It was the best of times

After 3 long years of hideousness, we're getting a new bathroom.

This weekend!!

I'll give you 4 very good reasons why this is so, so cool...

Reason 1.

The oversized, yellow shell-shaped hand basin, with matching yellow plastic tap head things.

Reason 2.

The white laminate vanity, with chocolate brown trim.

Reason 3.

The gold coloured brassed flower shaped handles (half of which are broken), with about 40 years of disgustingness built up in the detailing, and which, aside from their general hideousness, are an absolute bitch if you catch your knees or shins on them. Which you do. Regularly.

Reason 4.

The manky steel shower box, and shower curtain which always seems to be going mouldy, and sticks to you when you're having a shower. (Poor Jack was absolutely certain that we were going to turn the shower on while he was in there, but good puppy that he is, he miserably sat for the photo anyway. Jess was hiding somewhere outside ...)

I've saved you from a photo of the flourescent light tube thing over the mirror, which is almost completely rusted. That's probably just a little bit much to cope with at this time of the day. Juts take my word for it that it's gross.

Oh, and score of scores, we realised yesterday morning that we had omitted to buy both a mirror for over the vanity, and a light to replace the old revolting one over the mirror, so I sent Al shopping. He found a gorgeous amd divine mirror ...$620 worth. Argh! But, but, but, when he issued a wistful sigh at the saleslady, it turns out that they no longer stock that mirror (it was the display one and taking up space in the show room), and they were basically giving the blimmin thing away to any takers. So we took! For the grand total of $145.13. And then, just to make things even better, he went and found a light ($130), but when they rang it up, it was half price so that little baby only cost $65!

So, it's all about the 'Wooppee!!' in our house at the moment!

P.S. For whatever reason, when I put pics in the body of my posts, the formatting goes to hell. I have no idea how to fix it, so you'll just have to cope ...I'm a technophobe. It's part of my charm.