happy busy days

How amazing it is to have a great husband:
Yesterday i had to work late, some sort of work crisis broke out, so i didn't have time to cook dinner at all. C called me on his way from picking up vaccination paper from the doctor for the kid's pre-school. It was already getting late, the fridge was pretty much empty and i was still in the midst of work. What happened next left me in awe: C went to the store, got some good stuff, picked up the kid, came home and cooked some great stuff, while taking care of the kid and making effort to keep me from any interruptions. He came up with an awesome salad, that i absolutely adored, and he even made my comfort food - mashed potatoes!
I was so tired, but i felt such a burst of energy: i was so grateful, so impressed, so in love, that i was able to quickly fix the software problem that i've been working on for the most part of the day in about 2 hours. My C rocks!
Oh, and, the salad contained:
Tuna
Avocado
Romain lettuce
Red onion
Red pepper
Tomato
Egg
Apple
Mayo
Parmesan cheese

Proportions will forever remain a secret though :)

In other developments of the day: It seems that VLC player has some issues working with the current configuration of Vista on our Sony laptop. Last week the laptop kept freezing, but when i looked at the processes, there was nothing chewing up the CPU or anything like that. I tried a bunch of stuff, and in the end just removed the VLC player. Time will tell if this was the true issue, or if more things will crop up...

On the brighter side, the iPhone app for Skype works great on my iPhone 4, so this is exciting, because it means that we can talk with my parents even while we are out and about. I personally get no particular joy from seeing them, vs just talking to them on a regular phone, but it is important for the kid to know her grandparents, and for them to love her as their grand kid. In the past we've had a difficult time connecting with them on Skype, because it always felt like a bit of a production - moving laptop to the kitchen, booting up, connecting, C trying to watch the kid while i am trying to cook, while we are both trying to communicate with my parents - it all seemed way too hectic at times. Now it will be a more spontaneous communication, or so i hope.