Time flys

So much has gone on in the past few weeks that I haven't had time/energy to blog!

From what I can remember...

Finally managed to get little miss into going to bed at a reasonable hour - 9-10pm! Don't know how we did it, perseverance probably!

We are losing our tenants in the top flat...which is a relief! There has been one problem after another with them, the final straw came when my BIL went to take the paint off the bath (they had painted it and said they would take it off if we wanted, as it was beginning to peel) They were not happy with what is underneath. Granted, it needs re-enamelling as the bottom is like sitting on very very fine sandpaper, which is not a bad thing, and won't kill you, and we can't afford to get this done, barley keeping it together as it is! I said they could either live with it as it is not a health risk, or get it re painted at their own cost. Also appreciated they might want to find somewhere else to live. This is after we have aloud them to put goal posts in the front garden so their son can rip up the lawn playing football, erect a portable shed to store their mobile scooters in, cleared out furniture we had there, as 'they needed the space'. They are also running an Internet business, and storing their broken cars on the front drive and road! Heard nothing.... then got this, ' we have been to the local private council tenants association and they want to come and look at the bath, and also the huge crack in the ceiling in the front room. what do you want to do?' ....... WHAT?!?!?! I was livid. Sent BIL up to check on the 'huge crack' that has been there for over 30 years from where there was some subsidence, and it was pasted up. It is exactly the same.... he had words, asking what they were playing at, and if we wanted we could chuck them out for running a business from the property....and they have found somewhere else.
Hurrah! Just got to decide what to do with it now! Hubby not want to sell it, and in this climate it wouldn't be worth the mortgage! Thought about holiday letting, but it means forking out for furniture etc and paying rates etc...too much hassle? So may go down the letting route again, but pass it on to a company to deal with all the rubbish!

Hubby quit his job and has started his new one today, still as editor, and there is the possibility of a council job coming up in the near future, which would be financially better for us, but would it do his head in? I did think about moving back home and into the flat, but it is really too far a commute, and wouldn't do our marriage any favours.

We have all had the flu last week, still suffering abit now, going to go take some pain killers, think it might be a migraine, again! Seem to have had at least one a week this last 3 weeks...af did arrive though so thought it might stop them for a while...might just be with the flu...

Well, must go get my son from school...still struggling...but he has a review in feb so will see what they say then, and if they want to look into the dyslexia, though doubt hubby will ever accept it. He thinks the school is lax...I don't think it is compared to his cousins who didn't get homework over the hols and he got 20 pages! Granted, only has to be in this week, but still!