Spring Has Sprung & Left..?
It's just been me and my son today because hubby is back at work and daughter is still in Holland so I was thinking up things that the 2 of us could do in the house because I'm so tired after yesterdays day in Blackpool!
This morning we made a burglar alarm that will no more scare away a burglar than it will a dog with it's high pitched tone, but hey, we had fun making it! We got it all put together and son pulled the trigger only to find that it didn't work! I read through all the instructions again to make sure all the parts were in the right places when I noticed that one of the pieces (a 3 pronged thing, can't remember it's name) was placed on it the wrong way round! The head of it was in the shape of a semi circle and the flat bit was meant to be at the bottom, not the top as we had it. Anyway, we turned it round and I told son to cover his ears just in case it was really loud.... Hhmmm... Sounded more like an electronic lice comb with dodgy batteries! At least I know how to make it now though, I'll have the other to do once daughter arrives home at the weekend!
Once that was done, son decided we should do some Spring cleaning so out came the dusters, polish and sprays and off we set. I did the telly so that he didn't press too hard and break the screen and he removed everything from on top of the fireplace and fire. Well, he started to then decided to spray half a bottle of polish on it! I remember now why I used to like the minimalistic look because it takes FOREVER to remove all the photos, bowls of pot pourri, pebbles and rattan ball thingies, dust them and put them back in each bowl before putting them back.
He dusted everything off, then I think he found something he'd lost and decided that that was much more important and buggered off! Needless to say, I was left to put everything back, hoover and take everything back upstairs that had managed to find it's way downstairs and in places that they shouldn't be. Namely behind photos and in clay pots!
I'm really not one to speak mind. I still have the computer desk to tidy and dust and the dinner dishes to wash. I guess we may not be so different afterall! Still, I can blame my haphazard approach on hubby who has rang AT LEAST 3 times already today! You can tell I'm not at work...
This morning we made a burglar alarm that will no more scare away a burglar than it will a dog with it's high pitched tone, but hey, we had fun making it! We got it all put together and son pulled the trigger only to find that it didn't work! I read through all the instructions again to make sure all the parts were in the right places when I noticed that one of the pieces (a 3 pronged thing, can't remember it's name) was placed on it the wrong way round! The head of it was in the shape of a semi circle and the flat bit was meant to be at the bottom, not the top as we had it. Anyway, we turned it round and I told son to cover his ears just in case it was really loud.... Hhmmm... Sounded more like an electronic lice comb with dodgy batteries! At least I know how to make it now though, I'll have the other to do once daughter arrives home at the weekend!
Once that was done, son decided we should do some Spring cleaning so out came the dusters, polish and sprays and off we set. I did the telly so that he didn't press too hard and break the screen and he removed everything from on top of the fireplace and fire. Well, he started to then decided to spray half a bottle of polish on it! I remember now why I used to like the minimalistic look because it takes FOREVER to remove all the photos, bowls of pot pourri, pebbles and rattan ball thingies, dust them and put them back in each bowl before putting them back.
He dusted everything off, then I think he found something he'd lost and decided that that was much more important and buggered off! Needless to say, I was left to put everything back, hoover and take everything back upstairs that had managed to find it's way downstairs and in places that they shouldn't be. Namely behind photos and in clay pots!
I'm really not one to speak mind. I still have the computer desk to tidy and dust and the dinner dishes to wash. I guess we may not be so different afterall! Still, I can blame my haphazard approach on hubby who has rang AT LEAST 3 times already today! You can tell I'm not at work...
posted by Ailsa @ 11:08 pm
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