Reasons to be Cheerful

1. A lovely day here in the West of Ireland today
2. The plumber has almost finished - as he promised - ready for the floors to be screeded .
3. The electricain turned up yesterday and today for a few hours and made some progress. He's not as quick as I hoped - but is looking like he will be ready before the end of the week.
4. I finally made contact with the man who will be doing the floor screed - it took a few days to get hold of him. He won't be able to do it till at least the end of next week. He is calling round on Monday to finalise what is needed .
5. Have agreed with the man who did the main build of the house to come back and do the sewage and rainwater drainage and footpaths and the connection of the waste treatment plant. He will be ready in about 4 weeks to do that .
6 Spoke to a tiler who will be available in about 4 weeks - which should fit in with our plans. He has been recommended by a couple of people . He is calling round next week.
7. A local carpenter has also been recommended for the doors and skirting - his prices seem OK even though I haven't had any others yet. Need to book him soon.