Ready, set, BUILD!

Hi all

Well, so much has happened since we last wrote... We have a new car, St Kilda finally lost a game, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince arrived (and sorta disappointed, sorry Obie, but it had such potential).

Meanwhile, our little block of land sat patiently, biding its time, waiting for the perfect moment to get underway.

I won't go through the mountains of painful issues which slowed things to a crawl since late June, because this is a 'happy blog' - but lets just say that if I saw the embodiment of Westpac sitting alone at a bar, I'd probably kick it in the fvajuutz.

BUT WE ARE UNDERWAY!

Having a barely completed house does not deter us from the most basic, built in state-of-being which Jase and I possess... Entertaining guests. Not wanting to waste any time, and before the house was more than an empty block, we popped to meet the locals and entertain:

ANYWAY, where are our manners? What sort of hosts would we be without offering our guest a cup of tea in the kitchen?

After dazzling in the kitchen, the boys retire to the theatre room to watch some Stargate SG1

Since our first visitor came past, a lot has happened. We have a temporary fence up! Jase can be seen here inspecting our block ('...strike a pose, there's nothing to it').

We've also had a site scape in preparation for the laying of the slab. This is the side of house which will have the bedrooms and garage

No, our little Hoondee did not burn down the block as the tyre tracks seem to indicate. She is waiting patiently for us to return on the front doorstep. Btw, the house in the background over the road was only a slab 4 weeks ago. I hope ours goes up that fast!

The toot has been installed (I know its outdoor and doesn't flush, but the indoor and porceline version was not included in our base price and was an upgrade)