Optimism, or sunshine after the rain

Bit of a mental week, so this has been on the back burner. But now I'm on half term and feeling a little more up to reflecting.

They say bad things come in threes. Well, I hope not because two has been bad enough.

Firstly, the oven is broken. Now we've only got 'mildly warm' or 'off'. Considering there's no grill either, and cleaning hasn't worked, we've had to bite the bullet and buy a new one. It's a chunk of money we'd rather not have paid, but the Lovely Hubby has convinced me that it's best to spend a little more and upgrade what we've got than just replace what we've got which, to be honest, I've never liked anyway. So now a fancy new cooker is arriving next Saturday, and Lovely Hubby is already planning the exciting macaroons he can try in it!

Unfortunately, we also had a small car fire yesterday. We were taking Little Git Face down to mum's, before heading north to Liverpool for Granddad's 80th. It was a superb achievement; a family do that the Lovely Hubby was actually able to attend! Alas, fate had other plans. Just going round Junction 2 I suddenly spot smoke coming from the centre console- a fairly worrying event, I'm sure you'll agree. Luckily, this is also 500 yards from the regional AA headquarters, so fortunately there wasn't much of a wait. But the rear screen heater has shorted and started to catch fire, so now we've got to find the money to replace that, and the heater. Obviously the best time for this to happen is one of the coldest Octobers on record; we can survive for at least 3 days with no heating in this weather.

So now we wait with baited breath for problem number three. The strange thing is, despite the stress, money worries and effort, I'm feeling quite chirpy today. It's nice to know the car is repairable, though I'd have preferred to have made it to Liverpool before it caught fire. A new cooker was going to be needed at some point, we'll have a grill and an oven that is roughly the temperature it's supposed to be, and it's nice to know we can get the credit to pay for it. The house has been scrubbed today, Lovely Hubby and I have managed a whole day together without falling out, and Little Git Face continues to be cute and lovable.

Counting your blessings is important. It's nice to have the time to do so this week.