Someone's In!

Today we watched as the first of our neighbours moved into their brand new home. Every weekend that we've been out working at the block they have also been working there. That work has paid off for them and today they were lucky enough to move in. It's exciting seeing someone finally living in there but is a little sad knowing that it's not us. Never mind, everything happens for a reason, and we are sure that we'll be in soon enough. It just makes us more determined to get as much of the rubbish work done as we can before we move in.

More Photos Of What We've Been Doing

Milly's "BLOCK TOILET"


Our first barbecue at the block - we'll refine it as time goes by I'm sure.


Burning pile


Our actual pool


Today I worked out how to get photos from my phone onto the IMAC. Now, believe me, I'm sure there's an easier way to do this but I went with what I could work out and managed to upload all of the photos that I've been taking of the block over the last few months. Above are just a few of them.

It's Burning Time!

Today we packed up the cars (Matt left earlier than Milly and I) and headed off to the block for a family working bee. It's been a few weeks since we've been out there and since things will start happening there soon(ish) we decided to go out and get some work done. Before we left to go on holidays we started dragging sticks and branches out of the bushes and piling them up ready to burn once we got back. Today we finished clearing the fence line along the side that borders Michael and Anita's place and started to burn our piles.

We've learnt (from our ever prepared friends) that it's best to be over prepared when it comes to amusing Milly for a day of what could possibly be a very boring time. I took her big red car, keyboard, children's laptop, soccer ball and whiteboard with pens, as well as food and a picnic blanket with chairs. She was well set up! Thankfully she played happily by herself and also with a new pal she'd made. Our neighbour's dog visited us on and off all day. We think his name is Curtis (it's what is written on his collar) - so that's what we're calling him.

At around lunch time, Anita, Conor and Charlotte came out to clear up a bit of the rubbish on their block and have a bit of a chat and play. The kids had a great time running up and down the pile of mulch/dirt that has been pushed to the back of our block. By the sounds of it, Anita and Michael's place will start around the same time as ours (maybe a little earlier) and has about the same build time. We should both be moving in around the same time I'd imagine.

We're going back to the block tomorrow to do more clearing on the other fence line. If we keep going at this pace we'll have the whole place sorted before we move in. We can only hope!