First-time house renovation

jimbugalee

so jealous of carpet!!

latecomer

I dream of carpet at least in some rooms. In fact I dream of just having a kitchen and bathroom to fit

No builders today and no indication of when they will start which was meant to be communicated in advance. If there is no word from them by mid afternoon I'm going to be on the phone. Our expectations were very clearly explained to the boss and he's already getting on the wrong side of me.

@jimbugalee - definitely not showing OH that picture of the puppies - she's already threatening to get a puppy while she's on maternity leave before the baby arrives so it could potentially be house trained prior to bump's arrival.

jimbugalee

Latecomer ...... I don't think puppies/rennovation and babies mix very well! They are just so lovely though. I'm really looking forward to getting a dog. Nothing on the house is gonna get done for at least 6 months!

latecomer

Fingers crossed the renovation will be finished by the time baby arrives - puppy is another matter. We both love dogs so I dont really have an objection provided it works for all involved but I think its definitely for after the baby arrives.

stolt

we had a pair of ducks vist our garden tonight, i dont know why i'm so amazed that i saw some ducks in our garden but i was... the female was showing off standing on one leg....that impressed the kids! oh and there mini dougnuts on the grass the kids are were trying to feed them.

Incidently my middle daughter wants to know why the man duck has orange feet.... anyone?

kmmr

Congrats Latecomer on the builder and hope he shows up.

And in relation to carpets, that is so far down the line I haven't even thought about it. I did finally decide to extend my wood flooring into the kitchen - so at least that is one less type of flooring decision to be made.

Anyway, update on the blog for those with nothing to do while waiting for extra time to start!
http://clearlybuilt.wordpress.com/

aliasojo

stolt wrote: »

Incidently my middle daughter wants to know why the man duck has orange feet.... anyone?

It's to do with attracting the female and also as proof of health and a strong immune system.


Bright orange coloring suggests that a male duck, also known as a drake, is getting all his vitamins, particularly carotenoids, such as beta-carotene and vitamin A, antioxidants that can be beneficial to the immune system. “This indicates that his behaviors and genes are good enough for him to recognize and eat the right food, or that his immune system is strong enough to produce bright orange legs,” Omland says. “The female sees this as a very attractive trait to pass on to her offspring.”

stolt

aliasojo wrote: »

It's to do with attracting the female and also as proof of health and a strong immune system.


Bright orange coloring suggests that a male duck, also known as a drake, is getting all his vitamins, particularly carotenoids, such as beta-carotene and vitamin A, antioxidants that can be beneficial to the immune system. “This indicates that his behaviors and genes are good enough for him to recognize and eat the right food, or that his immune system is strong enough to produce bright orange legs,” Omland says. “The female sees this as a very attractive trait to pass on to her offspring.”

wow orange feet hey, i guess thats why humans do the same with fake tan on their face....... its supposed to attract the opposite sex!

thankyou and i will explain to her in the morning..

suisidevw

hahahha at fake tan on the face! Brilliant! Good start to the day

Latecomer, any news from the new builders?!?!

jimbugalee

love the ducks!! we had one fly into our garden the other week. Really odd as no water or anything near us. I fed him custard creams .. yum for a duck!