Real Life
Well, I'm telling this story for a reason. Besides the fact that I think my Aunt Pat would have found it funny.
(Thank you all who have sent condolences and shared experiences of your own. You have truly comforted me and I appreciate it.)
Rule #1, 2, 3 and well, ALL in home renovation.
PLAN FOR THE UNEXPECTED. Or, maybe that should be "don't try to plan TOO much because things will go wrong and real life will intervene and the house is not always the top priority and sometimes the timing of these are when they are timed, for better or for worse."
Case in point: Early in the evening on Christmas, we receive the call that we were hoping to escape this Christmas at my sister's house in Pennsylvania. We needed to rally for a funeral and fast. Second one in less than four weeks for the family. We are in shock and in motion.
A & I were there with the dog and the car and gifts and Dave the Cat was waiting for us back home. The services were in less than 48 hours.
Our family swings into action. Two vans loaded with people head to Florida after A & I desperately try to scrounge up some low fare last minute tickets to Orlando. Not to see the Mouse. But that seems to be where the ENTIRE WORLD is going, and they paid months before and things were not pretty. Northwest Airlines was extremely gracious in finding a solution for us.
A & I put the dog back into the car, pack up and head straight to Chicago. We unpack one set of suitcases and pack another set. The neighbors take over the house and the pets.
While home and packing, I notice water dripping onto the floor of the first floor bath where the water was turned off for work. (see next entry)
A looks up and gets zapped right in the eye by a huge drop of water. From the second floor bathroom. And we cannot deal with a major dilemma right now and still catch the flight. I practically mow him over in my zeal to hit those stairs and find out what is going on for the second floor bath.
Broken faucet. Water had sprayed all over walls, door and puddled on floor. Since there is little separating the two floors right how, and gravity pulls water downhill....well....to the first floor it went.
We turned off the water up there, grabbed a roll of paper towels and mopped up. Our gracious neighbor took over the house, dog & cat.
We drove to Milwaukee to catch the flight and we were in Orlando by midnight that night.
That is so much MORE of a reality "show" than the networks can bring to us.
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