All Done at Last

[Glammanana]

Hi ladies,After a few days missing from posting here I am all back on line and posting from my new kitchen in my lovely bungalow,the move has been quite stressful even though we have had a massive amount of help from our lovely children and grandsons,OH cannot let go of the fact that he is not as young as he was and insisted in being involved with every last detail and I am having quite a hard job getting him to slow down,but just at the moment eldest grandson has walked with him to the local pub for a well earned pint and a relaxing chat.
Every where has been decorated and obviously BT has got everything sorted with phone/TV/and broadband I was only disconnected for 2 days but it felt so strange not being able to just go on line and catch up for a while.
The only problem we had was someone dropped the washing machine off a trolley and the pump has broken internally and to replace it and get someone out to fix it will cost nearly as much as a new one so we are going down that route,at least we will have a new gaurantee period but thats the only mishap and is certainly not going to upset me as I am delighted as to how everything looks.
Poppy and Oliver have settled in she will settle anywhere as long as she has her doggy toys and her bed,he moaned the whole of the first night it was like having a new baby in the house but he is fine now he has found a sunny spot to laze in.We have even hired a gardener to do the front gardens every 2 weeks,he does the others and they all look nice and trimmed weeded and he will plant up any shrubs we leave out for him.

[Nanto2girls]

Glamma, they do say move moving is one of the most stressful things.
Good that you are all done now, just a shame about the washing machine, but as you say you will have a guarantee with the new one.



I'm sure you will both be very happy in your new home.

[Gemini]

Glamma, good to hear that you are all settling in, and very importantly, back online

[Plantaholic]

You have waited for this day for a long time. wishing you every happiness in your new home

[Daisy]

Glamm - great to hear that you have moved, unpacked and settled in with only one small mishap. I understand how your OH feels - my OH and I struggled to move all the furniture out of our dining room before the new roof windows were installed - and no doubt we'll struggle to get it all back in there when we've decorated! You must have made it home from home for Poppy and Oliver to adapt so quickly.

Thank goodness BT got you connected so quickly. It's a strange feeling being without contact with the virtual world.

[Mimi]

Glam it sounds wonderful, just what you have been waiting for. It's great you have got a gardener and just at the right time of the season, you will be able to enjoy a lovely summer in it. .

[Oma]

I am pleased for you Glamm . I understand your hubby , trouble is in our minds we are still young and strong when in reality jobs we would do without a thought at one time are now a struggle ,
My MIL has just agreed to a gardener he does such a good job I bet a few month down the line she will wonder how she has managed without him as will you

[Gemini]

I wish my mum would have a gardener Oma, like my auntie does. She won't have one, but then relies heavily on my OH (63, with health problems) to do it! Fortunately she has lovely next door neighbours, and the husband cuts both mums lawns and the hedge between their houses, mums side as well.

[Oma]

Gem MIL was the same expected my SIL to cut her lawns as she lives across the road but SIL is 64 and has shoulder problems , B not able to do it and M lives 20 miles away and still recovering from his surgery , what also is annoying is she has 21 yr old twin grandsons not 5 minutes away but she refuses every time they say they will do it , B,s other sister found a man who was doing her neighbours garden and asked him if he would do MIL he only charged her £7 to do both back and front lawns and weed boarders and surprise for us she was very pleased with him

[Plantaholic]

Send him down here.

[Qwerty]

So pleased Glam you have finally got what you want your very own palace.
I have only
ever moved once we had a pine Welsh dresser it was my pride and joy kept it waxed and as my bil was carrying it with OH one of the doors opened and hit the van making a big gouge in it ended swapping it for a mahogany desk with a neighbour, have a little rest now and just take it all in

[mamma-mia]

Hi Glamm, I am so pleased that you have got your bungalow at last. You will be truly amazed at how much difference it makes to your lives.. I still feel so glad that I downsized when I did, everything is so much easier, and still can't believe how lucky I am. Be happy and enjoy. xxx

[Gemini]

Mamma Mia, I think you are right. The important thing is to do it at the right time.
My auntie, aged 88 lives in spacious detached bungalow with a fair amount of garden.. She has no GC and as long as she has a spare bedroom for her DS and DIL, who live down south, to stay that's all she needs. Her local friends have all passed away, and she would prefer to live somewhere smaller and closer to amenities.. She looked into a retirement apartment in the village I live in a a few years ago. She decided against it as there wasn't a parking space free at that time. The following year she had to give up driving, but of course by then no availability in the apartments. She now says it is too late, even though her DS and SIL and my OH and I would help her.
Timing is the key!

[Plantaholic]

I agree Gemini, timing is the key, it becomes too much an effort if left to late.