Because arctic blast is so 2013

I didn’t write anything yesterday because I was apparently having a case of the Mondays, along with a case of “we’ve been remodeling our bathroom since July and it still isn’t finished.” I’ll let you decide which one is about to drive me to drink in the daytime.

When Caroline left for school on Monday morning, I told her that if everything went according to plan she would be able to shower in her own bathroom that night. Which was basically tempting the universal laws of construction. Because the plumber showed up to put in the fixtures we’ve been waiting for and discovered that the blah blah was too blah blah and, long story short, he had to cut a hole in the wall in our hallway. In case you’re not familiar with construction and general home maintenance, this is not good.

And then after the shower fixture was installed there was a problem with the blah blah that is keeping the water from getting hot and causing low water pressure. So instead of a functioning shower and an almost finished bathroom, I now have a hallway with a big white patch awaiting fresh paint. This is why I was forced to put a box of Hostess Cupcakes in my grocery cart at HEB later that day. Sometimes a heavily processed faux cupcake is the only cure for what ails you.

But Tuesday morning the cold front arrived, otherwise known at the Bomb Cyclone since apparently the term “Arctic Blast” fails to sensationalize it enough, and it made me forget my first world bathroom woes in my excitement to make a big pot of gumbo and get down all my favorite sweaters.

Caroline wasn’t feeling great after school so I picked her up and we came home, drank some hot chocolate and then, later on, ate our gumbo with a fire going in the fireplace. It just confirmed that this is my favorite time of year.

That’s pretty much what’s going on here. It’s all very exciting except the opposite of that.

Also, wanted to quickly mention that Sophie and I are going to be speaking at First Baptist West Monroe this Sunday, November 16th. They just let me know they still have some seats available. You can find out more information here.

And if you want to laugh, I saw this on Facebook yesterday and thought it was hilarious.

Source: Things children do that are unacceptable for adults to do by epoddle on Rumble

I especially like the slide to the floor from the table move. I’ve seen that one several times at my house.