The Friday we got the key to our new house (13th of May) we brought in all necessities (and some extra) to live there for a few days. Beds, tables, chairs, tea, coffee etc. On the 14th we had the houseviewing for curious relatives, though four of them had assisted in the first 'decorating' of the house on Friday evening. On Sunday, when we were alone again, we started painting the fake-brick (steenstrips) walls. They suck! Like, literally. Some parts have had 7 layers of paint by now and they're finally starting to look white.

In the living room all the paint work is finished now: ceiling and walls. The dining room has fresh paint on the walls but we have not started on the ceiling yet. The radiator and heating pipes need a paint job too. The kitchen needs little work but the whole main floor of the house needs a new floor. We need to break out the old one, even out the concrete floor and the 21st of June Roobol will have some guys over to measure the place and see if the floor is ready for a new layer of laminate, which will then be place on the 5th of July. Seems like far away now, but we'll probably get there soon enough.

On the first floor the two walls that needed painting are finished. We want to add black (silhouette) wall paintings and then we can start furnishing the rooms. We have already visited hardware stores, second hand shops and we're planning a trip to the Ikea for a new wardrobe closet and stuff. We got a basic idea for the colors we want in the living room and have bought some lamps already. And then we'll need to transfer all our furniture from our old house in Enschede to the new house. This will take several runs, a few of which will require the rent of a trailer.

Somewhere along the way we have to move the cats too. At the moment they are alone in Enschede for about 5 days at a time (of course we have arranged for someone to feed them) and I miss them when we're in Amersfoort. I hope the move won't be too stressful for them. They really dislike the car...

Anyway, the house is coming along fine. Now I have to get back to work to earn the money to pay for said house.