“Hymnâ€
At morn–at noon–at twilight dim–
Maria! thou hast heard my hymn!
In joy and woe–in good and ill–
Mother of God, be with me still!
When the Hours flew brightly by,
And not a cloud obscured the sky,
My soul, lest it should truant be,
Thy grace did guide to thine and thee
Now, when storms of Fate o’ercast
Darkly my Present and my Past,
Let my future radiant shine
With sweet hopes of thee and thine.
-Edgar Allan Poe
Me: Olivia, did you have a bath last night?
O: “yep”
Me: No you didn’t, you were in your PJs when I left.
(Pause)
O: Then why did you ask me if you already knew the answer?
Me: I remembered after I asked you.
(Pause)
O: Next time take some time to think about it before you ask me.
Sigh
Our old garbage disposal was leaking and really reeking (I think it corroded to the point where garbage was festering in parts it shouldn’t be in). I picked up a new Insinkerator Badger 15ss – 3/4 hp with stainless steel grinders at the local Lowes.
I wasn’t expecting this to be a very difficult install as it was replacing an existing disposal and same brand. Well, it took about 1.5 hours. I had neglected to figure in my 5 and 8 year-old helpers.
My helpers spent most of the time arguing over who would hold the flashlight. This was even less useful when one of them discovered it had a strobe setting. There were also a number of “discussions” about the correct (i.e. prettiest color) wire nuts to use. We also discovered that plumbers putty is just as much fun as play dough and that the dog won’t eat it. That later bit was surprising.
All in all a good install; my first disposal replacement. Now to replace the batteries in my flashlight…
Games with the kids tonight- Olivia’s choice was CooCoo; she was thrilled to win by placing last cylinder on CooCoo without causing him to topple!
