The Plumbing Report

More accurately described as: The Demolition Report.

This is the week… the week where they tear apart our house to replumb the entire thing. They called out the heavy artillery today… THREE plumbers:

So far, they have blocked off most of the house with lovely new plastic walls:

so that as they cut all the holes, the drywall dust and junk from inside the ceiling doesn’t get everywhere in the house.

So far I think I’ve counted 23 holes… lovely ones such as the holes in the ceiling above and these in the walls:

There are several more in the garage and they still have to cut holes above my computer desk and in the kitchen to the icemaker, and behind the dryer.

See, YOU TOO could have lovely new white and red tubes hanging from holes in your ceiling… ya.. I bet you are really jealous..

So as you can see… this is why stamp class had to be cancelled this coming Saturday. After the plumbers are done this Friday, we’ll get a drywall contractor in here next week, THEN we have to bascially repaint the entire downstairs…. this little broken pipe turned into the major reconstruction project of the decade for us!! yuck.

We have much to be thankful for, though, and are keeping the Southern Californians in our prayers this week as they battle the fires and evacuate to safety. I was born and raised down there and remember those "Santa Ana winds" all too well at this time of year. They could whip up a fire in no time. My prayers for safety for all of you in that situation!

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Cheryl on October 24, 2007 at 3:35 am

Isn’t amazing how our problems don’t seem to be quite so bad!
Good luck Patty I am sure that your problem is really difficult to live with but thinking on the positive is always the best. I hope that all is completed for you in a timely manner.

Maria on October 24, 2007 at 4:39 am

Patty, I am so sorry that you are having to go through this. Nothing like having your house turned upside down! Hopefully they can get it all done quickly and you will have your house back to normal.
Maria

Annette on October 24, 2007 at 5:13 am

In light of the California Fires I guess this doesn’t seem so bad. We do have a lot to be thankful for. But you are facing some troubles of your own and they look major for sure. They seem to be keeping it as neat as possible. You are always so positive and that is really the only way to look at this. Just think when it is done – how good you will feel that you house will be all newly painted for the Holidays!
Wishing you the best.
Annette

Corinne on October 24, 2007 at 5:28 am

I know you’ll be so glad when this is all behind you guys. Still praying for you all to get through all of this.

Lorie on October 24, 2007 at 7:40 am

Oh, my gosh! That is crazy! At least it is getting fixed and you won’t need to worry about it anymore. They will repaint for you too, right?
Again, thank you for the Pokemon cards you sent to Kyler…he just loves them!

Tandra Boyer on October 24, 2007 at 10:37 am

Oh Patty, all that looks so PURRDY!!! lol
YOu poor girl! What a mess! Nice they do take the pains to keep the rest of the protected from all the dust!
Good luck, hope it gets dome fast!!!

Kathy on October 24, 2007 at 1:52 pm

Isn’t it amazing how God uses things like this and then an even bigger thing like the California fires to make us realize how lucky we are and should not whine and complain – I’ve noted that you’ve done precious little whining and crying about all the mess – I’m not sure I would handle it quite that well – but then it had to be done – so make lemonade out of the lemons – at least you still have a house so, yes, you are more fortunate than a lot right now – a plumbing problem now seems small!Keep hanging in there.