Baby stirring, vet appointment to attend so here we go!

Ok - speed post! Contract with concreter signed, sealed and delivered - we will definitely have our foundation down by the end of the month - hooray!

Assuming the slab is the right size, shape and location, the frame is scheduled to be erected around July 1, with an estimate of a couple of weeks to get that done. That means in July we will be able to walk around in the rooms of the Homemade House - can not wait.

In the meantime, I have spent time worrying about getting a plumber to come and install one solitary waste pipe in the slab for the downstairs powder room. Worried about getting a quote back in time, worried about him turning up on time, worried about him putting the pipe in the wrong place. So I broke the already-purchased toilet with the sheer power of my mind, thereby making it perfectly reasonable to go and buy the "other" kind of toilet where the pipe goes out the wall, and therefore no plumber needed before slab pour - HA! (Seriously, I worried about it in the wee hours of the morning and then when Jason went out to open up the box the toilet was delivered in he discovered the cistern was totally cracked - perfect!).

That left just Termite Man and an electrician to fit into the pre-slab work. I told Termite Man that the only penetration in the slab now was the conduit that will run wiring to the island bench in the kitchen - happily, that means he doesn't need to do his bit until after the pour as well.

The electrician was delivered unto me by the kitchen company and as we hoped, the conduit placement is a fairly simple task that he will be happy to do.

So no more worrying about those puzzle pieces holding up the main business of getting that slab down.

In other quick news: the hydronic heating contract has been awarded - tick; and the kitchen, butler's pantry and laundry design and quote is finalised - tick. Plumbing quotes are coming in, and we have our carpenter lined up for all the exterior work. That all means the next few months of actual building are fairly locked in and I can turn my attention back to the interior fit-out.

Tomorrow Bridget and I are off to look at big slabs of lovely granite for the kitchen - cannot wait to see that array!

Time to go and spend more money so the vet can admire her handiwork in removing NINE of Coco's teeth last Monday. Sheesh.