loaders, diggers etc. The men worked all night to drain the massive hole in our pavement.

I couldn't sleep as my best friend has been on my mind and we didn't get too much sleep anyway as the machinery worked all night! Poor neighbours!!!

Anyway I got up this morning at 5.45 and went out to chat to the guys and they were waiting on the sand and metal to arrive to infill the hole.

Since then we have had the lawn packed down and sand put on top. We had some water damage under our house but we've managed to get that all dried up. We had to call our son last night at 10.40 to come over and help. So there's Trevor and Ben under the house filling buckets with water and draining them on our back lawn - which by now was sodden.

The Water board man came under too and suggested putting a pump into the water drain pipe! I had thought the same thing. So he drilled a hole into the pipe and then put in the pump and away he went. Well, it worked so good Trevor has been out to Bunnings this morning and bought one. Just in case it ever happens again. I told him that the new pipe is the best its ever been and we have a new copper connection.

Anyway it's a glorious day here now and our front is all filled in. All I have to do now is plant some bulbs for Spring!

Love and blessings Chris