Tim's Birthday

Tim had quite an unpleasant birthday this year.

We suddenly started hearing water in our bathroom walls about a week ago and started losing hot water really fast.  Friday, the plumber was supposed to come to our house, so we waited around all day, and he never showed up.  We even called a couple times.  He was able to come on Saturday, but didn't have the tools he needed for the job, and he needed help from one of his co-workers.  He said he would come back on Monday, so Tim asked work off.  Monday was his birthday.

So, we waited around and never heard anything.  The library was having story time so we went to that with Tim and played at a little nearby park.  It was frustrating because it was nice to have him home for his birthday, but we were constantly on edge, waiting for the plumber to call.  They never showed up and Tim kept calling them periodically throughout the day.

We were frustrated and exhausted, so we decided to go eat at Olive Garden.  They told us they would put us in the family room so the kids could run around and then they forgot we were back there.  It was ridiculous!  Finally, after telling a couple different people that we hadn't been helped yet, our server came.  While we were there Lindsey said she needed to use the bathroom and when I took her, not only did she not go, but I realized she wasn't wearing any underwear!  Haha!  Her pants had gotten wet at the park earlier and when we told her to change into dry ones when we got home, she must have just forgotten to put on dry underwear too.  Then Gracie asked to go to the bathroom, and she didn't go either.  Then Tim took Olivia to change her, and of course, she had pooped out.  Lovely birthday!  Poor guy.  We got home too late to even sing and eat his cake and we just put all the babies in bed for the night.

Tuesday morning Tim went to work and when I woke up and went out in the hall, I stepped in wet carpet.  Just great!  I was so mad because the carpet hadn't been wet up until then and if the plumber had come when he was supposed to, we wouldn't have wet carpet.  AAaahhhh!!!  So Tim had to call the company and complain, which no one likes to do.  They said they would be right over.  Of course, as soon as they showed up Olivia needed fed but I couldn't nurse her with the men there and they had to keep on communicating with me throughout the process so I had to waste the milk that is in the freezer for when I am not there.  It was so frustrating to have to use up that storage.  That was the whole reason Tim took Monday off - so that I could take care of the kids and nurse when needed.

They left and came back later that afternoon and I had to use more milk from the freezer.  Plus, I didn't even think about the kids and I having to use the bathroom while they were there.  Gracie asked to go and I said she just had to wait, and then I needed to go too.  When they left, little Lindsey asked, "What do we do if we need to poop?"  Haha!!!  I told her it was fixed and she could use the toilet now.  The poor thing must have been holding it in because she heard me tell Gracie she had to wait.  Poor sweetie clogged the toilet!

Anyway, I am so grateful to have hot water again!!!  We really are spoiled with all this modern technology.  I would NOT have been a good pioneer.  Course, I already knew that before.  If we have to have problems, I'd much rather have something go wrong with the house or vehicles than a major health problem though!