take Buzz to Legoland on Wednesday. What was I thinking?
So in this time alone with Buzz I've been doing some thinking about him and where he is in his little world. He's a pretty cool kid actually and one I'd like to be mates with. He's too easily led for my liking and would probably be the class clown if he were in school. Like his eldest sister he likes to entertain and amuse. He's naturally bright without being full on about he. he gets most things quickly and in an unassuming way. His reading is brilliant but he hates reading to me so we do very little of this, but today he was reading The Times to me as I was driving along. He's not 100% perfect but pretty damn impressive. Shame I can't take the credit again
He's number crazy. He sees patterns in them every where and is always working things out in his head and suggesting things to me that I wouldn't even think about. At the moment he's going through a times table phase, a few weeks ago it was time and wore his watch obsessively (quoting the time almost every 2 minutes!).
His drawings are cool, very intricate. Never copied and rarely of a film or TV character. Last week he draw about 100 drawings of camping, different people camping from different periods in time and all that they might need. He likes drawing our home and garden with him playing with his friends or toys. Today he has made paper airplanes with notes for me written on them. He's cute.
I have taken a break from sewing and have been knitting some hats for friends. Knitting really gives me problems with my fingers though which makes me worry about developing arthritis like my mum who can no longer knit.
Exciting news today is that we'll exchange on The Dream House on the 29th!!!! I can't begin to say how amazing this feels to finally have a date, to be able to know that no more crap will get on way! Watch this space for me moaning about all this shit that will come with owning an old house with everything needing doing on it! Please feel free to remind me of my fight to get it!
So it seems I'll be even further down the lack of time path in the coming months.
Lost on the 4th July
Buzz lost his first tooth! He has waited so long and seems to be last amongst his friends. I'm glad, I like the first tooth to come out at 7 it's a good sign.
His tooth fairy came, he is called Willow and has the tiniest writing yet! I love the magic this brings the children.
And now for a very very quick round up in the hope of starting blogging properly again soon
HESFES
Last week was spent at HESFES. We drove up on Friday and set up camp. Returned home Saturday morning for drama rehearsals, watched the children dance and sing on Sunday and drove back to camp. Very amusing to all to see me arrive in white suit and high heels only to emerge from my tent in yoga trousers and HESFES hoodie. I'm so versatile LOL!
HESFES was everything we needed this year. It was hot and sunny, the kids old enough to ignore me, so the washing up, shower alone, swim alone and do the shopping alone. They are berry brown from living outdoors and were a pure delight from start to finish. I only got cross on the last day when trying to load the car Buzz refused to get out of it until I bought sweets. I lost it big time telling him to get out of the f****** car before I battered him. He laughed his little head off proving they don't believe my threats. Loretta took more heed to my words (I hang my head in shame).
Roll on next year.
CHICKEN POX
Buzz had a really bad dose of chicken pox, coming out with them whilst on holiday. He was really poorly and distressed but has no scars and the spots were mostly gone after 5 days, thanks I think to some amazing oil Tony's massage lady gave him.
SPAIN
Was hot and lovely. I read three books and didn't do much else. I did go down all of the slides as did the children including the kamikaze. We spent some much needed family time together and also some lovely time with our dear friends who live out there.
10
Boo turned 10 whilst we were in Spain. Don't think that's sunk in yet!
PARTY
We had the most amazing party for Boo and Buzz's birthday's. It was on a medieval theme and I was deeply touched by the time and effort people had put into their costumes and gifts.
HOUSE MOVE
There is a growing light in view at the end of a very long tunnel!!!!
His tooth fairy came, he is called Willow and has the tiniest writing yet! I love the magic this brings the children.
And now for a very very quick round up in the hope of starting blogging properly again soon
HESFES
Last week was spent at HESFES. We drove up on Friday and set up camp. Returned home Saturday morning for drama rehearsals, watched the children dance and sing on Sunday and drove back to camp. Very amusing to all to see me arrive in white suit and high heels only to emerge from my tent in yoga trousers and HESFES hoodie. I'm so versatile LOL!
HESFES was everything we needed this year. It was hot and sunny, the kids old enough to ignore me, so the washing up, shower alone, swim alone and do the shopping alone. They are berry brown from living outdoors and were a pure delight from start to finish. I only got cross on the last day when trying to load the car Buzz refused to get out of it until I bought sweets. I lost it big time telling him to get out of the f****** car before I battered him. He laughed his little head off proving they don't believe my threats. Loretta took more heed to my words (I hang my head in shame).
Roll on next year.
CHICKEN POX
Buzz had a really bad dose of chicken pox, coming out with them whilst on holiday. He was really poorly and distressed but has no scars and the spots were mostly gone after 5 days, thanks I think to some amazing oil Tony's massage lady gave him.
SPAIN
Was hot and lovely. I read three books and didn't do much else. I did go down all of the slides as did the children including the kamikaze. We spent some much needed family time together and also some lovely time with our dear friends who live out there.
10
Boo turned 10 whilst we were in Spain. Don't think that's sunk in yet!
PARTY
We had the most amazing party for Boo and Buzz's birthday's. It was on a medieval theme and I was deeply touched by the time and effort people had put into their costumes and gifts.
HOUSE MOVE
There is a growing light in view at the end of a very long tunnel!!!!
House and Home
07/04/08 23:05 Categorieshouse and homedreams
We need a place to call home, a place that's ours, a place to love. We put Stafford House on the market 20 months ago. We lost the house we really wanted to buy and have viewed 24 other properties. We have been hanging on waiting for the Dream House to go through probate and goodness knows what else. We adore this house, it's location and it's grandness. It doesn't fulfill why we put our house on the market all those months ago though. Our aim was to have a simpler life, with land and animals, a sanctuary away from work and routine. This house gives us all that. It doesn't give us room space (though it has plenty of them!), it doesn't give us the ease to town and work we have grown to love here. It is much cheaper than Audrey's despite needing work (we'd convert the garage into the lounge), as Audrey's needs about 250K on it (which will take years to afford). We try and listen to our heart and it wants both so we try to listen to our head and it wants both. We're seeing the solicitor on Thursday to sort out our wills, maybe fate will step in then. We don't want to make the wrong decision.
Filling You In
I'm enjoying our days atm but not inclined to blog them LOL! Typical after I harped on and on about getting a new blog
We are doing small pockets of formal work throughout the week, I'm trying to up the game of the big two without making a huge deal about it. All seems to be going rather well though and they are all loving the French we have been doing. Buzz is doing great at his reading. I'm strict about when I say they are 'readers'
I'd say he was about 70% there with Horrid Henry books. Boo still hates maths though i don't know why as she's perfectly capable. I think it's some sort of mental block.
They are really loving their new piano lessons. Uncle Rod (maths and sax already) is doing a fine job and they no longer spend weeks on a piece. One per week and then the structure of music around that. Boo has started violin and her teacher is a dream and teaching exactly as we believe music should be taught. She can't wait to get to her lessons each week.
Last week the girls and I went to London to The Globe theatre to see Loves Labours lost. This was a trip organised through the newsletter I make for families HEing in Sussex. We really enjoyed it and I would highly recommend it. The attention to detail was amazing and the girls sat in awe at the beautiful dresses the ladies wore. They were highly amuse and a bit shocked at the willy flash
We have also been to Amberley Working Museum with Shinies. Took 2.5 hours to get there because of the traffic at Lewes but it was a great day. Terrible workshop, where the woman provided no information and seem eager to leave us! Bizarre. All of us spent the day dressed up from the past and enjoyed traveling on open top buses, old trains and marveling at dial phones. The kids would have spent the whole day playing with the phones that interconnected.
Kessie had her operation- so no babies for her. She hates me now. She is sad all the time, hates when I put her guard on her to stop her licking her wounds and is generally depressed.
Pea is struggling with life big time. She cries so much and has huge blow outs over nothing. Poor baby. She had a treat trip to London yesterday with Tina and Summer. Summer had an audition with Sony for their new game console. They asked Pea if she wanted to have a go but she declined. She cried for about an hour when she got home because she'd wanted to but felt she couldn't as it was Summer's chance! Next time she'll have a go!
Housewise we're no further on and I'm fed up of it all. Our offer was declined and we are currently sitting about 20 grand apart in negotiating. This really is only about £150 per month so nothing major and we could pay what they want but it's the fact that this means we have to find a further huge chunk of money for the deposit etc. Complicated. I'm still trying to get The Music House and have told Tony to contact our solicitor and push harder.
Today we have a play date (hate that expression), then a Hamlet workshop in Hastings, followed by tap and ballet for Boo.
We are doing small pockets of formal work throughout the week, I'm trying to up the game of the big two without making a huge deal about it. All seems to be going rather well though and they are all loving the French we have been doing. Buzz is doing great at his reading. I'm strict about when I say they are 'readers'
I'd say he was about 70% there with Horrid Henry books. Boo still hates maths though i don't know why as she's perfectly capable. I think it's some sort of mental block.They are really loving their new piano lessons. Uncle Rod (maths and sax already) is doing a fine job and they no longer spend weeks on a piece. One per week and then the structure of music around that. Boo has started violin and her teacher is a dream and teaching exactly as we believe music should be taught. She can't wait to get to her lessons each week.
Last week the girls and I went to London to The Globe theatre to see Loves Labours lost. This was a trip organised through the newsletter I make for families HEing in Sussex. We really enjoyed it and I would highly recommend it. The attention to detail was amazing and the girls sat in awe at the beautiful dresses the ladies wore. They were highly amuse and a bit shocked at the willy flash
We have also been to Amberley Working Museum with Shinies. Took 2.5 hours to get there because of the traffic at Lewes but it was a great day. Terrible workshop, where the woman provided no information and seem eager to leave us! Bizarre. All of us spent the day dressed up from the past and enjoyed traveling on open top buses, old trains and marveling at dial phones. The kids would have spent the whole day playing with the phones that interconnected.
Kessie had her operation- so no babies for her. She hates me now. She is sad all the time, hates when I put her guard on her to stop her licking her wounds and is generally depressed.
Pea is struggling with life big time. She cries so much and has huge blow outs over nothing. Poor baby. She had a treat trip to London yesterday with Tina and Summer. Summer had an audition with Sony for their new game console. They asked Pea if she wanted to have a go but she declined. She cried for about an hour when she got home because she'd wanted to but felt she couldn't as it was Summer's chance! Next time she'll have a go!
Housewise we're no further on and I'm fed up of it all. Our offer was declined and we are currently sitting about 20 grand apart in negotiating. This really is only about £150 per month so nothing major and we could pay what they want but it's the fact that this means we have to find a further huge chunk of money for the deposit etc. Complicated. I'm still trying to get The Music House and have told Tony to contact our solicitor and push harder.
Today we have a play date (hate that expression), then a Hamlet workshop in Hastings, followed by tap and ballet for Boo.
