For some unknown reason the boiler manufacturer insisted on sending the much needed part directly to us rather than have the engineer pick it up from his supplier.
It has finally arrived this morning, the engineer has been informed and he should be here with us in a couple of hours or so to fit it so all being well we should have heat and hot water by tea time.
This has been the longest and most miserable three weeks I have ever known and I shan't be sorry to see the back of it.
We moved Marlowe's overnight stay to next weekend as we weren't sure if we would be sorted so I have a week now to do a good deep clean of the house so that it's all sparkling and twinkly for when she comes.
Today I am trying to create some order in the sewing room ready to turn it into the wrapping room for the Christmas gifts. I just need to finish off a quilt which is being gifted before I fetch all the wrapping paraphernalia down.
I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend and I thank you all so much for the lovely comments while we have been working our way through this problem.
Sheila-x-
Saturday, 7 December 2019
Thursday, 5 December 2019
Swear Words!!!
Does anyone know any new satisfying swear words?
I've just about run the gamut of the ones I know and they just ain't working anymore.
From that you will guess that the boiler is still kaput but it's not the engineer at fault. The place that got him the spare part got the wrong one and he has had to go back and stand over them while they ordered another one.
It should be here tomorrow and and soon as he has his hands on it he will come over and fit it.
Despite all that I have had a lovely afternoon. Andy ordered me the rest of the threads I need to complete my DMC collection so I have sat winding those onto their bobbins and filling up my storage boxes. He let me have them even though they are part of my Christmas present.
I've been nice and warm as the engineer left us a small fan heater to borrow until he comes back.
I hope you have all had a good day too.
Sheila-x-
I've just about run the gamut of the ones I know and they just ain't working anymore.
From that you will guess that the boiler is still kaput but it's not the engineer at fault. The place that got him the spare part got the wrong one and he has had to go back and stand over them while they ordered another one.
It should be here tomorrow and and soon as he has his hands on it he will come over and fit it.
Despite all that I have had a lovely afternoon. Andy ordered me the rest of the threads I need to complete my DMC collection so I have sat winding those onto their bobbins and filling up my storage boxes. He let me have them even though they are part of my Christmas present.
I've been nice and warm as the engineer left us a small fan heater to borrow until he comes back.
I hope you have all had a good day too.
Sheila-x-
Wednesday, 4 December 2019
Another Waiting Game!!!
So.....he didn't show up yesterday. The catalogue of excuses was just ridiculous so I won't bore you with them
Andy has managed to get hold of him this morning and he is definitely coming today. So we'll see.
To while away the time I am making cranberry sauce and bread sauce to put in the freezer ready for Christmas and the house smells divine.
I had no bread suitable for making the bread sauce so nipped to Waitrose last night to take advantage of their end of day reductions.....you can get a Farmhouse loaf for 25p if you hit them at the right time. I also picked up a few other bits for today's cooking and thought the bill was a bit expensive. Got back to the car and checked my receipt.....they had charged me £17.25 for my loaf of reduced bread...good job I checked.
The money is now back in my purse.
After that I spent hours trying to get to sleep and ended up having to keep getting up with an upset stomach. I'm beginning to think somebody up there doesn't like me very much. Oh well while he's picking on me he's leaving somebody else alone.
Hope you are all having a good day.
Sheila-x-
Andy has managed to get hold of him this morning and he is definitely coming today. So we'll see.
To while away the time I am making cranberry sauce and bread sauce to put in the freezer ready for Christmas and the house smells divine.
I had no bread suitable for making the bread sauce so nipped to Waitrose last night to take advantage of their end of day reductions.....you can get a Farmhouse loaf for 25p if you hit them at the right time. I also picked up a few other bits for today's cooking and thought the bill was a bit expensive. Got back to the car and checked my receipt.....they had charged me £17.25 for my loaf of reduced bread...good job I checked.
The money is now back in my purse.
After that I spent hours trying to get to sleep and ended up having to keep getting up with an upset stomach. I'm beginning to think somebody up there doesn't like me very much. Oh well while he's picking on me he's leaving somebody else alone.
Hope you are all having a good day.
Sheila-x-
Tuesday, 3 December 2019
Still Waiting!!!
We are still waiting for the engineer to arrive and fit the new part to the boiler.
I am beyond p'd off now, just want to sit and cry and have reached the point where I just can't get warm anymore.
If I have another night like last night I think it may just tip me over the edge.
Sheila-x-
I am beyond p'd off now, just want to sit and cry and have reached the point where I just can't get warm anymore.
If I have another night like last night I think it may just tip me over the edge.
Sheila-x-
Monday, 2 December 2019
Frozen!!!
We have survived a very cold weekend although at times I could have cried.
By tomorrow afternoon we should be fixed and I may well tape myself to a radiator for the foreseeable future.
When we have not been out and about with Ruby we have snuggled on the sofa under a pile of fluffy blankets.
Friday night we went to see Frozen 2. It was a nice film but I didn't like it as much as the original film.
Saturday the tree was decorated and the outdoor lights were all put up. DD took Ruby out for lunch and then a little shopping trip and after tea we watched the Home Alone films, drank hot chocolate and ate popcorn.
Sunday was lunch at the pub and a walk around the garden centre for Ruby to see all the decorations and the Lemax village then home for more snuggles and tea for her before we had to take her home.
So it has been a lovely weekend.....and next weekend we have Miss Marlowe coming for the night on Saturday and a good part of the day on Sunday.
For now I am looking forward to having some hot water on tap instead of having to boil kettles so that I can have a good deep clean of everywhere and get the house in order before Christmas.
Hope you have all had a fabulous weekend and have a good week this week.
Sheila-x-
By tomorrow afternoon we should be fixed and I may well tape myself to a radiator for the foreseeable future.
When we have not been out and about with Ruby we have snuggled on the sofa under a pile of fluffy blankets.
Friday night we went to see Frozen 2. It was a nice film but I didn't like it as much as the original film.
Saturday the tree was decorated and the outdoor lights were all put up. DD took Ruby out for lunch and then a little shopping trip and after tea we watched the Home Alone films, drank hot chocolate and ate popcorn.
Sunday was lunch at the pub and a walk around the garden centre for Ruby to see all the decorations and the Lemax village then home for more snuggles and tea for her before we had to take her home.
So it has been a lovely weekend.....and next weekend we have Miss Marlowe coming for the night on Saturday and a good part of the day on Sunday.
For now I am looking forward to having some hot water on tap instead of having to boil kettles so that I can have a good deep clean of everywhere and get the house in order before Christmas.
Hope you have all had a fabulous weekend and have a good week this week.
Sheila-x-
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