Really?

First off, thanks to everyone who left me happy birthday messages yesterday! I loved reading each and every one. They made my day!

Yesterday wasn't exactly the easiest birthday. I finally had to break the news to my son that he would be getting hearing aids, as we were going to the ENT to get medical clearance. That, of course, did not go over well, though I did my best to reassure him that they would really help him, and that they wouldn't be very obvious. They are so small these days, and his hair is on the longer side. He was really great at the ENT, though. He hates people looking into his ears and throat, but he handled it so well. I took him to McDonald's for lunch as a treat for doing such a good job (yes, McD's. I know, I know, you don't have to say it....)

In other birthday news, lol, our water heater exploded. Well, not really exploded, but it did go out and leak it's entire contents all over my laundry room and bedroom downstairs. The only rooms in the ENTIRE house that have carpeting!! Gah! Not sure when it actually happened, but we found it right before bed. Today I will be shop-vac-ing water up and calling to see how fast we can get it replaced. There goes the bit of money we had in our savings, lol! It's always something.

So for now we have no hot water. That means no showers, no laundry, and very, very cold handwashing and teeth brushing. I've got a pot of water on to heat to get through the worst of it! Doing dishes should be quite fun, as the dishwasher won't be able to run. I guess I'll be heating up a lot of rinse water!

Well, I can honestly say, life is never, ever boring.


UPDATE: Had the plumber out. It's going to cost about $1300 to get this thing replace. *gulp*
The question came up in comments about maybe Mr. B. could do it himself. He is handy - any electrical work or carpentry, he's all over it! Plumbing, however, is not his forte. We've learned the hard way to call the local plumber for ANYTHING to do with water, lol! Not to mention it's a gas heated tank, and Mr. B. doesn't like to take a chance on anything that has the potential to blow up the house if he screws it up!

Looks like it will be a week of mac and cheese, ground beef and ramen!! Not the first time, that's for sure.

In cases like this, I just have to remind myself how lucky we are to have the ability to borrow money from my in-laws to be able to handle these kinds of expenses. We might not be rich by any stretch of the imagination, but we are blessed with a seriously supportive family on both sides, and the ability to borrow money in a tight jam. They don't even make us pay interest ;O)

And, as luck would have it, the plumber is available to put it in this morning. So we won't have to wait to long for those showers after all! Yippee!