At the beginning of the week Niels and I started setting up a space on the ground floor. We already had the home gym and art space set up, but we needed a space where the two of us could disappear. We decided to purchase a love seat and television. This would give both us and Heather and Loren some personal space when needed. Once the couch and tv were in place we purchased a Play Station 3, on Heather and Loren's advice, so we would have a way to watch free tv programs, listen to music and also play movies on DVD. It is nice to have this space set up for ourselves ... it works!
We met the photographer at the Retter Street house early this week. He was taking the photos for the Realtor's listing. Fortunately it turned out to be a gloriously sunny day and as a result it made for some beautiful photos. There has been three very favorable open houses. The "tender" closes this Thursday and we're hoping that one or two people have made an acceptable offer. If so, the house will be sold by the end of the month!
On Tuesday Heather and Loren and we hosted Tuesday Night Dinner which happens every week. Tuesday night dinner was started by a guy in Wellington who opens his house up every Tuesday night for whomever wants to come. He posts online the theme for the evening and whoever comes brings a dish or cooks something at his house for everyone to share. Last year he moved and no longer had the space to host it. Most of the people who attended his dinners now take turns hosting at their houses. It was a lovely evening with some interesting people and really good food! The theme: winter warmers...following are scenes from the dinner.
We had a few car issues to sort out this week also. Since there are two foreign drivers (Niels and I) and one learner (Loren) we decided it best to get some car insurance, which isn't mandatory here apparently. We didn't care so much if our cars were insured but did want to be covered in case some other car was involved. The insurance was really inexpensive in comparison to the states so it didn't seem too cumbersome. Then we took the Toyota for a servicing and according to the kind mechanic the car looks really good! We were set to do the hospital runs...safely! Just need to get the baby car seat!
Niels and I were given a delightful task which we happily took on. Heather had bought an older bassinette (cradle) which she wanted sanded and painted and asked us if we would do it. It was fun working together and thinking about the little baby that would soon occupy it. Below are some photos ...
I plan on painting some designs on the bassinette at some point. Heather is thinking about something to do with the year of the dragon!....hmmm, I'll have to think about that! Since the bassinette was older Heather ordered a new mattress which was delivered this week! Baby now has a place to sleep ... getting closer to being ready.
Once the bassinette was ready Heather and Loren wanted to get the cot (crib) purchased and set up in their room. The idea is to set it next to the bed so at night the baby is right with them and they can get to baby easily. So we went cot / other baby things shopping ... and the baby car seat was hired.
The baby's room:
This week also brought the heat pumps installers! The house would now be nice and warm for baby (and all of us)! We had one installed in the living room and one in the downstairs. It took two days to install and is so worth it! Winter weather soon followed and we were happily prepared! Heather claims we have the downstairs set at 'tropic' temperatures ... We also had the electrician install some new electrical outlets and put in double outlets all around. Some rooms had only one single outlet. Our home is now set up! Baby things ready, heat pumps, household put together, art space, tv and couch downstairs, gaming space, computers and home gym... Time now to wait for baby's arrival...
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