Well, for those of you who don't read Matt's blog, I'll give a quick recap of how our remodel is going. In my last post I told you how we bought a tub and wall surround for our bathroom on Tuesday, well Friday came and no word on when it would be delivered so Matt called Lowes (see his blog for how well that went) and was told there was nothing to be delivered to us but that they would try to fix it and call him back. When he got off the phone he noticed it was really hot and muggy in the house so he went to turn on the air conditioning and close the windows. Within a few minutes he realized that it wasn't working and the fan wasn't turning, so he called his dad who gave him some instructions to check if something was keeping the fan from turning. Nope that wasn't the problem, but he discovered the breaker had been switched off he switched it on and suddenly there was a pop followed by a screeching sound and what looked like smoke billowing from the unit. So Matt turned it off and called the repair company, who told him someone would be out in the morning.
Saturday: the kids woke us up fairly early, to pouring rain. We got up and started getting ready, knowing we had a full day planned. Since Lowes never called us back Friday night Matt called them, while we were getting ready and waiting on the repair man to show up, the problem still had not been fixed they take his info again and promise to call back soon with a time that it would be delivered. Soon after he got off the phone he got call from the repair man saying he was on his way. When he got here we discovered that he wasn't going to be able to do much as it was still raining and he didn't want to take off the cover of the unit and expose the wiring to the rain and risk getting electrocuted, he left us saying it was probably the compressor but he would be by on Monday (Memorial Day) to find out for sure and get it fixed and someone would call us to set up a time. After he leaves Lowes finally calls back, they've figured out what happened, the cashier didn't put it down as a delivery (duh) and so they've fixed it and it will be delivered on Monday we just need to pay the delivery fee. Matt reluctantly gives them our bank info and pays it. While I fume in the background. With all the stressful stuff taken care off we leave to go to meet Matt's family at Grandpa Taylor's grave. We put some flowers on the grave and sang some songs, there was a military funeral going on across the way we wondered if it was a young soldier killed in Iraq or an older veteran, but it was interesting to watch and see them do the 21 gun salute and play the taps in his honor. After a little while we left, we were going over to Vicki's for lunch, but we had a few stops to make first. The first was Lowes and I went in leaving Matt and the kids in the car and headed straight for the customer service counter it was crowded of course being the holiday weekend and all, I'm waiting in line impatiently when a guy comes from behind the counter and as he's passing me asks if he can help me with anything I said "Sure I'm here to make a complaint about one of your cashiers this grabs his attention and he grabs a pad and pen out of his pocket as I tell him the whole story, I'm not ugly about it but I let him know that I am upset. He hurried back around the counter and asked for my phone number and within a few minutes had refunded our delivery charge with an apology for our trouble. Score!!
We ran to Wal-mart and the Library and then on to Vicki's where we had a wonderful cookout and a good time visiting with family. Matt called the repair company, since no one had contacted him and it turned out they are not open on Monday and wanted to send some one out that evening. So we gathered up our things and headed to the church to pick up the van and then home again. As Matt pulled into the drive the technician called saying he was on his way. When he arrived he looked at it and said he wouldn't be able to fix it that night but someone would be by on Tuesday to take care of it. Thankfully the unit is still under warranty because the labor alone is costing us close to $400 and the compressor would be another $400.
Sunday: we went to church, visited my Grandpa McAdoo's grave with the McAdoo clan, then we went home and crashed until time to go to church again.
Monday: Was rainy and wet, the kids woke us up at 7:30 after a quick shower and breakfast Matt went and started knocking the tile off the wall, my brother Silas came over to help and arrived just as the delivery guy was leaving. In a few hours he and Matt had it all knocked loose and the dry wall cleared out. Next they needed to remove the old tub but Matt was unsure of how to remove the drain so he asked my dad to come and help. They worked on it for several hours and finally got it out. Silas' girlfriend came over and they watched a movie and he made supper for all of us, we visited and then watched another movie.
Tuesday: Matt went back to work and then after work went to Lowes for more tools and floor boards, because when they got the tub out they had discovered that part of the flooring had to be replaced because it also was rotting. God was good, and one of Matt's coworkers had some floorboards left over from a recent remodeling project he had done so he gave it to us and Matt was able to finish the flooring last night.
Today we are going to Matt's folks house to get showers, that we desperately need and then Matt and Mysia will go to church Malachi and I will be staying there because since I started writing this he has spiked a fever of 103, and if it doesn't come down soon we will have to go to Urgent Care, so please keep him in your prayers.
~Lydia~
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
What a Week!! (5/22/08)
Thursday: we spent a rather slow day around the house cleaning and getting things ready for the party.
Friday: went grocery shopping and got ready for the party. We had 4 couples join us for some food and fellowship. The food was absolutely delicious and we had a blast playing another round of our getting to know you game and several hands of Apples to Apples and just sitting around and fellowshipping with one another.
Saturday: After a late night on Friday we decided to sleep in a bit. When we got up Matt mowed the lawn and ran to Aldis while I got the kids ready, we heard Matt's brother and sister-in-law were in town but since they hadn't informed us they were coming we had already made plans to go to SDC (Silver Dollar City, for those of you who don't live in the area.) We went ahead and drove to Branson and spent a wonderful day at the park with the kids riding rides and having a good ole time. We were exhausted when we got home so we put the kids to bed. However, since we have white sheets on our bed and our feet were black from wearing sandals, Matt and I decided to take showers before going to bed. As I was washing the bottom of my feet I leaned against the wall and CRASH down I went, through the wall. Apparently some of the tiles hadn't been sealed properly allowing water to seep behind it and rot out the dry wall so now I have a huge hole in my wall (Matt used duck tape and a garbage bag to cover it temporarily)
Sunday: was pretty normal except instead of coming home for lunch we spent the after noon with my sisters at the place they were house sitting.
Monday: Matt went back to work, and we had our State of the Family meeting that evening. And Matt helped my sister make some CD's that she had been wanting.
Tuesday: This was Mysia's end of the year party at Co-Op so Mommy, Mysia, and Malachi all went to co-op, after Co-op Mommy had to go to a meeting about setting up her classes for H&R Block. When we were done I was getting Malachi from Matt, to put him back in his car seat, he had been ridding shot gun with Daddy while they waited. As I leaned in to pick him up he flipped his little hand up and OUCH inserted his finger in my eye. While it was painful at the moment I hoped it wouldn't amount to anything. We went ahead and finished doing what needed to be done And that was going to Lowes to get the things we needed to fix the bathroom. It turned out to be cheaper to buy a set of surrounding walls that attach to the studs then it would be to get the paneling and have to put new dry wall in, so we bought a complete set, walls and tub, new faucets and new shower doors. We also got a board for the swing set that would make it possible to hang a baby swing for Malachi up. When we headed for bed my eye suddenly started hurting really bad, it kinda felt like I had a piece of glass under the lid, Matt helped me look and see if there was anything in there, nothing, so, hoping I could sleep it off I went to bed.
Wednesday: I woke up to extreme pain in my right eye, I could hardly get it open. After afew minutes of discussion with Matt about our options I called the lady I babysit for and told her due to the situation I would not be able to watch her son today. I also called the nurse on call who told me to call the doctor when they opened up which I did. My regular doctor was unable to work me in until late that afternoon so we went to Urgent Care where the Doctor told me that I indeed had a scratch on my eye, that according to him should heal within 24 to 48 hrs and to just use liquid tears to sooth the eye. We went to Walmart and got what we needed and when we arrived home I spent most of the day on the couch lounging around because my eye hurt so bad. We went to church that night. It was our award ceremony as well as the last night for Masters Club and we helped hand out the awards. There was a surprise for us as well, Mysia had participated in a Mailbox coloring contest and won 2nd place nationally for her age group, she also received a ribbon for learning her memory verses and first place for the coloring contest at our church. We are very proud of her.
Thursday: today my eye is doing a little better. It is very sensitive to light so I'm wearing an eye patch to keep it from hurting. hope fully it will be completely better by tomorrow.
Until Later
~Lydia~
Friday: went grocery shopping and got ready for the party. We had 4 couples join us for some food and fellowship. The food was absolutely delicious and we had a blast playing another round of our getting to know you game and several hands of Apples to Apples and just sitting around and fellowshipping with one another.
Saturday: After a late night on Friday we decided to sleep in a bit. When we got up Matt mowed the lawn and ran to Aldis while I got the kids ready, we heard Matt's brother and sister-in-law were in town but since they hadn't informed us they were coming we had already made plans to go to SDC (Silver Dollar City, for those of you who don't live in the area.) We went ahead and drove to Branson and spent a wonderful day at the park with the kids riding rides and having a good ole time. We were exhausted when we got home so we put the kids to bed. However, since we have white sheets on our bed and our feet were black from wearing sandals, Matt and I decided to take showers before going to bed. As I was washing the bottom of my feet I leaned against the wall and CRASH down I went, through the wall. Apparently some of the tiles hadn't been sealed properly allowing water to seep behind it and rot out the dry wall so now I have a huge hole in my wall (Matt used duck tape and a garbage bag to cover it temporarily)
Sunday: was pretty normal except instead of coming home for lunch we spent the after noon with my sisters at the place they were house sitting.
Monday: Matt went back to work, and we had our State of the Family meeting that evening. And Matt helped my sister make some CD's that she had been wanting.
Tuesday: This was Mysia's end of the year party at Co-Op so Mommy, Mysia, and Malachi all went to co-op, after Co-op Mommy had to go to a meeting about setting up her classes for H&R Block. When we were done I was getting Malachi from Matt, to put him back in his car seat, he had been ridding shot gun with Daddy while they waited. As I leaned in to pick him up he flipped his little hand up and OUCH inserted his finger in my eye. While it was painful at the moment I hoped it wouldn't amount to anything. We went ahead and finished doing what needed to be done And that was going to Lowes to get the things we needed to fix the bathroom. It turned out to be cheaper to buy a set of surrounding walls that attach to the studs then it would be to get the paneling and have to put new dry wall in, so we bought a complete set, walls and tub, new faucets and new shower doors. We also got a board for the swing set that would make it possible to hang a baby swing for Malachi up. When we headed for bed my eye suddenly started hurting really bad, it kinda felt like I had a piece of glass under the lid, Matt helped me look and see if there was anything in there, nothing, so, hoping I could sleep it off I went to bed.
Wednesday: I woke up to extreme pain in my right eye, I could hardly get it open. After afew minutes of discussion with Matt about our options I called the lady I babysit for and told her due to the situation I would not be able to watch her son today. I also called the nurse on call who told me to call the doctor when they opened up which I did. My regular doctor was unable to work me in until late that afternoon so we went to Urgent Care where the Doctor told me that I indeed had a scratch on my eye, that according to him should heal within 24 to 48 hrs and to just use liquid tears to sooth the eye. We went to Walmart and got what we needed and when we arrived home I spent most of the day on the couch lounging around because my eye hurt so bad. We went to church that night. It was our award ceremony as well as the last night for Masters Club and we helped hand out the awards. There was a surprise for us as well, Mysia had participated in a Mailbox coloring contest and won 2nd place nationally for her age group, she also received a ribbon for learning her memory verses and first place for the coloring contest at our church. We are very proud of her.
Thursday: today my eye is doing a little better. It is very sensitive to light so I'm wearing an eye patch to keep it from hurting. hope fully it will be completely better by tomorrow.
Until Later
~Lydia~
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Oral Surgery
Well, today was the day. I got all four of my wisdom teeth pulled. Ouch!
My day started when Malachi woke me up at 5:30am, he needed a clean diaper, a bottle and some cuddle time with Mommy. He went back to sleep about 6 and mommy went back to bed for a few more minutes. At 6:30 I woke Matt up and we got ready for the day. We left the house at 7 to drop Malachi off at Granny's (Mysia was already there from spending day at co-op with Granny) we made it there by 7:30, dropped off Malachi and said hi to Mysia and headed on our way. We arrive in good time and soon I was called to the back. They asked me a few questions, hooked me up to the monitors, started my IV, and the last thing I remember is the nurse saying she was going to put the oxygen mask on. I vaguely remember getting in some sort of seat (either the wheel chair or the car, not sure which) I sort of woke up when we stopped at Dillon's for Matt to fill my prescription. Matt said I told him to go to Dillon's and even corrected him when he got in the wrong lane! I don't remember any of it. haha
When we got home I went straight to bed and slept for several hours, when I woke up I needed my pain pills but have been doing alright since; no vomiting and no embarrassing moments while under anesthetic (at least that Matt's told me about), so all in all I'd say it was successful.
As to the rest of the family, Matt's taken the rest of the week as vacation to help me if I need it, and we may take the kids to the park or Zoo either tomorrow or Friday, we also have to clean house, good, because we're hosting this month's class activity for our Sunday School Class, Friday evening.
Mysia can recognize most of the letters of the alphabet now and enjoys being a big sister.
Malachi had an episode where he wasn't tolerating his milk well so he's now on soy formula, not my choice but it stays down. He get's tired of his big sister pulling on him all the time, just when he gets himself pulled up on something sissy decides he's in her way and pulls him down. However when sissy wasn't home by bed time last night he was quite miserable so we called Granny and had them get on Skype and use Granny's new web cam so he could see and talk to Mysia, he got so excited and squealed and giggled with her for a good 10min. Then he was ready to settle down for the night, slept all through the night to.
Well I've got to go, more later.
~Lydia~
My day started when Malachi woke me up at 5:30am, he needed a clean diaper, a bottle and some cuddle time with Mommy. He went back to sleep about 6 and mommy went back to bed for a few more minutes. At 6:30 I woke Matt up and we got ready for the day. We left the house at 7 to drop Malachi off at Granny's (Mysia was already there from spending day at co-op with Granny) we made it there by 7:30, dropped off Malachi and said hi to Mysia and headed on our way. We arrive in good time and soon I was called to the back. They asked me a few questions, hooked me up to the monitors, started my IV, and the last thing I remember is the nurse saying she was going to put the oxygen mask on. I vaguely remember getting in some sort of seat (either the wheel chair or the car, not sure which) I sort of woke up when we stopped at Dillon's for Matt to fill my prescription. Matt said I told him to go to Dillon's and even corrected him when he got in the wrong lane! I don't remember any of it. haha
When we got home I went straight to bed and slept for several hours, when I woke up I needed my pain pills but have been doing alright since; no vomiting and no embarrassing moments while under anesthetic (at least that Matt's told me about), so all in all I'd say it was successful.
As to the rest of the family, Matt's taken the rest of the week as vacation to help me if I need it, and we may take the kids to the park or Zoo either tomorrow or Friday, we also have to clean house, good, because we're hosting this month's class activity for our Sunday School Class, Friday evening.
Mysia can recognize most of the letters of the alphabet now and enjoys being a big sister.
Malachi had an episode where he wasn't tolerating his milk well so he's now on soy formula, not my choice but it stays down. He get's tired of his big sister pulling on him all the time, just when he gets himself pulled up on something sissy decides he's in her way and pulls him down. However when sissy wasn't home by bed time last night he was quite miserable so we called Granny and had them get on Skype and use Granny's new web cam so he could see and talk to Mysia, he got so excited and squealed and giggled with her for a good 10min. Then he was ready to settle down for the night, slept all through the night to.
Well I've got to go, more later.
~Lydia~
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