Up until last Friday you couldn’t even tell that the builders were in most of the time, except for the bangings and clangings going on overhead. It all changed on Friday. I was sitting in the lounge coding on the laptop when I heard an almighty crash. I went into the hallway and saw a great cloud of dust coming down the stairs. Moments later Joe came down to apologise. One of the other guys had put his foot through the ceiling. Later on they started to install the stairs which involved lots of “to me, to you” chatter.
To give them credit the guys stayed on till well after 6pm to get the stairs sorted. The house was left covered in dust even after the builders had cleared up. I spent the evening mopping and generally making upstairs into a habitable condition.
Today the builders were back and again the dust enveloped everything. The stairs are fixed into position now and look very nice. The two rooms are very spacious. I am looking forward to decorating and getting them looking the way we want to.
I have spent this evening again mopping and hoovering. Poor Jake’s bed and duvet were covered in dust so I spent ages cleaning his room first. I started by opening the windows even though a torrent of rain was falling outside. Gradually though I cleared and wiped and hoovered the dust away.
Jake had a nice long bath and then we had a nice story-time together. He is such an angel at the moment.