Ohmagod! The waiting......

You know those dreams you have where you're trying to get somewhere important but all these things keep happening or getting in your way? Distractions and events that stifle your every move to get where you want to go?

That is where we are at the moment. For various reasons our house has been put on hold - AGAIN!!

There were forces acting against us that meant nothing could be done before the Christmas/New Year period. Thankfully everyone is booked for the 11th of January and it should be all go, GO, GO!!! 

So we are still only up to a drainage channel dug and the set out complete. It's something, I guess!

On our last trip down I finally sorted out the floor tiles. I'm so happy with them I could cry! It's such a big thing as the tiles go through the whole house but the bedrooms. Big decision. Big money. 

These tiles were on sale at Beaumont's and were well under the budget due to a sale. Here's Molly choosing the colour. I disagreed with her assessment and chose the darker ones :-)

Almost...............................but not quite.

We finished off the dining table top last week. Two coats of a wax/oil mix and I think it looks stunning. I can't wait to see it in our house.

Speaking of which. 

Dramas!!!

For various reasons our mortgage application had to be put through the ringer again. We thought everything was sorted but the Commbank, bless them, were running off the old building quote (pre council approval requirements). This may or may not have been the fault of our mortgage broker who provided them with the amendment that the bank say they never received.....
I decided there really wasn't any point of a witch hunt while we were still trying to secure financing. 

I new the finance would be approved but I had told the builder he could start as I was just waiting for the documents. Which was problematic as the builder won't start until finance is guaranteed. Christmas was coming which meant a delay with the bank might see us not get a slab until the new year!!!! 

Anyway our mortgage broker (I think through guilt) had a rush put on the bank and the loan documents were issued, signed and returned in record time - like 5 hours.

Our builder was stunned - it never happens that quick, he says. Well, it did this time, thank goodness!!

So the builder has marked out the site and now our block looks like this;

Although the plumber is starting the underslab drainage on Monday so there will finally be some sod turning!