I've lost track of how long we've been talking about fixing the house. Last year I expected to be sitting on my new deck by Christmas. Last Christmas. That's when we thought we were building a deck; 2009 was characterised by such modest aspirations. 2010 is another story (storey?) altogether.
At this stage Home Projectz, our builder, is beginning work on site on 17 January, with a 3 month build planned. Even typing it feels like jinxing it.