Plans, and gates and permits...Oh my!

We have picked up a couple of 8ft. steel farm gates for the entrance to our property. On Saturday, with Alex's help, we are going to try and install them. Hopefully, the weather won't be too miserable and we will be able to concentrate on getting them level and plumb. We'll post some pics of the "fun" tomorrow.
We applied for our "Owner-Builder Permit". This is necessary in BC if we are not hiring a General Contractor and is required before we can apply for our building permits with Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD). Of course, they want us to pay them a few hundred dollars for this piece of paper. We were also informed that we need to get the report from the septic guy on the results of his "perc test" and the suitability of the proposed site for the septic system. Aaaaaaahhhhh...you have to love the bureaucracy!
The house plans arrived yesterday! Thanks, to Tom and Jim at Linwood Homes for getting them out to us...finally! It feels very real now that we have the plans in hand. It was cool to see the house with the basement under it for the first time.