Just How Much Can Three People Eat?

 

Well today of course was all about getting the painting done for the back hall at Church. This hall is used for a lot of our work with children and Mother and Toddlers, so we really wanted to make it look nice...and also get rid of the mouldy smell that was lingering after the roof leaking.

It was a daunting task though, with just the four of us initially, however we were delighted when  the cavalry arrived, in the shape of "K" who bless him had been up since 4am for his job.

 

He didn't come alone either, he came with his brother in law "M" who was one of our Sunday School lads for many years and still comes to our Family Services.

 

A little later, "K's" wife  "B" came...she had been at work all day, so must have been shattered, but she cracked on with the gloss work. She too has come through our Sunday School and its great to see her now as a part of the church.

 

 

 

 

Teen Two  found a way to pass the time when the painting got a little boring!

 

 

It was a very hot day, so it was hard going....but we were so thankful to this dream team for giving up their time to come and help us. We also had "J" ( on the right) come along, who is the sister to the other two, she too has come through our Sunday school classes, we are thrilled she still comes from time to time and was willing to give up her time, also after work, to come and help us. Here they all are, waving goodbye to the work!

 

If you look back to yesterday's blog, I am sure you will see a big difference!

We did have a bit of a panic part way through the day. Having chosen Dulux Bathroom anti mould Magnolia, we thought it would be easy to get more of. We realised we were going to run out after a few hours, so hubby went back to Homebase...panic...no more magnolia!! Thankfully B&Q came up trumps.

 

 

We decided to take down the old wooden pelmets, they would have taken a lot of time to paint, and we thought they  were just a tad old fashioned!! We have stored them away just incase someone notices them missing and feels they should remain a part of the fixtures and fittings!

The floor took a lot of cleaning, the flaky paint scraped off yesterday stuck in between the wooden block flooring and no matter how much Teen One and I got on our knees and scrubbed,  we didn't seem to make much headway.  We eventually went over the floor with a brush and plenty of detergent and are hoping when its dried it will look better. We did put dust sheets down,  clearly not enough!

 

Having been at church for many hours, by 7.30pm we were just leaving, and I was not in the mood for cooking, we were all starving so as a treat and thank you for all the hard work I suggested we get a Chinese Takeaway ( we had already given the Dream Team money to get a takeaway on their home) The Teens were thrilled at the thought...it's such a rarity in our household to indulge in such things...this may be their third one in their life!

As we were all so hungry we opted for a set menu for three....but just how much can three people eat?!

The four of us have had enough and more to eat and there is still one dish completely untouched, a bag of prawn crackers and a lot of everything else! We definitely will have the two person menu next time!

Looks like some tasty cold sides to go with tomorrow's lunch!