It's the last straw!

My Mum was never well. Place never really tidy, with five kids around too. Dad said to intending visitors. " you're very welcome, but take us as you find us!"
I like a "lived in" feel, as long as it's clean!!

Two big soft cats!

How awful! Where did they come from?

Talking of fleas - yesterday when DS1 and family, and I, got back to Sandhurst, the house was full of fleas, though the cats appeared to be clear, and 'bombs' had to be bought and set off, meaning that I had to sit in the garden in the sun for two hours before I could get into the house. What a hardship! By bedtime the house was declared a flea-free zone. Luckily insects don't like me.

Night all!

Goodnight jeni Thanks for your advice

Night jeni

Never heard of the candle one glass only the wet soap in the bed!Have a horrible suspicion what the result might be. DD1 has been home for the weekend and I caught her with the dog on the bed in the morning(not allowed upstairs).Was very annoyed as the dog often sleeps with the cat .She whined "But he loves me"....and she's 33!

I hope!

Night night jeni at least when you get back from work you will have hot water.

How did BED Come out as NEC?

Well I'm to NEC soon!i have a REALLY BAD week ahead! So I'd better try and get some sleep? thanks for your support today! It really helped to you all![ crescent moon]

GNHQ where's my crescent moon please?

jeni

It's s*d's law, isn't it?

I visited my Mum yesterday who, on being shown my vast number of gnat bites, said in a very loud voice, heard by everyone in her Home, 'Are you sure it's not fleas?'

grannylin use the old fashioned test put a saucer with a lighted candle filled with water and leave on the floor, if there are a few they will all jump for the lighted candle then drown it may have been just the advance party. If you have a problem break open the gin tonight get drunk then tomorrow head down to the shops and have a quick go over the edges of your carpets with some fleas treatment.

I would breed the fleas and put them in their bed! But I have an evil mind!

Good plan graces.They are coming in their clean camper van and I have a feeling that they will opt to sleep there in case they are allergic to the dog!

You might be reprieved futther visits though! You have my sympathy, why do these visitations cause us so much grief - we are grown up people and visitore must take us as they find us. Keep a bottle of gin in unlikely places and have a quick tipple whenever it gets a bit much. Alternatively, get her so tiddly she doesn't notice! Good luck though

this is the final straw!..........I don't know whether I am coming or going at the moment.My sister is coming to stay for a couple of nights this week and my OH and I have spent a lot of this weekend getting ready for the royal visit. The problem is we are like chalk and cheese, she is very tidy and organised and I am just slightly laid back!I live in an old farmhouse with cats and dogs.She lives in a pristine estate house-am not criticising this, just painting the picture.She lives 400 miles away and rarely visits but will take the cross channel ferry 7 miles from us and not call in!I suspect her DH has OCD about cleanliness and this may be why they don't like to stay with us.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, after all the mopping and vacuuming, I have just had a FLEA land on me (pesky cats).She will go bonkers!

See - you're completely in charge again! Things are as they should be...

There you go jeni I knew you could sort it

I just hate not knowing what to do and feeling I'm not in control. I suppose I'm a control freak?

Sounding a bit better now jeni!

I've arranged for Gary 9-12.30 his wife Kate cleaner 12.30-2.30. I hope it's all done by then!
Have phoned the overland tour organiser to arrange a hotel for us in Jerusalem overnight.
Determined to lose the weight to get int dress!

Not bad for a little crippled old woman?

Little? 13st2 3/4lbs and 5'7"?

jeni count to ten......... useless, helpless and incompetent no definitively not you are one of the most capable people I know. Things will fall into place and you will wonder what your wobble was all about.

Can your cleaner come in tomorrow if your boiler man has not been?

Order the next size dress.