Well, the kitchen floor is done. And it seemed to take forever to get done. By the time the floor was put back together, and the cabinets and appliances were put back, and all the dishes and things were put away, and we finally got to go to bed, it was 9:00 Sunday night. It was truly a mess and I am so glad that it is done. We had one major accident that happened while doing the floor. When K and D were trying to fit a piece of wood in where it needed to go, they broke one of the water pipes. Water was EVERYWHERE!! Trying to find the main shut off valve proved to be difficult. Turns out that whoever renovated this appartment last, decided the valve needed to be behind the wall. So we now have a huge hole in the wall in our bedroom. Once the water got shut off, all the water got cleaned up, and all the wood got dried out, it was back to work on the floor. That was Saturday night around 11:30 pm. Water was turned off in the whole house till the landlord was able to bring us the glue and pipes we needed to fix the pipe. That was Sunday afternoon. Between that and the hammering and sawing all night long, none of our neighbors were happy with us. But we had to get it done. Now all that's left is the bedroom, and I am not looking forward to that at all.
Since Saturday we have had 2 more water mishaps. Monday, one of our idiot upstairs neighbors decided to overflow the bathtub. We discovered it when our ceiling fell in and our bedroom and everything in it got soaked. I swear, I don't know where people's heads are sometimes. But that is nothing new. The last water mishap was yesterday. D. accidentally broke the other water pipe in the kitchen. Again we had water everywhere. Once again, our landlord had to go to the hardware store and get more glue to fix it. Why? Because it seems that the first tube of glue may have gotten boarded up in the floor. Needless to say it has been a crazy, wet, messy few days. But it does look like it is done and over with now. And somehow we survived it. And we have even learned some lessons. When it comes time to do the bedroom, steps will be taken to make sure it goes a lot easier. At least I'm praying it will be.
So, what's next in this crazy life of ours? Only time will tell at this point. I know today we have to figure out some way to go get a tire for our car. We have a big bubble in one tire and I am scared to drive on it. What if it blows while I'm driving? I am only driving to take D to work and to pick him up. I think D is going to see if Mr. E will take him to get one. We may also be puppy sitting for D's daughter DJ. She is suppose to go to PA for a few day's and can't take her puppy with her. But her "puppy" is a pitt so he is bigger than a lot of dogs. But that is OK, because he is so sweet and loving. The only issue is that he doesn't quite get along with our kittens. They will have to learn to deal with each other.
I think I am going to go take a nap. I didn't sleep good last night because D and I were arguing once again. We are suppose to talk when he gets home, but we will see. I told him I will believe it when I see it. In addition to not sleeping well, this heat is killing me. With my health issues, I don't deal well with the heat. I wish we had air conditioning, but the landlord says no because they pay the electric bill. I've offered to pay an extra $200 a month ($50 a week) if she will let us put in an air conditioner and they still said no. The only room in the house that stay's even remotely cool is the bedroom and that is because we have 5 fans running in there. We have a fan in each of the 2 windows, one blowing on my side of the bed, one at the bottom and a ceiling fan. It's great at night, but does little during the day. Especially with the heat and humidity that we are getting this week and is only going to get worse as the week wears on. Maybe this weekend, if we aren't puppy sitting, we can go to the creek and go swimming. That would be awesome.
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