The Countdown Begins

The kids and I have had good school holidays away - part of the plan being that we would be distracted from the normal routine and time would seem to go a bit faster and that we would get back to Auckland and the countdown until we are in our new house would be a matter of one week away.  

So now the countdown begins, our settlement date is next Thursday 30th April.  We don't have access to the house until lunchtime, so the plan is to go in then and assess the amount of cleaning etc to be done (I suspect a lot).  We will get the carpets cleaned as the previous owner had a dog, and well you know it would just be nice ay.  So hopefully the house will be all nice and sparkly ready for moving in on Friday.  Being a weekday and helping hands will be a bit low, we have decided to just get removal guys to do it - a treat for Dean to not have to lug all the big stuff up the stairs.  

We have now been out of our own home for four months,  which has been a long time - but we are grateful to have Dean's parents who have taken us in for most of that time and put up with us :)  Although there is some work to be done in the new house I am looking forward to having my own home again.  We will plod along on the renovations and will do it a bit at a time.   Any renovation tips out there, pass them on!!!