With great pleasure I announce that we have walls! The pixies snuck in one day this week and managed to get the first level done. Happy New Year to everyone!

Season's Greetings

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Christmas Break? What Christmas Break?

Okay, so we were very excited once again after the pipes were laid and the slab poured. 'Of course', we thought, 'they'll get the slab down so we can pay the nice big bill just before the Christmas break and then there'll be nothing for a month.' So we ran around on the slab for a day or two and left the site alone (and went to the bank to pay the big bill).

Then we get a surprise phone call from our future neighbour telling us that there was more movement at the station... Of course we flew over there and, sure enough, the pixies were laying out timber for the frame!! The darlings are going to have the weekend off and will be back on Monday. What a lovely treat!

Our only concern now, though, is that everything looks so tiny!! We have been assured by a few experienced home builders that the slab always looks small, but really - nothing is going to fit! 'Too late now!' she cried. We will just have to make do.

Lift Off!!

Original start date - 12/12/08...Actual start date 08/12/08!! I'm impressed already. I barely had time to take a quick photo of our new neighbours before there was action on our block. So after three days we have had our site scrape, tap installed, temporary fencing and......wait for it......Port-a-Loo!! Yayyy!! I know, I know - it will all end next week as everyone has a break for Christmas - but we are sooo excited! I haven't met our supervisor yet, and we've driven past a few times and haven't yet caught anyone on site, just something new there everytime. I'm beginning to think they're just magical pixies....???

I can't believe it actually rained on day 2! It never rains here! Luckily, it was just a lovely shower and has not set in for the week. I wonder what the pixies will bring tomorrow.....

We have neighbours!!

On inspection of our land it seems the estate is a hive of activity. We had noticed a couple of blocks being cleared behind us and now a huge frame has gone up! Of course we had to go and have a look and, lo and behold, it's a Porter Davis Prestige creation! I'm thinking maybe the Brookvale 50? I will have to take some pics... I will be keeping an eye on the worksite, though, to see how messy these PD builders can be.