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Dogs and lights and birthdays
Dec. 1st, 2011 11:46 pmDid you know there is an excellent way to neutralise dog fart odour? Light a match. Really! It works. (Thank goodness since poor old Lady Muck has always been a champion in this area but old age is increasing the results.)
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The electricians came by today (Mum only called yesterday but they had a job nearby so we had next-day service! They did say that this is Not The Usual especially before Christmas. We just got lucky.) We now have a light/fan combo in the living room (with retractable blades! Why did no one come up with that before? And the room might actually be cool in summer!) and the new light fitting (Nimbus) installed in Mum's office. It looks rather good. I gave up on my attempts at assembly last night. I made it about halfway through but then it would all start to slip apart. Again. But one of the electricians had a go at it and while he shared our opinions of the instructions, he did it! I suspect having larger hands would be a help in this case.
Mum was very impressed by the guys. Very helpful (see light fitting) and efficient and they asked her for the vacuum so they could clean up any mess they'd made.
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Nephew #1's birthday today. We thought we might get to talk to him on the phone but we'd been invited for the official party on Sunday so that was something. But at the last minute we were invited over this evening, since various friends and family were already there. I had to decline (I'm still tired from the trip, I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, dinner on my birthday and kiddie birthday party on Sunday. Meep) but Mum went over and SiL didn't talk much to her but didn't ignore her either. Brother looks like something the cat dragged in apparently - 90-hr work weeks and a cold. Yeah. Nephew was very happy with his magnetic dartboard (he has amazing hand-eye coordination for a four-year-old, Mum told me.) And Mum said people asked after me and a cupcake was sent home with Mum. Nice.
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I'll probably get the last of my Christmas shopping done tomorrow.
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The electricians came by today (Mum only called yesterday but they had a job nearby so we had next-day service! They did say that this is Not The Usual especially before Christmas. We just got lucky.) We now have a light/fan combo in the living room (with retractable blades! Why did no one come up with that before? And the room might actually be cool in summer!) and the new light fitting (Nimbus) installed in Mum's office. It looks rather good. I gave up on my attempts at assembly last night. I made it about halfway through but then it would all start to slip apart. Again. But one of the electricians had a go at it and while he shared our opinions of the instructions, he did it! I suspect having larger hands would be a help in this case.
Mum was very impressed by the guys. Very helpful (see light fitting) and efficient and they asked her for the vacuum so they could clean up any mess they'd made.
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Nephew #1's birthday today. We thought we might get to talk to him on the phone but we'd been invited for the official party on Sunday so that was something. But at the last minute we were invited over this evening, since various friends and family were already there. I had to decline (I'm still tired from the trip, I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, dinner on my birthday and kiddie birthday party on Sunday. Meep) but Mum went over and SiL didn't talk much to her but didn't ignore her either. Brother looks like something the cat dragged in apparently - 90-hr work weeks and a cold. Yeah. Nephew was very happy with his magnetic dartboard (he has amazing hand-eye coordination for a four-year-old, Mum told me.) And Mum said people asked after me and a cupcake was sent home with Mum. Nice.
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I'll probably get the last of my Christmas shopping done tomorrow.
