Just when we thought we were out of the clear with all the electrical issues...we have a leak.
Tom usually fixes everything in our house, but he is has been crazy busy recently with work, so I asked him if he would just prefer I call a plumber and see what they have to say. I figured something was just clogging the pipe and they could easily and quickly fix it.
NOPE.
Nothing seems to be quick or easy at our house these days.
Stage one - They dug up this relatively small part of the basement to find out that this wasn't everything.
FYI - those plastic sheets didn't hold any of the dust back. Everything downstairs has a thick coat of cement dust. Can't wait to start that clean up.
Stage two - Cut all this cement out and remove our rotten pipes.
I'd say these were ready to be replaced.
Here comes the cement.
Tom was a trooper and moved all the stuff in the back room to the other side. Unfortunately, this is all in the garage right now because we get new carpet tomorrow and this room needs to be cleared out.
It is seriously never a dull moment at the Joerger house.
Maria, Sarah, and Gail come to visit us at the end of the month. The goal is that everything will be back in it's place by then. Any takers on helping with the clean up!?
On a positive note, We enjoyed our last week with Evie before she started school this week. I am so thankful that we got to spend the end of our summer with her. Savannah (slowly) learned to share her toys and they developed a beautiful friendship. Savannah has been asking about her every day this week.
Last Wednesday, we got to hang out with Mary Grace, Kaylee, and Colby.
Little did we know, Mary Grace had a big request of Tom and I.
We are so honored to be her Godparents and cannot wait to stand next to Kaylee and Colby on her Baptism Day!
(How can we say no when there is ice cream cake!?)
I feel like I get bigger and bigger everyday. Trying to grow Baby Joerger big and strong!
Savannah is going through a MAJOR mommy phase. I thought we had hit one before but this is something else. She wants me to do everything. If Tom tries to put her in her chair , "Mommy do." Bedtime? "Mommy do".
I've gotten to the point a few nights where I tell her I have to go to work and force her to let Tom put her to bed.
Poor Tom shouldn't take it personally (but of course he does). I was able to capture a few rare moments where Savannah was fine just chilling with dad and letting mom have a few moments to herself.
Tom doing work and Savannah reading
This week, we checked out Wonderscope for the first time. This is a place I used to go to on field trips in elementary school. I haven't taken Savannah yet because I thought it was for older kids.
Nope, she loved it!!
The whole place is set up like a mini world for kids. She was in heaven when we walked into a pretend hospital filled with babies. On the other side was the veterinarian. What a great room!!
This was the art room. I literally had to drag her away from the painting station.
Unfortunately for the kids after us, the colors were a little mixed. Oops! She loved mixing the colors on the window.
Although the beginning of this post sounded a bit down and complain-y (sorry for all that) we are truly thankful for all the blessings in our life. As I said before, Tom is crazy busy at work (He's usually rolling into bed between midnight and 1:00 every night), but I am thankful he has a great job to support his growing family. I can get a little tired here and there, but then I just smile knowing that I have the privilege of carrying this growing baby for nine months. I wouldn't trade it for anything. Every struggle we have, always comes with a silver lining. We just have to find it!
I am looking forward to a 3 day weekend with no plans! I told Tom I was hoping to get a pedicure (this is needed in a seriously bad way) and he said he wanted to go golfing. I hope we both get to enjoy a little escape over the three days, but most of all enjoy time together as a family!
