Kitchen delivery

We were very excited to receive delivery of our kitchen units this week, together with our new fridge/freezer and microwave.  It took Adrian and his dad ages to unpack everything and check every item, before wrapping it all up again.   Adrian just needs to finish the staircase (bannister, posts & spindles - taking much longer than I had anticipated!) before moving on to the kitchen.  I'm learning to pace my expectations, and not thinking each job is just a weekend long!

One exciting thing is that the house has been slept in for the very first time! Bob and Pam have been to stay for a few days, in our brand new guest room, and so the girls have been allowed to sleep in their new rooms, with nice big beds, and much-wanted bedroom doors.  Plus they've enjoyed having bed time cuddles with their cats, who are still cautiously getting used to the new space. (New back door cat flap ordered.)  Adrian and I will get to sleep in our blissfully comfy old bed tomorrow night once Bob and Pam have gone home (although I have to say our caravan bed has been really cosy these past 10 months).

Adrian and Bob have spent this Fathers' Day weekend continuing to perfect the staircase, eliminating all creaks by gluing, biscuit-jointing and screwing up every single step.  Nothing new to look at, but it's good to know it's solidly built!  I should also thank Pam for doing ALL the washing up in the caravan these past few days.  It's been lovely not to have to do it.

Adrian's spent an evening researching and ordering the next batch of required bathroom items: Hannah's en suite toilet, sink and shower, Emma's mirrored bathroom cabinet, the downstairs toilet and sink, our en suite toilet and shower cubicle, and the kitchen sink. Next job, ordering the kitchen work surface (after seeing exactly how the new cupboards were going to fit in), and putting in all the kitchen plumbing before the cupboards can be installed.  The grand project continues ....