And another good thing

 A very cold and frosty start this morning, but there's a bit of sunshine forecast for today, mixed with clouds.  Next week is forecast to be much warmer, but changeable.  I had a look at the long range forecast - the first week of March looks bright and sunny, temperatures of 10-12 deg, so not really warm but it should feel warmer in bright sunshine.  So we might even stay a couple of days at the caravan, rather than just going for a few hours.  Depends on the weather really, long range forecasts can never be taken as gospel.

The big freezer was defrosted and everything put back tidily, a couple of things got thrown out as they'd been in the freezer too long and were so iced up it was almost impossible to tell what they were.  Lots of empty space in there now it's all tidy and organised, so we're going to do a stock up frozen food shop today.  Husband's car is back, the work (something to do with bearings I think) having been done successfully and no other problems found.  

I'm happy to say that I've been granted Carers Allowance, so a nice backdated lump sum has gone into my bank account this morning, that was quick!  It's nice to know that everything I've been doing for husband for the last couple of years has been recognised.  I'm going to use the lump sum to buy a 2-seater sofa bed so we can get rid of our big 3-seater sofa, and possibly an air fryer too.  We'll go to Taunton (the nearest big town with lots of shops, including a Lakeland and a big charity furniture shop) to have a look for both things.  We'll go the week after next - next week is school half term, so it'll be too busy in the town and elsewhere, so we won't be going out much.

The sun is coming up and there's a lovely glowing pink sky, it makes it feel good to be alive.  I'm going to spend this weekend doing a thorough overhaul of our finances, and setting up a couple of standing orders to transfer money monthly into savings accounts.