I'M ON A ROLL! AND MOVING DAY FOR LACY

I've had so much success with buying curtains on the internet (Trademe) that I wanted to see if I could get new ones for some of our bedrooms... so  I placed some bids yesterday.... and I WON them!


All three of them in fact!


So, Griffin's room and Steve's room will have these hanging soon:

ABOVE:  They may seem a bit 'gaudy' but I am sure they are going to look fab on the windows! We will be picking them up on Monday. I got two this size (REALLY BIG) and the little one below ... all for $30 !!!  


Shit, just realised I'm gunna have to paint Griffin's room to match them!  Hmmmm, that's OK, I love painting!   


I re-painted almost the entire house in Palmerston North, and that was no mean feat considering it was an ENORMOUS house!

ABOVE:  I won this smaller one too... it's quite long but not very deep.  I'm sure at some point I'll find somewhere to put it... I just couldn't resist buying it.... I got it for $2, just too good to leave it!


I do seem to have a problem NOT buying stuff eh?  lol


And before anyone says it:  YES, I know I don't like ORANGE.... but these blinds just appealed to me.  They are nice... YES?


Today is the BIG DAY..... moving Lacy into her new home.  I think it's going to be a long day.


And a big THANKS to everyone for their lovely, positive comments, gifts and good wishes.  Setting Lacy up so she can live a better life with her baby girl is going to be so rewarding... just knowing she is happy and settled will be worth all the effort we have taken to get her to this point.


ONWARD...


So, the truck is here and everyone is pitching in to help... but Brylee is being a bit 'mouthy', saying shit that ain't necessary, so there's a little conversation: 


There's Steve in the back of the truck, Stew, Griffin and Brylee on the driveway, when Griffin looks at Stew and says:
"I think things would be a lot easier if we went to the Black Market and sold some of the staff"... pointing behind him at Brylee!


EPIC!  


IT'S DONE.... she's in and all set up.  Photos:

 ABOVE:  we were extremely lucky that Steve's boss let him use the big truck!  It cost us nothing but a couple of dozen cans of beer... universal 'payment' for a favour here in New Zealand!  *smiles*

ABOVE: clearly we needed the big truck too!   I had no idea she had quite so much 'stuff'!

ABOVE: Miss Muppet's room... I'm especially proud of how her room looks... it's so pretty.

ABOVE: the other end of her room.  She has everything she will need for most of her childhood!

ABOVE: Lacy's room.  It's a bit cramped with the Queen size bed in there, but she will be more comfy with the bigger bed, instead of a single.  Gunna hunt in the attic for some pictures for her walls.

ABOVE:  The lounge, and Stew fitting security latches to the exterior doors. I need to hunt on Trademe for a new Futon Mattress as her's was super IKKKK.

ABOVE:  Lacy looking a bit knackered.  She was going to have a nap once we left, I hope she did.

ABOVE:  she has an enormous bathroom!  

ABOVE: the very LUSH back "lawn".  Housing NZ have said they will get it mown initially, then it is up to Lacy (read: US) to keep it mown and tidy.  


So there ya have it.  She's all settled and now I can kick back and relax for a little while!


At 4pm I was so tired I had a nap... and woke up at 6.15pm!  Whoops.  Must have been tired then.


End of Day:  well time to start doing for us again. Or me even.  I am going to catch up on me blog reading sometime tomorrow, and sewing, and housework, and well hell... everything really!
ON TRACK: nope.
nite nite