TWO weeks and counting.

The whole family are now champing at the bit to move. The house has a feel of , well a house. Its now called the cottage, not the site.

All orders have been delivered, apart from 2 lights.

The kitchen appliances all arrived on time, quickly after ordering them from http://www.applianceonline.co.uk/ great prices, would thoroughly recommend them.

Next to arrive was the stone hearth from http://www.caithnessindustries.co.uk/, not such a happy experience. The stone is beautiful, the chip on the corner , not so much. Called the man in charge, got nowhere, he tells me that the quarry, cutters, polishers, and their mammys are all on holiday for two weeks, that added to the time it takes to find a piece the right size. The only option is to keep the chipped one.

The big changes to the house have been the addition of doors, and paint. Ian has been toiling away every night for the last week and a couple of weekends emulsioning ceilings throughout the house, only 2 bathrooms to do and he has managed to paint the walls in Maja's playroom, the downstairs hall, some of the kitchen, and with the help of "RichardgimmearollerRolls", managed to get a chunk of the living room completed.

The sudden push to paint downstairs is due to the wooden floor being fitted on Thursday, along with the woodburning stove. I don't want any splashy paint on these badboys.

Stuart from MacDougall Interiors, arrived today with all the kitchen goodies, so that should be going in any day now, however the tiles in the utility room are still not in place. It all seems at this point to be a slick transition from one company in, finishing off as another van draws up, maybe the stars are aligned for tradesmen, or maybe, they wait until we clear off before the bedlam begins.

I will send my wee darling off to her first day in primary 3 tomorrow, do a yoga class then spend my time cutting in and varnishing a couple of doors, I think I'll be there everyday thereafter until we close the door for the final time in Milndavie.