Yay!

I got a single red rose from Mr. E. :-) He hates flowers (he's allergic to plant life in all shapes and sizes), so it's quite a concession. *happy sigh* I love my man.

Had a splendid day. Threw several really horrid sweaters away. Why on earth didn't I do that sooner? Tidied up the kitchen. And then I had to attend the parents' council of our school and my good mood went 'poof'. The new legislation will erode our schools even further. Bah.
Oh well, the evening improved, once Mr. E had listened to my rant...
We watched Coach Carter tonight. We like sports movies, even though we're not into basket ball. This one was a bit soap boxy, but I liked the things it had to say. Still, I have issues with authoritarian figures like your average US sports movie coach. Are coaches really like that?

Happyhappyhappyhappy

Whee! I received an anonymous, virtual red rose, which you can admire in my userinfo. I have no idea who the rose is from, but whoever you are? THANK YOU. *smooch*

Happy Valentine's Day

It seems today is my lucky day:
The contract came back today. Meaning: the appartment is ours. Yay! All the finger crossing has worked. Could ask you guys to cross your fingers a little longer? Getting out of our current contract might involve expensive pitfalls. Will keep you posted.

I sold a handful of books, earning enough to buy a good book for a friend's b-day. And then I donated all the books I couldn't sell. Yay. Since I still have about 2000 books in the house, if not more, that doesn't make a great difference, space-wise, but it's a start.

I also bound my course handouts into a very neat folder. Very tidy, very organized. Very yay me.

I bought a second hand bicycle for 15 EUR. Also, hubby bought me a new scooter from ebay. So, I'm more mobile now.

And a friend offered to babysit the kids tonight, so hubby and I can go and see a movie - which won't cost us a penny, because we still have cinema vouchers. Yay yay yay! Not sure if we should watch The Geisha (bad reviews but bound to be pretty) or the new Ralph Fiennes something or other about a gardener that got very mixy reviews... What do you say?