I Can See It

This time last year I was miserable pregnant and had no idea we would be selling our house in six months. Perspective is everything.  I feel like we are starting to surface from the white caps that have washed over us in the last year or three.  I don't want to jinx it by saying it out loud, but I feel like I can sort of see that mysterious white space at the edge of the page everyone keeps talking about; you know, the margin.  Maybe there is land in sight.  Maybe, just maybe, we'll have a dull moment.  Doesn't have to be a long one, but I hear they are very rare and endangered and I would like to see one while my mind is still agile enough to process it.

Catch Up

Okay, so the water leak is all contained and the ceiling is being patched up in stages as it dries.  Indoor waterfalls are sooooo last week.  Let me catch you up on what we've been doing around here.

In January, everybody in the house but me was sick for three weeks, capped off with Jeremy injuring his foot during a game of racquetball.  He was prescribed a boot for three weeks, wore it for three days, and says he's ready to play again.  I was formulating a more detailed post about all of this in my mind when the whole water leak thing happened and I decided January news was history; live in the now.

We decorated for Valentine's Day while we were sick and the girls went NUTS with the valentines for friends.  Since we were stuck in the house, they colored, taped, glued, folded, and stickered at least one ream of paper.  I have declared plain paper off limits for the rest of the month.  They must consume coloring books until then.

I tackled a couple of pinterest projects for Valentines, a paper heart wreath and a crepe paper flower ball.  Can I just say crepe paper flowers are t.e.d.i.o.u.s!  Entirely too time consuming.  I thought it would be something the girls and I could do together, but they got frustrated that their flowers didn't look like mine and gave up.  Which left me to finish covering the foam ball.  There should be a rule on pinterest that every pin list its time investment.  Sort of like nutrition facts, "Time sink....87% of your free time; mental energy....no significant value."  (FYI, the paper heart wreath was done in one nap time and turned out sort of cute.)

Otherwise, we've been learning together in school, having friends over for dinner, going on dates, and catching up with ourselves.

My mind was working well enough this afternoon to think to grab the camera while we were out enjoying the pretty weather and relative good health of our household.  I tried to ignore their sweaty hair and mismatched outfits, knowing I would take all the joy out of the day if I tried to get us "ready" to take pictures.  And it would take me a month to post them if I tried to edit out the utility box in the background.  So just focus on their smiles and look how big they're getting.

Water, Water Everywhere

Why, Sarah, you may ask, whatever are you doing with all those pitchers of water on your countertop?

And why ever would you have a dishpan and a sink full of water at the same time?

This is not usually where we keep our water.

 Neither is this.  Why, we usually only get buckets like that out if there is a...

....water leak.

 Then you might have to turn the water off for the better part of a night and day and then yes, it would be a good idea to stockpile some water in every receptacle you could find in the five minutes before the plumber turns the water off so that he can do this...

Talk about a show stopper!  We went to the library yesterday afternoon and got home just in time to make supper.  The girls scampered off to play while I got things started.  A few minutes later they came back all excited and asking if they could play in the waterfall.  I'm sorry, say what?!  It wasn't exactly a waterfall, but it was a good steady drip that hadn't been there before we left.  Needless to say, supper was a flop and our evening was totally hijacked by frantic phone calls and wait-and-see's.

Apparently, one of the pipes that had been worked on during our bathroom remodel "didn't hold the solder. " You don't say?  We were very glad to hear that the plumber could get to the problem area without tearing out any tile.  He came this morning and stopped the leak, set up some fans in the guest bedroom ceiling and will come back next week to repair the ceiling.  We are also very glad that this little rabbit trail is covered under the contractor's warranty and will cost us nothing.

Finally, I am very happy that the water is back on for I do so enjoy me a flushed potty and a humming dishwasher.  Enjoy your running water this weekend, friends.  It is a precious luxury.

More Great Press

How about The Boston Globe for a little Snoball.com love?  And a great interview on our local ABC affiliate just this morning.  So exciting and surreal!!