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Has it been that long since my last update? Ooops!
So, of course, it has to be a house update as much has happened since the old house was demolished. First, there was just flattish ground, then there was cut and fill so the ground the house was going to be on was not only flat but also level.
After that the piering and the slab went down pretty quickly.
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Going, going...gone
Yes, the old house has been demolished. Currently, there is still rubbles and branches on the site, but that will soon all be gone.
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Yes, it's a house update
It's been a busy few weekends - and some week nights - getting everything out of the old house. DA approval came through a few weeks ago, so we arranged the demolition date. That gave us a deadline of Monday 25th October ( Read more... ) -
Further adventures in housing
Having found a rental house as previously described, we have been organising the move. S took last week off and moved a lot of stuff in the van. Unfortunately, the van spat the dummy a couple of times, with the mechanic finally deciding it was an undiagnosed, intermittent fault in the EFI system. I interpret that as 'we have no idea but we don't ( Read more... ) -
Adventures in rental land.
Well, we're hoping that the DA will be approved sometime this week. And when that's done, we can get the necessary trees removed and the demolition organised while waiting for the construction certificate ( Read more... ) -
Of appendectomies and the like
So, after 2 weeks of extreme discomfort - the details of which I'm not going into - I had a cystogram Friday last week to make sure the bladder was healed and not leaking. It was uncomfortable, but not as bad as the one I had when there was a tear in it. And on Monday, the specialist said it was ok to have the catheter removed and the nurse did it ( Read more... ) -
Colour me something
Last Tuesday morning we had an appointment with the colour consultant for the house. This is where you get t choose most of the colours that you're going to have to live with for a while. And make any last minute adjustments. The timing wasn't great, but at least the catheter was out and I was able to get out a bit. I was a bit concerned that we ( Read more... ) -
And the turtle puts on a turn of speed
But not a very big one ( Read more... ) -
Health update
Ok, so I came home on Saturday with a catheter and an external bladder for the next couple of weeks. This is so the hole in my real bladder can heal itself without too much pressure being put on it ( Read more... ) -
Health update
Well, still alive and actually back home. So pleased to be out of hospital ( Read more... )