Still moving...

Can you believe that we are still re-arranging and arranging stuff?? So yesterday I went and had a look for lace curtains. For those who don't know what lace curtains are - you are completely excused. NOBODY USES LACE ANYMORE!! Except for a few pedantic and ocd people who have to have that sheer covering (that eventually gets mouldy from the window being open unless you wash it once a month, and I'm not even keeping up with mount neverest, why would I possibly go and add to it??) Honestly, if I had a sandblasting machine, I would have done the windows in order to save myself the nightmare of trying to find acceptable lace curtains to certain family members who shall remain nameless (protect the innocent and all that..)
So, I go to PEP (!!) and I have my dark Jackie O sunglasses and the scarf to cover my hair (Just kidding - that would make me WAY too obvious - I walk past as if I'm going somewhere, then I trip into the shop like it wasn't actually meant to be...) And I find one OKish set of lace curtains and one positively hideous one that I think maybe I can sneak into a really small window in the new place.
Ha! Not a sausage of a chance... They walked in and it was though I'd poked them all in the eyes with toothpicks. Amidst wails of "No! Stop! What is that? Where are we?" I took the offending lace down and buried it so deep in the cupboard I knew there was no chance that I'd ever have to hear the wails again.
And so the rest of the family have banned me from shopping at PEP - or at least, banned me from buying lace - which is fine with me since I didn't want the blasted stuff in the first place... Aah, it was all a psychological ploy to rid us of the lace...
Anyway, the place is great apart from the brand new carpet that got flooded on Saturday morning - oh, you mean I didn't tell you about that?? Well, we set up the washing machine and the outlet pipe, but with the first rinse cycle, the outlet pipe rips out the sink and floods the bathroom, passage and toilet... It was ankle deep after only 20 minutes!! So Rescue Richard tips the entire laundry basket and all the towels we possess in an attempt to suck up the water from the carpet so that it doesn't stink. Needless to say, as furiously as we worked and slaved, the carpet smells ugh!! Fortunately Nanna gave us this amazing little gadget that sprays air freshener on its own. You set it for how many seconds you want it to wait before it sprays again and every now and then you hear a little sppprrrt as it blasts a boost of fragrant air! Of course, it's always good to be sitting on the loo when you hear it, since it scared the living daylights out of someone recently... We won't go there.
Last night I started painting the cupboards. I'm sure if we're all honest with ourselves and each other, we'll recognise that there are certain things we become a little obssessive about. Mine is cupboard interiors. They have to be a light colour and I abhor paper in cupboards! Unfortunately, I seem to have chosen a most inopportune time to start this whole laborious process. The weather has been unseasonably wet and cold and this new place is cold to begin with, so the paint (gloss) is NOT DRYING!! Much to my horror and the annoyance of all the family who are walking around sniffing and coughing and clearing their throats. So, I don't think I'm going to be popular this holiday...