Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The house is falling down.

Ok maybe its not falling down but it certainly is coming apart at the seams a bit.  I was washing dishes the old-fashioned way.  Our house is much too small for a mechanical dishwasher.  All of a sudden I hear a rushing sound...kind of like a tiny waterfall.  I turn off the water, but still hear the sound of water gushing.  I glance underneath the kitchen sink and the pipe is clearly leaking.  Well not leaking really.  Lets say its more of a torrential downpour.  The pipe isn't completely connected to the sink and looks as though it has rusted through.  So when my dear dear husband comes home I slam him with, "Honey...I think there is something wrong with the sink".  Two trips to the hardware store, a couple hours and a few curses later and the sink is functional and is sporting some sparkly white pvc pipe.  Crisis averted and all is well.

Until that is I do some laundry.  It is T-minus 4 hours until we leave for our 4 day camping adventure.  I am trying to get all our towels and some miscellaneous camping clothes clean before we leave.  I open up the dryer to find some incredibly hot but not nearly dry towels.  Ok I start the dryer and listen.  It sounds a bit odd.  I open the door to the dryer and the towels haven't moved one inch.  Great now the dryer is down!  Not only is it down but I also have a full load of clothes in the wash.  So now I have to find places to hang all this stuff.  Did I mention that our house is small?  I have clothes hanging from closet doors and window jams, chairs, door knobs, plant hooks, and closet doors.  Luckily it was a nice day and with the help of some open windows and our ceiling fans everything got mostly dry before we left on our trip.  So when we got back from 4 days of camping bliss (with the exception of me burning my foot with bacon grease), Jason went in search of dryer parts.  3 hours, 4 stores, and much frustration later, Jason fixed the dryer with a new belt and the help of DIY on you tube.  Please Lord save us from any more fix it projects!

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