A light at the end of the tunnel (updated)

The house will be ready tomorrow.

Oh, that felt so good!! What a beautiful sounding sentence!

Anyway, I finally convinced Zé Maria that it would be better to hire one of those specialized companies to come clean our house before we move back in. I have asthma and I'm pregnant and I really don't think I could stand cleaning all that dust. And besides, they bring all those fancy machines and cleaning products I don't have and refuse to buy.
So yesterday they came to take a look at the house, see what it is exactly that we want done, and they'll call me later today to tell me how much this will cost us.

While the man was looking at the house, Zé Maria got excited and ended up asking them to wash all the carpets, all the windows, to empty and wash all the kitchen cabinets and the closets, to wash all the dishes and appliances, to hoover the mattresses and sofas and to wash the balcony. It will take them 2 to 3 days to do everything (but since we will be at the beach house anyway, it won't delay our moving back in). I don't think our house was ever as clean as it will be when we get back... and honestly, I love it.
Now let's see just how much this will cost us.

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Why is it that good news never last?
Our architect just called to say the plumber didn't show up today so the house will probably only be ready on Saturday. I know it's only one day and we weren't even planning on moving in yet, but it still stresses me out. I could cry right now.