Follow Up

Just to follow up on my post from yesterday...Loser Builder actually handled the situation the best I could hope for, short of apologizing. He said he would replace all the sheetrock that got wet and any insulation, if necessary, at no cost to us. He actually called me yesterday afternoon to tell me that they had completely shingled and flashed the cricket that was built behind the chimney...which should have been done before my house got flooded...but better late than never.

I was exhausted after getting no sleep Tuesday night and I was literally in bed by 7pm last night. Man do I feel better today!!!

The Nightmare Continues

Well, just as I suspected, the house has a leak problem. I don't know why my builder couldn't have foreseen and prevented the problem himself. I laid awake last night listening to what sounded like the Great Flood II and all I could think about was how much water was getting in my nice new house. So, I got up at 5 this morning, after about I'd guess 3 hours of sleep, and went to the house before work. This is what I found:

Apparently, Loser Builder didn't think it was important to flash the chimney. Now, I'm no expert builder, but even I know that if your chimney isn't flashed, you're asking for trouble. Well, Loser Builder and I are going to have words first thing this morning!!!

House Pictures (Again)

Well, the house is moving along on the inside. The mason is still pacing himself on the outside. I think he'll be done by Christmas!! To make matters worse, it's raining this week!! My Loser Builder is still not my favorite person in the world. He never does what he says he's going to do, but I think I've already blogged about my dislike for him before. My main worry this week is the rain. Since the chimney isn't done, we've had water in the house recently with the rain. Loser Builder hasn't done anything to fix this problem yet and it's supposed to rain all week. So, I'll have the pleasure of going by after work every day this week to make sure it's not raining in my house. Here are the latest pics:

Sunday with the Family

Sunday Mom and Dad had everyone over for lunch. As always it was good food and good company.

Mom loves having her picture made...that's another thing we have in common!!

Everyone was just so thrilled to have their picture made for my blog. My husband was especially enthusiastic!! He's sitting on the couch with Reiggin and Kathy, not too long after the picture was taken, Reiggin was put to sleep by our rousing conversation!

Last, but not least, Susan and Joe...more willing picture participants!! Joe was trying to look intellectual by posing with the book. However, I think the dopey look kind of ruined the image he was trying to project.

As author of the blog, I am free from the torture of pictures. I get to inflict torture upon others...they love it!!!

Boring Week

It hasn't been a very blog worthy week. Below are the highlights:

1. I woke up with a stiff neck on Monday morning and am still suffering from it this morning.

2. I had an epiphany yesterday...I have turned into my mother!!!! I worry too much, I have a big tush (sorry Mom!), and I have no rhythm.

3. I tried to poison Foggy yesterday. We are almost out of dry dog food, so I gave him an old can of dog food. Well, canned dog food must have an expiration date. Maybe I should have checked that before I gave it to him. I went to get Yana up this morning and I smelled canned dog food. The reason I smelled it was because Foggy threw every bit of it up in his kennel last night. What better way to start off my Friday than cleaning up throw up out of a dog kennel.

Man, I can't wait to see what the weekend holds!!!

Congratulations!

Just wanted to post a quick congratulations to Susan and Joe. Yesterday was a big day for them, they found out they are having a baby GIRL!!!! I have already generously offered to allow them the privilege of naming their precious baby girl, Melissa!!! They were of course overcome with gratitude!! We just have a mere 4.5 months to wait to meet the newest addition to the family!! I'm sure Kathy is thrilled that Susan is also having a girl...not much longer until Baby Virginia will be here too...changes, changes, changes!!!

Wild and Crazy Weekend

Saturday night my two sisters, both pregnant (don't they look adorable) came by the house and we went out to eat. We don't often spend a lot of time together, just the three of us, so it was nice to get together. We ate at the Prickly Pear in Mooresville. It is located in a renovated church near downtown. I've always wanted to go there so this was my chance. It was delicious!!! It is a fancy Mexican restaurant and it did not disappoint. I may make Mike take me there for our anniversary.

We had a good time just catching up. Kathy is due in about 5 weeks and she had her first Lamaze class on Saturday (I think she's getting nervous). Susan is about 18 weeks along and she finds out what she's having on Wednesday. After dinner we just hung out at the house for a bit. It was a bit of a tame night for Susan, but she is pregnant after all!! They hit the road at about 9pm, I was asleep on the couch by 9:30 and in bed by 10pm!!

It was fun and we should get together more often!