Beige??
Too tired to do an entry tonight. Today we did a final inspection of our new house and a week today all the scary legal and financial transactions take place. Perhaps I am stressed,...
dream house
Colour my world
Big P, Amelia and I went out to Bunnings this morning to pick up some paint chips and paint brochures ready to start planning our new house decor. Big-P chose about a hundred shades...
Studio-arama
In just over a month’s time we will be gaining possession of our new house. Unsurprisingly it still doesn’t feel particularly real, but there are things that need to be done before we move...
Garden dreaming
It’s really too bad that Amelia is still dairy free as this recipe for Rice Pudding from the delicious Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks so good and surely the perfect comfort food. Having this awful cold...
Because we didn't get too excited
After many nights of lying awake thinking about cheap wood paneling and other such fine features, we decided to pass up the crazy house. In the end it wasn’t the fact that it was...
Let's not get too excited, but…
I have taken Mum and Dad and Amelia back to look at the crazy house (the one with SIX bedrooms that I have mentioned previously) this morning and they liked it. I am still...
Too bad
Sadly, it seems we have missed out on the house. The real estate agent called this morning to say that the owners wanted to wait and see if they could get a better offer...
Where my head has been
My days are filled with phone calls to banks and lawyers and surveyors and real estate agents. Trying to buy a house gets more complicated with every turn. It seems to be hassle after...
There is this little house
This weekend was all rain and mud and puddles that tiny pink boots needed to stomp through. Excitingly enough we may have found a house to place an offer on. On Saturday morning we...
Real real real
I’m ready to pack it in and move to Queensland where they have giant cockroaches that feast on your toothbrush bristles and crocodiles and big spiders but at least there might be a lot...