Day #69 > THURSDAY 31st DECEMBER
It’s New Year’s Eve today, apparently. More like Groundhog Day with a new brew & a quick chat before Little & Large tell me they need to go out food shopping today, as the shops are closed tomorrow – who knew?! They went shopping yesterday too, so who knows – maybe they simply don’t plan ahead or maybe Bob needs some beer or or or. It’s raining outside so it’s looking like a dull ole day, but I’m expecting to escape myself once they’re back – as I need some fresh air myself. They head out at 11.00am & I do some laundry & blog work.
They’re gone for a couple of hours & nothing untoward unfolds. Quiet day again, but Bob tries his hand & lighting the fire again at around 3.00pm & smokes the house out again. I go upstairs to escape – open windows & under duvet – coming back down around 7.15pm as the Deweys are just starting to eat some leftovers. Bob tells me he hasn’t done anything for me as he didn’t know what I was doing this evening . . . despite telling him earlier I couldn’t stand the smoke so was going upstairs for the afternoon, & I’d call the UK at 7.00pm so would be back down afterwards; so I say no problem & make myself a shiny spongy ham sandwich & watch Jeopardy on my own in the den.
The Chuckle Brothers eventually join me, but we all head off to bed before 9.00pm. Whoo, party on! Early night, no one is much in the mood for celebrating tonight . . . & for me personally it really does feel like a prison today. Ouch.