Hectic times

Apologies for not updating last week, things have been a tad busy here, we are having to have our very tired driveway replaced and this has meant all hands on deck for removing the existing surface, including the part that wraps around the back of the house before you get to the lawn. I got to play with a jack hammer, which was great fun for the 1st 20 minutes, but the hours after that nearly killed me, still have the bruises and blisters on my poor hands :-(

We are now left with a large area of mud as the builder is unable to lay the new drive for a few weeks, as you can imagine this is not a great scenario with 9 dogs having to cross it every time they go into the garden or I have to put them in the van for a walk and I could have cried when we had heavy rain. Now add to that the fact that we have a gas leak and have had to turn the gas off (no we didn't hit a pipe!), leaving us with no hot water or cooking facilities (other than ovens), the gas man can't come until next week so my poor dogs and house are filthy and there is just nothing I can do about it. But hey, I'm sure it will be worth it and I will be chuffed with my new drive, patio and artificial lawn once they are all in, and at least the house rendering and painting is done and the scaffolding has been removed :-)

Kittens are growing fast and I would love to be in a position to keep more than 1, all are so friendly but the lilac boy is a real mummies boy.