So many things today, which is the most exciting?

After being out all day today I came home to many exciting things. So many, each turn around the house revealed something new! I think .... I vote the photo below THE most exciting:
OK ... so they look like boring floorboards (with a doggie foot!) ... I know I've nearly gone completely mad this past week ... buuuutttt ... this is the living room floor that I want to be floorboards, I desperatly wanted the original floorboards (the builder kept talking about putting in new ones to match the other new ones) ... and I had no idea what state they would be in, but there was a high chance they would be like this previous photo - of the kitchen floorboards - completely useless and in need of total replacement.
Instead I have beautiful floorboards that look in wonderful condition!!! Yippeeee!!! You can see the darker side where Black Japan has been applied ... I'd like the darker colour eventually for the entire floor. Hopefully, that also means that the hallway will have the same pretty floorboards that are useable!!

They've also removed the temporary wall that was put in the living room, opening it up so I can see its actual size and the impact of the wonderful french doors. I love this room!

I was walking around the house thinking "I'd just love to live in this beautiful house" ... and not too long until I get to live in the rest of it!

I didn't even notice a HUGE addition until a bit later ... you can just see it peeking behind there ....

Yup ... my big tank went in today!!! It is sooo very nice (not that I can quite work out where the water goes in ... but I suppose that's the builder's problem!). Very pleased with the colour to match the house/garage ... now for some gutters on the house so it can actually fill with water. The other tank is already 3/4 full!

You can see why I was so excited tonight ... and beyond the little things, there are lots of smaller things going on - like the architraves on the windows, more painting and more!!

Oh I nearly forgot another big thing ... all my bathroom supplies arrived! Not that I can really tell what the bath looks like when it is upside down, or the shower in its boxes ... but they are here!!!!

I don't have a girly tape measure!

One of the tanks is going behind the house, the builders had started to create the sand pad for the tank a couple of weeks ago. The tank was supposed to arrive about 3 weeks ago and I've commented a couple of times to the builder about whether the sand pad will be ready in time "sure, no problems".

The sand pad looked too small ... I'd stepped it out, and whilst my legs aren't exactly metric ... I've got some idea of distances!! The pad needed to be 6.85m ... my steps made it seem less than 5m.

I approached the builder again last week, said that I was concerned the sand pad wouldn't be ready in time (we may not have got much notice for tank installation) ... once again "no problems, it's all sorted".

On Monday night I got the phone call ... the tank will be arriving in the morning. Went out with my measuring tape ... measured twice ... and sure enough ... 5m not 6.85m!! Ring the builder ... no he says, it is the right size, it is complete and ready. I was thinking I must be mad ... so back out I go with the tape measure, still is 5m to me!! I'm wondering at this stage if my tape measure is missing a bit ;-) !!! Maybe there is some odd way to measure the pad? Maybe I'm confused by diameter and another measurement ... I was never very good with square meters!!

Next morning ... the builders arrive and I stay inside until they've got working ... sure enough, when I go out ... there they are ... making the sand pad bigger!!! I DON'T have a girly tape measure!!!!!!!

The tank didn't actually get installed after all that ... the weather was dreadful again!! The tank people arrived and marked a circle ... that was way too close to the house for what I wanted. Builder promises me it wont end up there!

Lots of changes happening elsewhere ... the veranda for the old part of the house is nearly done. It is looking fantastic. Although over winter I've loved the extra light coming in through the windows, it is nice to feel a bit protected and not have rain/hail on the windows.