Last Transmission before we move!

Hey y'all. As you know settlement date for our house is this Friday the 30th. So we have decided we will be out by Wednesday afternoon so that we can clean on Thursday, and be ready to hand over the keys at any time on Friday.

And there are still plenty of more boxes to pack!

We can't move in to our rental at 213 King Street until about the 10th of December. So our temporary residence will be with Jamie's parents at Lake Rotoma.



It was an amazing hot day today. I went out to the Berry Farm this afternoon with Sarah and Zac and my boys, and then Zac came to play here.

So not sure when my next update will be!

We've been out to the section this morning. We met an architect and an engineer out there. The engineer because we were wondering whether we had to do masses of costly retaining, but he seemed to think we would be fine.

As for the architect - we need something specially drawn up for the site. We have had two building companies go and have a look, but then they just go through their standard plans and see what will fit on. And for the size of the section (566m2) compared to the size of house we want (approx 200m2) its a bit tricky! So we met with Martin Jackson who is going to give us a quote before he comes up with some scheme plans. Me and Jamie were very impressed with him and have a feeling he will come up with something pretty fantastic.

A friend of mine built a few years ago and they just picked a plan they liked, which was then plonked on the section with no regard to facing north, etc. We don't want that!

Jamie is just mowing the lawns before he goes to work this afternoon. We have to be out of our house in a week and we have packed two boxes! Still don't know when we can move to our rental in King St..

This was the sight that awaited me when I walked into the bathroom the other day - my boys brushing their teeth! Lachie has a bit of an obsession with toothpaste, I guess he thinks its quite tasty. After dinner mints would probably be a good snack option for him!


Anyway aren't they cute? The picture is a bit dark though. I am buying two calendars through Starlights which feature their hand prints.

Fletcher is growing so quickly!

Sunday morning was a bit different - Jamie went off to run in the annual Toi's Challenge. I went to church with the boys, but not for very long. At about 10.30am we went down to Rugby Park to see Jamie finish up the race. He did a very respectable 1 hr 56 min.

After the boys had their 'naps', we called down to 126 James Street. Here is Fletcher showing us his skills behind Ben's trolley. Remember when Ben was pushing it around?!

Then we all zipped out to Coastlands to show Martin & Sarah our section, and then on to the Berry Farm for an icecream. A great way to spend Sunday afternoon!

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Well I am sure you will enjoy the pictures that follow. I copied this pic of me Sarah Nic and Dad off Mum's blog. It was taken last Thursday the 8th of November, yes, MY 30TH BIRTHDAY. Happy birthday to me. We had a nice lunch together at Sarah's on Thurs and then on Saturday went with some friends to Roquette Restaurant for lunch.

This afternoon me and the boys had a lovely time in the back yard, playing on the swing and slide, playing with the ball and motoring around in the little red cart. Isn't Fletcher adorable?

Today we signed a contract to purchase a section at Omega Place, Coastlands.

Here is a shot of the 'beach access' sign at the end of the street. And the walkway is completed concreted. How marvellous.

This is a view of the street from the beach end. Our section is up the back on the right, if you look very carefully you can see a "Ray White" real estate sign on it. Will let you know how things progress.

After church on Sunday and after the boys had had 'naps' we drove over to the beach for an icy treat.

Lachlan pretends to be grumpy

Fletcher on his First Birthday!

Isn't he lovely? I must say I am taking lots of pictures of him lately because of his cuteness. I'm pleased about that 'cos they say the second child doesn't have nearly as many photos as the first.
As for the day, we had coffee group as usual with all his wee friends - although he did sleep through much of the party! Then at 12.3opm we picked up Grandma from the airport to spend a few days in Whakatane!

Yipee, my computer is back in AKSHON!

The computer guy took it Tuesday and it was back today (Friday) afternoon. Not bad. He replaced the video card and installed some ethernet thingee. Which is great because surfing the net is so much better - I used to connect using the USB thingee, which wasn't very reliable.

This morning I dropped my boys and their great-grandfather at Ann's place, and went to the Home and Garden show in Rotorua. It was OK - nothing to write home about though. And then I went and bought a new skirt from the House of G. A denim one - perfect for summer!

The other news is that our house went unconditional yesterday (Thursday)! Yay. We got a nice hamper from Harcourts for our trouble. I have already eaten the chocolate! And so the purchase of a section begins in earnest....

Have a good weekend everyone. I shall try and take some pictures and post them soon.

PS. I have now been blogging for one year!