Re-creating Woody

Woody the wall, not Woody the bourbon and cola drink.

Woody the blank wall was crying, just wailing out for some love and colour.  That and I also needed a project with the girls one afternoon when Max was in bed.  I have many photos to share with you today, so sit back and let me tell you a story.




What could Olivia and Sofia be painting? It all looks quite tidy at this stage don't you think?

And what am I painting?  Well, a sun at this stage. This is because we can't see a real one.

This picture is mischief personified.  If you have seen 'The Cat in The Hat' movie and recall Thing 1 and Thing 2, then you will see there is a distinct resemblance (if you discount outfit differences).  Not so tidy after the girls painted hands and feet.

This is actually Sofia and Olivia in costume.

The final artwork.  'Franew Island' is Sofia's name for it.  We are counting the days we are walled in! Note I am optimistic and have not left much room for the count.  This is the wall the kids can draw on, though Max has difficulty understanding that he not allowed to go around willy nilly drawing on other walls and furniture.

 

OK, onto building-type stuff.  The roof hasn't been started yet.  However the plan is for Wednesday now... we are crossing our fingers we don't get the torrential rain forecast for later in the week. 

 

What you will see next is that we have some new weatherboards!  Yippee.  Also some pictures of the kids on the building site, due to lack of other building content. 

 

Look!  Weatherboards.  That sticking out bit is the back of the fireplace.

 

Don't you think he looks a bit thin after his illness? Hee hee.  See his new gumboots?  He is very happy with these.

 

The girls' new game is jumping off the old floor onto the new one.  Look at that technique!

 

Flying pink gumboots

 

Olivia, no.  I won't let you use me as a step to get up to the roof.

Other interested parties include the kindy the girls go to over the road.  The teachers particularly enjoyed Tree Fellas presence, and openly admired the physique of the lead tree fella.  Hopeful of further eye candy, sausages left over from the kindy lunch BBQs were delivered to our builders one afternoon.  These builders have got it made! 

The kids pile outside sometimes to watch when the big trucks come.  The kindy sent me these pictures:

Yes the boy on the left does indeed have a tutu on.  The boys were definitely more interested than the girls.

 Sofia and Olivia watching the goings on at their house from across the road.

 

Keeping an eye on proceedings from the kindy gate.



And today's random picture - here are the girls getting into building mode at kindy. I love that they get to do this.

 

In anticipation of the official roof shout this Friday afternoon, I have purchased sausages, chips, The Original Kiwi Dip (old jobs leave their mark) and Heineken.  Now I just need to get the bourbon and cola.  Bleurrgh.  I am going to have one too, just to prove a point.  I don't know which point.

 

I have lost Steve to Pandora.  Fortunately not a girl, but a music website.  He walked around all day Sunday carrying our laptop listening to music.  I had a play with it today and it is pretty awesome - you go on some really cool musical journeys and get to create your own radio stations.  Have a play if you haven't already:  www.pandora.com

 

There is a purpose:  Steve's trying to figure out what we are going to do audio-wise in the new bit.  Fortunately Steve's Dad is a great help with electrical things and has sent through an email full of good advice.  It's exciting to think we'll have some kind of audio without a) carrying a laptop around or b)listening to radio stations with ads.  I know you're probably like, but why don't you have iTunes or an iPad or any other iThing.   We do, and the problem with it is that you have to buy the content - which works if you know what you like, but if you don't or want to try some new stuff - where do you start?  That is why I think Pandora is so much fun.

In another news bulletin from the technology sector, we bought a new 55 inch TV with internet capability and 3D, so Steve is just about bursting thinking about all the possibilities - especially because he bought a camera for the TV so we can Skype on that rather than on the computer.

 

Have a wonderful few days until I write again.

 

Anna x