Overnight rain returned later making for a soft and soggy Heronshaw as I planned the carpeting and then I dropped off to visiting the dog when going home. The girls are excited and delighted but Di was upset saying , "I hate dogs and now nobody wants to go to America anyway!"
It was another day of heat inside and cold out which made the process of dressing very difficult. The rain had poured down again overnight and, after a dry morning, started later and all this makes the ground very soft and soggy at Ropes Hill Dyke. I had listed a whole host of telephone calls to make and these took some time before I could do anything else. I arranged for the carpet man to come and measure up at last and he called later with a price of over £1000! Progressed our furniture but there still remained problems to resolve about price and availability. I filled in by clearing up Heronshaw and Harnser whilst waiting for the return calls and then, in late morning, I finished loading up the car and set off to see the pooch on the way home.
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A long chat with Barbara and her husband and agreement to take delivery of the pup on Monday next, the new pen being considered fine to keep it in. The journey home to arrive in time for tea but the rain was pouring down again by then which was disappointing to have to suffer whilst unloading the car after dark. The girls were keen to see the photographs of the puppy and the accessories that I had brought. They played puppies for most of the evening and went to bed very late. Daniel came home for the weekend which was nice and I will seek his help tomorrow to assemble the kennel once I fetch it from Neaversons. Unfortunately, Diana was very upset this evening about us having a dog (even though I had agreed it with her) and cried at bedtime saying "I hate dogs and now nobody wants to go to America anyway!"