Month: December 2012

Bargains – Argos £5 voucher with £50 spend & Past Times 20% off everything & Simply Be 30% off -today

We woke up to rain and also the sites electricty was going to be switched off from 8 until 4pm as they have major works to carry out. A good thing we have some gas in the caravan.

So, we spent the day clearing things out and throwing them away. What a good feeling that was! Up until now I have never been here long enough to have a good clear out and when I was here we were always out and about visiting. Mal managed to lose the key and we haven’t even moved in yet! He was almost convinced he had thrown it away with the rubbish but finally he found it.

The site workman was fitting all the necessary so we can have a washing machine in the new caravan, that was quick!

By the evening our electricity still hadn’t returned and there were some angry people up at the office, but it wasn’t their fault, it was the Electricity Board. It came back on just in time to turn the electric blanket on! A bit like Cyprus really! I guess we are a bit more used to it than most here.

 

Thought for the Day – “Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonarda da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein ~ H Jackson Brown Jr.

Bargains – Tesco 25% off wine & M&S 20% off knitwear & Back in the Days 15% off retro gifts & “Home made gifts” book £5.99

We started packing things in the caravan and as we still had the hire car until 1.00pm, we made several journeys to move things. So much rubbish we are getting rid of. Things we have accumulated over the last 10 years!

We popped to Westwood and bought our Christmas tree and then drove the car to Kent International Airport and walked back along the country lane and it was sunny. In fact when we arrived back at the caravan, the sun was streaming through the windows.

 

Thought for the Day – “This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy.” ~ Susan Polis Schultz

Bargains – This weeks Half Price Boots star gift & £5 off £35 at Lidl & Debenhams extra 10% off their Gift Extravaganza & M&S 25% off Christmas Hampers

TODAY ONLY – Debenhams Half Price Pots and Pans!

There seem to be a lot of Hot UK Deals now in the run up to Christmas, they are all competing for our money!

We went to visit Mal’s sister Marion as we hadn’t seen her since the last time we were back. We then went to get some shopping and also ask Tesco why we hadn’t had a refund on some tree loppers we ordered (from Tesco Direct) and then discovered that they didn’t fold down enough to put in our suitcase. We were told on 20th October, that’s fine, you will receive your refund in 3-5 days. I had sent three emails to remind them and was told “at the moment we are extremely busy” meanwhile if this is urgent call the premium rate number! Erm, no! Even the girl on the help desk spent 15 minutes hanging on the phone to them and then suggested we shopped and then went back to her. It seems Tesco now have a new system in place as this has happened many times! By the time we arrived back home, we had an email confirming the refund.

In the afternoon we started moving some of our things to our “newer” caravan. The site owners also told us that they would move the heavy things for us but it won’t be for at least a week. That is fine by us as it will give us a chance to get the smaller things moved.

There were some good football games on in the afternoon, although Torin was unimpressed with Chelsea’s performance and said he doesn’t even know if he wants to support them now after the way they treated Robbie!

Later the Scarlet and Jack came on the web cam and entertained us by singing songs and doing all the actions. I have to admit I didn’t know the one about the three men in the space ship!

The photo is not very clear as they were moving a lot!

Thought for the Day – “Kids: they dance before they learn there is anything that isn’t music.” ~ William Stafford