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May 22, 2011
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Why does everything seems to break at the same time?
From the kids to the house to my own reproductive tract, it seems like everything is going haywire at once.
Two weeks ago, Owen had a fever with a few random puking episodes. Just when I was sure the rest of us had escaped contamination, Jamie got sick. With strep, ostensibly. Less than 2 months after the last time. And of course the first round of antibiotics didn't seem to be having any effect, so by the time the second round kicked in, she'd been miserable for a week.
The GFI outlet that our driveway gate plugs into has been tripped for weeks. I had checked it out, mentioned it to my dad when he was here, and then we promptly forgot about it. The gate runs off a battery, and I didn't really remember again until the battery started to drain. A little investigation (and a call to my handy brother) and suddenly I'm supposed to replace the outlet. I HATE dealing with electricity! And of course a simple project is never simple: a stripped screw and mis-sized gasket and the job is still only 95% done, but at least we can use the gate again.
So I can get my van, with its slow leaking tire with a screw in the tread, out of the driveway.
I think there may be a short in my Magic Mouse, and another in my microwave touch panel.
And all this happens when I'm short on patience (PMS), short on time (end of the school year, two baby showers, dentist appointments, fundraiser), and short on distance (Ack! My 10K!).
Posted by me at May 22, 2011 12:52 PM