Tuesday, December 14, 2010

If you pop over to my house and can't find me, you'll probably find me in... the laundry!


Ok, that's not quite true, but now that the new cupboards have been fitted I do like to stand in there and admire it, and do the washing too :-)

thanks John for fitting it all...and Rod for helping him

before

ta da!
so much storage space!

showing the in-built laundry basket and huge 'broom'
cupboard that stores the vacuum cleaner, ironing board,
mop and of course the broom.

Notice the black hose on the floor? Well, the laundry was kind of fitted in stages because the guys down at the cabinet makers didn't quite get the order right, so the trough went in later. In the meantime, Rod hooked up this hose for me so that I could still do my washing, all I had to do was stick the end outside on the lawn or in the garden. Well, you guessed it, one morning I threw in a load and went off on my merry way, only to come back a bit later and find the laundry and toilet (which comes off the laundry) flooded! The drain in the floor didn't help much...

Later that same week I was mopping the kitchen floor and promptly tipped over the whole bucket of water, right near the doorway into the lounge!

Not a good week with water...

1 comment:

Marian said...

Wow! I'm a wee bit jealous. I don't have a spot for my broom, ironing board or laundry baskets. (Remember my dingy basement laundry room:)

I bet you must love being in there!

At the Park...

Here's some photos I took of Olivia playing at the park down the road the other day.







It's Monday
It's raining - YAY!!!
Olivia is sleeping - YAY to that too
I chopped all my hair off on Saturday...eeek!
Daylight saving is finished! It was dark at 7pm last night; weird!
It's wintry...I love it, I might head for my bed too. Olivia was awake at 5 this morning, snoozed for a bit till 6, didn't take her Dad's advice on going back to sleep, so got to go in bed with Mum till it was a sane time to get up (only b/c her Mum was sick of listening to her whinge and whine). So I'm feeling a bit sleepy...
Anyway, here's some pics from Saturday night. The van der Veen tribe had a BBQ at Paul and Heidi's place for Renee's b'day. (They might be put on one per day b/c the connection is soooo slow.)

The boys looking at Dad and Mum's Melbourne photos

the Girly Whirlys -- Heidi, Charlene, me, Annette, Renee and Ingrid

checking out some funny video clips

Akaroa

Akaroa
This is the awesome view you get as you drive down into Akaroa, a little town about 1.5 hous from Christchurch

On the beach at Long Bay, Akaroa

A shop with character

Morning tea in Timaru

Christchurch

Christchurch
Our 'Kozy Kiwi' - accomodation while in Christchurch

Rod, Kathryn and Rose on the cool blow up trampoline thing

Sunday night BBQ at the caravan park where we all stayed: Darryl, Rose, Rod and Glenn

Travelling...

Travelling...
more beautiful scenery

Mt Cook - NZ's highest mountain


river near Lake Wanaka

Cadbury's Chocolate Factory!!!

Aren't I strong!

Christchurch Botanical Gardens

all a bit bleary eyed at 5am @ the airport

sunrise above the clouds - beautiful!

Zachary

mmm, Olivia gets to lick the beater!

Tastes good Mum!


my little gardener

A busy bee