hot australia day

yesterday we got roped into spending the day helping zac's sister and her boyfriend with the renovations on their new house. normally it wouldn't be that bad but on a day where the temperature is supposed to reach 38C it doesn't sound like a good idea. our motivation was that they have a pool which jay was gonna be fixing the filter on that morning so we would be able to use it. we hadn't seen the house yet but we'd heard about walls and ceiling being ripped out. there were a few more walls and ceilings out that i thought though and a couple of the rooms looked like sheering sheds cuz of the piles of wool insulation crumbled all over the floor (unfortunately i forgot my camera cuz i could have got some good shots). zac and lea's mom came by to see the house too. it was kinda funny cuz i was the only one there when she got there and the look of shock on her face when she saw the mess and half missing walls inside was hilarious. the house is gonna look great when its done but its gonna be a while cuz they have some MAJOR renovation plans for it. the pool is good though (we spent most of the afternoon testing that out and having a bbq-- it wouldn't be a public holiday in australia with out a bbq). zac did end up helping a bit, cleaning bag after bag of the insulation up. my job was to keep lea company. the heat drives her crazy so she just wanted to sit in the one clean, airconditioned room of the house and watch the tennis on tv. i had a hard afternoon 8) i told jay i'd come over and help with painting when they get the new walls up (and hopefully the weather will be a bit cooler: low-mid 30s is nice). that'll be my contribution to the renovations.