I started a post about the rest of the trip but things got fiddly. Right as I typed the third sentence of the trip entry we discovered that the little juice cups that we have to Lilibet fit PERFECTLY into the sink drain to lodge in the garbage disposal. It fit so perfectly that only water could slip by the cup edge and we could not grab the lip to pull it out. I fiddled with it; Mona fiddled with it; and eventually Bill saved the day by putting a towel in the cup to suck out the water, then inching it straight up with both his hands wedged in the cup. A real fiddly hassle.
Getting the child to sleep has been a bit fiddly because we all have a cold. An icky snotty cold that apparently moves into a cough. Erg. Virus. Lilibet is about a day ahead of Bill and I battling this. The good news is that she can breathe through her nose again (which is a Big Deal for a toddler); the bad news is that now mom & dad are wiped out. If you are expecting us, oh, say tomorrow at 10 am (hi!), we are probably going to be calling at 9:30 am to cancel so we don't infect those we love.
And tonight I fiddled with windows. I've embarked on refurbishing our original windows. It's not a small project, nor a small decision. Tonight I fiddled 6 panes out of a busted sash, teasing out the teeny little glazing points, and removing the panes that are all different sizes and not cut square. Monday I intend to call a local stripping company to see what it would cost to dip the windows. And in the meantime, I'm looking for a used paint gun so I can soften the glaze instead of just niggling at it with scrapers. Someday soon I'll get to play with epoxies! Woo hoo. Bill noted that it's like the potter of home repair - very hands on and creative.
And I'd be an awful friend if I didn't note that today was made possible by Auntie M. She treated me to lunch and a massage at a spa for my birthday (coming up next week). We found a great craft/toy store where I got Lilibet a chalk board. I relaxed into a lovely head massage. Back at home, we grilled patty pan squash and a pork tenderloin. All the while, Auntie M braved the evil virus to play with Lilibet, who was happy to have another grown-up to wrestle with and demand stories of. Auntie M also saved my (slowest ever) knitting project from complete failure by picking up the lost stitches. (Although now I've lost the pattern, damn it!) And she replaced buttons on Lilibet's jumper. And she brushed my dog. And she made pudding pie.
And really, she's a saint on earth with a wry sense of humor. I have no idea why she hangs out with us, since we only repay her in head colds.
Actually, I am Strong Like Bull! Your piddly headcold is nothing! I laugh at it! HAHAHAHA!
:) Not sick yet! An I even wallowed in a 4-yr-old's possible germs and about 10million stranger germs on Monday!
Posted by: Auntie M | September 04, 2007 at 12:10 PM