oh happy day..

today was a good day: we got to sleep in a little (and the kidlet actually slept all night, so the sleep in was extra sweet, instead of just a necessity); the rain cleared up once we were down at the shops - which we got to at a decent time, too - so we didnt get totally soaked like i was expecting; kidlet was actually in a decent mood most of the day; we managed to get a complete set of sheets for the kid's new bed, even though it was more expensive than i would have liked, but thats what you get when you want the EXTRA SUPER CUTE PIRATE SHEET SET; i managed to FINALLY get some lemon cordial, since we went to coles instead of woolies; we got free parking since we spent so much.

we ripped up the carpet in the room, and discovered a little patch of tile in front of the fireplace, matching to the front porch and what was in the bathroom under the old tile before we replaced it 7 years ago; we discovered the under-house access is in the kids room, and had a look under the house (houses built on clay soil REALLY need a concrete slab foundation... the bare earth was all kinds of tore up down there) where we discovered a boot that must have been there for at least 25 years; we tested the freshly painted walls with masking tape and they are good to go; kidlet was very enthusiastic about helping daddy and came and asked me "mummy, you see my hammer around anywhere?"

then, to top it all off, i made a HUGELY DELICIOUS roast dinner. since we havent had one for a while, i went all out and made gravy (my first attempt EVER), and yorkshire puddings (also my first attempt) too. hubby said it was wonderful, he loved the gravy, the meat wasnt dried out, the beans werent overcooked, and the potatoes were perfect. the kid liked the yorkshire pudding, ate all his potatoes, most of his meat, and a fair bit of the beans (usually the only vegetable he likes is broccoli. he doesnt realise yet that he isnt supposed to like broccoli. silly thing). and then we had chocolate covered icecreams. yum yum yum.

all in all it was a wonderful day. yay!