CLEANING

 First up for today I must get my car a new WOF, it expires tomorrow.

Fingers crossed nothing expensive needs fixing.

It's like going to the dentist, all ya worry about it 'how much is it going to cost?".

After doing that, I am coming home to do the cleaning.

All the window sills.

Shelves.

Furniture polished.

Skirting boards (they got dusty with the carpet install).

Vacuming.

And so on.

So, don't ask what I am doing today.

After I've done all that, I'll probably take a break, have some lunch and then get into the sewing room.

That Cat Runner I drew up yesterday is waiting for me.

ABOVE:  Stew got our cars new First Aid Kits.  I hope everyone has one in their car?

You just never know when you might need one.

We have always had one in our cars, but you do need to get new ones as time goes on.

ABOVE:  Our cabinets last night.  I've put fairy lights across the top and down the side of one of them.  So pretty.  I'd have them everywhere if I could. 😊

Yesterday afternoon Stew and I nutted out where to put various pieces of lounge furniture, so we didn't end up having to get rid of anything right?

And once we had done that, Stew said "Right, now we can just leave that until next year, when the new lounge suite arrives. It doesn't have to be moved right now".

WHAT I HEARD WAS:   "I don't feel like doing that now and it's not necessary to do it right now".  Which was just fine.  For him.

NOT FOR ME.  What went through my mind like, IMMEDIATELY, was "I will do it tomorrow, even if it kills me".

Because that is how I operate.  If I can do it NOW, I will.

So for the past two and a half hours, I've pushed and shoved and sworn my head off, but I did it.

ABOVE: The two seater, cream couch is back in the lounge, where it fits perfectly.

ABOVE: The other end of the lounge.  We love the two china cabinets there.  And there's nowhere else to put one of them anyway Lynda.

We had thought all four cream recliners would fit in the lounge, but they simply don't.  So... the other two cream recliners will go in the sunroom next year.  For now we are using them in the family room.

ABOVE:  this is where the two cream recliners will go next year.  The brown sectional that WAS here in now in my sewing room.

OMG getting it there!!!!  I took the worst route.  Through the house.  If only I'd thought of going out the double sunroom doors and using the handtruck to wheel it over to my sunroom door.  

But no.  I did it the hard way.  But I got it there eventually.  

I took the internal garage door off it's hinges, thinking it would fit.  NOPE.  Ended up dragging it through the front door.

Now I can't get the door back on it's hinges.  

Oh well... it will be a simple job for Stew when he gets home.  😂😅😆

ABOVE:  The brown sectional in my sewing room.  I never want to move that bitch again!

Now I need to have a quick freshen up and get my car to it's WOF appointment.

Home again.  NO WOF, the garage was overrun with jobs, so I said I would come back tomorrow or Wednesday.

Not a problem.

Now... I had not received the invoice for the electrical work done here back on the 14th of October.  So I rang them today to remind them to send it to me, so I could pay it.

I wanted to pay it on the day, but the electrician said NO, we will send you an invoice.

Anyway, upshot is, they sent me the invoice today, after I rang them.

And OMG... a RED OVERDUE note was on the invoice.  I was like... how rude!  NOT overdue if you haven't even sent it out to me.  Right?

So rude. 

I still have not heard back from Carpet Court.

And we have been in Level 3, or Level 3 : Step 1 or 2, for 43 days now.  This afternoon we MIGHT hear if our level or step is changing.  I'd love to think we can travel a bit further soon.  Particularly with Christmas coming up soon.

First good news.  Waikato is going to move to Alert Level 2 from tomorrow night.  Which means if we want to go to the beach (Tauranga etc) or to Tirau to the shops there, we can!  We can go down to Palmy to see Mike and Joyce if we want to as well.

Kids can go back to school.  Bex is thrilled to bits!

I think we will take a 'slowly, slowly' approach to all the 'freedoms', just to make sure we keep Steve safe.

He's in our bubble, and is highly susceptible to infections of any type.

Next good news:  I got a phone call from 'E', the Head of Retail Operations, Carpet Court this afternoon.

He apologised for taking a few days to get back to me. 

He explained he had to conduct an internal investigation, and speak to all involved to clarify what happened here.

He was very appreciative of all the photos I had provided, and explanations for each one.

He was HORRIFIED at how we had been treated, how our home was left for an entire week while the 'new' piece of carpet was brought down from Auckland ... which wasn't big enough either.

He did not up and say it was the same piece from the week before, but let's just say he didn't say it wasn't when I asked.

So, after 'humbly apologising'  for our horrible experience, he offered us compensation. He is taking a big chunk off the balance, left to pay by us, for the carpet install. 

I did not  ask for anything at all by the way.  All I expected was a damn apology, and the hope that no one else was treated this way.

OH!  Our bins.  He offered to get a new carpet layer in to fix that situation.  I told him no, we have sorted it out ourselves.  I'll show you how we did that, tomorrow.

He also assured me that the join in the dining room under the bar stools 'should be fine'.

But if we have any problems AT ALL, I am to ring HIM.  He gave me his number.

So, in all a decent result.  The house is DONE.  We are happy with it, now that all the annoyance and frustrations are over.

Time to sit back and enjoy it.

Bex arrived for a quick visit this afternoon.  She stepped into the lounge and was like "This room is gorgeous!  It's given me the shivers!"

I feel the same way.  It is a calm, relaxing, beautiful room now.

9.52 pm:  It's  been a lovely, relaxing evening with Stew.  I sit here and just soak in the knowledge that it's DONE.  All me bits 'n' bobs are back in place, I'm happy with where everything is, and apart from a couple of things to do outside, we are finally settled and can just enjoy our home.

I just hope my brain does not start whirring and thinking up more to do!  Stew would throttle me!

Right, time to sign off ... catch ya tomorrow.