When I was a kid I remember a song from school which I thought was hilarious. I’m pretty sure it was from Apusskidu, the primary school song book of the 70s. The chorus went like this (if my memory serves me right.)
When Father papered the parlour you couldn’t see him for paste, Dabbing it here dabbing it there, paste and paper everywhere. Mother was stuck to the ceiling, the kids were stuck to the floor, I’ve never seen a bloomin’ family so stuck up before.
Well… we did some decorating last week. It was just one wall in my eldest daughter’s bedroom, but honestly, I’ve never seen a family make such a dog’s dinner of a simple task before.
I’m no stranger to papering, I’ve done it loads of times in the paste, I learnt from my Mum. Graham is also pretty used to it, although it’s not his favourite job. So, why did it all go so horribly wrong. There was paper put on the wall upside down, paste spilled on the floor and tempers fraying. And I’m sore to admit, it was mostly my fault.
The end result was disastrous and my poor daughter came home to a wrecked bedroom wall.
Thankfully, Graham rescued it the following day and all was well, but I have decided that I need to accept my limitations and let the others get on with jobs like this in the future.
The Rest of the Week
Thankfully, it was just one bad day last week, the rest was fairly uneventful, nice even. Okay, I spent a day in hospital having my IVIG but that’s not bad, I can think of worse thing to do than sit back in a fully reclining chair with my earphones and a good audio book. There is even tea and biscuits, and sandwiches if you are there at lunchtime. I was on a different room on the ward this week and actually had a partial view from my window. The best part was not having any side effects from my treatment!
the university clock in view,
Eldest daughter has had a friend visit from Germany which was nice. When you are a family of seven you think the house is pretty crowded enough already without other’s coming to stay, but it’s nice to change the dynamics a little. Eldest daughter has been happier, eldest son has been making an effort (i.e. not hiding in his room all day and he even did some jobs for me to make the house look tidier before she arrived,) and even Boo was trying to impress her.
Finally
I have had a lot to do in last week, bills to sort out, forms to fill in, telephone calls to make, blog posts to write etc etc. At times I felt overwhelmed and my to do list was getting longer and longer with not much ticked off. Then suddenly, I’d somehow managed to do it all! I know, I was astonished that it had all just fell into place. As soon as I stopped procrastinating I suddenly realised that I could do it and I did. I’ve even managed to fit in a little crochet and book listening. I’m currently listening to ‘A Discovery of Witches‘ and really enjoying it. Although, it is over 24 hours of listening which is a lot longer than the books I usually choose.
This took me back to childhood when I used to watch my dasd wa!!papering #keepi gitreal@_karendenbid199@gmail. Iz
I’ve never heard the song but it’s really cute. I’ve papered walls with assistance – I’m a great assistant you know! #keepingitreal
Sounds like a pretty busy week to me! Sorry the papering went wrong but well done for having a go!
Oh my word, I haven’t heard that rhyme since I was a kid but I could sing it as soon as I read the words. I’ve always been too scared of trying to wallpaper as im sure I would end up in just such a mess.
I have never papered a wall. Good chance I’d make a dog’s dinner of it, so good job I like to paint. I’ve not heard that song before, although it feels like I should. Amazing how a house guest can bring out the best in everyone. #keepingitreal
glad to hear you weren’t ill after your latest treatment, hubby and I tend not to do things together it goes wrong and ends in an argument, glad to hear the wall papering got sorted out #keepingitreal
Hi Anne, haha, it sounds like you made a right pigs ear of the wallpapering, but at least it got sorted. Thankfully wallpaper isn’t a thing here (I have no idea why), so our walls are painted which makes it so much easier to refresh… It sounds as if you have a real houseful there, I doubt one more made much of a difference. It is nice when family step up, mine do when I least expect it… It must be a relief that your treatment doesn’t give you side effects and I do like your attitude, you almost had me envying your time reading and reclining. I’ve seen the series A discovery Of Witches advertised and it looks quite good. What’s the book like?
Thank you for linking up with #keepingItReal
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I’m finding A Discovery of Witches incredibly addictive despite being slow moving. I’m normally way to impatient for action, but I really don’t mind with this story. It does have a tinge of being a more grown up Twilight, the story line is different but it is essentially a supernatural love story. xx