"The kids screaming, phone ringing
Dog barking at the mailman bringing
That stack of bills - overdue
Good morning baby, how are you?
Got a half hour, quick shower
Take a drink of milk but the milk's gone sour
My funny face makes you laugh
Twist the top on and I put it back
There goes the washing machine
Baby, don't kick it.
I promise I'll fix it
Long about a million other things"
Mark and I call that song by Phil Vassar our own personal theme song. You can listen to the song and watch the {little bit cheesy} video here. Seriously, it was as if the guy was in our house, watching our life when he wrote it. That last part about the washing machine being broken is particularly true to life for us. Only it's not just the washing machine. It's the dryer, vacuum cleaner, dishwasher, kitchen sink, ice maker, shower stall, pool cover, pool heater, half painted house, half finished game room...and on and on.
No, i'm not looking for you to have pity on us. We live in an awesome, cozy, wonderful house that we wouldn't trade for anything. Honestly, we adore it. We are blessed beyond measure. But, i was having one of those days today. And, when you live in a 40+ year old house, things give out and things need replacing. It's stressful and comical at the same time. We have to laugh about it or we will cry. There's always something... And, when you're on the verge of making college tuition payments, you tend to try to repair things yourselves rather than pay someone else to do it.
Mark has fixed our hand-me-down, duct-taped vacuum cleaner at least a dozen times. The last time was this past weekend and today I vacuumed for about 2 minutes before this happened....
it literally fell apart. and i had to laugh. Made me immediately think of that scene in the movie The Money Pit with Tom Hanks...you know that scene...
ok, just had to share my funny housekeeping woes with you...
and yes, i'm fully aware how fortunate we are and how unfortunate so many other people are around the world. Like i said, i'm not looking for sympathy...just thought we would giggle together because i was having "one of those days" where everything seems to be breaking around me, the dog pooped on my shoe, the kitchen sink is backed up, i opened the dryer door and a bolt fell out, and the internet went out on me in the middle of typing this post. And, i know sometimes you have those days, too. Right?
Yes indeed, life is very good...and sometimes you just gotta laugh.
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