Strangely exciting

We're being given an industrial sewing machine!!! Before I joined the SCA this would not even have been on my list of things that I'd like to have. Now it's a cause of great excitement - even though it's one more thing to move.

Moving along

We got the final plans on Tuesday, and they went in for BASIX and NatHERS assessment on Monday. When that is done (about 10 days) they go in to council. No real estimate of how long that will take, but hoping not more than 8 weeks. The council website says 40 days, but not whether they mean working days (i.e. 8 weeks) or just 40 days. I can hope the latter but suspect the former. So, somewhere between 6 and 10 weeks from now we may be ready to start.

Of course I'm feeling impatient. :} Seems quite a few friends are buying houses at the moment. They'll be all moved in before we even start building so I'm very envious as well as being really happy for them.