Hi ... ...i've just turned the computer on with the pretence of  checking to see if any wires have come loose!
Y'see, we are decorating.
T'old man decided, about three days ago that we would emulsion  and gloss all the rooms in the house starting upstairs just in case he gets called in for his hernia op (I tried to tell him he shouldn't be decorating but would he listen :no: ).
Would you believe that he had a pre-op examination three weeks ago and has not heard a thing since.  I phoned the ward and the nurse said that the consultant's secretary would make the decision when to perform the keyhole surgery. 
" won't the pre-op be null and void soon" I enquired "No" she replied " we can go six months before he'll need it again!  so, next step will be to phone the consultant's secretary....but in the mean-time t'old man thinks he can have the house  re-decorated....with me as the labourer and trainee decorater  and him as the foreman it seems
Two days down and  he has painted four ceilings ( albeit two of  them  are small), he's emulsioned the two main bedrooms and is at this moment working his way down the stairs.  While I have been moving things from one room to another or abandoning them to the garage then today he nominated me to paint the box room, my computer room.
I couldn't refuse as there is only me who uses this room,  so this morning that is what I did and now i'm jiggered!!

I'd better stop rambling as there are mutterings going on below stairs ...I think he's calling for a cup of tea

Chow