They have started Bricking!!

Woo hoo!! As the title suggests they have started bricking! Yay!! From what I had heard and read we expected to be waiting a lot longer!

They have pile of bricks around the house and have put two layers around the whole house! Very exciting, can't wait for it to be completed!!












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  1. April and AllanJune 24, 2010 at 3:04 PM

    Yahoo!! Congrats Mel & Tom - so great to see your bricks start going up with little delay :)

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  2. Mel -TomJune 25, 2010 at 4:19 AM

    Thanks April, now my fingers will be crossed for you guys! Then we are back on track together and can then have moving in parties at the same time! :) it's very exciting when it happens hopefully yours will start soon xo

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