She's baaaaaaaaack! Run for your lives!
Got in yesterday at 6 am. Took red-eye from Long Beach, which was loads of fun. Sat right behind hippie, hasn't bathed in 2 months guy. Every time he raised his arms, I almost passed out. Did I mention his traveling companion was an equally unwashed girl with a crazy eye? Not lazy eye. It was MANIACAL. Thank goodness she chose to hide it with a lock of greasy hair.
Had a wonderful time in Cali, and I'll tell y'all about it (with pics, naturally) as soon as we finish swimming in our new indoor pool.
On the way home from the airport, DH jokingly said "Sure hope our house is still there, and hasn't burnt to the ground or flooded."

Right?
Wrong. Got in the house, and he says "Is that the shower on downstairs?"
The PRV (pressure release valve) that makes the water coming in from the street "slow down" upon entering the house had burst, and Old Faithful was going strong in the laundry room. Called water company STAT, but it took them almost an hour to get here & shut off water. We were filling 5 gallon buckets every 2 minutes! Thank God it had only happened a short time before we got home, b/c the plumber & water damage guys both told us we could easily have had 5 feet of water in our basement, instead of 2 inches. Silver lining, right?
Anywhoo, at least the electronics weren't ruined. Carpet is salvageable, but not pad, drywall, and furniture, Christmas decorations, and some other random stuff. All replaceable though.
Oh, I've got some ideas on this one:
1. Their husbands trust them (uh, yeah).
2. Their husbands don't care. The requirement placed on them to care for their own children can effect this one however.
3. "Skillz", if you know what I mean.
4. Most husbands will GLADLY let their wife go away so that they can then have a CHIT of their own to call in in the future when they want to do a guys-only trip.
-- Rob
My DH doesn't mind because he's gone on a week long golf trip 4 different times, plus leaves me alone when he travels for work. And I have mad Skillz. And, Rob, who exactly are you calling a CHIT?
1. All of us? Really? Seriously? Even Shanaynay?
(I can pick on her since she's off to the West Coast.) Hmmm.... You HAVE heard that I'm evil and a "bad seed" right?
2. I think all of those positions are day jobs. Sorry!
-- Rob
Dude. I DO know how to read back!!!!
Hi Jedi Master! I've missed ya!
Hello everyone! Missed all of you too!!! And where the heck is Toots????
