It's beginning to smell a lot like Christmas ....

The lovely electricians connected up the ovens today ... so of course I had to use BOTH of them (after turning them on for an hour or so to get rid of the horrible smell!) ... very exciting that I got to cook in TWO new ovens ... which meant thinking of two things to be the first timers: dinner was roast veggies out of one oven, then we (my brother and I) made gingerbread in the other oven! YUM!!! I LOVE roast veggies and gingerbread!!



The gas tops are still not connected .... looks like there is a problem with me being on LPG gas ... even though the oven was ordered to be set up for LPG, it seems it wasn't. I haven't quite been told about this (heard through one of the other tradesmen) ... so I'm assuming it is a solveable problem that I don't need to get involved in.

Also going in today were the flyscreens ... they look wonderful - even if the cat can't see them and bumps into them with his whiskers ... "engage invisible cat shields"!

The airconditioner guys did turn up to put in the aircon ... pity the store had given them the wrong inside unit ... the lovely label on it had my name and the model number, pity that model number didn't match the BIG writing right underneath it!! So tomorrow morning it goes in (would have been nice tonight since it was quite warm).

The electricians have also set up my inside lights, some of the outside lights, phone line and powerpoints ... just missing a bathroom light which they'll come back to do (oh and no TV for me until next year - they cut the cable!).

The tradesman missing today: the plumber!! I've given up hope of getting the rest of the stuff finished, now I have a working oven ... all I want is some plumbing! A dishwasher, toilet and basin would be juuuuussst lovely!!

First slab

They managed to put down the first slab yesterday - for the ensuite! It did pour with rain late in the afternoon, so I hope that doesn't effect it.

Have had to make a compromise on the vanity - getting a fairly ordinary one temporarily for the ensuite, and then will move that to the main bathroom. Going to have to do something to take focus off it when it moves, as it is very uninspiring! It does mean I'll end up with the vanity I want in the ensuite - which is the one I'll see every day and use more.

Currently trying to organise the split system airconditioner for the bedroom - whilst that wall is off I figure it is better that it gets installed (and when I move back into that room - waarrrmmmttthhhh!!!). Quite a variation in price on the same unit - but most seem able to install it next week. I've been advised that Daikin are the way to go, as it can cope with the below zero temperatures we have.

I'm looking forward to next week - I think I'll get to see frames up and an actual room.