Changes Abound

Following the passing of my Dad, we felt that we could do with an extra bedroom just in case our parents came for a visit and staying overnight. We already had our main bedroom, and one room each for Idlan and Irfan. The other bedroom was used as our study.

Time for a change. Out went the big table, and in came a king-sized bed!

The new bed is in ...It had to be done in stages. The wallpapers were sorted, the curtains would come later in the week and the bathroom attached to this room needed some fixing due to a recent leak. But on the whole, the room is now useable, and Anita had given a hint that I had to take her for some furniture shopping. Guess I’d see how long I could ignore her ....

Getting Used to It

We were quite literally playing musical chair at the moment although there were no music in the background. The work on the ceiling at the main hall was done and there would be a couple of weeks break before the cabinets and wallpapers were installed. Now, they were doing the main bedroom and our family room at the same time. We had to move the TV and settee to the main hall temporarily and would be moving back around Chinese New Year period.

It also meant that there would be no ASTRO for the duration of the repairs - which prompted me to put a TV on the corridor on match nights!

TV on the corridor during match night ...The current set up was fine except for the bright sun first thing in the morning .... but with Netflix and internet, we were OK.

Now It's the Room

The nightmare continued ... and it was time for the main bedroom!

The ceiling was being sorted, and there were dust everywhere. We moved most of the furnitures out but the bed was just too big! We had to leave it be, and the builders put it right in the middle of the room, away from all their work and planned paintings ....

We had since moved to the boys rooms to sleep but we were still using the main bathroom. It was too much to move the wardrobe at the moment ....

Irfan's Project

For school this week, Irfan had to make a model of planets. But I thought Anita went overboard this time. She made a model of the entire solar system!

Nice colours though as the plants were made from polystyrene balls. Not scientifically accurate but it looked that Anita enjoyed doing them! Now, let’s hope that Irfan could remember the names of the planets in the right order …..

Settling In

It had been a while since I last seen Idlan enjoying school. He had been dragging himself to class in the last couple of years. Now he was happily doing his homework and chatting with me about his experiences in school.

He also tried something new. He takes his bus daily now and the only drawback was he had to get up very early. He would need to get used to that... Hopefully he would continue to enjoy school from now on.