Thursday, October 15, 2009

THE BABY IS WONDERFUL! HE HAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT LOOK THAN THE GRANDKIDS. AND HAS LONG THIN ARMS, LEGS, HANDS, FEET AND TOES AND FINGERS. VERY THIN AND DELICATE RIGHT NOW. KINDA LOOKS LIKE A HOLOCAUST VICTIM. VERY CUTE THOUGH! NOW FOR THE CRAPPY PART- I'M SITTING HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AS A CREW IS TEARING OUT MOST OF THE BASEBOARD IN THE HOUSE TO DRY OUT OUR WALLS AFTER WE HAD AN INCH OF WATER IN THE HOUSE FROM A DEFECTIVE TOILET RUNNING OVER. WE WERE GONE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND THE ENTIRE HOUSE WAS FLOODED WHEN WE GOT HOME. IT WAS SURREAL WALKING IN THE DOOR AND REALIZING I WAS WALKING IN WATER. IT WILL TAKE A FEW DAYS TO DRY OUT. I THINK THE SALTILLO FLOOR IS OK AND HOPEFULLY THE CARPET IN THE BEDROOM IS TOO. DADDY THINKS HE USED THE TOILET RIGHT BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE. I'M SO GLAD IT WASN'T ME! NOT HIS FAULT THOUGH. IT'S A DEFECTIVE VALVE THAT DIDN'T SHUT OFF. AT LEAST THE WATER WAS CLEAN. IT HAD ALREADY FLUSHED THEN JUST DIDN'T SHUT OFF. WE'RE SLEEPING IN THE GARAGE FOR THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS. SUCH ADVENTURES FOR TWO OLD PEOPLE!

5 comments:

Suzy said...

daddy says he was walking ON water.

Lori Sieler said...

we want pictures

Stockettclan said...

Pictures please. Don't you hate surprises like that! It's like our wonderful septic backing up and filling the laundry and bathroom. Except that was poop water!!!!

Suzy said...

no poop water or even paper. fred still thinks it had to have been plugged if the water was coming out the bowl. daddy only peed and doesn't use paper. maybe it was plugged from whoever used it before. i don't know. it's a dilemma. anyway, plumber coming tomorrow to diagnose it, then adjuster(not fred) later in the day. we'll see what they say. fred says to try and get the insurance to pay for tearing out two feet of dry wall and replacing carpet whether we do it or not. i was just hoping for a new toilet, but all plumbing is at our expense. only damage and repair is insured. interesting couple of days in az. love the sunshine. so glad mt warmed up.

Suzy said...

i took some pix but picasa program doesn't always cooperate to download pix.