Shower Fiasco and Connor UPDATE

I talked to the water company this morning and unfortunately (for us) they don't give any sort of exemptions for situations like ours.....we are just going to have to deal with a ridiculously high water bill. Basically, we are figuring out that the knob must have busted right after we left because from December 10th until the present we used 136,384 GALLONS of water! That brings our bill to date to over $600 for 1 month.....and we weren't even here for 13 days of that! Basically, that is about 5 years of water consumption. So, the big life lesson here: if you are going out of town for very long at all TURN OFF THE WATER!

In addition, as I mentioned in the last post, our gas bill was very hefty because the water gushing out was not cold, but slightly warm to the touch...thus our water heater was working overtime the whole time we were gone...awesome. So, our next gas bill will also be gynormous because the last one stopped on the 29th. Oh joy. Considering we are some of the cheapest (or most environmentally friendly) people we know, this is tough to swallow. In addition, in Summit County, we also have to pay the Department of Environmental Services a fee based on water consumption....awesome. I called them this morning too and I have to write a letter explaining everything and hope that they will give us some sort of average...otherwise we are possibly looking at about $750 on that end too.

The good news is that hopefully our electricity bill will be low....we'll just put that money toward the gas and water bills...sheesh.

Now I just need to get the bathroom painted and the carpet in our bedroom dried out. It is starting to smell musty...just what we need right when we are trying to sell our house! So, our bedroom is currently blocked off because we have fans on and the windows open even though it is 34º outside.

The plumber is on his way over as I write this to fix the shower. He got it done part way on Saturday, but had to get a part. Let's hope his bill isn't ridiculous too!

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On a much happier note: CONNOR GROWS!

If you've seen the kid lately, you know he is huge. Well, his doctor's appointment today confirmed it. He is weighing in at 16 lbs, 3 oz. (75%) and is a whopping 27 inches long (90%)! The doctor was very impressed with the fact that he rolls back to front and said his head looks wonderful....so no physical therapy for him! Anyway, among all the drama, we are MOST THANKFUL for a happy, healthy, baby boy that melts our hearts with every smile and laugh.

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Ok, I'm done. I know I broke my promise and said that this post would be about Christmas with pictures...sorry. I will add soon.