October 22 - “Of course”

After being rudely awakened around 5:30 by one of those hamstring cramps that you can do pretty much nothing about, I got up to start my day. To my surprise, Chris joined me. Come to find out, there was supposed to be a meteor shower just before dawn. We decided to I give it a look and headed on up to the deck. I didn’t see any meteors, but I’m pretty sure I saw an alien space vessel cruising high above. 

I got an early start on some of these remaining projects. My first task was to install the new doorbell. We bought the same model as the one we used to have, but, oh, how times have changed. The old one required batteries. This one either has to be charged like a cell phone or is automatically charged through the wiring. We’ll see if that happens. 

Chris took off just as I finished. She had a doctor appointment. Pediatric, to be exact.  Huh. Spell check just changed “podiatrist” to “pediatric.” Guess he doesn’t like feet. 

The AC guy came shortly after Chris left. He brought a new condensate pump. Of course there was a problem. Usually these types of AC units have a place for the pump to just plug in.  

Not here. He had to cut off the plug and wire it directly to the unit. Then he had to cut the pvc drain pipe to allow it to fit into the new box. He mumbled such words as “Yep,” “ugh,” and “gross” over and over. Just not what you want to hear. And then … he mumbled, “Where did that go?”  I asked him to clarify and found that he needed to be know where the drain sent the condensation. Finally! I knew the answer. It connects to the drain under our bathroom sink. We made our way in there and were greeted with the aftermath of some horrendous spewage caused by the compressed air he sent through the lines to clean them out. “Yep,” “ugh,” and “gross.”  All were appropriate. The sink was … nasty. He started working to clean it up. And then … he pulled the stopper bar right off. Had to pry the drain open with a screwdriver. AC is ready to go, but now we have a plumbing issue? Of course. 

After all that (and getting the bill) we headed to the post office to mail AnnaGrace’s Halloween costume that Chris made. Get ready, Waco. Sacagawea is on her way. 

Next we made our way to Home Depot. The plan there was to return what we didn’t use on the water heater, get some street numbers for the house, get a flag pole holder, and try to order a dishwasher. Well, three out of four ain’t bad, I guess. The appliance department actually sent us home to look online for the  one we want, then come back and tell them. Customer service?

Judges‬ ‭6‬:‭12‬ says, Then the Angel of the Lord appeared to him and said: “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”

Father, still praying for Cailyn. Sure do love that one. I know you do, too.  Amen.