exciting times

Ever since Tyler and Tony left the bank

to head to the Post Office

to apply for passports for their trip to Belize

we have been under attack.

Not that life was peaceful and easy before that...

~

It's common for us to overload our kitchen power strip;

all we have to do

is attempt to use 2 appliances at the same time

and

silence.

We turn off whatever needs turning off and flip the switch

and we're back in business.

And if we're really good

we remember to turn back on

whatever it was we turned off...

This time was different though

I couldn't just flip the switch on the strip;

I had to get into the fuse box.

And it was a little fiddly

and there weren't exactly sparks

but I did see light.

But the power came back on

so I wasn't too worried.

My friend, Lynnet, was over

and we got back to work pin-basting her quilt.

And then

it happened again

only

we weren't using any thing 'extra'.

This time, though

the power didn't come back on.

and there were sparks.

and smoke.

coming from the breaker box.

I called Tyler.

He said to leave it alone.....

We called one of our electricians

and he told us what we (Tyler) needed to do.

Tyler waited till about 10 to head up to the attic to ruin new wire

so it'd be a cool 100 or so degrees.

~

Tyler was laying across the 2x4's in the attic

while the boys were taking turns

trying to 'feed' him the wire when he wanted it.

We noticed some - um - cracking and creaking

coming from the ceiling.

I hollered up, "Be careful!" a couple of times.

As if that'd help....

At one point

Lexi wandered over by the door

and I had Brandon move her to where I was

(sitting on the couch babying my sore foot...)

about a minute or so after that

the ceiling came crashing down

2+ trash bags worth of insulation

and about 40 years of dust and mud-dauber nests

ugh!!!

made for easier attic access, though....

So

not only did Tyler have to re-wire a portion of the house

he also had to fix the ceiling.

About 26 hours after the 'smoke bomb' went off

we were back to normal.

As normal as it gets.

I think I could do with a little less excitement around here.

this

is more my speed....