unexpected damages

ya know, being a home owner is a great thing. it really is! you get to fix up your own place, be in charge and create your own home environment how you envision.
but there are those other times when you really wish someone else could take care of things. :)
a couple nights ago, I noticed the water wasnt getting hot like it was supposed to. it was still more than warm, but not hot. I chalked it up to my weird pregnancy horomones and took my shower.
then night before last when giving the boys a bath, Gavin hopped in and told me "gosh mom! its cold! cant we get some hot water?" (now Hunter had already been in the bath the whole time I was running the water and never said anything!) but sure enough, that water was just lukewarm. Brrrrrrr!!!
Thank God though, my wonderful hubby came home for a day and a half this week. he'd been working out of town and they got a free partial weekend, so he came home for that time before heading back to where he was.
we cleared out the end of the closet (as this is where we had to access the water heater *roll eyes at such smart engineers who did that*) and then I discovered that ~gasp~ there was some leaking water from under the wall the water heater was behind. oh gosh.
so much for hoping it was just an element that needed replacing.
turns out the tank got a hole in it somehow and no, when the house was built they did not put a pan under the tank, but thankfully it was a small leak and caught in plenty of time before doing damage!
so my wonderful Jack-of-all-trades hubby has spent his partial weekend "off" taking out a busted water heater, creating a new access panel in a more convenient place, buying a new water heater (we bought one that has a lifetime warranty) and installing said water heater.
we do have water again, but not hot water. during the process, he discovered that building codes have changed since our house was built 10 years ago and the wiring to the WH is no longer using a 12 gauge wire, its a 10 gauge wire. *sigh* so that means I'm calling an electrician in the morning to have someone come out and have that part switched out. (dh could do it technically, but doesnt have the tools to do the job right). oy.
yeah, some things ya just wish someone else could be in charge of. LOL!
it could have been much worse though, so I'm just very thankful that he came home for this day and a half! yep, the mess would have been much worse otherwise!

friday talk

dh and C are at a ballgame (which kinda irks me as its been pouring for hours so C will be coming home CAKED in mud). went yard saleing today only to find ONE that was actually open. it wasn't raining this morning, but was cloudy, so I guess a lot of people opted not to put stuff out. :P I'll try again tomorrow. I did find Gavin and Hunter a spiderman shirt and a spiderman 2pc set, some popcicle freezer pop set and a couple of rubber spatulas.

havent been to walmart yet, it was already 3pm by the time I got there, G had just fallen asleep and it was crowded! no way jose!

G has been fussy today. argh! his latest return is to SCREAM at everything he is displeased with or if you take anything away from him. he can even do it with a mouthful of food. eating at pizza hut tonight was a real blast. yeah. going through food lion was a real hoot. yeah.
he's been sleeping great, so not sure what the fussiness is from, unless he's missing some good day naps. Fridays are always hard to get a good nap in for him.

and guess you found his way in the potty this morning? he can open the potty lid too, and if he discovers the gate isn't put up or if one of the other kids leave my bathroom door open, he's full blast heading in there. yuck yuck yuck!

not sure what else. I know there was something I was going to yak about, but I forgot what it was.

I am going to get a 'girls day out' with my sis on Wednesday though. we're both looking SO forward to that! I'll take the kids to my moms about 9 am and head out so we can go play! this will be the first time she and I have gotten out by ourselves since she moved back. not sure what we'll do, but we'll be laughing the WHOLE time! she's a nut and she brings out the nut in me!

oh, I do need to post pics, but still need to DL them, so later on that

listening to a funny ecard on the headphones

playing with daddy on the floor!

Mommy today. Look, she cut and colored her hair!

good day

had a good day today! went yard saleing as usual and found a lot of good deals. to and including 5 new church shirts for the boys (.50 each), 2 new denim capri's for me (.50 and .25 and size 10's to boot! wee!!), about 5 new shirts for me (most .50, one GAP denim button down was $1), two new pair of shoes for K, a whole bag of new socks for Garrett at a nickel each, along with one 9-12m sleeper and a couple of onesies and a pull over bib (love those for feeding!) 3 pair of baby place jeans 9-12m, and I think a couple shirts for him- all .10 each, NWT nightgown for me $1, 4 honeycomb shades for the house (gosh, I love these and have wanted some forEVER) for $1.50 each (already have them put up! hehe!), a Donkey Kong stuffed animal .25 for the boys which will be saved for Christmas , new Dave Ramsey book (Financial Peace) that I've been wanting to get but not dish out $ for ( ) $1, pair of Limited Too denim overalls for K that'll be saved for Christmas- $1, pair of Bob the Builder pj's for the boys .50, some more clothes for Garrett 12-18m think I paid $1 for those which was less than what I was quoted , Beauty and the Beast magical Christmas (yes, it'll be saved for C-mas LOL) $1, and I know there is more, but that's all I can think of. LOL!

we also went ahead and signed on our new insurance for the house today! not that I'm tickled about plunking out a wad of cash like that for the first installment, but its a LOT less than it could have been! so that makes me happier about it.

dh is off work tomorrow and is going to go to nashville to get the stuff he needs to fix the mailbox. heh-heh-heh. the mailbox of steel... wonder if I should paint an "S" on the side like superman? it'd also go with our last name.

present from dh :)

My honey brought me home some purdy roses yesterday when he came home! ^_^