Ups and downs

I haven't updated for a while as it all went a bit wrong after the last update! A worker on the house, fell and injured himself and this stopped all work while a health and safety report was filed.( I was also required to go and sign some paperwork to do with this and so was told to try and get on the next plane out.

I had to pay over £250 for my ticket at such short notice and didn't really want to leave the dogs, but needs must. So I was all booked to go, booked a hire car and found some overnight accommodation. I woke up at 4.30am and took the dogs for an hours walk and then my dad drove me to the airport and although it normally takes 1.5 hours to get there, there were so many roadworks that it took over 3.

I arrived at the airport and around 9.35 with my plane due to take off at 9.55! Decided to try it anyway, as there is no telling with Ryanair so I legged it through the airport, waited in a queue at security where no one seemed to know that liquids had to be in bags, and finally got through into the lounge at 9.47am. It didn't look good but my flight didn't say gate closed so I carried on running the 54 miles to the gate, nearly dying enroute but eventually got to the gate and was told I had missed it (which was pretty obvious all along really!). I then had to be escorted by security back out of the airport..

So after much emailing and trying to sort things out, it was decided that as my parents were headed to Italy that Thursday anyway, they could take out the signed papers with them. So a new plan was in place and hopefully things would work out. What could possibly go wrong? Oh yeah...a volcanic eruption in Iceland..

My parents never made it to Italy, I never made it to Italy, but after more emailing, more worry and a dangerous amount of chocolate consumption, the health and safety people agreed to faxed copies. I unfortunately lost all my money for the plane and hire car and can't help but wonder how many dog toys I could have bought for £300!

But finally building resumed! (yay)

These were taken last week, and the roof should be finished by now but I don't have any photos from this week yet.






Onto other news, Shilah continues to be obsessed with balls and playing...(and wrecking grannys garden)



And Kofi is losing his puppy look and starting to look more grown up (although he does more than his fair share in the garden destruction department too)

A house!!

The building started on Tuesday and I can't believe how quickly progress has been made!

The outside (actually looking like a house already!)




The inside..



The view from the lounge window (my favourite view!!)





I am hoping that it progresses quickly now, and will update with some new pictures when I get them. We are getting really excited now that the time is fast approaching.

Lastly, my dad wanted me to show you all what the garden used to look like BD (before dogs) I know my mum mourns it, but I keep asking her if she would rather look at nice green lawn or at these little faces? She doesn't really reply...haha

Garden BD




The culprits..

The platform goes down!

Finally have some good news!

With the arrival of some nice weather, the foundations have been laid and completed! Wooohoo!

This was the first part (camera lighting is a bit funny)



And then this the completed platform..



The cabin should go on top next week and then the electrician/plumbers have to come on site to finish the inside. I had to choose between red and green for the roof and decided on green as I can then paint the shutters green and it will all match. Plus I think green will be more in keeping with the surroundings. So I am hoping it won't be too much longer now!

Which is just as well, as I think Granny's lawn has just about had it with the dog traffic. It used to be lovely and green and now looks a lot like this.



And with the nicer weather the dogs love to play chase round the garden and that certainly isn't helping the grass grow!



Some more good news, is that we did a trial run of getting all the stuff in the back of the Volvo and it fits! Now I just have to somehow fit all the dogs toys, my clothes and the dogs into the Fiat Panda!

Will hopefully update with house pictures next week!