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Hope this isn't indicating how the new year will be!

Well after things going along all nice and smoothly, last night, New Years Eve, started or ended, with a pipe breaking in the shower getting water not only all over the bathroom but more so all over everything and soaking the carpet on the floor in the room below. Of course this happens when I'm taking a shower!

So I get out of the shower and see the small lake near the door and after panicking, Stacy and I used towels to get the water soaked up in the bathroom and while I tracked down the origin of the leak, Stacy went to check out the room below. Quite the mess!

So we finally get to bed about 11 pm, and about 12:30 am I got a Happy New Years text from a friend in California. So that woke us up. Then at 5:00 am Stacy gets a call from the Sheriff's office about one of the kids on probation getting picked up for walking around in town at 4:30 am in 7 degree above temps! Not too smart!
Stacy got called after they couldn't get ahold of the regular Juvenile Officer, it was New Years! She'd been partying! But this was the third New Years in a row that we'd been woken up very early by a case of "stupid is as stupid does!"

This morning we got the access panels off and found the leak, a broken fitting, and we replaced and repaired that part of the shower and also fixed another small drip that was starting after over five years of use.

We got notice that Sandy made it back to L.A. after their week in Texas, and Sean sent a photo from his celebration in Hawaii last night as well as called this morning. And even Laura sent a text that her resolution would be to stay in touch better in 2011, we'll have to see!

Till next time, Tad

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Camdin said…
I finished reading your notes never a dull moment for the two of you,I have to agree with you on how people act anymore really stupid and what about our next generation??I will be away from the computer for a few days,finally the surgery on my foot will take place March 4th. I will be in one type of cast for 6 weeks and another for 3 months.. I will get in touch later on.. Have a good week and dealing with the snow and all..

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