Doesnt everything Look Better in the Morning

Thank you so much for your kind comments last night, they were a real tonic.  I couldnt hit the sherry too hard, as we didnt have a lot left as I had used it in the Christmas Cakes and Puddings!!!

MadDad and my wonderful FIL managed to get things sorted and now we are beginning the drying out stage.  They made a tiny whole in the ceiling and most of the water drained through that in the utility area.

I have mopped the floor and we are starting on the washing moutain in the hope that some of the marks etc will come out of them.

Things we have learned:

It is good to know where your stopcock is (I did thankfully)

Things alway look better in the light of day.

It pays to have a handy father

It is only bricks and mortar, the people who make this house a home are all fine.

So we are going to clean the carpet, paint the ceiling and make sure there is no long term damage.  We have spoke to the insurance company and our excess possibly prohibits a claim for us at this time. 

Have a wonderful weekend friends one and all.

You can stop the world again - I am ready to get back on

The day has improved, unlike the weather. It is heavy shower after heavy shower.

I gave in on the trying to dry a super king size duvet and a single duvet, along with all the bedding and went out a bought cheap (£10 and £5) ones from Argos. At least this way I will have a spare should it ever happen again. I rationalised that it was a cheap as going to the laundrette and the fact is that my washer can cope with the duvets, so I may as well.

One of the things the boys have discovered in the rain is that you much faster sown a wet slide if you are naked. So my poor neighbours have been subjected to them running out and jumping on the slide in the middle of the down pours.

We managed to get the shopping done this morning with only the minimal amount of stress and MadDad managed to get in to have a family dinner with us. Home made lasagna and garlic bread yum yum.

The forecast for the next couple of days isn't great (well it is for the garden and the veg, but not the children or me), so I will be delving in to our rainy day activities.