What a week...

So, this week has been crazy busy... but it really started Last week. Last weekend, I got to go camping with some of my wonderful Girl Scouts and their moms and grammas. It was a wonderful weekend! We went horseback riding and made smores and all that fun camping stuff. Monday was my son's 8th birthday, so we had dinner Sunday at Rainforest Cafe with friends and then Monday night, he got to have ice cream cake and play with all his new legos and toys. Tuesday night was Cub Scouts, so we went to the meeting and then came home and worked a bit on the Pinewood Derby cars. Wednesday night was church dinner and choir practice for both kids. Last night was the final weigh-in for the Pinewood Derby cars for my son and daughter (she gets to do one as an "outlaw"). Tonight is Pinewood Derby at the National Boy Scout Museum here in town. Should be fun. Tomorrow, my girl will be at auditions all day for the All Region Choir. Phwew... tiring. I am just thankful that we have the ability to provide these opportunities for our kids. So many people don't have that luxury.

No post yesterday...

Here I thought I was doing pretty well with the daily photo challenge and posting my pics. And yet, with Layden being sick last night, I didn't get things posted. My poor little guy. He threw up all night last night. Reports for today are that he's doing okay... drinking gatorade and taking it easy with Daddy. Let's hope that trend continues. Poor little thing. Thank goodness Daddy has a cast iron stomach!

I did take a picture or two yesterday, but hadn't planned on them being the photos of the day for Day 5. Guess they will be. And here's hoping that today, I'll get the chance at taking a photo somewhere, somehow. I'll muddle through and manage something I'm sure. Should be able to post later tonight while trying to keep warm once the Arctic Airmass settles on us tonight. ;)

Until then, don't lose heart...

Plumbing fun abounds

So, a couple of weeks ago, we discovered that the kitchen faucet was leaking under the sink and running out on the floor from the cabinet. Hubby and I decided we could replace it since we had replaced it so many years ago when we moved in. I went to Lowes and picked out a new faucet. Hubby put the new faucet in, but afterwards, the dishwasher didn't work. It wasn't getting water. So, for a couple of evenings, we were so busy, we couldn't diagnose the problem.

Hubby fiddled with the valves and the dishwasher began to work. But when the dishwasher began to drain, it broke out the connection on the garbage disposal and yes, flooded the cabinet and kitchen floor again... So, we quickly shut off the dishwasher. The water level was lower than the bottom of the door, so we had some time to figure it all out.

We debated about whether to replace the garbage disposal or to just plumb it up to the sink and be done with it. We went to Home Depot and got a new garbage disposal. We thought we were home free, but tonight, the news is that the dishwasher isn't working again. Ugh... I hate plumbing. I hate finding a flood in the kitchen.

I dare not ask if anything else can go wrong...

Always Playing Catch Up

Catching up. Yep, that's what I'm doing right now. I am recovering from some wicked, quick-hitting virus or something. Tuesday, I hit the brick wall in the afternoon, the fever set in and by Wednesday morning, it was all gone. Phwew.

So, I need to acknowledge that my friend, Ashley, presented me with a blog award some time ago and I didn't even get a chance to load it up here to proudly display it. Thank you Ashley!


I need to pass this on to 6 people who encourage and inspire me. I will need to regroup a bit but I promise to come back and pass it along!!! Bear with me!

Phwew. I feel like I've lost a week or two again. How does that happen?

Off to see about finishing up some stuff real quick before I shut this thing down for the night. You know, fun stuff like loading and starting the dishwasher, folding clothes, picking up toys (kids and mine apparently). Be back soon.