Woke at 6 because Anton the Builder started work on removing the temporary wall in our new living room.
Around 8 o’clock the sliding glass doors arrived. They came on a flatbed truck with a huge crane: the whole section arrives in one piece, 5.3 metres long and weighing 680 kg. All this had to be lifted straight from the truck to where it’s going to sit – since it’s so big and heavy you can’t really move it without a crane. In our case this required a crane with a 17-metre reach, and 5 guys to get it in place. And because it was to be fitted into an existing wall they couldn’t just put it down, it had to be slotted into the wall from the side.
I spent the next hour or so gawping and taking photos, only reluctantly taking a break to get Ingrid ready to leave (brush teeth, brush hair, etc) and then take her to preschool. By the time I was back, the wall/window/door section was in place and the builders were busy adjusting it to get it level and flush with the wall.
The room now looks astounding. So light, so airy. I so look forward to having it ready for use.
Playgroup with Adrian. Grocery shopping.
Ingrid had somehow hurt her left big toe at preschool and couldn’t walk on that foot, said it hurt when she bent the foot. Good thing we had the bike – cycling doesn’t require her to put any weight on her toes or to bend them. Lots of crying during the afternoon since of course she wouldn’t sit still and kept hurting the toe again. If it doesn’t get better by tomorrow we’ll make another trip to the local clinic.
Adrian also cried a lot; I think there must be more teeth on the way.
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