New Release

There is a new release happening tomorrow in Fairwinds!! I'm excited because that means there should be an increase in the home prices, which means I would finally make some money on my house! WHOO HOO!!! Not sure what the price will be yet, but I've seen about 213k-219k in Half Moon Bay, and I know that there is a early occupancy available for 229, 900. I might swing by tonight out of pure curiousity and see what's up. Hopefully, I'll have another post tomorrow saying I've made some ridiculous amount of money on the house AND that they are going to devote a lot of man power to the building and be back on track...

Ahhh wishful thinking! lol..

They're late...They're late...for a very important date!

So I got a letter from Mattamy yesterday, detailing that, although a hold that was recently proposed by a local city councillor on our development area due to flooding concerns was not approved ( This has been a long standing, well documented issue in Kanata for a while now), they are still behind schedule and I can expect a likely delay on my closing date. BOO HISS!!!!!!

Though in the back of my head, I always had a feeling that they were going to delay me even though they made a big point of telling me that they were 6 weeks ahead. In fact, I think I would have been MORE surprised if they were actually on time with my closing. At least this falls in line with what I've always heard a new home-building experience was like. No word on how long I'll be delayed though, but looking on the bright side: this gives me more time to SAVE!!! =D

My World is Flat! Yahoo!!!

I went by my house site yesterday, hoping to find that they have been doing a lot of work on the area and I was not disappointed!! They've finally filled in the streets so you're not walking in a bunch of holes with unsteady gravel, and they've flattened out the roads and the general area plots to get ready for the real construction to begin. I took a few pictures to be a homebuilding diary... for the next 5 months, 1 week and 3 days....but who's counting?! lol...

This is the first view when you get to the construction site......

This is a shot of the future park to the immediate left when you start to enter the construction area...

This is a shot of the entire block from the crossing street. The area has been all prepped for footings and foundation pouring! Ha ZAAAAAAAA!!

This is a shot of the Village Homes where from where I think my plot is going to be...I have no idea for sure, but I figure this is the general idea..lol.

This is a shot from where I 'think' my house is, down the street towards where there are already homes completed. This is definitely a before picture!! lol..

Well that is the update for now...hopefully, I'll have better and more exciting pictures soon!!!

Let There Be Light (Fixtures)!!

Canadian Tire has been having a sale on Light fixtures for the past week, so I've now chosen and picked up all the fixtures for my bathrooms. The mental images of my bathrooms are pretty much complete now. And of course, as with everything else I've done house related, I wanted to share!

So without further ado................

This is the fixture for the powder room. It should go well with the other brushed nickel fixtures I have planned.

This is the fixture for the guest bathroom. It should go PERFECTLY with the browns and bronzes that I have planned for this bathroom.
This is the fixture for the Master Bath. At first, I wanted each bathroom to have a completely different light, but I liked this style so much that I just made my bathroom have 4 lights instead of the 3. I'm really glad I did!

Well that's everything for now. Nice to know that I have at least some of the rooms complete. Now I have to worry about furniture and appliances. Although, I got an awesome deal on a Samsung Washer and Dryer set so that's off the list, PLUS a deep-freezer for all the BBQ meat I intend to have on my wee deck soon enough. YAY house!!! :D

Range Hood

I got a great deal on a range hood today! Checked it out yesterday at Costco and then actually picked it up this afternoon. It's a nice and simple stainless steel range hood that should fit perfectly in my kitchen, PLUS in doing my research I've seen rangehoods in stainless steel range from about $500-$1000 and I got that for a fraction of the price!! It's ALL about the deals!! lol..

Anywho, here is my new range hood...

I also went to the house site today and they were digging up a storm. I saw that they were also doing some burying of the large concrete posts so they are moving along quite well. I'll have to try to take a closer look this weekend because every time I go, they are still working and I can't get close enough for a good shot with the camera. I'm sure these will be just the first of MANY trips to the site before the house is finished...lol

Speaking of closing..today marks 5 months, 3 weeks and 2 days until closing day..or 174 days..however you want to slice it..lol! WHOO HOO!!

SO close............kinda

Today marks exactly 6 months till closing! I can't believe that almost a year has passed already since I bought and I'm two-thirds of the way there already. WHOO HOO!!

This sucks...and I LOVE IT!!!

Hello all!!

Well, I've recently gone on another spending binge BUT I did manage to get A LOT of things checked off my list which is a great feeling. I made a shopping trip down to Watertown, New York for Labour day sales and found LOTS of really nice bathroom and home accessories at Target, TJ Maxx, JCPenny and so on. I may have spent more money than I anticipated but it was all worth it!

And as if my shopping trip wasn't enough, the good times just kept on rollin!

For the longest time, I've been trying to figure out what vaccuum to buy because of my berber carpets. I'd heard a lot about the Dyson brand, but with pricetags of $500+ and my budget of about $200 maybe $300 if I'm pushing it, I had come to accept that Dyson would be out of my league and I just wanted to find a good vaccuum I could be happy with.

So yesterday, on a fluke, I went on a jaunt to Future Shop to get some quotes on appliances. Basically dreaming about the kind of appliances I want, and confirming reality regarding the kind of appliances I can afford.... when, while drooling over a dishwasher, I glanced a for sale sign near the vaccuums. I didn't pay much attention until I saw the name WITH the sale sign...Dyson. As I moved closer... I swear that I heard angels..but I didn't dare to celebrate just yet. Then I saw it. One of the Dysons, which was nice, compact, light, had the cyclone technology, beater brush control, and the ball axis- just generally PERFECT for my home- was on sale...AT ALMOST $200 OFF!! AND there were only TWO left.

So what did I do???

Well, after I finished pinching myself to see if it was a dream, and then finished my little happy song and jig, I yoinked that Dyson right off the shelf and purchased it before anyone could realise their mistake and my good fortune. SO! I now have my desired vaccuum BRAND NEW at almost HALF price!!

Everyone, meet my new DC24..Dicey for short. =D lol..

Happiness and Joy people!! Never have I said 'Well that sucks!!' and been so happy about it!!! I felt like that IKEA commercial where the woman looks at her bill and starts a run/walk while yelling 'START THE CARRRRRRRR!!!!'.... except I couldn't do that because I was the one driving..but still...lovely (and comedic) moment!! lol...