Last night brought much excitement. While feeding the animals the children discovered a suprise which sparked a small rescue mission. At the bottom of one of the newly dug holes for the fence posts was a small headhog. If had tumbled in and was unable to climb back up the steep sides. A plate of cat food was lowered in a proved a hit. Gardening gloves were slipped on to little hands and the spiky fellow gently lifted from his muddy hole. The children put him in a basket and studyed his spikes seeing how you could stroke with no injury but the other way would delivery a bit me a spiky handful. They noted how if curled up into a tight ball hiding his small furry nose. Finaly they let him go. He went straight to hide under evies pj's before headin for the trees. The children also seem to me devised their now way me debriefing from the fire. As i write this they are playing the house is on fire and seeing how many different ways they can get out of the house and where the best places to meet up outside are. Huey is all ways playing the fire men with sirens drifting across the bay as if races to rescue his sister. Puttin out the fires with blasts from his make belive fireman's hose before making sure all made it out of the house including the cats. I'm not sure how the cats feel about all this rescuing but seem to be enjoying the attention. Lets hope all this practice remains a game and we never have to do it for real again. The builder and workmen have all been to look at the house this week and i hope work will start soon. The roof all offer replacing and about half me the ceilings inside need taking down and replacing. The insurencd will then pay to have all affected areas re decorated. Concent for a new roof needs to go through the council so we are hoping that wont take to long. On the plus side we were going to apply to the council to have a wood burning stove put in as well as grey water recycling and alterations to the front of the house. Its costly to put in for concent but now it will be free to apply as it can all be submitted with the roof application. Wood burning stove come winter will be so homely as well as cost effective and a litte dream for me realised.
