And what have I done all weekend ??? Not a lot ... well we had friends (Elaine, Wayne & Matthew) around on Saturday for a braai ... (BBQ for the overseas lot) and it was soooo funny ... one the legs of the braai broke and Wayne ended up looking like a Witch sitting around A BIG BLACK CAULDRON !!! (But the food was the best yet ... who says witches got it wrong?pmsl)
So (Saturday) Halloween we had all the kids from the estate calling round for Trick or Treat and as I just so happened to find the Halloween Box, I managed to find a costume for Kelsey & Matthew and I also decorated a couple of the front windows. We have this really UGLY door decoration that looks like a piece of driftwood and when you walk up to it, it opens it's dayglo eyes and has this cackling witches voice that scares the shit out of all the kids ... now keep in mind that we have used this 'door decoration' for the last 5 years in the UK, had it hanging on the front door on the main street ... no fence around the front of my house in the UK ... I come here ... live on a 'secure' estate and one of the little buggers nicks it !!!! I was furious ... it was on the door when I called the boys in for their food and when they went back out after dinner it was gone ... (so much for the secure estate, and the community spirit!!! ) I contacted the Estate Trustees and told them what I thought about their secure estate ... luckily they have an emergency SMS system that can send out a message to all the houses and about 20mins later I had a couple of parents contacting me to say their 'little angels' weren't to blame ... but they were very soon pointing fingers to 1 particular boy ... and after much too-ing and fro-ing and plenty of denials ... guess what !!! my Halloween decoration turned up back on my doorstep this morning ... covered in Icing Sugar !!! Don't ask (I'm sure it's icing sugar ... well I didn't taste it and it smells sweet !!! But at least he's back and he's definitely NOT going to be out on the door next year !!! well I hope I'm not on this estate next year ... I should be in my own place by then I hope, please !!!)
The rest of the weekend was pretty uneventful after that ... Kelsey went for a sleep-over to Matthews on Saturday night after all the excitement and with their bags full of sugar ... TG I did'nt have to deal with the sugar rush !!!! Thanx Elaine ... pmsl.
Mum & I are doggy sitting today at June's : Good news Daisy Dog (new name HOPE) is back home recovering nicely ... and full of nonsense .. she's chewing everything in sight and is running Shadow and Indi ragged today ... Indi has retired gracefully to the bedroom to get out of her way ... As you can see she's having fun chewing Kelsey's face !!!
Well lets see what the rest of this week going to bring ... I'm not even going to mention the weather cos .... !!!! Nothings changed .... cold, wet, miserable....
Oh! forgot to mention the latest on the house - it nearly burnt down last week Thursday !!!! Yes you read it right ... Bruce the Builder told me that some of his guys were staying on the property cos there's a lot of sand, bricks etc. and they can act as security as well start work earlier and finish later !!! So as it was so cold last week the idiots decided to build a 'bonfire' in my lounge !!! It was pay day ... they took a walk along to the local pub ... !!! and well left the fire burning ... the neighbours across the road called June around 9.30pm to tell her there were flames leaping out of the windows on the other side of the house (the side she can't see). Needless to say she called the fire brigade and then me !!! Luckily June, Irena & the neighbours got the fire under control and put out even before the fire engine arrived ... but the flames were almost touching the roof ... which has timber struts !!! I was furious ... told Bruce that in future we'll worry about a few bricks getting nicked versus the idiots burning down my house !!! (Did you know we can't insure an unfinished house for fire !!!)
I do wonder just what will be next ... but I am learning to take it all in my stride ... for some unknown reason I wasn't even stressed about it !!! O! no me not stressed however will I cope?
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