Today I finished the work my work in the dot and now I can start enjoying the holiday to the full. Work was ok, everything went ok so nothing to write about really. I've also finished a couple of family chores so all is set for the holiday to start tomorrow.

Tomorrow we're going to host the Slovak for a week in our house. This is definitely the most anticipated event of the last 8 years, which is saying something. A 2 month house scrubbing, cleaning and refurbishment project was undertaken by dad (and to a lesser extent mum and brothers) in my absence. I dare say the house is now unrecognizable. Long stalled maintenance has been finished, loads of hoarded things have been thrown away, and new implements for her use have been purchased. Tomorrow we're going to see the final result of his labour. This is probably the first time I mentioned dad in this blog but he deserves an honourable mention considering the effort.

The blog is most probably going on break for the next week or so.