Those Mummies went to Mouse’s 100th birthday on Sunday and they didn’t even ask if I wanted to go. I knew it was going to be special because M Kaz ironed her pants and shirt for the event. She even wore her ‘polar bears with cameras’ pins – because she was taking her camera so she could take photos at the party. And she took a few – it took her four hours on Monday morning to go through them all and pick out the ones she was going to put on the website. She ended up with 66 and yes, she did dive back in to the photos to find one more so she’d have 67, she’s funny like that.
The closest I got to the party was snuggling in to M Kaz’s shirt when she took it off and left it on the couch.. It was a little like being there – that’s what I told myself anyway – although I think I missed out on a lot – like seeing the birthday cake – and it would have been good if I’d be able to see if for real; I’d certainly heard enough about it over the last couple of weeks – and I’d peeked when M Kaz showed M Sooz the photos for the top of the cake.
Now that M Kaz’s done everything she’d said she was going to for Mouse’s birthday, I guess she’ll turn her attention to “the box” . No, it’s not the television, it’s the box propped up against the wall near the dining table – it’s the one I wrote about last time – the shelving cubes from Ikea. She’s only got four of them to assemble and I’m keen to see how long it takes her to put each one together. She took 36 minutes to build the little grey stool the other day. Will it take longer? Will she get faster as she does each one? And how many times will she consider hiring a handy person to do the job? stay tuned!
I can’t believe the Mummies had Aunty Anja get up on their bed to change the light bulb. I took M Kaz’s point that that was the safest option – in the absence of Uncle Wayne. It’s because the beds are so heavy the Mummies can’t move them – and the fan/ light is above the bed. If only M Kaz had had the right size globes (small with the larger screw-in mount) Aunty Anja wouldn’t need to go back up there the next time she’s here. But it is good to have a light in the bedroom again.
M Kaz has been up at 4.30am the last couple of days to go down to watch the sunrise. It’s just a pity. the sunrise had other ideas. But as she said, it’s good to go to the water then because it’s quiet and peaceful even if there’s no “sunrise” pics.
Nigella ... 