You've got to be kidding me!

Just when I thought we were getting closer to a more "normal" or settled stage of this ... um ... process we had a ridiculous hiccup today.

Lisa and I get the girls to school (OK, Lisa really does) and then we're to meet at "our" house where people were arriving to pack up the contents of the house in preparation for the break down and rehab.  There were just a few last things Lisa and I needed to grab before saying goodbye to most of our things until, well, we don't really know.  An office lamp, tupperware, plants, a few winter jackets, crafts for the girls... and Jonah (Lisa's and Meredith's fish).  And some Aboriginal art and my beloved Purvis Young painting that nobody else appreciates. :)

After way too much time and too many miles in my car dealing with cable tv and banking stuff I get back to the rental home around 1:00-ish to find that we have NO WATER.  Are you *!&#!X* kidding me?!?!?

Calls to the temp housing company and to the property management company follow with assurances that the water utility has been called and that we'll have water sometime this afternoon.  3:00 no water.  4:00 no water and calls to the same companies provide similar assurances.

5:30 -- still no water.  Now things are getting tense at the Andersons.  Staff at the two companies have rotated and/or are about to sign off for the day.  The water utility is now closed.  Nobody has answers except "hopefully the guy who works for the water company and who turns water back on will get there eventually."  Hmmmm. REALLY?!?!

We start contemplating heading to a hotel.

Finally the property management company sends their handyman (a kind man probably in his 60s who also handles the yard work, today in fact, and who was on his way home and had to turn round and drive close to an hour back to the house) to try opening the water valve at the street.    Lord bless and all praise the handyman!!!!!  Water flows!!!

I think it's safe to say several people are not going to have happy Tuesdays having now just spoken with our top contact at the temp housing company.  And my guess is that she won't either since we also contacted AllState about this.  My guess is that the property management company is the party that screwed up but we'll see.

Meantime, here are the girls enjoying the retro Risky Business shades I broke out for the recent 80's party and our newest addition to the family, Jonah.