Still waiting

Still waiting to hear re final approval from the bank but are quitely confident that all will be as expected. Loans Officer seemed pretty happy with everything so that is a good start! Organising for the retaining wall to be built just after Christmas - our wonderful family are going to come and help (thanks guys) so hopefully many hands will make light work! Still waiting on building approval. On a personal note, the pink one had kinder orientation the other day and we met a little girl her age who lives just 5 doors down! Meeting the neighbours already and haven't even moved in yet, how great!

Old dog, new tricks

Ok so you can't teach an old dog new tricks. My promise of weekly updates was shattered within a matter of two posts. I could come up with all sorts of excuses (holidays, work, kids) but I won't bother - I'll just try try again. House update: off to see the bank for proper loan approval tomorrow morning. Sure it will all be good, fingernails only a little chewed, trying to get all the paperwork I think they might need together. Building approval should be in or just about in with council, waiting on a couple more things (retaining wall design) before it can be finalised. Retaining wall will hopefully go up over the Christmas break so we can be ready for slab etc after christmas. Little by little!

A new career...

I became a honorary engineer for a couple of hours on Saturday. Well, a surveyor anyway. Well actually I held what they call the 'dumb end' of the surveying equipment (the stick with the prism on top with a bubble to let you know if it is up straight). And really the Friendly Prussian did it the week before with Bikeman so it was just a few little changes. But I helped! I wasn't going to let that little bubble (like a level) get the better of me - I was concentrating so hard that I didn't see or hear Bikeman fall down the front slope and graze his knee - he got up after much moaning and groaning he got up and there was I, staring at the bubble ... in a trance. The stick was straight! And I hadn't heard a thing. We visited our lovely friends the Sandhurst Crew over the last couple of days. They have an absolutely beautiful house, built by Carlisle Homes. They couldn't speak more highly of them and had a wonderful experience with the build of their house, which has turned out to be absolutely fantastic. Makes me want to be in our house, and now! Patience is not one of my virtues... but I'm trying. And why didn't Zipping win! Hmmph that's why I normally don't bet, can't stand it if I don't win!