Tonight a few of my friends are coming over for a much needed Ladies Night Out. I am planning to fix caramel apple dip for dessert and have been searching for my mini-crockpots for over 1/2 the day. For those of you that don't know me well, it absolutely drives me crazy to not be able to find something that I know I have. I can dig up receipts from 6 years ago, tell you how many pizzas we ordered for the boys 17th birthday party, owner manuals for most things we own, pictures from 15 years ago, etc.
I remember pulling my mini-crockpots out of the attic a few months ago. I have 2. I have looked all the "normal" places that I would store something that I don't use often and just can't find them. One place that we stick stuff sometimes is the heater closet. It has our furnace unit, our water heater and extra storage space. So, that's where the high chair, inside step ladders, broom, industrial size bottle of liquid bath soap, furnace filters, etc....that kind of stuff gets put.
I've looked everywhere at least twice including climbing back in the attic cubby hole where the extra kitchen wares are stored. While talking to my Mom (when I called to see if maybe by some remote chance I had loaned both of them to her) I check the heater closet one more time.
And then I see it. We have propane heat and a propane hot water heater. On top of the water heater is a vent pipe that vents the water heater thru the attic to the oustide. If the water heater is not vented correctly, then it can leak CO2 back into the house. The vent pipe is totally off the top of the water heater and the vent is open into the heater closet. This just doesn't look right. I called David at work to confirm and he instructed me on how to "temporarily" put it back in place so that he can look at it when he gets home.....tomorrow evening.
And now as I sit back and think about the day, I have to wonder if there was a purpose in why I have had to look so hard for my mini-crockpots. If I had not been searching for them, I would have never seen the vent pipe disconnected from the top of the water heater. Was it a God thing?
And no, I still haven't found my mini-crockpots but will not be at all suprised to one day find them glaring at me in one of the spots I have already searched.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Recommended but not required!
Brandon calls me last Friday morning to report that he is not sure he will be driving anywhere for the weekend. For the mom of a 19 yo, that brings all sorts of wonderful thoughts to mind.
As I attempt to discover the rationale for this recent decision, he proceeds to tell me that he had an accident in his racquetball class. At this point, it could be important to point out a few facts:
1. In December 2007, Brandon had shoulder surgery to correct a labrum tear.
2. In Feburay 2008, Brandon's surgeon released him from the shoulder surgery to go on the school ski trip.
3. Brandon went on the school ski tip and made 1/2 of one run on the first day until I received a call from the mountain side clinic.
4. We flew Brandon home and a week later, he had surgery and a one night stay for a seriously broken collarbone.
5. A few years back, we vacationed as a family with our friends in Alaska. We arrived Saturday, spend most of Sunday at church with our friends. On Monday, David separated his shoulder while playing racquetball with our friend. He spent the entire week in a sling. Our snow activities were halted, and he could not help at all with the luggage, etc getting the family home from Alaska!
At this point, I'm at least happy that he hasn't wrecked his car, etc, but still no clue as to why he won't be able to drive. And then he says........
"I took a racquetball square in the eye!"
Me: "I guess you weren't wearing eye protection?"
B: "It is recommended but not required. Out of all the possible places on my body I could take a hit, what are the odds that I would get hit in the eye?"
Me: "Well, now you know." (Great Mom response, huh?)
This is what he looked like:
OUCH! As it turns out, he was okay to drive over the weekend, but he has had to answer a few questions!
Suppose he has learned a lesson and will be buying some goggles.....I suspect NOT!
As I attempt to discover the rationale for this recent decision, he proceeds to tell me that he had an accident in his racquetball class. At this point, it could be important to point out a few facts:
1. In December 2007, Brandon had shoulder surgery to correct a labrum tear.
2. In Feburay 2008, Brandon's surgeon released him from the shoulder surgery to go on the school ski trip.
3. Brandon went on the school ski tip and made 1/2 of one run on the first day until I received a call from the mountain side clinic.
4. We flew Brandon home and a week later, he had surgery and a one night stay for a seriously broken collarbone.
5. A few years back, we vacationed as a family with our friends in Alaska. We arrived Saturday, spend most of Sunday at church with our friends. On Monday, David separated his shoulder while playing racquetball with our friend. He spent the entire week in a sling. Our snow activities were halted, and he could not help at all with the luggage, etc getting the family home from Alaska!
At this point, I'm at least happy that he hasn't wrecked his car, etc, but still no clue as to why he won't be able to drive. And then he says........
"I took a racquetball square in the eye!"
Me: "I guess you weren't wearing eye protection?"
B: "It is recommended but not required. Out of all the possible places on my body I could take a hit, what are the odds that I would get hit in the eye?"
Me: "Well, now you know." (Great Mom response, huh?)
This is what he looked like:
OUCH! As it turns out, he was okay to drive over the weekend, but he has had to answer a few questions!
Suppose he has learned a lesson and will be buying some goggles.....I suspect NOT!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
I'm It....from my friend Jamie's page
Actually, I wasn't tagged, I saw this over on Jamie's blog when I was reading her post for Sunday.
Here goes...What was I doing 10 years ago? Seriously? I'm not sure if I remember what I was doing 10 minutes ago.....10 years ago:
Brandon and Zachary were 9. David was still attending Texas Wesleyan full time and being stay at home Dad to the boys. I was working for Texas Pacific Group in Fort Worth as controller of their Asian, Latin America and other offshore investment funds. We lived in Hurst and were anxiously awaiting the arrival of our niece. She was born in May 1999. The boys were playing soccer and we were planning a family vacation to Trail West in Buena Vista, Colorado...the best young family vacation ever.
5 things on my to-do list for today?
1)workout with Marci
2) make a diligent effort to begin excercising a minimum of 1000 calories per day
3) make a diligent effort to accurately log my food intake
4) mail a package
5) give Angel her heartworm pill
5 snacks I enjoy:
1) pb & j foldover
2) cookies
3) bananas
4) popcorn - real, not microwave
5) Mozzarella cheese sticks
5 things I would do if I were a billionaire:(this is in no particular order)
1) Donate at least 10% to charity
2) Pay off all 3 guys cars and buy a new one for me.
3) Build cabins at the Ranch and a vacation location.
4) Fully fund the guys college.
5) Buy a new home.
5 bad habits:
1) Not exercising enough
2) eating (eating too much, of course, I mean...we have to eat) (I like that Rachel!)
3) not getting enough sleep
4) not callling my brothers often enough
5) overcommitting myself
5 places I've lived:
1) Haltom City, Texas
2) Hurst, Texas
3) Fort Worth, Texas
4) Burleson, Texas
5) Whitney, Texas
5 jobs I've had:
1) Wife and mom - best and most rewarding, for SURE!!
2) Cloth World
3) Checker/Cashier - Winn Dixie and Tom Thumb
4) Joint Billing Intern - Southland Royalty
5) Controller/CFO - private equity firms
Okay, that's a little about me. Forgive me but I'm not going to tag anyone. If you want to play along, feel free...and post a comment so others can see what you wrote! Please.
Here goes...What was I doing 10 years ago? Seriously? I'm not sure if I remember what I was doing 10 minutes ago.....10 years ago:
Brandon and Zachary were 9. David was still attending Texas Wesleyan full time and being stay at home Dad to the boys. I was working for Texas Pacific Group in Fort Worth as controller of their Asian, Latin America and other offshore investment funds. We lived in Hurst and were anxiously awaiting the arrival of our niece. She was born in May 1999. The boys were playing soccer and we were planning a family vacation to Trail West in Buena Vista, Colorado...the best young family vacation ever.
5 things on my to-do list for today?
1)workout with Marci
2) make a diligent effort to begin excercising a minimum of 1000 calories per day
3) make a diligent effort to accurately log my food intake
4) mail a package
5) give Angel her heartworm pill
5 snacks I enjoy:
1) pb & j foldover
2) cookies
3) bananas
4) popcorn - real, not microwave
5) Mozzarella cheese sticks
5 things I would do if I were a billionaire:(this is in no particular order)
1) Donate at least 10% to charity
2) Pay off all 3 guys cars and buy a new one for me.
3) Build cabins at the Ranch and a vacation location.
4) Fully fund the guys college.
5) Buy a new home.
5 bad habits:
1) Not exercising enough
2) eating (eating too much, of course, I mean...we have to eat) (I like that Rachel!)
3) not getting enough sleep
4) not callling my brothers often enough
5) overcommitting myself
5 places I've lived:
1) Haltom City, Texas
2) Hurst, Texas
3) Fort Worth, Texas
4) Burleson, Texas
5) Whitney, Texas
5 jobs I've had:
1) Wife and mom - best and most rewarding, for SURE!!
2) Cloth World
3) Checker/Cashier - Winn Dixie and Tom Thumb
4) Joint Billing Intern - Southland Royalty
5) Controller/CFO - private equity firms
Okay, that's a little about me. Forgive me but I'm not going to tag anyone. If you want to play along, feel free...and post a comment so others can see what you wrote! Please.
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