Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Crisis Checklist

Started Laundry last Thursday - Check.
4 hours later, flood - Check.
2 hours after that, ditched shop-vac endeavor - Check.
6.5 hours after starting laundry, professionals and husband arrive home - Check.
take kids to book fair and eat dinner out to avoid noisy fans - Check.
Friday we keep chugging along - Check.
Saturday, 8 loads of laundry and $30 at laundry mat - Check.
Sunday nap, wake up, smell funky smell - Check.
Sunday 5 hours later, realize there is a gas leak in the house - Check.
Call NIPSCO - Check.
NIPSCO man not happy about the readings at the front door - Check.
Pack kids and drive to hotel - Check.
Swim, relax in hot tub, feel revived - Check.
Monday, make calls, clean up, put away 8 loads of laundry - Check.
Tuesday start to feel back to normal, visit Jed's school - Check.
Carpet measurements, samples collected, calls made - Check.
Tuesday afternoon, Ella has fever. Cancel Jed's Dental appt - Check.
Tuesday evening, Erick arrives home, Ella barfs - Check.
Yup. Back to normal. Check.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I am so sorry for your crazy, crazy weekend. I had no idea you had a gas leak when you came over Sunday. That is just messed up. Talk about kicking a person when they are down. I hope things stay normal for quite some time. You deserve it. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help :)