With Mother Nature following the normal earthquake path, so that we still get wobbles, but not like we were, we thought it about time we finally started making this house our home.  That means a paint job, new carpet (not quite yet but around the end of the year I'd say), and a new colour scheme in the kitchen. 

As we've started with the painting, the odd bit of carpet has been lifted and we have found these wee babies.  Am a bit scared to lift more carpet LOL because those babies look like they lead somewhere, but we have to once the builder comes to do a builders report on the actual damage and whether it's actually earthquake related.  Anyway, what will be, will be.

Part of doing up the house also involves buying a new couch.  We have been searching for a few months for just the right one.  I find one I like, but really the eight thousand dollar price tag is a bit off putting :-)  then Lyall finds one he likes, but it's not what I like...You get the picture.  Well today, finally we found one we both like and within our budget.  Yehaa!  I did suggest we wait till the paintings done, but oh no, my hubby wants it like yesterday...

See all those animals?  Well they are just a snippet of the pets who came to kindergarten on Friday for pet day.  I'm not sure why we thought it would be a good idea to have three and four year olds accompained by their four legged, feathered or scaly friends...I'm also not sure if the dogs or the kids enjoyed it more!  While it was organised chaos, it really was a lot of fun for the families and for the pets. 

This is another layout for Project Life.

You know you live in the country when your friends stop in to show you their new horse.  Their new horse that they picked up for twenty dollars at the local pound because it had been found wandering, had been advertised and has been at the pound for a month.  He's a whole 34inches high.  Super cute.

Have a fantastic week people.