Today I awoke to Chloe looking over me saying, "Mom, no more little nap it is time to go! " My alarm was not set correctly or I ignored it, either way it was 7:03 am and I still had to get Brett to my mom's other house, get breakfast and drive to Casa Yoga for some Fusion Barre with my cousin all before 8:05am. Considering I didn't fall asleep till 3:45am, a little nap was sounding WAY better than a workout. By the tightness in my arms and the firmer caboose it is obvious I attended! Truthfully, by the inability to lift my arms above my head and/or sit ANYWHERE I know I made it on time to Fusion Barre. BUT if you happen to see me and either comment on my fantastic arms or caboose(women only) I will know you read this blog and are LIARS!
The butt burning flab buster class was followed by a cold shower. An unplanned cold shower. The shower was followed by thirty minutes of hiding under the blankets to raise my body temperature to 97.9 degrees. I'm not being dramatic. Ok, maybe a little. The kids bounced around the house while I hid under the blankets wearing two sets of pajamas and three pair of socks.
After my body temperature regulated I called my mom and advised her concerning the obvious problem with the water heater. She explained how one might adjust the temperature on the water heater so I wiggled myself in to a small under the stairs location and straddled my legs around the water heater in order to fit in the small space. Please remember I have only partial use of my arms due to the early morning workout. I use a screwdriver to remove the cover to where the thermostat is located. I remove the insulation that is stuck in there and I also try to remove a plastic cover that seems to be hiding the knob. "YEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOW!" After I screamed my head off and felt my entire body infused with 220 volts of electricity, I started to screw the cap back on to leave the job to a professional. As I grab the cover it reads, "REMOVE POWER TO THE APPLIANCE BEFORE SERVICE." I am also talking through this entire adventure with my mom still on the phone. Note to self: read all information on the appliance prior to action and keep a flashlight in your purse for dark understair water heater closets.
I decide to get regular clothing on instead of the jammies layers to greet the appliance repairman who is coming to visit the washer. Without boring you with another story, we were also forced to buy a new washer today. There was lots of water involved in the old washer story....and not in the washer.
I am dressed and ready to face the day and still freezing. The whole day I was freezing. That darn cold shower! The highlights of the day were Danny's Restaurant and the discussion of ordering ice cream buñuelo dessert. I was cold, so I decided against it. The second best part was driving the UHaul truck. The guy at UHaul asked me if I was returning it in 24 hours. I replied, "Nope and I'm likely going to drive it to Mexico." This is only entertaining if you had been standing in the office to see the signs as big as a UHaul that read, "UHAULS NOT FOR USE IN MEXICO." I smiled and walked out. I was tempted to drive thru McDonald's because the existing damage on the truck was very similar to the damage caused by a drive thru idiot....I mean, experience. I refrained.
At the furniture store we loaded the truck to the gills and unloaded and set it all up at the house. Well, most of it. I will take pictures of the progress tomorrow. It is bedtime and I've already put Brett back in his bed twice due to sleepwalking. I think tonight might be another one of those nights and there is a funky smell coming from the attic. Stay tuned for that adventure tomorrow.
You might notice an odd photograph configuration. Since I am currently "on location", I am writing from my phone. It complicates EVERYTHING. I am thankful for the Blogger app so I can write from somewhere other than my laptop that lives at home(Day 37). Goodnight Friends.
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