Sunday, November 30, 2014

Time to unwind





Found these kids up on the curb at 773 waving down cars trying to get a wave back and absolutely buzzing out when they got a beep. The car ride home went something like this, "that was cool aye Kaea", Kaea, "yea we looked cool aye Josh, were like teenagers, we should do that again aye".






This kid cracks me up, cheeky monkey.




Big boy crawling everywhere




Always smiling 












Renovations complete and house sold.  End of a fast and furious chapter.  Time to unwind and make a mess. 


























Friday, November 14, 2014

Reno update and the weekend


Visits from the whanz


Shy Saudi Arabian girls...




Poor neglected kids


Sunday picnic and chill outs at Long Bay


Yes you can take Asher for a walk while I lie here and take a nap in the sun. 


Nice straight legs.  



Cuddles with uncle Bill, they were both having a moment, so cute. 


Trips to bunnings 



Walk to drop off school lunches, failed to make it in time and missed the online ordering cut off at 9am,  not the first time..


Pounding the hill to make it to school on time.


Bumped into Eden's school teacher at the shops during their lunch break so she took the kids lunches to them.  How convenient. 


The long awaited stairs were installed last night by Erin, he was McDreamy by the time he finished at some uncivilised hour in the morn.  Then straight to work in the morning.  He's a rock.  



Downstairs still looks mostly the same.  We went with cheap carpet downstairs (it's hard) saved $1k but probably should have gone with the same right through the house.  It will do.


The kitchen is 99% there, just a few finishing touches, a few floating shelves and a chalkboard (thanks for the design idea Tui). 


Like this.



The lounge is coming together.. Still trying to finalise a few design choices, I'm still not 100% about the rug, it kind of throws the balance as more retro than modern.  A plain light grey rug might be the go.  I set out trying to achieve the modernistic Scandinavian look but have ended up with something like retro/mid century/Scandinavian/modernistic all blended together.  It should work in the end. 


Really want to buy the black one of this but for $170 something, not happening. Especially when time and resources have almost run out.  This little birdie is way down there on the list of priorities.  I may buy this one though and paint it black.  


I love these and want them for the lounge but at $60 a pop I'll shop for fabric and see if my awesome mum can make some. 


Signs up.  Eden and Josh were not impressed.  


Listing is up, we managed to scrape through with a few photos.


For the record, we are not moving city.. Just a small misunderstanding by our Agent.  Maybe it's a good omen. 



It's Friday.  My last shower was Tuesday or Wednesday, I can't remember.  I have been in and slept in the same clothes since and my wet do up has finally gone to the side.  Amazingly I don't smell yet.