What a day .....

What a BIG day we had yesterday .. here it is sunday morning at 5.18am and I'm absolutely exhausted ..

We got out of bed as per normal (well that's a stupid statement isn't it ? of course everyone get's out of bed) .. lol .. anyway Peter starts writing out his shopping list .. mind you his shopping list is what he has to get from Mitre 10 or Bunnings .. We prefer the Mitre 10 store down at Beenleigh because it's air conditioned .. where as Bunnings isn't ..

On his list was some weed matting .. you see in our back yard the idiot who owned the house before us put some timber sleepers in and built up a garden bed and filled it with mango and fruits trees .. and it's very hard to mow around because it's all nut grass .. so I said to Peter wouldn't we be better off putting a fence across there and letting the ducks and bantam chickens into there ?

Anyway that's what we decided .. because we could never keep that area clean .. always looked untidy .. so off to Mitre 10 go .. $ 250 later ! .. we get home and Phyliss has mowed the whole yard .. THANK YOU ! ..

Peter painted our front railings on the house .. we had it painted before christmas .. the painters did the top half .. we did the bottom half .. haven't finished yet .. it got too bloody hot ! .. so we painted the railings green .. got the steps and back verandah to do yet ..

Mum and Brian arrived - and the work began .. mum cooked us dinner - Chinese BBQ Pork with noodles .. oh god I've never tasted anything like it ! .. Brian helped Peter and I put the star pickets in and put the fencing up .. Brian also showed us a neat a little trick when it comes to using rolls of wire like that .. you put a rake up the middle and well-ah it rolls so easily !

Then the boys took all our potted plants from in there out .. because the ducks would have eaten them .. lol .. so now the backyard is starting too look good .. 1 thing we did find was TERMITES ! .. yes I'm not bloody joking .. Peter pulled Koko's cross out and the bottom was all eaten and full of termites .. and then we found some timber that we were using as a stand to keep a pot plant off the ground half eaten as well ..

So then I hit the panic button thinking oh my god they are going to eat my bird avairy ! because it's made from untreated pine .. but we checked all around the bottom and it was fine .. phew ! .. we've got them in front yard also .. but didn't think anything of it till now .. so now I have to get someone into check the house - and if we need doing - which we think we might it will cost upwards of $ 2,000 !

So here I sit this morning with every bone in my body aching .. lol .. and we have to finish the yard because there's pot plants all over the place ... so when Peter get's up around 9-ish we'll head back there to finish the work ... will have to take some pictures and post them !