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The “joys” of owning a home

Posted on November 10, 2008 9:10 am by TheAngelForever

On Election Day I was greeted in the bathroom with a leak under our sink. I was just sitting there and suddenly heard air and water dripping at the same time. This is never a good sign. Sure enough I looked under the sink and saw water oozing out of the pipe.

What a sweet way to have our house say good morning to me on such a monumental day in United States history. We were in a hurry to head to a parent/teacher conference for NHL and then I went to vote with the boys. Still, I made an effort to put out calls and e-mails to people asking for recommendations of a plumber. NHL suggested "Joe the Plumber" . . . . JL and I prefer licensed plumbers, so that was not a real option (*wink*).

When I arrived home I put in a call for a plumber that came highly recommended and was quoted as being reasonably priced. Fast forward to Friday. Yes, you read that right. We never heard back from the plumber until Friday morning. Sure, I could have been angry, but we were all so sick we were not really up to a plumber in the house anyway so it worked out.

When he called at about 8:40 he said he would be over in about 20 minutes. There I was standing in my pajamas with a 17 month old refusing to nap. I quickly got dressed and moved toys out of the path of anyone coming into and out of the bathroom.

Anyone care to guess how long the plumber was here?

Cue the Jeopardy music and I will leave you with this. . . . . . he fixed the sink and cleared two clogs in different parts of the house. Oh and he said he had never seen a clog quite as bad as one of them in a LONG time.

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Holiday giveaway at 5 Minutes for Mom

Posted on November 9, 2008 12:05 am by TheAngelForever

Be sure to head over to 5 Minutes for Mom when you have time.

Why?

I suppose the mommy "because I said so" response simply will not cut it. The reason, they are hosting a huge Christmas Giveaway! (Pssst — these items will also be great for Chanukah gifts as well) Click on over to see what it is all about and to sign up for some fabulous prizes.

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To my little rotten egg

Posted on November 8, 2008 6:12 pm by TheAngelForever

Dear Kid Saturdays at Cutest Kid Ever

Dear NHL,

This week you said several one liners that made both Mommy and Daddy laugh. First was Tuesday morning. As we were scrambling around trying to figure out what to do with a leak under the sink in the bathroom. You helped to ease the tension. While eating your breakfast and hearing that we had to call a plumber you asked me the following:

"Are you calling Joe the Plumber?"

Daddy and I tried not to laugh since we were so shocked at the words out of your mouth! Where did you come up with that? I guess you are really paying attention to the news when we have it on.

Then today while getting ready to leave the house you proclaimed:

"First one with shoes on is the rotten egg!"

Much to our surprise you rushed to have this "honor" with your shoes on way before the rest of us. I suppose we need to go over the meaning of rotten egg with you one of these days.

Thank you for keeping us on your toes and making us laugh even when things are rough.

I love you my kindergarten kid,

Mommy

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Tweet, Tweet, Tweet! (Aloha 21)

Posted on November 7, 2008 12:05 am by TheAngelForever

Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the Mr. Linky there if you are participating.

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My question for this week is inspired by my participation in the 15 Days of Marketing by Jessica Knows:

Do you Tweet? Translation: Are you using Twitter? If you do use Twitter, what is your favorite part of the experience? What is the part you are least fond of? If you are not on Twitter. . . what are you waiting for?!?!

Hello my name is @TheAngelForever on Twitter and I love to Tweet!

For those of you that are not familiar with Twitter it is a social networking experience like no other you have seen before. Unlike other services, Twitter limits you to posts/messages that are 140 characters in length. Talk about a challenge! Twitter makes people learn to condense their thoughts and be extra creative. More and more corporations and small businesses are also showing up on Twitter. They have found that it is a fabulous way to connect with consumers. These days you just never know who you will "bump" into on Twitter. Who knows . . . maybe even you!

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Down for the count

Posted on November 6, 2008 8:45 am by TheAngelForever

Yesterday it was my turn to have the stomach bug bite me. For those keeping tabs, that would be 2 of the 4 of us that have been hit and I fear for hubby and especially the little guy.

It really got a hold of me and does not want to let go. When I got up in the morning it was bad, but it was nothing compared to what came later. Later in the day a fever joined to add some fun. As the afternoon arrived I knew there was no way that I could drive to get the kindergarten kid from school. Driving while curled up in fetal position, shaking from chills, and burning up from a fever does not work. Thankfully the little guy was good and played nicely while I rested and my father saved the day. Papa was able to pick NHL up from school.

When hubby arrived home from work it was my cue to collapse on the bed. I barely moved most of the evening and only recall a few screams from the kids as they were unhappy with meal choices from Dad. At 10:00 my temperature was 101.5 and I managed to get some more ibuprofen to lull me back to sleep.

This morning I am able to move around more than yesterday, but still feel like my batteries are completely drained. Clearly I will not be the Energizer Bunny today! Still, life as Mom must continue to move on. While attempting to eat something this morning hubby notified me that he had no dress shirts for work. I asked why he never said anything yesterday. Apparently he did, but I was a little preoccupied with not being volcanic like a certain kindergarten kid was on Sunday.

So any guess what I am attempting to do now?

Laundry of course! (please note the extreme sarcasm)

There is a wash in right now. With any luck, I will be able to finish it and possibly another, assuming I am not down for the count again later today.