I cannot wait, I feel like I haven't breathed out waiting for our home to come, and now I am so looking forward to breathing out. To making this house our home, a lovely relfection of all ur families quirks and passions.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Our house before the shift.... one last look.
I cannot wait, I feel like I haven't breathed out waiting for our home to come, and now I am so looking forward to breathing out. To making this house our home, a lovely relfection of all ur families quirks and passions.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
News but not officially - it is coming.
Hubbie called the Council. They said 'Approved'!!
WOO HOO!!!
He spoke to 2 different ladies in planning and they both confirmed it is approved. We should receive the letter in writing by next Friday.
Yeronga is coming. May 2nd is the date. We will take heaps of pics and hoping some video as well to upload so you can share in the journey.
We are overjoyed, but still a little apprehensive until we see it in writing, perhaps even until we see the house coming down the road.
Many hurdles ahead, but our lovely house will soon be ours offcially.
Singing off,
relieved house relocators.
WOO HOO!!!
He spoke to 2 different ladies in planning and they both confirmed it is approved. We should receive the letter in writing by next Friday.
Yeronga is coming. May 2nd is the date. We will take heaps of pics and hoping some video as well to upload so you can share in the journey.
We are overjoyed, but still a little apprehensive until we see it in writing, perhaps even until we see the house coming down the road.
Many hurdles ahead, but our lovely house will soon be ours offcially.
Singing off,
relieved house relocators.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Tocall or not to call
Tomorrow is decision day.
The planning officer suggested it would be pointless for me to call.
But I really want some information about how it is all looking.
What would you do?
Call?
Or wait patiently for a decision that you may not get until next Friday, or possibly later by post?
I wish I was a patient person, but I am a frustrated, annoyed, powerless person currently and I want some information.
Doesn't mean that I will call though, because I don't think she will tell me anything.
To call or not to call that is the question ...... might get hubbie to call, he is good at being persuasive.
Arrgghh it feel just beyond reach, I can almost touch it, but not quite.
The planning officer suggested it would be pointless for me to call.
But I really want some information about how it is all looking.
What would you do?
Call?
Or wait patiently for a decision that you may not get until next Friday, or possibly later by post?
I wish I was a patient person, but I am a frustrated, annoyed, powerless person currently and I want some information.
Doesn't mean that I will call though, because I don't think she will tell me anything.
To call or not to call that is the question ...... might get hubbie to call, he is good at being persuasive.
Arrgghh it feel just beyond reach, I can almost touch it, but not quite.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Boot camp acreage style....
We have been madly rushing through jobs on our little house and our acreage whilst my hubbie is on holidays. It made me wonder about charging people to access this extreme type of chaotic energy expenditure!
Boot camp day 1
Dig 25 holes for fruit trees. Drag mulch up and down the hill covering the plants. Water the pants by lugging around 20kg watering storage containers.
Boot Camp day 2
Chainsaw 2 large trees, chop into smaller pieces and remove large limbs by carting them across property.
Plus kids want to ride in go cart so drag them up and down the hill for 2 turns each.Plants need watering again, plus dig in 5 new rose bushes and clear more large branches. Chain saw large tree into smaller logs, for kids seating and firewood, etc, etc....
You can imagine how the rest of the week will pan out.
Other things.....
Plus on our little house that we reside in currently my hubbie, Mr TT, has sanded the front of the house, and we all helped paint that in the same colours, although they are not the most aesthetically pleasing!
Mr TT removed some old rusty tin from a window awning and we will replace it. We also started the fence, but are yet to finish it due to rain.
Mr TT is also fixing one of the quirks of our little house, french doors that go to nowhere.
Awning
I wish I had a 'before' picture. But the paint had flaked so much you could see bare boards through, and it gave the house a lovely derelict kinda feel.
Much nicer now!
One little lemon tree to give you a taste of the orchard. But another Post about that to come.
We have decided to be massively positive about the house coming on May 2nd. Today I booked a skip, portaloo, and a Bulldozer (D7) which are all required for the landing. Why not be positive, it will be a big fall if council does not give approval anyway!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Booking a date
Atlas house removers called yesterday.
They want to book a date. They need to give 3 weeks ntoice for a permit so they plan to put in there paperwork.
The date is May 2nd. We are quietly hopeful that the house may actually arrive then.
But as you know we have to get plannong approval, which will be due around the 20th of April.
Still I need to ring around and start booking exciting things like a port-a-loo, the D7 (large bulldozer), a skip and the tree lopper.
So while we are 'wishing and prayin and hoping' we have been on the negative side a few too many times to actually believe at this point.
As an aside my littlest man (3yrs) is having surgery today and will be off for a little while, so I hope you all have a great weekend and catch you next week.
They want to book a date. They need to give 3 weeks ntoice for a permit so they plan to put in there paperwork.
The date is May 2nd. We are quietly hopeful that the house may actually arrive then.
But as you know we have to get plannong approval, which will be due around the 20th of April.
Still I need to ring around and start booking exciting things like a port-a-loo, the D7 (large bulldozer), a skip and the tree lopper.
So while we are 'wishing and prayin and hoping' we have been on the negative side a few too many times to actually believe at this point.
As an aside my littlest man (3yrs) is having surgery today and will be off for a little while, so I hope you all have a great weekend and catch you next week.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Council Timeline
Well I made the dreaded call.
To Council Planning.
I have a feeling they dread me calling as much as I dread doing it, (smirk).
It was a very short conversation.
Decision will be made on the 14th of April.
5 working days are given for the supervisor to review the decision.
Then we will receive written notification.
I asked if I could ring for a verbal confirmation and she said 'no'.
So we will wait and hope that this decision will finally be the one we are waiting for.
Which allows me to dream:
ZZzzzzzz...............I might get to see the inside of our house within a month or so, YIPPEE!
ZZzzzzzz............... when the house comes I can start the vegie patch, as there is no chance the truck with flatten it.
ZZzzzzzz...............we can start general landscaping, and maybe the kids cubby.
ZZzzzzz................. I can plan where the furniture will go, and order our dining table.
ZZzzzzz.................. our family can visit 'Yeronga' whenever we want, we can bring friends and share the next stage of our insane journey.
Yeronga house, we are ready for you now, can't wait to meet you and give the facelift, love and attention you have been waiting for, xxoo.
To Council Planning.
I have a feeling they dread me calling as much as I dread doing it, (smirk).
It was a very short conversation.
Decision will be made on the 14th of April.
5 working days are given for the supervisor to review the decision.
Then we will receive written notification.
I asked if I could ring for a verbal confirmation and she said 'no'.
So we will wait and hope that this decision will finally be the one we are waiting for.
Which allows me to dream:
ZZzzzzzz...............I might get to see the inside of our house within a month or so, YIPPEE!
ZZzzzzzz............... when the house comes I can start the vegie patch, as there is no chance the truck with flatten it.
ZZzzzzzz...............we can start general landscaping, and maybe the kids cubby.
ZZzzzzz................. I can plan where the furniture will go, and order our dining table.
ZZzzzzz.................. our family can visit 'Yeronga' whenever we want, we can bring friends and share the next stage of our insane journey.
Yeronga house, we are ready for you now, can't wait to meet you and give the facelift, love and attention you have been waiting for, xxoo.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Our weekend purchases...
Our weekend purchases..
It felt like we traipsed across Queensland collecting bargains I had purchased on ebay or gumtree, although mainly we just traipsed around Brisbane.
We have a new 'secondhand' couch.
It was a bargain and looks like new, but with a eeny price tag of $450.
A meatsfae, a buffet, and some cupboards were also collected. Pictures will come as we get ready to refinish them. Oh and our bath and basins.
We have a new 'secondhand' couch.
It was a bargain and looks like new, but with a eeny price tag of $450.
The most exciting bit, apart from seeing family and friends that we miss and love....
was our trip to IKEA!!!
It has been at least 2 years since we have made the journey, and this impromptu visit had high yields.
5 new light fittings,
3 will go over the dining table - these are cheap lights but should give the look we want, and the opportunity to change the lampshade out at a lighter time.
and 2 for the childrens rooms.
The kitchen tap
Plus more kitchen fittings
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