05/04/2022 – La, La, La

“. . . and it’s going to be noisy all day while those workers tear apart the bathroom, so we need you all to be aware of tha . . . Olivia? Are you even listening? This is going to affect you, too, you know.”

. . . zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz . . .

Later after the work began, four cats hid under the bed blankets where Quint makes his daily fort. The odd thing was that this was less than 10 feet away from where the workers were drilling, sawing, pounding, and making sounds with their super vacuum that, from downstairs, sounded like someone playing bad saxophone.

Coordinating workers and plumbers and insurance people has proved to be ridiculously difficult but not quite as bad as the waiting has been for ANYTHING to happen. Mom’s not generally a patient person when things like this occur, meaning things that need fixing and especially when she can’t get her hands in there to fix it herself. Waiting for paperwork to be just right on someone else’s timeline drives her bonkers, and leads to much hair-pulling.

But now, something’s started. Teensy-tiny baby steps. Our primary bathroom is half-gutted. The shower valve leak was just an old, 22 year old valve that finally failed. A pinhole leak, actually, that sprayed a fine stream off to one side, drenching everything and still is (though the stream has been re-directed into another bucket).

Next week, our plumber finally has a free schedule to come fix the leak. And then, more waiting for the ordering, purchasing, and delivery of replacement parts followed by more waiting for drywallers, tile setters, and again, the finishing plumber’s schedules to coordinate with our work schedules to get things closer to completion. Mom’s surfing the Internet looking for hair styles that will work with her half-bald head.

Someday, we’ll look back and laugh at all our worry and handwringing. Not today but we are breathing a wee bit easier. And looking forward to the cats forgiving all.

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2021 – No post
2020 – Around Colehaus
2019 – No post
2018 – No post
2017 – No post
2016 – Why Not Wednesday
2015 – Toy Patrol
2014 – No post
2013 – No post
2012 – No post