"Where do you GET all this shit?" Guy in the box checking over reciepts for stuff we picked up in Maine... we were still laughing about this one 2 days later, just the way he said it
"I found a warm spot" great honey that's not making me want to jump in the lake any faster, anyone else get visions in their head of Strange Brew where they are trapped in the industrial sized tank of Beer?
"Mommmmmmmmm could you wipe my butt please?" well it's polite but a butt? come on couldn't it be "could I have a drink of water please" no that comes out "MOM! WATER!!!!"
"Mom where's my..." insert anything from towels, swimsuits, cars, trucks, and drift wood? If I didn't touch it I don't know where it is. If you didn't put it in the hamper, I didn't touch it, I didn't fold it, and I didn't put it anywhere different from where you may have crawled out of it.
and yes I did "aaa aaa" the cat, and she did listen, with the repairs going on in the basement this week the cat has been limited in her wandering room, but she still, out of habit maybe? goes to the door to the basement waiting to go find her box or food. She actually came back in after I opened the door when I said "aaa aaa, you have to come back this way" why oh why can't the 3 boys listen as well as the cat?
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Water! Contactor Marries House in Speedy Water Front Wedding Will it Last?
Summer is really threatening to turn into fall around here. We've had about a week of Rain! Luckily, it's not the rain that's coming in and wetting my basement. Remember the flood of July 2005 (there is a back story of two little boys almost 6 and 4 turning my laundry tub on full blast and letting the water cascade in water fall fashion over the side of the tub and a plastic Tonka boat floating in front of my dryer, and a GeoTrax Bridge over said laundry sink...the picture in my head is both scary and beautiful. The beauty is the power of 2 boys imaginations and vision)? nope not the kid either this time. It's the UV filter, seems our water is SO hard it's creating Iron oxide bacteria that ate away our UV pump.
The answer to this is a Water Softener or one of those new things that uses an electro magnet to distract the iron from creating a scale build up settling in the pipes,washing machines, dishwashers, and so on! So the beautiful blue carpet that has been in my basement for the last 3yrs is gone out of the main area, the second room that was damaged first time around was saved. Seems the dehumidifier we were running 24/7 was doing it's job on a damp basement, cause basements are damp,but a 5 day trip out of town? It just couldn't keep up! so the drips keep dripping and so the basement is wet. The Carpet and underlay were wet and the walls were wet, sucked up a lot of the water.
We have contractors this week, oh the joy of contractors. It's the same one that did our first repairs in 2005, but in 2005 I think he was just starting out working for himself, and did a good job, this time, it seems we're Married to the guy and well it's not as much fun as dating the guy. That's hubbies analogy.
The first time around 2005 we were dating our contractor but when we let him start hunting for water coming in from outside (bigggggg storm here while we were gone so there was a possibility) we were married. We've had to nag this time around about some things being cleaned up and drop clothes being put down while the work is done. We've had him patch some of the electrical boxes that cracked from the first date, and we've had to verify that they are removing the radiator that did get wet. Once those electrical units are wet people, it's no longer CSA approved. Electricity is scary stuff when you aren't a contractor. Contractors aren't scared in the least when it's not their house? Well the marriage will continue for this week and then we will be annulled! all illegitimate repairs will be done by us from this point on. I think also a big part of the dissatisfied wife in us is that Hubbie likes things neat and tidy, and everything in it's place, so having the basement in turmoil is the stress in this marriage of contractor and House.
The Boys are seriously Shack Wacky, we are also waiting for our Power company's contracted plumber to come and replace their hot water heater. We rent that and so we need it replaced before that's the next leaky in our basement. They said they would come this week and so I wait around, and they also said "we'll call" sounds like another suitor leading me down the garden path. The week ends tomorrow! I'm sure there are people on his list that pay on time (don't power companies try to hold off payments until the VERY last second? I'm guessing) or have leaking heaters. This one hasn't leaked yet so it's not top of the list maybe? I can see that but in this 'new relationship' I'd like to be #1 House because I may have to disallow my House dating him again. Next thing you know my House will be calling me from Vegas saying she ran off with an Electrician that sees no reason why he has to cut the power to the whole house if he's just changing 1 wire. Maybe I need to make rules for House before she goes on dating? Maybe she should play the field first? Maybe she should plan her next break down before going with the first repair suitor. Now I see the value in researching those guys.
The hugest Plus in all of this is I'm learning, I'm learning to be the adult, I'm learning to talk to suitors for House and her repairs, I'm learning to demand my service, and I'm learning to find things that will be full repairs not bandages. UV lights on iron Oxide are a bandage, softeners on Water will keep the water clear of the iron, which will decrease the build up of the bacteria. I'm learning too that maybe there are other ways to do things vs just what the first suitor says... it's all a learning experience. Maybe that's my lesson, Life is about learning, I'm still learning?
The answer to this is a Water Softener or one of those new things that uses an electro magnet to distract the iron from creating a scale build up settling in the pipes,washing machines, dishwashers, and so on! So the beautiful blue carpet that has been in my basement for the last 3yrs is gone out of the main area, the second room that was damaged first time around was saved. Seems the dehumidifier we were running 24/7 was doing it's job on a damp basement, cause basements are damp,but a 5 day trip out of town? It just couldn't keep up! so the drips keep dripping and so the basement is wet. The Carpet and underlay were wet and the walls were wet, sucked up a lot of the water.
We have contractors this week, oh the joy of contractors. It's the same one that did our first repairs in 2005, but in 2005 I think he was just starting out working for himself, and did a good job, this time, it seems we're Married to the guy and well it's not as much fun as dating the guy. That's hubbies analogy.
The first time around 2005 we were dating our contractor but when we let him start hunting for water coming in from outside (bigggggg storm here while we were gone so there was a possibility) we were married. We've had to nag this time around about some things being cleaned up and drop clothes being put down while the work is done. We've had him patch some of the electrical boxes that cracked from the first date, and we've had to verify that they are removing the radiator that did get wet. Once those electrical units are wet people, it's no longer CSA approved. Electricity is scary stuff when you aren't a contractor. Contractors aren't scared in the least when it's not their house? Well the marriage will continue for this week and then we will be annulled! all illegitimate repairs will be done by us from this point on. I think also a big part of the dissatisfied wife in us is that Hubbie likes things neat and tidy, and everything in it's place, so having the basement in turmoil is the stress in this marriage of contractor and House.
The Boys are seriously Shack Wacky, we are also waiting for our Power company's contracted plumber to come and replace their hot water heater. We rent that and so we need it replaced before that's the next leaky in our basement. They said they would come this week and so I wait around, and they also said "we'll call" sounds like another suitor leading me down the garden path. The week ends tomorrow! I'm sure there are people on his list that pay on time (don't power companies try to hold off payments until the VERY last second? I'm guessing) or have leaking heaters. This one hasn't leaked yet so it's not top of the list maybe? I can see that but in this 'new relationship' I'd like to be #1 House because I may have to disallow my House dating him again. Next thing you know my House will be calling me from Vegas saying she ran off with an Electrician that sees no reason why he has to cut the power to the whole house if he's just changing 1 wire. Maybe I need to make rules for House before she goes on dating? Maybe she should play the field first? Maybe she should plan her next break down before going with the first repair suitor. Now I see the value in researching those guys.
The hugest Plus in all of this is I'm learning, I'm learning to be the adult, I'm learning to talk to suitors for House and her repairs, I'm learning to demand my service, and I'm learning to find things that will be full repairs not bandages. UV lights on iron Oxide are a bandage, softeners on Water will keep the water clear of the iron, which will decrease the build up of the bacteria. I'm learning too that maybe there are other ways to do things vs just what the first suitor says... it's all a learning experience. Maybe that's my lesson, Life is about learning, I'm still learning?
Thursday, July 17, 2008
July
July is a great month here at Camp BOY! the boys are loving Summer TJ had his 9th birthday and after me freaking out and thinking it was going to be a replay of 2yrs ago when 1 boy showed up, it wasn't it went well!!! we had 3 boys show up, 1 with a little Brotehr which works well because TJ has little brothers, so at one point I had 8 boys in my house all trying to win Mario cart while they dried off.
Games went well, boys were happy, and all sugared up evenly. I'm still surviving. I did well too this week. I find Birthdays and celebrations a struggle for the quest to get my butt smaller but this one worked I'm down 1.2lbs this week and my loss is now totaling 36.4lbs. I'm happy about that, not so happy about the length of time it has taken to get there but part of me thinks the more time I spend working on this more more practise I'll h ave in living like this, healthier and happier.
This week our city painted more lines and signage! we now have bike lanes! YAY!!!! this is totally a great thing because before this week you felt like you were going to get squished between the cars and the road, the cars and the sidewalks or the people waggling fingers at you were going to find a way to get you back for being on the sidewalk. Sometimes the people are less threatening then the cars, kind of like bigger is more dangerous, but smaller would be less harm? A waggling finger doesn't hurt like smooshage. Yes I just made that word up! smooshage, I like it!
Today we're off to look up something to do, because Trips to the Grocerystore are only SO exciting before you have a munitiny and my helpers want only to go down the crap food aisle. I went on my own lastnight and bought the groceries, it was peaceful and I didn't have to say" nooooooooo" or "put that back" or "What happens if someone finds you but doesn't find me...hmmmmmm?" I send them on missions but now the store is changing it's lay out so JUST when I have them to the point of knowing fruits, TP, Meat, eggs, BREAD, the store moves it!. I will surely lose them all, and that's a different kind of vacation isn't it?
BTW where dooooo kids put all the food they eat? They are eating us out of house and home and still hungry? Where does it go? I can't eat what they eat and still look healthy but they can pack it away? it must be sliding down the back yard on the slides and running away from me in the grocerystore?
Games went well, boys were happy, and all sugared up evenly. I'm still surviving. I did well too this week. I find Birthdays and celebrations a struggle for the quest to get my butt smaller but this one worked I'm down 1.2lbs this week and my loss is now totaling 36.4lbs. I'm happy about that, not so happy about the length of time it has taken to get there but part of me thinks the more time I spend working on this more more practise I'll h ave in living like this, healthier and happier.
This week our city painted more lines and signage! we now have bike lanes! YAY!!!! this is totally a great thing because before this week you felt like you were going to get squished between the cars and the road, the cars and the sidewalks or the people waggling fingers at you were going to find a way to get you back for being on the sidewalk. Sometimes the people are less threatening then the cars, kind of like bigger is more dangerous, but smaller would be less harm? A waggling finger doesn't hurt like smooshage. Yes I just made that word up! smooshage, I like it!
Today we're off to look up something to do, because Trips to the Grocerystore are only SO exciting before you have a munitiny and my helpers want only to go down the crap food aisle. I went on my own lastnight and bought the groceries, it was peaceful and I didn't have to say" nooooooooo" or "put that back" or "What happens if someone finds you but doesn't find me...hmmmmmm?" I send them on missions but now the store is changing it's lay out so JUST when I have them to the point of knowing fruits, TP, Meat, eggs, BREAD, the store moves it!. I will surely lose them all, and that's a different kind of vacation isn't it?
BTW where dooooo kids put all the food they eat? They are eating us out of house and home and still hungry? Where does it go? I can't eat what they eat and still look healthy but they can pack it away? it must be sliding down the back yard on the slides and running away from me in the grocerystore?
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