Today we have had a few tradespeople out! Over the weekend our whole family had the flu!

Samuel (my husband) came down with it first, then Tobias (2.5 years), then Malachi (5 years) on the Saturday. I was glad because I hadnt got it and our baby girl (Emelyn) hadn't either.

It was a throw uppy flu - YECK!! So had the carpet cleaners out today! So my floors and couch are all goopy. and I was recommended to go to bed early because they will be wet til tomorrow!

The other trades person I had out today was a cabinet maker! He measured up my kitchen for a complete refit!

I've had my kitchen in a shambles for about a year now!

My husband wanted to do it all himself in his January holidays, but most days the temperature got over 39 degrees! so he did what he could when he could.. rip off foam ceiling tiles, pull out the old white ant eaten door frames, stripped the glue off the ceiling (from the foam tiles) and stripped paint off of any other wooden surface as well as sanding and plastering the ceiling to make it smooth.

My oven thermostat has been broken for a while, the back two elements (small one and the large one) have been disconnected because they trip the safety switch and the oven door doesnt shut properly!

My bench has water rot around the whole sink are, and when I wash the dishes, my drawers get water in them, also a puddle of water swims around to the prep area of the bench cos there is a sunken area in the laminate top.

One of my taps broke a few months ago and my husband repaired it with trusty duck tape!

The skirting boards have all been ripped off, ready to put the new flooring in (three months ago LoL!) and the door frames (two) are held on with trusty duck tape where the light switches are!

So, as you might guess, I'm terribly excited about the tradeperson coming in!! Lol! Don't get me wrong, I LOVE that my husband has put all the effort in, he just doesn't get enough time to do a large job like this. He gets home from work, ad we all want our time with him. He's a fantastic Husband and a wonderful Father, I couldn't deal with my two boys without his moral support (because they are such cheeky red heads!)

After this weekend I am SO happy my husband bought me an automatic washing machine at the beginning of the year! Til then I had a twin tub! I'm still in awe at how it manages to do it all without me emptying the tub every 20 mintues or so! The kids and I are often caught out watching the washing go around and around! Lol!

Because of all the sickness, I've washed about 8 loads of washing this weekend! Now after this blog.. I need to get up and put it all away! Eeek! Bit hard when half the dining setting is is the bedrooms aswell as two lounge suites!  ,,, Maybe the washing can wait til tomorrow! Lol!