It was a beautiful day today, after the rain cleared up.  Hubby and I spent the morning cleaning the house.  Then we treated ourselves to lunch at our favorite local family owned restaurant.  After lunch, it was a trip to Lowe*s for 2x4"s, he needs for the garage.  He is going to reuse our old kitchen cabinets, as storage in the garage.  What a surprise we found when we started ripping down the old paneling he put up years ago!!  We apparently have a leak in the roof, (please... NEVER hire a friend of the family to do a job)!  Years ago, my brother Steve.. his friend had started a construction business.  He begged us to hire this person for the roofing job.  The WORSE decision we ever made... so many problems, like the ceiling caving in in the living room because of the roof.. that he replaced.  It has been one thing after another.  Now we find another big mess, the garage is separating from the house, the wood is rotten, and it's going to be another big repair to fix this, and it HAS to be done, and soon!

Anyway....

I made roasted chicken, garlic smashed potatoes and corn for dinner.  I just got homemade chocolate/peanut butter cupcakes out of the oven.  I am going to make a frosting for them soon, and we will have them with coffee tonight around the firepit.

I am off work for 4 days, and plan on enjoying every second away, despite the bad news about the roof and the garage.