The painters were hard at it for the last few days. They had intended to paint the stair treads this afternoon, but there was no paint available at the paint shop. They will be back on Monday.

The blind man came in and measured the windows. We will be getting plantation shutters, but they will be a few weeks away, so we will have to have temporary blinds in place.

On Monday the carpet layer will come in. We will be having carpet in the new bedroom and vinyl plans elsewhere.It will be so good to have that down and be rid of the omnipresent dust.

The tiles went up today.The white tiles provide a strong contrast to the white walls, the white ceilings and the white cupboards.The red clips will disappear when they do the grouting tomorrow.

I talked to the builder today, after I received his latest bill. He tells me that they have had a dream run, with tradies turning up when they should and material being delivered correctly and on time. We told him it is God’s blessings. He also told us that he might come in under budget! Woo hoo!

The painting is well under way. The ceilings are done, and the walls have to have another coat. The doors are painted also. Tomorrow they will be pretty much finished with just the final touches and cleaning up on Friday.

We went to Anderson’s this afternoon to order some blinds. Having hears that we are under budget with the builder, Margaret felt inspired to splurge on the window coverings. We are going with plantation blinds, the cheap imports rather than the wooden variety. He will come in the next day or so to measure and quote.