Wednesday 28 July 2010

Of Shelf, Friend and Dog!

About those shelves...

The first one came down no problem, if you discount the sore wrists: the second one, however, was another story...

Apparently the Hub took the radiator off to put the brackets into the wall because when I thought the shelf would come away it didn't! There were three screws down behind the radiator! Aaargh!

So it had to hang off the wall for the rest of the day waiting for the Hub to return, close valves, drain the radiator, disconnect it, unhook it from the wall, unscrew the shelf, replace the radiator, yadda yadda yadda....was I popular? Was I heck!!

So I spent the rest of the day with the piano in the middle of the hall whilst I did as much else as I could- only problem being that Youngest and I had to use the back door as the piano and sundry other objects were blocking the front door!!

Anyhow, today I've re-housed most things and the place is more or less (possibly less, rather than more?) back to as normal as it gets.

One entertaining thing did happen though while I had the dining chairs stacked with the contents of two cupboards I was moving. Hoover-dog was indulging in a spot of his usual summer sport, Fly Chasing, skidded under the table in hot pursuit...only to find he was stuck! Normally he would knock the chairs out of his way, but because they were heavy with 'stuff' he couldn't! It was a few minutes before I realised that the frantically waving black tail was signalling for help and shifted the chairs to get him out- it was awfully funny!

Which reminds me: last week Hoover-dog was hopefully following a piece of cake around as the Hub was eating it, so when Hub sat down in his chair on the front porch, Hoover-dog sat too... without checking his position...he missed the porch and rolled down the steps onto the driveway!! It was only hilarious!
But I tell you, his beady eyes never left that piece of cake!! He must have a rotating head!

Tonight Eldest is bringing a College friend home for a few days. She is an Overseas student, from Finland, and Eldest thinks she ought to see more of Ireland than just Dublin! I hope she survives us...

4 comments:

Amanda said...

I've long had the theory that animals grow to be like their owners! Though how I ended up with Rosie the laziest cat in the world I don't know; she hasn't grown very much like me.

collettakay said...

Just watching our dogs can be very entertaining. They didn't like the new flooring we put down and acted like they were walking on ice for a few days.

And of course, the chasing of the flies is hilarious. Almost like watching the kids try to catch lightening bugs. (aka fireflies, I've been told)

P.S. If the cake looks good enough, I'd probably follow someone around for a bite too!

Elaine said...

Just in case things get dull at your place, you always have Hoover-dog to entertain you! I hope he got consoled for his fall with at least a bite of that cake he wanted so bad.

Griselda Pugh said...

Finally I have had the chance to catch up with everyone and I'm glad to see that everything is as usual in the heckety household!! I'll remember that image of hoover dog stuck under the chair for quite a while, it makes me smile every time I think of it. We have always had cats, and they like to maintain their dignity - even after falling off the windowsill when they're asleep a nonchalent lick of the paw tries to suggest that it was intentional!

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