Morning everyone,

Today is the first time I have actually been truly and over-the-top excited since our build started as it now is starting to feel very real.  I guess that’s because concrete is so permanent!

Thankfully I got up super early this morning and had the sense to change from my pj’s to some training gear (unlike last week when the plumbers had the pleasure of my pj’s and slipper clad self complete with sleepy face!), because the concrete pump truck arrived at just before 6:45am!!!   I don’t want to even think about what time he got up this morning in order to be at our place by that time!   The first concrete truck was then backing up the driveway at just after 7:10am.   I understand that our poor beaten shredded driveway is having the pleasure of about 9 concrete trucks today.  I might need a set of crampons and some climbing gear to get back up onto the section tonight.   :\

I made the guys a batch of healthy museli bar slice and left them with the rest of it when I finally left for work at just on 8:30am.   They ate the first offering so I guess I’ll find out how popular or how hungry they all were when I get back and see if there is any left (or whether the birds are just looking really full and pleased with their new neighbours).

It’s our niece Isabelle’s 11th birthday today (Happy Birthday Goose xx) and so I’m currently trying to work out how to get over to her to give her her birthday presents and then back out to the section all before 5:30pm when it gets dark so that I can a). see to climb back up the shredded driveway   b). take some more pictures of the new slab.   Who knew concrete could be so exciting??  

Anyway – better get back to doing some work before my office manager finds out that I am still in “section mode”.

Here’s some pic’s to keep you all going. x

Here’s comes the first batch of the hard stuff

busy busy getting it smooth