Water Heater Problems!

The kids and I came in from the park yesterday, and I had every intention of getting one of them in the tub, however when we turned on the water, it never got warm....  My first thought was, "Here we go again."  This is the 3rd time our water heater has had problems....  Really?  I mean, really!  What are the odds?  I mean, should we be concerned that we've had the water heater for 5 years and it's already had so many problems, or are all of my neighbors having the same issue?

So the last time the guy who came was so nice, that we called the same guy - as it turned out he did everything today for free - I don't know why he did that, but he did.  He just kinda slipped out of the house, without saying much, but if you have problems let me know.

I mean he completely replaced our thermacouple (This is the 2nd time for that, the first time it cost us $150!) and just left the house without being paid!  When I asked him how much it would cost, he kinda shrugged his shoulders and said, "No, I got it."  This is a blessing for us, but I know he can't feed his family on nothing...  It made me feel bad for him.  So I guess the least I can do is pass on to friends and neighbors that if you need a good plumber, I know one!

Updates

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Since singing in church in July, I have been asked to sing again, I'll be singing with the kids and also in a quartet in October.

The dermatologist told me that my moles were not cancerous and it's nice to have my face back!

My husband's surgery has healed nicely, and he also did not have cancer.

My grandma is now out of the hospital and back home - feeling well.  She says that she knows why she went there and that she's not going back until it's the end because she doesn't want to do that to the people she loves again.

My little Ana is now completely potty trained, with only a few accidents in the past month!  WAHOO!

It took Tressa 6 days before she walked again, and that was with us reminding her that she could!  Since she had been scooting for so long, she automatically did that, but the next day she was walking again as if nothing had happened!

Preschool Prompts a "Funny" From Ana

Yesterday preschool for my two youngest was a hit!  We're doing joy school with our neighbors - so much fun!  There are so many moms interested in participating that we have 2 classes going.  One for the "older kids" and one for the "younger kids".  I don't think Ana understood what was going on, other than she got to go play with other kids and sing songs.  Sure, she had fun, but Tressa - Tressa understood that this was a HUGE milestone in her life!  She also feels like this might get her one step closer to being more like her older sister.

She constantly compares herself to Jessie and she so wants to be like her.  Yesterday she just kept saying, "Soon I'll be able to read like Jessie, huh Mom?"  She was so excited about getting her binder for preschool that she had to take it when we went to get Jessie from school because she wanted to show her as soon as possible!  With her competitiveness and how eager she is to be like her older sister, I will not be a bit surprised if she's reading before kindergarten.

And all day long she wanted to know how her Daddy would like her binder.  (Luckily for us Daddy was adequately excited when he saw it!)

Of course, Tressa and Ana were telling stories about preschool (with Mom interpreting at times, or throwing in an extra word or two to clarify).  One of the stories that came up was when Tressa surprised everyone by knowing what day it was when it was time for the calendar moment. Well, with all the excitement, and talk about the day, the month, the season and so on, it's no wonder that Ana was thinking of it all and taking it in, but with an almost 3 year old's understanding.

When we were getting ready for bed Ana was asking me about Tressa's white spot.  (Both Jessie and Ana have a white spot of skin on their body.)  When I told her that Tressa didn't have one, she said, "Did she leave it in September, Mommy?"

Tightly wound

Last night as I laid my tired self down my mind wouldn't slow down even though my body was begging to sleep and leave the day behind.  All of a sudden the lyrics from a song popped into my head and I wasn't even sure if it applied to my current situation, but this morning I woke up with it still in my head, so I thought I'd look it up.  And  sure, enough, the whole first verse applies.  This is kind of a regular phenomenon for me, actually.  Songs will often pop into my head that apply to my situation, although maybe not the whole song fits, but the words that pop into my head do.


The ones that found their way into my head last night were from a Michael W. Smith song:
"I've never seen a human being so tightly wound"  (From the song, Cry For Love)


I found myself thinking, "You sure are!"  Why am I so tightly wound?  First and foremost, I'm the mom of 3 little kids.  (For those of you who don't understand, just borrow 3 kids under the age of 6 for 24hrs, and then you'll know what I mean.)  2nd, I've started a very time consuming project - which is what had me still awake last night, even though I should've been sleeping.  And then there are all the little things that add up - You know?  Like: Family issues, having a child in school, napping schedules, financial issues.... Etc.  You get the idea.  

My "crippled" child

So I think I might know what it's like to have a "lame" child....  Not lame, like the slang version, but the first version in the dictionary, as in:  crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty.  The reason why I think this is because Tressa fell on the way to get Jessie from school on Tuesday and scraped up her knee pretty bad.  It's not like this is the first time she's scraped up her knees, but this was the kind that's so deep it wasn't bleeding, but actually oozing clear liquid.  (Poor kid!)  And she hasn't walked on it since then. 

No, seriously.  She scoots on her bum or hops on one foot.  In fact, her little hiney has rug burn on it from scooting so much.  We keep trying to tell her that she can probably walk on it now.  We've tried bribes and threats, but neither one has worked!  She still continues to scoot.  It's amazing how many things she can do, even though she's not walking "normally".  She still plays - although not as actively - and goes all over the house, she just does it in a different way.

Pulling herself up to the table.

I'm not sure if she's scared it's going to hurt, or if it actually does hurt?  Either way I'm hoping that she'll only be "lame" for a few more days!