Thursday
Yesterday for a change we went shopping. Got loads of bits and pieces that you don’t realise you need until you go to use them.
Also got a new iron and ironing board. I tried to suggest we didn’t need these and we should perhaps go for the crumpled look but hubby didn’t go for it.
Went back to the house to put everything away and then went out for dinner.
Whilst we were out we popped into a bed shop to see if they had a bed for our guest room. Came away with new bed and headboard!
Summary: More money spent, more shopping done, another restaurant meal.
Friday
Went to the house early and had our first meal there – toast.
Got the washing machine going washing the new bedding ready for our bed delivery this afternoon.
Sorted all the office furniture today and now have an equipped working office (except for the internet). Also had our phone line switched on by Bell, so no longer relying on our cell phone
At about 1.30 our bed turned up and two guys spent half an hour building the frame and putting the bed together. Looks really good and having a huge king bed will be a real luxury, especially for hubby who is 6’ 2” tall and like the extra leg room.
Tried out my new iron & board with the new sheets. Bed looks great with our new luxury bedding. Just need some extra furniture – yes more such as drawers etc.
Set up the TV this afternoon and all the surround sound stuff. Put a DVD in to see how it sounded and ended up watching the whole film.
After this we went out for dinner and went back to the hotel – not for much longer we hope!
Tuesday
We went to Kingston to do some shopping – yes more. We ended up visiting several shops and spending thousands. We bought bedding, cutlery, crockery, tables, lamps, in fact you name it, we got it.
Our truck was loaded by the time we returned to the house and there is still more to be delivered.
Wednesday
Went over to the house first thing because we were expecting the delivery of our sofas, freezer, TV, dining table, chairs and home cinema set.
We were told we would be phoned in the morning to say when our delivery would arrive. We never got al call, but they turned up with everything except the freezer, which hadn’t arrived in stock. We have to phone tomorrow to check when it will be delivered.
When they had gone we set about placing the furniture where we think we want it. Trouble is the house is so big, we have so many options it is hard to choose. Also, the TV we ordered is 52” and when it was in the shop I thought it would be too big. When we actually got it in the room, it looks a lot smaller, although I think it is the right size for the room, any bigger would look too much. In the UK our 32” TV looked huge!
After getting all the furniture in place, hubby painted the master bedroom whilst I cleaned all the windows and did a few loads of washing. I also opened up all the stuff we bought yesterday. Washed all the crockery, cutlery, saucepans etc.
I also tried to fathom out how to look after our pool. Never having had one before it is all beyond me. I had looked on the internet, but still have no real idea on how to look after it properly. We have tons of chemicals and stuff left by the previous owner, so I will have to get an idiots guide to looking after a pool from Chapters!
After all this we had both had enough so went back to the hotel to freshen up, then went out to Swiss Chalet for dinner.
After this we popped over to Staples to take a look at office furniture and ended up spending loads more and buying two desks, cabinet, fax machine, chairs and odds and sods.
One day we will not spend anything!
