Booked a week away in Jan with the Grandparents (Jonathans Mum and her hubby) we are actually going to the exact same spot that we went with my parents in Jan this year! this could become a regualr yearly holiday, My sister and i used to go on hoilday every year with my grandmother.. i loved it, so hope the kids do too.. My parents arrive the year after so will head on holiday with them too.. kids are getting to a great age when they can play happily together and at the beach too.
Speaking of the beach, we headed up there this weekend again, kids loved it, we had a bowl of hot chips and then sat on the beach for a couple of hours, they kids just really love it. Really looking forward to this summer, we will be at the beach A LOT!
So thats the holiday booked - we were thinking of having a little holiday before then, in Oct but i really dont think we will, i think it will just be a case of tough it out till Jan - which is a long time to go with no holiday for us! See how we go.
We have also decided not to go for the ducted air con :(
We got 2 quotes, one came in at $10,500 the other came in at $9,500 - so i rang the 2nd guy and asked if he can pleaes reduce the cost as we just cant spend that much - he reduced it down to $8,100.. but that was a cash price only - we really wanted $6,000 but the size of the house, that just wasn't possible - so we asked about a certigy, monthly payment plan over 2 yrs, i reallt dont want to do this, i thought about it for a few mins and then said no actually forget it, i dont want to get into debt for air con, i really wanted ducted but it just wasnt to be... so i have bit the bullet and decided its going to have to be a split system, so i bought one yesterday, thats will be delivered this week, that cost $600.. then i have to pay for it fitting which will be about $400. thats going into the family room and will cover the kitchen area too - then im going to buy a 2nd air con and put it in the master bedroom, that will a bit cheaper $400 and $400 to install it, then i just need to get one to cover our snug room and the dining/lounge room.. but that will have to wait till we can afford it.
For now we have 1 arriving this week and 1 that i will buy in a month or so - so we will have at least 2 before this summer so the house will be cool at least and of course we have the pool to keep us warm, but last year it was so hot in the house it was hard to function!
So at least we have 2 units this summer.
I arranged deivery of Miles' trampoline yesterday, so that comes on Friday, after a huge deabte with the sales lady who said it would be $60 to deliver, so i said yep thats fine so she tried to talk me into geting someone with a ute to collect it for me, i said i dont know anyone with a ute, everyone i know owns 4 wheel drives of different makes and models but no utes.. so she said well cant yoy fit it in your car, jeeps are big cars cant yoy put the seats down, so i said look i just want you to deliver it, you are k-mart you should be able to deliver i really dont want the issue messing about trying to collect it myself - honestly! they have a delivery service, i am willing to pay them for their delivery service, what is the issue!?!
So finally arranged delivery for Friday..
I also paid off a little on my Chrsitmas lay - by's, Greta has a birthday one too, she is getting a cot and a highchair for her dolls.. i've got her a couple new dolls too but they are for Christmas...
Other than that, not much news... Miles' 4th birthday on Sunday and our 10 wedding anniversary on Saturday - we also have Sparkles the guineapig coming to stay for the weekend! We are looking after him - hope our cat doesnt eat him!
Ok all for now.
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