Post Xmas & NY Update

It's been a while! Last post was 20th December I think. Ben was evacuated to his Gran's the week before Christmas, to ease the pressure on us and allow us to get on with things. We managed to get a lot of work done in the week up to Christmas; working until Xmas eve and resuming on the Thu after Christmas.

We had convinced ourselves not to bother with e dining room and family room, but when we moved things over to the new are of the house, Anne got a second wind and convinced us that it was worth dealing with the mess all in one go, rather than waiting another 18 months and resuming.

So, as things stand:
Kitchen - elec fix (apart from cooker hood), painted and waiting for units installation on w/c 23rd Jan. Flooring to be re-laid
Lounge - elec fix, painted and waiting for carpet
Sun room - elec fix, needs one more white coat, waiting for flooring.
Our bedroom - done, we're sleeping in it now. Just needs final furniture and dressing.
Baby's room - elec fix, needs 2 x coats of calico
Hallway - elec fix, painted but needs carpet down and dressing.
Bathroom - elec fix, painted, shower in, all plumbed. Waiting for flooring and needs dressing.

Dining room & family room: stripped, sanded 1st fix elecs done, rads off. Needs skimming this week and painting w/c 23rd, then 2nd fix elecs.

Hall, stairs and landing: sanded, needs sugar soaping and painting.

Upstairs bathroom: elec fix, painted. Shower not draining properly, so needs a look at. Sinks and toilet are all plumbed in and tiling done. Bath needs fitting and flooring needs to go down.

Balcony bedroom: wet spot on ceiling needs investigating, remove dado rails, sand down, sugar soap and paint. Then flooring and re-dress as guest room, which G&g seem to be very excited about.

Well, that should keep us busy until the middle of Feb. Oh, I almost forgot, the baby is 28 weeks old now and growing! Off to Zambia next week with work and back on 23rd and midnight.

Pictures to follow...