I am woman, hear me roar!

Yesterday Rob noticed that our downstairs toilet was leaking a little, we said we'd keep an eye on it and hope it could wait until Monday to get sorted when it's easier to get a plumber. However today when I came home from work/church we noticed that instead of just leaking it was dripping now. We decided to call our home insurance company to see if this would be classed as an emergency and if they would cover the cost of getting a plumber out. They weren't able to get anybody off their contact list of 24 hour plumbers so they told us to get someone to look at it and send the receipt to them. Rob headed off for the gym leaving me to call round people from Bannside who might know a plumber who could come out and have a look. One of the people I called gave me a few instructions over the phone from what he thought it might be. So I went off, got some tools and set to work and it's fixed!!!!!! I feel so proud of myself now.

Watching grass grow

For the last few months Rob and I have been watching the grass grow in our front (and back) garden, moreso in the front garden though. We didn't have a lawnmower until today (I took my dad's old one out of his hands) and really there is supposed to be a gardener for our square who cuts the grass in the front gardens of the 15 houses looking into the square, however since we have moved in (last Christmas) it has been cut once by the gardener. And now today once by me! Here's some kind of before/after pics: