home ownership as daytime drama.....

ok, so we survived the night....we whose newest hot water heater shorted out, just like the last one.....no early morning fire this time, thankfully....earlier in the week my spouse discovered that one of the cabinet doors below the sink had been knocked in......seems someone repeatedly tried to close the door with a swift kick rather than a closer inspection to move the item blocking the closure.....hmmmm.....and the drama that insued was priceless...as the story-teller waffled between accident and kicker's prowess......a curious tack to take when one is in trouble.....also today a bar was placed int he armoire to make it usable for hanging clothes when it moves to lexington, and a slow toilet leak was repaired......there is always something to be done in one's home.....we know for a fact the many of the upright pillars on the front porch are rotted and kept upright only by layers of white paint......but we spend little time out there, and until someone literally leans through one, that project will wait until another day......... some repairs must handled with immediacy...others can be out on the back burner until one has a quiet day off mid-week.......