I wish I could say today’s entry was about my beloved Chicago Cubs winning a World Series, but it is not. Sadly, this is to share that we had another freezing problem in the house. I was so glad I was home, but I was extremely upset that it was all preventable. The contractors, who still have yet to repair our home from the busted pipes, temporarily insulated between the new pipes and the wall, but only put insulation on the outside of the washer drain…..leaving it vulnerable to freezing, which it did.

The only good news in all of this is that the water that couldn’t go down a frozen drain only damaged stuff that was already torn up. The contractors were to start the repair/rebuild next week, and now that our house is full of drying equipment again, that work may not be delayed all that much. What upset me about all of this (at around midnight) was that it was all preventable. If the insulation was just put behind the drain, I would not only have a dry house, but clean laundry.

I already apologized to Mitch, who is a great guy and who had the pleasure of talking to me last night at midnight. He was horrified and apologized to me as well. I mopped up what I could and told him to come in the morning. There was no sense in risking waking up Ben with 4 or 5 contractors and industrial dryers. I just want my house back and I want some peace. Maybe by summer I can get it. By then my Cubs will be well on their way to making hell freeze over in the proper way!

God Bless……and if you come over, bring your skates.

Tommy+