Tuesday, 3 January 2012

Not a very auspicious start

Took the decorations down Sunday.  What day should they come down?  Does anyone know?  Well it must have been the wrong day for me.  I bent down to take a plug out and on the way up my back went - crunch!!  I had spent the last few weeks decorating, moving furniture, hanging curtains, washing walls and nothing - I unplug something and wham!!  So in a lot of pain at the moment, but trying to keep mobile as I know that is the best thing.
Then last night whilst watching TV look up and there is a very 'nice' wet patch spreading over the ceiling - what the !!!!  It was in the same place we had one a few years ago, so it looked suspiciously like problems in the airing cupboard and it was - a nice fine spout of water from escaping from the copper pipe leading into the central heating pump - panic.......... the floor was absolutely soaking wet..........lots of towels and an emergency rush around to try and empty as much water from as many places as we could.
SO, whilslt hubby should have been going back to work today to earn some money (self-employed) he is now having to try and get some new piping and have a go at repairs - I am sitting here with a thick fleece, two pair of socks and a hot water bottle cause it is flipping freezing cold.  Today of all days, it is raining hard, very very windy and sooooo cold.
Welcome to 2012 Christine - as I said not an auspicious start to the New Year

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  1. oh, chrissy, poor you. sending you warmth and hugs, and just think - things can only get better from now on!!!
    joy x x

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  2. Chrissy!!!!! In answer to your question I think im right in saying you take down the decs on the 6th Jan, I actually cant wait to get them down as we then need to redecorate (yawn). Get yourself a hot toddy, stay on the sofa with a good read or watch a daft film, sending hugs (((( ))))

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  3. What rotten luck Chrissy..... Just saw your facebook status though & it sounds like your back on track. Thank goodness, nothing worse then being cold in your own home.
    As for the trimmings - ours always come down on New Years Day or the day after, depending on what's happening.... As Stuart was a New Year's day baby, his childhood parties were never held on the 1st as parents (including us) were a little too "tired" after the previous evenings celebrations - no one wanted to go to a noisy childrens party..!! Stuart's party was always a day or so later & we got the decs down to make way for the birthday cards etc...
    I think it should be around the 5th or 6th though.... 25th + 12days..?
    Jo. xx
    PS: hope the back is improving.

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