I have just one thing to say today, well nearly, you know me I ramble a bit.
I am really missing not being able to bake properly.
The caravan oven is just about able to cope with our family meals, as long as I start everything an extra 30 minutes early!
Now the house kitchen is out of commision completely until we move in I cannot even pop anything in there.
Never mind, I will have a right old time of it getting used to and using the Rayburn very soon!
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Mmmm what a situation for us!
Hello
I have been absent from my posts for a couple of weeks but unfortunatley not for the right reasons so settle in for a few minutes!
We moved ourselves to Wales on September 5 under the impresion that exchange would take place within a couple of days.
This has not happened, yet!
Our vendors had agreed to us camping out on the land at the back of the house until the exchange and they are still more than happy for us to be here doing that. They are the most lovely and understanding people.
We have had issues with that I will not go into but, although I have lost count of the number of times we have said this, we hope today that after a change of solicitor we will have some news.
We have not started work on the house, we have been in the caravan for just over two weeks and are full of anxiety, worry, stress and any other word you think fit. However, we are also very angry because we have done everything we have been asked to do by Estate Agents, buyers, vendors (although everything is good to go on our purchase) but we are still in a bit of a mess.
I truly hope when we speak to hub's dad tonight that he has some news. We only had our Broadband and landline connected last Wednesday and we have no mobile reception from the house for about 2 miles so communication has been very difficult at times therefore he is helping out with the whole thing.
All this aside, the village is wonderful, we have met some very friendly people, the boys are in classes at a local Learning Centre and coming on in leaps and bounds with their Welsh after only a week there. They leave home at 7.45am and are home at 4pm.
We marvel at the scenery and, even after heavy rain over the last couple of days, it is a glorious place and we are never leaving!
I have today gone for a little chat at a local cafe in Tregaron and hope to start a job there maybe next week. Very strange trying to get into work after so long but it is something I am familiar with due to our business we owned when first married.
Well, this is not the first post I had hoped to write after we moved here and feel really quite sad about that. However I have a new blog all lined up, just tweaking it a bit and trying to remember how to put some of the same things I managed to do on this one!
Wish us luck for the next couple of days. I had so hoped to celebrate my birthday in the house but that is not going to be as I thought either.
Will be in touch soon in a more positive mood I very much hope.xx
I have been absent from my posts for a couple of weeks but unfortunatley not for the right reasons so settle in for a few minutes!
We moved ourselves to Wales on September 5 under the impresion that exchange would take place within a couple of days.
This has not happened, yet!
Our vendors had agreed to us camping out on the land at the back of the house until the exchange and they are still more than happy for us to be here doing that. They are the most lovely and understanding people.
We have had issues with that I will not go into but, although I have lost count of the number of times we have said this, we hope today that after a change of solicitor we will have some news.
We have not started work on the house, we have been in the caravan for just over two weeks and are full of anxiety, worry, stress and any other word you think fit. However, we are also very angry because we have done everything we have been asked to do by Estate Agents, buyers, vendors (although everything is good to go on our purchase) but we are still in a bit of a mess.
I truly hope when we speak to hub's dad tonight that he has some news. We only had our Broadband and landline connected last Wednesday and we have no mobile reception from the house for about 2 miles so communication has been very difficult at times therefore he is helping out with the whole thing.
All this aside, the village is wonderful, we have met some very friendly people, the boys are in classes at a local Learning Centre and coming on in leaps and bounds with their Welsh after only a week there. They leave home at 7.45am and are home at 4pm.
We marvel at the scenery and, even after heavy rain over the last couple of days, it is a glorious place and we are never leaving!
I have today gone for a little chat at a local cafe in Tregaron and hope to start a job there maybe next week. Very strange trying to get into work after so long but it is something I am familiar with due to our business we owned when first married.
Well, this is not the first post I had hoped to write after we moved here and feel really quite sad about that. However I have a new blog all lined up, just tweaking it a bit and trying to remember how to put some of the same things I managed to do on this one!
Wish us luck for the next couple of days. I had so hoped to celebrate my birthday in the house but that is not going to be as I thought either.
Will be in touch soon in a more positive mood I very much hope.xx
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
Uh - Slight Glich In The Proceedings
Hi!
A little setback with some legal requirements but hopefully it won't drag us into too much trouble. Means we cannot exchange contracts today, but whatever the issues the boys WILL be in school on Monday. It may mean we don't get everythihg to Wales until Saturday but we will manage - I keep telling myself that.
The packing has gone really well and everything is downstairs now but we are at that point where I am washing things to pack, I have to pack some things into the caravan for when we get there and I just HATE the idea of having random things in random boxes.
I am a little OCD so it can be tricky for me at times but I just have to breath and know that all that matters is getting everything, and us, to the other end. Once the boys are in school on Monday I can spend the day getting properly organised so we have food, bedding/beds and the necessities where they should be for the time being.
Wish us luck, again.x
A little setback with some legal requirements but hopefully it won't drag us into too much trouble. Means we cannot exchange contracts today, but whatever the issues the boys WILL be in school on Monday. It may mean we don't get everythihg to Wales until Saturday but we will manage - I keep telling myself that.
The packing has gone really well and everything is downstairs now but we are at that point where I am washing things to pack, I have to pack some things into the caravan for when we get there and I just HATE the idea of having random things in random boxes.
I am a little OCD so it can be tricky for me at times but I just have to breath and know that all that matters is getting everything, and us, to the other end. Once the boys are in school on Monday I can spend the day getting properly organised so we have food, bedding/beds and the necessities where they should be for the time being.
Wish us luck, again.x
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
Back To Plan A
Morning
V. quick post just to update.
We have been very fortunate in that a family member has offered us a two-birth caravan plus awning for sale and we have taken it. This means we can stay on site at the new house whilst hubs does the work, the boys can go to school on the bus and everything is much better. Making use of the outbuldings I can still use my usual frdige/freezer, slow cooker for when the nights start getting to casserole-time and the washing machine will be plumbed in down in the cellar.
Feeling much better about getting organised when we get there which was always going to be a bit stressful for me. Aaah.
Not sure how much I will be blogging in the next couple of days as we are planning on moving on Friday! Also not sure how long it will take to get the Broadband connected so may be a little while before I am able to post some photos of the new homestead after the move..
Wish us luck on our exciting new venture.xxx
V. quick post just to update.
We have been very fortunate in that a family member has offered us a two-birth caravan plus awning for sale and we have taken it. This means we can stay on site at the new house whilst hubs does the work, the boys can go to school on the bus and everything is much better. Making use of the outbuldings I can still use my usual frdige/freezer, slow cooker for when the nights start getting to casserole-time and the washing machine will be plumbed in down in the cellar.
Feeling much better about getting organised when we get there which was always going to be a bit stressful for me. Aaah.
Not sure how much I will be blogging in the next couple of days as we are planning on moving on Friday! Also not sure how long it will take to get the Broadband connected so may be a little while before I am able to post some photos of the new homestead after the move..
Wish us luck on our exciting new venture.xxx
Monday, 31 August 2015
There's That C-word again.
You may remember back in June I posted about Christmas Savings Plan. This is just a little reminder and an update.
Now and again I have thought to myself "shall I tell hubby and use it for this, that or the other?" But then I think to myself that I have managed this far, which is three months, without too much trouble and it will be fab when it comes to November when I can tell hubs I have saved £1001!
So far I have saved a bit over £400 and I love seeing the amount increase each week. I have started a list of things I intend to buy starting with 6 bottles of bubbly! But I'm also leaving plenty for us to use on special things for us and the boys over the festivities and the New Year.
Do any of you have a savings plan?
Now and again I have thought to myself "shall I tell hubby and use it for this, that or the other?" But then I think to myself that I have managed this far, which is three months, without too much trouble and it will be fab when it comes to November when I can tell hubs I have saved £1001!
So far I have saved a bit over £400 and I love seeing the amount increase each week. I have started a list of things I intend to buy starting with 6 bottles of bubbly! But I'm also leaving plenty for us to use on special things for us and the boys over the festivities and the New Year.
Do any of you have a savings plan?
Saturday, 29 August 2015
Progress, of sorts.
Good morning.
We have come to a necessary decision because of the boys as we don't expect contracts to be signed until middle/towards the end of next week because of the Bank Holiday so this is how things will be.
As soon as they are signed we will pack up the last of our things, we have done so much already, and make the move to the new house. But we have also made the decision to rent on a holiday park very close to the house and school so the boys can start on September 7. We cannot have them in limbo any longer so this is the best thing for us all. It also means the work on the house can start whilst we are not in it and the boys, most importantly, can get into some sort of a routine. There are so many new things they need to be getting involved with and we don't want them missing any more than absolutely necessary. We are the kind of parents who don't even take them out of school for dental appointements, let alone family holidays, so this is something we feel very stongly about and we a lot happier now we have come to this point.
The next few days will involve more waiting, hubs has stayed on at work for a little longer and I can get some more things packed and boxed up, like hubs clothes as he is going to be living in his work clothes for the foreseeable and I have a fantastic flying suit overall that will be my 'uniform' when helping around the house and nothing flash if running between school etc. It is a shame the boys won't be able to take the bus to school for a little while yet as that is something they were really looking forward to.
On we go.
We have come to a necessary decision because of the boys as we don't expect contracts to be signed until middle/towards the end of next week because of the Bank Holiday so this is how things will be.
As soon as they are signed we will pack up the last of our things, we have done so much already, and make the move to the new house. But we have also made the decision to rent on a holiday park very close to the house and school so the boys can start on September 7. We cannot have them in limbo any longer so this is the best thing for us all. It also means the work on the house can start whilst we are not in it and the boys, most importantly, can get into some sort of a routine. There are so many new things they need to be getting involved with and we don't want them missing any more than absolutely necessary. We are the kind of parents who don't even take them out of school for dental appointements, let alone family holidays, so this is something we feel very stongly about and we a lot happier now we have come to this point.
The next few days will involve more waiting, hubs has stayed on at work for a little longer and I can get some more things packed and boxed up, like hubs clothes as he is going to be living in his work clothes for the foreseeable and I have a fantastic flying suit overall that will be my 'uniform' when helping around the house and nothing flash if running between school etc. It is a shame the boys won't be able to take the bus to school for a little while yet as that is something they were really looking forward to.
On we go.
Friday, 28 August 2015
Autumn Will Soon Be Upon Us
I have to say that normally I am getting in the mood for decorating the house for Autumn. These are examples of last year's decs. In the first the book I am using is a copy of Pretty Nostalgic to which I used to subscribe. I still love to use the books for seasonal decorations and inspiration so take a look at my other posts if you get five minutes.
The book in the picture above is an old copy of A Diary Of An Edwardian Lady which I found in a charity shop for £1. It is great for paper crafting and, again, as a decoration as the illustrations are wonderful.
However, because of life being as it is just now I am not even thinking about it but I have to say the onset of Autumn is one of my favourite times of the year. I love the changing of the leaf colours, the crunch when you kick though them and that I will soon be able to cosy myself in my lovely wrap I keep downstairs when the evening start to get a little chilly.
What time of the year do you prefer?
However, because of life being as it is just now I am not even thinking about it but I have to say the onset of Autumn is one of my favourite times of the year. I love the changing of the leaf colours, the crunch when you kick though them and that I will soon be able to cosy myself in my lovely wrap I keep downstairs when the evening start to get a little chilly.
What time of the year do you prefer?
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