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NST: November 2020 - Madness!!!

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  • mothernerd
    mothernerd Posts: 4,858 Forumite
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    The sun came out. The day brightened. I went outside and started digging/ sieving and piling up again. Helper arrived after lunch accompanied by daft dog - used the bins to fence her in a bit and shut the gate. Helper used the spade and I continued to sieve. Two rose bushes taken out and roots wrapped for now. Another shrub taken out but mum decided she wanted that one put back. Filled all the buckets. I fetched the large piece of plastic I used for painting (it came wrapped round a mattress) and helper carried on digging and piling soil and stones on the plastic (I did tell her to think about where she put it, in case she had to climb over it to go home). Remaining soil levelled out.

    Went to bring mum outside to make sure we were doing it how she wanted it (she announced a change this morning but I said it was not practical or possible). I didn't want to finish and have mum say it wasn't the way she wanted it. All buckets of dirty stones put back. Tall composter filled with stones tipped over. I moved stones onto the bed using my wellies and holding onto the fence, helper used the garden fork to spread stones to the far end of the bed. Bins put in place, brought mum out to inspect it. Quick change round of bins as one was hitting the tree branches when we tried to open it.

    I still have a number of buckets and a large pile of soil and stones to sift but will do them in stages. Felt like singing Wizzard Christmas song as had several deliveries. Postman actually checked that I was in before bringing my parcels. Good part of the Oxfam online order but the books have come from different shops so two towers of parcels held together with elastic bands. My orange and cinnamon scented candles arrived and my beeswax ones and finally my clothes order (t-shirt one) and box of craft stuff came. Think I've made a mistake, thought I was ordering small snowflakes (bauble size) and they are small dinner plate sized. I can use them (will be covered in either glitter card or glitter felt).

    Darling d-i-l tested positive for covid (DS1's came back as 'failed') so they are all confined to the house until the 14 th.  DS1 is already struggling to explain to the grandpuppy why his 'mummy' won't come downstairs and he can't go upstairs to her, now he has to do games in the garden instead of walks. They have a food order on the way. Cannot find out if Ryman's will be open (they have a post office section and I thought it would be easier than going to the general) so unsure whether it is worth the effort of going into town. Logistics of getting presents to people are hurting my head. May just buy scarf and gloves online and jumpers and other items. Don't know whether to keep back enough back for a second hand laptop, battery keeps overheating and games and videos are slow to load (some will soon be unavailable as they run on adobe). 

    Resting for now, will do a bit of pampering and try for an early night. I am grateful for getting a really awkward job done and for a young healthy person to help, for lots and lots of parcels to open, for bacon butties for tea (on toast bread with tomato ketchup), for communication with DS3 - bit garbled and frustrating but at least he gave me a gas reading that makes sense. To be fair he's using a mirror on a stick with a light so the reading is upside down but he thinks he must have read it backwards as well.
    My mission in life is not only to survive,but to thrive and to do so with some Passion, some Compassion, some Humour and some Style.
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