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It's like Alice in Wonderland or something

... I haven't taken many photos recently.

However, the view this morning was too amazing to resist!

(It's officially the only thing I'll miss about this flat)

Still alive, promise

Things are madly busy. I'm hardly seeing hubby at the moment as he's getting home after 6pm with work and then heading out to the house as soon as the kids are in bed.

I miss him but I know he's doing all of this for us.

We have to move by the end of the month and he's really worried things won't be ready in time... so am I as we don't have a single room finished...

Only a week and a bit until half-term, which is good 'cos I need the break but bad 'cos that's when we're supposed to be moving! *argh*

Here are some photos taken today

As you can see, we have internal doors and a staircase but the kitchen is still in bits. They were supposed to fit it today but there was a problem with the plumbing (ooops, Mike) so they are coming back on the 14th.

This weekend we have to choose tiles, that means I actually have to make a decision :S

Have been taking a break from blog again, not sure why... have thought about mothballing the whole thing but I know a lot of you like to hear about the house - so here you go!

The underfloor heating's been fitted and the concrete poured on top.

We have a kitchen in boxes all over the place, it'll be fitted towards the end of this week. The fridge, etc will be delivered this week too.

The amazing builders are back, doing lots of finishing touches like fitting the internal doors and putting in the staircase. I'm very excited about the staircase as I hate the wobbly ladder that's been there for months!

Both bathrooms have the shower trays fitted, the family bathroom has a bath and the en-suite has a bath but not the frame... which should come this week.

Now we need to buy floorboards, tiles (wall and floor), showers x2 and toilets x3 *phew*

We're looking to move in the next month, we have to move by the end of October as our lease ends on the 1st of November

I'll keep you posted

Watching Innerspace and chuckling over how much I remember from when I used to watch it as a kid Also, enjoying the fact that the guy playing The Cowboy is the same guy who was the EMH in Star Trek - Voyager... only he had a lot more hair back then!

The kids are playing Mario Bros in their bedroom, well Rhys is playing it on his DS and Jamie is hanging over his shoulder and watching him. Doubt that'll last long as Rhys is sure to get annoyed and tell him to go away

Mike's working on his laptop up at the dining table, he's working far too much at the moment IMHO but I guess that's what happens when you get promoted At least he looks sexy in his specs

Been fighting off this nasty cold all weekend, was feeling pretty rough and drained this morning but a lot better now.

Ooooh, we took the kids to see 'Up' yesterday, wasn't quite what I was expecting, really quite sad! I loved the Doug the dog though and I think we saw Alpha in our local market this morning

Last week was a tough drag, especially with this cold, but I'm slowly getting back in the swing of things. This coming week is only going to be 2 1/2 days thanks to a local bank holiday and we have friends coming to stay from Wednesday to Sunday which I'm really looking forward to.

Anyway, that's me at the moment. Hope you're all having a good Sunday

Took me long enough to do this one!

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, answer the following questions. You can't use the band I used. Try not to repeat a song title. Repost as "My life according to (band/musician name)"

Are you a male or female?
She's passing this way

Describe yourself:
Always the last to know

How do you feel?
Stone cold sober

Describe where you currently live:
Nothing ever happens

If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
Long journey home

Your favorite form of transportation:
Driving with the brakes on

Your best friend is:
Just like a man

What's the weather like?
Hatful of rain

Favorite time of day:
Before the evening steals the afternoon

If your life was a TV show, what would it be called?
Just getting by

What is life to you?
Life is full

Your fear:
Kiss this thing goodbye

What an amazing weekend!

Mike had arranged our hotel as a surprise and it turned out to be the very same one that brokendownangel stayed at earlier this Summer (thanks for the tip sweetie!)

So, here's our hotel, the amazing Hotel de la Minerve

It's a truly beautiful hotel in a fantastic location, in fact from our hotel window we could see the edge of this... the Pantheon!

During our crazily busy weekend we also visited the Trevi fountain...

... the Vatican...

... the Spanish steps...

... the Colosseum...

... and lots and lots of other things!

And, most importantly, we went to Tiffany's and bought my ring *bling, bling*

What an amazing weekend.

We got back from Rome last night, it was amazing! I got gazillions of photos to work through before I go into more detail... I also have a tan mark from my camera strap, Mike finds that very amusing

Went back into school this morning for a staff meeting, lots of changes again. A few things that I'll save for private posts methinks.

Got some excellent news from a friend this afternoon, I can't tell anyone what the news was but I was so thrilled for her that I nearly cried

Anyway, this afternoon is supposed to be spent getting on with planning, not messing around on here / Facebook / Flicr etc *snigger*

Toodles

'Cos look at the forecast for Rome this weekend - clicky here

Best pack a big hat and lots of sunscreen!