All settled in at Ohaeawai...officially Northlanders now!!
The move itself couldn't have been smoother, the last week was quite emotionally charged though, which is stressful enough, I really really do not like goodbyes...but hey who does!
Most of the stuff is out of boxes and the boys had a great time making a bonfire and burning them out in the paddocks yesterday (or 'the fields' as they like to call them lol...must be the Pom coming out in them!)Definately going to need that new dryer as the boys are little mud magnets at the moment, especially as there is a lovely mound of dirt for them to slide down in one of the paddocks....I have to keep pinching myself to remind myself that I actually live here now and we are not just on holiday and will be going 'home' in a couple of weeks lol! Saturday the sun came out at last and we thought bugger the unpacking, threw everyone and everydog into the car and took off to find the sea...we ended up eating 'the best EVA' fish and chips in Opononi before doing some exploring...
The house is great despite needing a good clean (grr!)it has a lovely feel, very warm and so much space we can't quite believe it! DIY man is already talking about how we could fit an extra bedroom in between the master bedroom and the lounge lol! In fact some things are tooo spacious like the wardrobe in the MB which is big enough to hold 10 peoples clothes not just 2...the only problem is it needs doors (an unfinished project)but where do you find such enormous doors....not quite sure what the previous owners had in mind with this one....and maybe neither did they seeing as they didn't finish it rofl!! DIY man thinks he will have to downsize this baby!! Having to get used to the luxery of a dishwasher...found myself washing the dishes at lunchtime before I remembered I should just be stacking them in for the wash that night...and then ran around like a silly chook that evening when Joseph and I decided to make cookies looking for my mixing bowl....doh it was neatly packed in the dishwasher waiting to be washed...hmmm lol!
6 comments:
Your boys look like they are having a lovely time in all the mud, Meek!
Yay Meek, so pleased to see you guys all settled in. Looks like the boys have made themselves right at home - cute pics :-)
Welcome to Northland Monique! We have been here 2 weeks now and its hardly stopped raining! Just thought I would leave my email address in case you wanted to make contact - would be lovely to hear from you - email me at tasha at clear etc and maybe we could arrange to meet or something. Your house sounds fantastic.
It's just so beautiful up there, we love going there. Rob's mum used to have a holiday house at Opononi.
Glad you are all settled in - and looks like the boys have made themselves very at home!!
You obviously weren't too affected by the storm - no mention of it in your post - so that's great!
Looks beautiful! Hope you haven't been washed away over the last few days!
Looks good Meek - the solution to the bowl in the dishwasher is to buy more bowls!
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