Air Head

I'm woken this morning by my Mum rattling around the house at about 8 am, and so being the dutiful hostess I get up as well, and cook a good old fashioned english breakfast for both of my parents before they head off back to Wales.

It's been really nice to see them as I've not see them since my Nan's funeral which seems such a long time ago now, and it was also good that my Mum came to see where I'm living because I'm sure she had different ideas about the place than what she actually got to see. Anyway, I'll be seeing them soon again (2 weeks in fact) when I go to Wales for their office party, so not such an extended leave of absence next time around.

Whilst my Mum was here she noticed that our fish were all swimming at the top of the tank, and suggested that maybe we didn't have enough air going through the water. So with that in mind, once my parents left we then decided to nip to the local fish shop and pick up some air stones and a pump to add to the tank and hopefully aerate the water a little more. We also got some new plants to put in there too, since the old one was kind of manky to say the least.

It takes a while to take all the old stuff out, put all the new stuff in and generally have a spring clean (aquatically speaking) but after we'd put everything back and plugged everything in again it doesn't take long for the water to clear. And it seems the fish like their new additions to the tank too, and they all seem a lot more sprightly and happier.

We watch a film or 2 in the afternoon which winds us nicely to the evening, by which time we're both pretty tired, so all that is left to do is to do some more relaxation in the form of computer games and even more tv :)

Posted by Abi on the December 3, 2005 9:57 PM