PEG ALERT

Well, a special post for my Homeone forum buddy bel.

They have a PEG! Yes a real ridgey didgey peg! AND.... a digger to go with it.They have been waiting what seems to be forever and this moment of commencement deserves a SCREAMING MENTION!!!

Conpegulations!

Frangiloo

Well since this room seems to be used quite frequently we have decided to add some artwork. Now no disrespect to the artist, who probably did not ever envisage her newly created design ending up in someones loo. I actually really love the design particularly for the colours. It's lovely. It's very "me". As you can see it's not on the wall yet. It is wood mounted and quite a bit heavier than I had anticipated so we will need a 5kg, removable hook I think. Oh damn, that means a trip to Bunnings (she says secretly clapping her hands together under the desk). Maybe I can coerce Miss T to choose a light shade while we are there, ANY light shade will do.

Stupid Stuuls

Well they suit the kitchen. They do remind me of the dark teaky type furniture of Asia, so I guess that's a plus.

The driver stayed and watched unwrap them so as to bear witness that we didn't damage them and whatever damage we found would have been exsisting. They were marginally better than the last lot. Still not the best quality but we are over it and decided to just keep them. Suppose we could have got these....hehehe

One thing I will say about our stools is that they are really comfy. Just like a dining chair. Bit of a rip off for the kids though, no spinning, so swinging, no rocking, no head cracking falls from unsteady bases, they just sit firmly and squarely on the ground. Thank goodness. I couldn't stand all the dramas and continual "stop spinning on those bl**dy stools or you'll throw up!"

Yep, cheaper than a carnival, but you are responsible for the vomit. Uh uh, best to be sturdy and safe. Vomit free. Vertigo maybe from the height but no spinning.

We have eaten dinner there a few times now and it works well. We don't have a table and chairs in that room yet so they do the job. Only thing is the kids have to watch the TV (of course dinner always seems to be ready on queue with the start of The Simpsons), in the reflection of the kitchen window. Lucky we decided to make that window larger!

Still haven't painted the M5 sound barrier. Still not sure which colour. I am now thinking that it might be a good idea to leave the post tops and maybe get some bamboo to put along the top as a finish, and attach it to the posts. Will investigate that avenue. Mmmm, what else? That's it for the moment. Still want THAT buffet (few pages back...), will try to save up for it, but HAVE to have the Hall table to match. Miss T needs a desk in her room and some drawers. I wish she would pick a light that she likes but she seems content with the bulb, so guess it's not a priority for her or like me she has no valid interest in light fixtures. Still have heaps of boxes to unpack, ho hum. One man (or should I say woman?) team of unpackers for that job.

standing by to sit

We are on STOOL STANDBY.
Awaiting clearance to SIT.
Estimated time of arrival inbound stools x 4 between 1600 and 1700 EST on Friday 2nd July. Standby to sit...chhhhhht over...

Breaking the sound barrier

This is a pic of our very frosty Sir Walter. We are so spoilt and not used to frost at all, so we were quite shocked when this greeted us the other morning. Needless to say all the Bromeliads were quickly covered with beach towels (to encourage sweete dreams of sunnier times) the next evening to keep Mr J. Frost at bay.




As you can see Miss C has tried her hand at Interior Design. She much preferred the teddy's in here than where they SHOULD BE in HER room.




No it's not staying blue. Which leaves the question, which colour to paint it? Well by now you will know that my personal standard answer would CHOCOLATE. Although the mind boggles dosn't it?
Perhaps PURPLE, or maybe PINK, how about AQUA? Mmmm....sounds like a packet of M and M's. *insert laughing face here*. The post tops will be cut off, but I want to see how much some bamboo capping would cost., although I think we have spent enough on this stupid dumb thing already. Lucky S is handy with a hammer isn't it. Saved us entertainment unit's worth of dollars in labour.

Yes, well it looks like the sound barrier for the M5 don't ya' think? That could have been the new buffet we wanted. Instead it was spent on this visual nightmare. Not even a tiny offer of assistance from those "on the other side". Very dissapointing. With a capital "D".
So the stool saga continues, yes it does, I can hear you sigh. As it stand now, since we have contacted the Dept. of Fair Trading, the store will visually check themselves, 4 new stools tomorrow and they will be delivered to us and the old ones taken away. I am praying that they are up to standard. Please 'God In Charge of Stools', make these stools perfect. PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE. I know that you are all saying the same thing so that you don't have to read another chapter of it all...

I have started to rearrange the garden out the back. Well basically I pulled out most of what I had planted and moved it. That's what gardening is isn't it? The plant Macarena. You just line them all up, plant them and then move them around until they are back where they were originally. ahhhhh ....Macarena....hey!

Longer than War and Peace

This stupid bar stool sory has gone on longer than War and Peace. The book War and Peace was way more riveting than this, even when used as a door stopper.

So where are we at? uummm well first of all, how cool is the new background. I love it. Bamboo!! Woohoo!!

Yes well, the 2nd set of stools were a no - show. Driver didn't call, we stayed at home all day waiting with anticipation, kids clawing at the bench wanting a stool to perch on... NUP. NUDDA. NOTHING.

Rang the shop. Told them we are over it. Not playing this stupid game any more. Full time whistle blows....drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. SIN BIN, red card, all over red rover.
Called the store, too bad, not getting your money back, they say. Lovely isn't it? Such delightful customer service. How can we expect the kids at Maccas to get it right when the adults show such disdain and ignorance?
They told us that they have the right to replace or repair. Well apparently the Dept. of Fair Trading tells us there is another "R" there and it stands for...you guessed it - REFUND. Yes the ACT says REPLACE, REPAIR OR REFUND. How convenient to not remember that one?
We can make a formal complaint online, but will pursue it with the store on Monday. If there is yet again no joy then let the Online complaints begin....ooh let me at it.
Meanwhile we cannot buy any other stools because we need to get the money back first and we cannot use the ones we have because they need to go back.
We have bought the timber posts and the blueboard for the PRIVACY (screaming as loud as I can) screen. It will hopefully begin next week. Thinking it migt be nice painted Cuban Coffee, mmm , even the name conjours up warmth and luxury huh? (and I don't even drink coffee) , but I can almost SMELL that colour (goes along with 'hearing' colour a few posts back, as you would know becasue you diligently read every letter I write, don't you??? *snicker snicker* Ifyou can't remember that bit you had better REVISE, quick smart *tut tut*)
Yeah, so that's about it. Enlightened a bit now are we? Do yourself a favour and play the little frog's soon on the right by clicking the triangle. Will take you back to the days of The Muppets on
Saturday nights...bit like the State of Origin The Muppets isn't it? a puppet show.

Go on I dare you

Go on, go on, I dare you to ask me how are the new stools???