FOUR DOWN, FOUR TO GO

 

Well luckily I don't feel like the photo above.  I'm feeling so much happier now that things are finally settled.  Well I think they are.  Our house purchase will go UNCONDITIONAL today or tomorrow, we have had to wait a couple of days for all the legal shimozzle to be sorted out.

Freakin' lawyers bla bla bla.

ABOVE: I got these four Runners finished yesterday afternoon.

And today, all going well, I will get the last four finished as well.

They really don't take too long to construct, quilt and bind, being quite short.  

I hope they appeal to all those people who kept asking for shorter ones, and cat ones. 

Let's wait and see eh?

Our next market is this coming Saturday, at Tamahere. 

Right, I'm off to do the small amount of housework needing doing, then I'll be in my sewing room if anyone wants me.  lol

 I have been sewing all morning.

Slowly getting through the runners.

AND... this happened:

We went UNCONDITIONAL on our new home purchase just now.

So, it's a done deal, no backing out now!

I can rest easy, and make plans.

Very excited to be moving on to the next phase of our lives.... at the end of May.

Yes, we have a long settlement, due to the buyers of our current home needing a 3 month settlement.

It's now lunch time, so I will take a break from the sewing and feed me face.

Would you believe I have just spent over TWO HOURS on the phone organising accommodation in Whakatane, Gisborne and Napier for our little get away trip?

Unbelievable.

But then, I do refuse to use BOOKING.COM, Trivago etc.  I find those sites really difficult to navigate.  I'm probably dumb as fuck, but I hate them.

I much prefer to actually speak to a person AT THE MOTEL/LODGE and know I've actually booked what I need/want.

Oh and if someone answers the phone and I simply cannot understand their 'English' I say thank you, but no thank you, and hang up.  I had to do that twice.

I don't do conversations with people who can't speak without a thick accent, that I can't understand.  Does my head in.  If you live here in New Zealand, and are in a service industry, you should be easy to understand,  end of story.

Was that a little rant?  lol

Moving on... I now have our accommodation booked in.  We know where we are going, but not necessarily what we shall be doing.  Probably cruising all the beaches, scenic places, and so on.

I doubt there will be any fabric shops worth visiting, as prices over there will probably be way more expensive than here.  Drat.

So, it's 10? days until we head off, plenty of time to get things organised here.  Coco will of course, stay with Steve and Bex.  Lacy can come over and keep and eye on the place for us as well.

Nearly time to think about dinner... well it will most likely be some crackers for me.  I had a decent lunch.

Oh GAWD... what have I done?  Lacy is already planning her 5 day 'holiday' in our home while we are away!  😂😅😖