Hot water

For once, being in hot water is a very good thing since we have been without it for almost five full days. James came downstairs on Monday morning and announced that his morning shower was tepid. We did some investigating and found that the pilot light on the hot water heater was out and would not relight. Rats.

We have kept up the home warranty since buying this house (terrified that the a/c units or furnaces will croak) so I immediately called in a service request. The earliest that the contracted service company could get here was Tuesday afternoon. The guy spent about five minutes examining it and said that it was the pilot light assembly, which had to be ordered. His best guess? Three to four days, then they would come out and install it. So let's see...three to four days from Tuesday afternoon was Friday or Monday; we could easily be looking at a week with no hot water.

The service guy was so apologetic but good grief, it wasn't his fault. And in the grand scheme of things, it could be far, far worse: no water at all, no electricity, no a/c. It certainly made for VERY refreshing showers and quick ones, always good for the environment. Aidan was hilarious as he lowered his tookus into his chilly bath each evening! But I missed having hot water in the kitchen the most, having to heat water on the stove for dishwashing and rinsing.

Much to my surprise, the service company called this morning to say that the part was in, and would it be convenient for them to install it sometime today between 10 and 1? I could not say "yes" fast enough! About 11:45 am, the repair guy was in our basement to install the new part and a little over an hour later, hot water was available.

Heat + water = a good thing.

Moo

Aidan and I had a great morning/early afternoon today. After running a family errand, we went to Barnes and Noble so Aidan could spend a gift card that he received for his birthday back in March. We verified the amount at the customer service counter and Aidan was thrilled to learn that he had $20 to spend! We spent nearly an hour as he wandered around the children's book section, perusing all the options. He decided on three Pokemon books; I would have preferred that he broaden his purchases a bit, but it was his gift card so I let him make the decision.

From there we went to Chick-fil-A for lunch, where I used one of the umpteen bazillion coupons we have for a free children's meal. Tomorrow, 10 July, is Cow Appreciation Day - go to any Chick-fil-A dressed as a cow and you get free food. A woman at the restaurant gave Aidan the lovely cow "hat", as well as cow stickers and placards that he can wear tomorrow. He told her that he would come back with his daddy since I didn't want to eat there two days in a row. True...but did he need to share that info?

He took off the cow hat long enough to get his hair cut at Great Clips. The stylists there always tell me how much fun he is because he doesn't complain and he carries on such enthusiastic conversations with them. Then home again, home again, jiggety jig where he sat on the sofa, excitedly reading his new Pokemon books.

And a good day was had by all.