Starting to look pretty....

New photos from our bathroom and laundry - had the plumber in recently and things are now all attached and ready to go.





All(!) we have to do now is finish the walls and get the floor laid.

Yay!

Man at work

Laundry with new hot water cylinder and tub. We are really praying that the washing machine is going to fit between them.... Craig reckons no probs, me however......

New Shower fittings - all very silver and shiny

My fav part, the new vanity. Pushed really hard for it and reckon it was worth all the money!

Now all we have to do is find the time to do the rest of the work.........

I want a Bathroom!

While I was away in Japan, Craig ripped out our bathroom. This was to plan, so it was ok. What didn't quite go to plan was the fact the the plumber couldn't come when arranged and had to come a week late! So we now have an open space and NO BATHROOM.

So here are some photos to show you what I came home to after travelling for 22hrs from Japan to home........ (Japan photos will follow soon.....)

Here is my bathroom

My toilet

Looking from the bathroom, through the toilet, into the laundry

Here is the boy hard at work....

and again, putting gib up on the walls of the toilet

Bathroom with batts and one wall. The bath is just sitting there to look pretty.....

and finally the bathroom ceiling...

Of course, everything that used to be in the bathroom, toilet and laundry has to go somewhere - so here is my spare room!

We are now poor poor poor!

Well its been a good long time since our last update. This is partially due to my large facebook addiction, but also as we have well and truly been in the hurly burly of every day life.

Things are going so quickly now, its hard to believe we are nearly half way through the school term. School is school, however my trip to Japan is now feeling real. We had the reciprocal visit the other week and every time they gave a speech in English I cringed with the knowledge it will soon be me in Japanese!

We just this afternoon got our mortgage refinanced - brilliant news as we now have some money to do our DIY with. Very scary as well as we just added a large chunk of money onto our mortgage, as well as a large increase in the interest rate we now have to pay......also 30 year term is such a long time!

However, more money means action!
Action means photos!

Lets hope we will soon be the owners of a very fly home...... ha!

More Snow Pics

Craig and Snowy



Snowy and I



My very first snow angel....

Snow day! Pity its a bloody Saturday

Photos from our recent snow fall. Made life very tricky last night when coming home after a competition but was only a sprinkling compared to what we woke up to. More snow on the forecast...all I can do is hope it keeps snowing till monday..... please.....



Our backyard



Suey was an earlier riser than us!




View looking towards the city



Our new front garden...much prettier white than its current muddy brown!



Find Craig's car!

Cheers Cris

It is sad day as Cris announced she is returning to Canada in a couple of weeks. Guess she is off to create a new life back in her home land. But her memory will always remain in our house as she has kindly donated her much loved plant to join our many. We have decided to name our new member to the household "Kris" in her memory. This along with our habit of saying "AYE" at the end of every statement Cris has had a profound influence in our lives..... Cheers Cris :)

The man in action

Here is the photographic proof of construction (proof of destruction is never needed!)