24/25 April - progress at last

We made lots of progress at the weekend although it doesn't look as if we have done anything. Matt decided to sacrifice watching a game of rugby with his Dad. Considering Cov rugger club are on the verge of relegation it was a sacrifice indeed. So, instead of watching Cov lose 13-0 to (?) we spent the day sorting out the garage. It's become a bit of a dumping ground sinced we moved in and was piled high with boxes and the clutter the previous owner left behind. I found some ancient looking but useful gardening tools, a petrol lawnmower, a couple of metal buckets that would probably cost twenty quid each in a junk store and several old garden chairs. I piled the unwanted things in the side port ready for a trip to the tip and then sorted out some of our boxes to create some space to move around.

The weather was glorious. David followed Matt around copying everything he did. This mostly involved making lots of noise hammering an old water tank we found in the garage. I've decided to use it as a planter for potatoes so Matt drilled some holes in the bottom and we relocated it to the end of the garden. I spent a good hour turning over the small patch of earth we've decided to use for our first attempt at growing vegetables. Below the surface the soil looks quite good. Lots of worms must be a good sign? I've also realised this gardening lark requires lots of upper body strength, something I am severely lacking.

Luckily we took Dad's advice to make the most of the sunny weather on Saturday as the weather took a turn for the worst on Sunday. Matt screwed down the floorboards in the hall and kitchen. The really annoying clanking board near the microwave has finally been silenced once and for all. We also moved the wardrobes into our bedroom and the old white chest of drawers into Chloe's room so we can start preparing David's room for decorating. There are still lots of boxes to be sorted. As soon as Matt finishes boarding the loft we can move quite a lot of stuff up there to create some space. We really want to avoid using the loft as a dumping ground so only the crucial things we want to keep will go up there. I have no idea what we are going to do with the rest of it.