Tuesday, 15 December 2009
A Day of Rest
Let’s recap Sunday, shall we?
Wake up at 5:30. Can’t get back to sleep, so I spend time investigating new web site software.
Kids wake around 8:00. Fix them breakfast. Clean the kitchen.
At around 9 o’clock, dress for church. Around this time, I finally put two and two together and realize the wet spot on our rug by the kitchen sink, which hasn’t gone away in three or four days, means we have a leak somewhere. This explains the warping in our hardwood floors that started about a month ago. Pull the fridge out. Leak found.
Church meeting at 10: friend comes over for a short visit, then I head to the church building for another quick meeting. Home by 11:00.
Work in earnest on fixing the fridge. Around 11:30 I wrap up the repair and push the fridge back into place. Because of the water damage, one of the floor boards has bowed about one inch above its normal height. I get on my back, push the bottom of the fridge with my legs, bracing myself against the cabinets with my forearms. The fridge jumps over the warped floor and slams against the wall. What’s that hissing sound? Pull the fridge back out. The force of the fridge hitting the wall has punctured the tube that delivers water to the ice maker. Attempt to fix by cutting off the punctured portion of the tube, but bend the washers that fit in and around the end of the tube so they no longer make a seal when connected to the fridge.
Turn the water off to the fridge as I have no time to fix it. This also turns off the cold water to the kitchen sink. Sigh.
Finish making and eating lunch around 12:30. Get back into church clothes. Get my son into his church clothes. Get to church a few minutes before services begin at 1:00.
After church wraps up at 4:00, I head to Home Depot to replace the parts I bent. Remembering my First and Second Laws of Home Depot:
- You will always make two trips to Home Depot for the same project
- On your first trip, buy everything you could possibly need, then return what you don’t use on your second trip.
I also buy a new tube kit. Man, I really don’t want to thread a new tube behind the dishwasher.
Get home around 5:00. Pull the fridge back out. After gathering all the tools I need, I notice the metal gasket that attaches the end of the tube to the fridge is missing. I left it on the tube, but it seems to have fallen off. Begin failed search. Curse you First Law! And curse me for not remembering the Second Law. Back to Home Depot. Didn’t I buy the tube kit so I didn’t have to go back to Home Depot?
When I get home, it’s about 6:00. Repair the fridge in about 15 minutes. Put tools back and carefully push the fridge back. At about 6:30, time to make dinner. While the pork tenderloin is cooking, start to clean the lunch mess in the kitchen, set the table, then make the side dishes. Eat. Clean kitchen.
I arrive at 7:30, daughter’s bed time. Make her a bottle, feed her, put her to bed. Next, son’s bed time. Clean up the play room first. Brush his teeth. Tuck him in. He gets out. Tuck him in. He gets out. Third time’s the charm.
I get into my pajamas, fall into the recliner, pull the lever, I’m horizontal. Turn on football. Love watching Dallas lose, especially at home in that fancy new stadium. Look up at the clock, notice it’s 8:30, and do some math in my head. Comment to my wife that I worked fifteen hours today.
On Sunday. My day of rest.
I’m asleep by 9:30.
