We've been getting a lot of work done recently ito refurbish our bedroom. This has involved much chaos, storage boxes, dress rails and moving stuff around so the next stage of the operation could happen. I've periodically sent the family pics/video of the mess with comments of the "aaargh, help!" variety. My SIL told me last week that we were rubbish at doing these sort of things and we shouid get someone in at £100(!) per day to do it for us. I half jokingly asked if he was volunteering and his reply was that he was far too busy to do anything like that for us. Now bear in mind that I am a bad asthmatic with significant spinal issues, and DH has had 2 heart attacks and is on a cocktail of drugs-we really shouldn't be lugging around heavy bits of furniture and boxes.
What is annoying me most is that we have always been first on the scene after cries of help to save his tail from a multitude of diy disasters - including the staircase collapsing. DH has fitted kitchens for him, repaired ceilngs, all sorts of things. I've painted and papered for them in the past as well. We didn't do these things expecting a quid pro quo payback but a little consideration might be nice. Grrrrrr!
