Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Tuesday 27th

The usual slow start to the day here about 9ish we got out of bed after watching some cooking shows on TV Myles had a shower while I wrote the blog and had made breakfast. After this Myles flew into the garden and carried on from where he had left off. I did my usual jobs in the kitchen until 12 and informed Myles that we needed to go to the shops if he wanted anything for lunch. Myles didn't want to drive and as usual said "well you can always drive it." So for once I decided why not. Went to charge my mobile and post a photo to the blog and was ready to go. Myles then proceeded to wind me up about crashing his car and not being able to park. This made me nervous but I carried on anyways to prove a point. I grabbed the keys and sat in the car. Whilst Changing the whole set up of the car I was thinking that's its been 2 years since I last drove which was when I past my test.. I'm sure ill be fine... First car being a 2L 4wheel drive Subaru. The strangest part being that it was automatic and HUGE! The biggest car I have driven is a Toyota Yaris which isn't the biggest lets just say that. Nevertheless I set off down the drive way.  I pootled down the road a little paranoid a kangaroo would jump out at me... It didn't and I arrived at Aldi no problems except once putting my window wipers on instead of indicating   because the switch is on reverse sides which is a pain. I got out the car and was rather impressed with my bay parking as well! After a little self celebration I got the food for lunch and swung into Woolworth's to pick up some dairy milk to treat myself :)
After this back home to make Myles' lunch. Cheese and sausage toasties. After a very filling and yummy lunch I banished Myles from the garden and told him he had to do his white card test. (This is a basic health and safety course for anyone working in construction. Myles needs it for the fireworks jobs coming up in a few weeks.) Begrudgingly he trailed upstairs to the laptop and started working his way through it. The online course said it would take 4 hours to complete. I left him to get on with it and did a bit of hoovering. (Very exciting) I came back had a shower and he still was going through it 2 hours later! 'Maybe this is going to take 4 hours..' 
Myles then declared that he needed coffee to continue so I made a very milky coffee with plenty of sugar to keep him going! I left him another hour and came up with the last piece of banana and walnut cake and he had just finished and was on the 100% complete page! Wahoo passed with flying colours! After paying for it and signing off it had taken just under 3 hours which was great. Our evening consisted of a lovely dinner of chops with pumpkin and potato mash and lots of gravy! We watched the final of Great Australian Bake Off, which is a joke because the wrong person won! Then a bit of air crash investigation which sparked a lot of conversation between Myles and Ian because Ian has a pilots license and Myles loves planes!
After this it was about 11:39 which made it bed time. 


Lots of love to you all :) x 

2 comments:

  1. Well done Laura on your first driving adventure out in the big automatic car. Does this mean you will want to take the Range Rover out when you get back?
    Myles, is this you set up with everything you need now to work for Robert? Have you got your safety gear (boots etc) along with what you had in the red box at home? Congratulations on passing the course by the way, never the most interesting but important nevertheless. Take care both of you. X

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  2. Well done Laura , wonderful. I do admire you for taking that 'beast' out on your own and successfully too. ( The car, I mean !) Well done Myles too not only for trusting Laura but for knuckling down to your 'course' and passing it. Very satisfying for you both. How will Ian take it when you are doing your fireworking job ?

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