Another year older....

[Magick1]

and I have to say, this birthday thing has kicked off to a crappy start.

Daycare called me on my b-day claiming my child had lice...never had it and I don't see a thing on her head. They claimed she was scratching a lot....haven't seen her do it since.

Now, today, the sump pump crapped out and we had 2.52 inches of rain in a matter of an hour or so with a lot more due tonight.....our lower level of our house is half of our living space.

I sure hope the new "birthday year" starts getting a hell of a lot better soon!

[emeleel]

So sorry we missed the birthday notice! May the rest of the year be better and better!

[jgibson2[$]]

I hope the forecast is wrong!

I also hope you get the sump pump replaced as easily as my husband replaced ours. He was able to install it himself (saving big $$) -- or maybe you have a friend who can do it for you.

[Magick1]

We were pretty lucky and found a plumber that was able to put in a check valve (which was missing) and we had them install a water pressure back up (rather than a battery backup).

This way, if the power goes out, we will have another means for the sump to be emptied out.

The forecast, well, it doesn't seem like anything's on radar yet (and they thought it would have been here about 10pm and it's 11:30 now), but it was to be here throughout the night into the 4 - 6 am time, so a long night.

Luckliy, the sump's repaired, quieter than normal and was this week.

A few weeks ago, with all of the flooding here in Iowa, you couldn't find a sump pump in a 100 mile radius as everyone wanted one to help keep their homes from flooding. They forecasters say that our normal precip is about 3 inches for the month, we are at 12 inches & climbing.

[Magick1]

emeleel said

May the rest of the year be better and better!

I certainly hope so.

[Magick1]

emeleel said

So sorry we missed the birthday notice!

No biggie, but thank you!

[thinkerlady[$]]

Oh my, Kim, I am sorry we missed your birthday. Hope the year holds brighter forecasts than the beginning has.....

[theworm[$]]

I feel terrible that we missed your birthday!
I hope you have luck with the rain.

[mtomm[$]]

Happy Belated Birthday.

I'm just sure things will start looking up from here!

[lynnzop[$]]

...celebrate your bday this weekend - it's supposed to be gorgeous and rain-free!!!

[Prepoia[$]]

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!!
I HOPE THE NEW YEAR GETS BETTER AND BETTER AND TURNS OUT TO BE THE BEST ONE YET.

[Magick1]

Thanks everyone! I appreciate it!

[jgibson2[$]]

I'm glad the sump pump was a relatively easy fix - quieter and working better. Hard to beat that. Hopefully the rest of your year will flow the same way.