Category: Diary

Ren and Steve’s wedding, 28th November 2008. More wedding photos on Flickr.

Mr Henry, after months of promising, has finally decided that the best way to get around is walking.

And please, don’t look at the mess. We’re moving.

What a weekend, one devoted almost entirely to the new house. While we don’t have a date yet we know when things will really start moving. The builders will be finished by very early December, they then make an appointment with us to go through the house, we come up with a list of things we aren’t happy with, rinse & repeat, the bank inspects, the bank pays and then we get the keys. We’re hoping that process won’t take too long. I know, I know, but we can hope.

With the house almost done we’re organising the other bits and pieces.I was out there yesterday morning getting quotes for the driveway and then again in the afternoon for quotes for some decking we are want out the back. Nine o’clock last night we were standing in the freezing rain unloading new furniture for the theatre room (thanks Gina!). Today it was driving in to the city early to collect mum who babysat the kids all day while Rae and I got stuck in to clearing the shed out; getting the large stuff stored there ready, throwing out or Freecycling a mountain of stuff, moving a few boxes in to the shed and generally laying the groundwork for the move ahead. With six people to move it’s no longer a case of a small van and load up the cars. Ah, those were the days.

So from now until the new year it’s pretty much work, pack, move. There is a pile of boxes ready to be made up and filled. The pantry will be wound down, freezer slowly emptied. It is my least favourite part of the house cycle but when its over this time we’ll no longer be at the mercy of a landlord, and that time can’t come quickly enough.

Three things that annoy me that happened in the last hour.

1. Tradies who don’t show up when they promise they will. I hope he got lost trying to find the place and never finds his way out of loopy street hell.
2. People who check their balance before making a withdrawal at an ATM when I’m in a hurry.
3. People who do really slow u-turns on a right turn arrow.

It’s been a busy week so just enough time for a quick house update. The tilers have been in, which is the beginning of the final stages. Air conditioning and heating completed with vents in place and all door handles are now on. Basically it’s tiles, showers, bath, taps and the kitchen sink to go. Should only take another year or so at this rate.

Miss Moo after the tantrum.

Veronica and Jonathon came over for a play date this morning. After some warming up the boys got stuck in to some serious kids play and then, all too soon, it was time to say goodbye.

A quick house update. We can now, finally, see what colour we chose for the front door. The lights are all in and functioning, internal paintwork is finished, the tiles are piled in the dining room ready to go up (although we were told that would be happening two weeks ago), power points are all in, antenna connections are in, all external guttering (finally) finished. It’s getting closer, we can really feel it now.