No Plumber's Crack = No Plumbing

Lots of things are happening around here, so much that I find it hard to post more than once a week. My triathlon training is in full swing, which limits my work, but you know I won't let that limit Derek's. :) Tuesday he got the permit to do the plumbing--no problem, and on Wednesday he got his new license with his new address (he had to go to the DMV because he has a commercial license). The most exciting part of the week was the arrival of our security system. We got our hopes up a few times when we came home to packages that ended up being another Amazon purchase, and imagine Derek's surprise when he came home to open this package...

But finally, on Friday it arrived! Saturday was Derek's day to begin the plumbing. We had it all planned out. I would be with friends all day as to not distract him, and he would be working away in the attic re-plumbing our house. But, alas, there seems to be a fatal flaw in this plan. It appears as if there must be the presence of a plumbers crack to get plumbing done, and unfortunately my husband's pants and underpants fit properly and do not cause plumber's crack.

On Friday, Derek told me that he most likely wouldn't be able to start because he needed to order the fittings online (where they are significantly cheaper), but I was assured that all the fittings would be counted and ordered, and that other plumbing related tasks would be completed. Derek, however, got a little side tracked. He must have been as excited as me about the security system, so he installed it...

He also decided that he needed to open his garage, which ment the garage door needed to be fixed. Fortunately, third times a charm...

So, by the end of the day, no plumbing related tasks had been completed, including counting and ordering the fittings. But it's ok, we still have Sunday. We can wake up early and get a bunch of stuff done...

It should not be legal see this time on your clock unless you are being kicked out of a bar. By this time, we had already been up for over an hour because this.....

was causing this.....

to bark and cry and run around like crazy. As a result, several hours of much needed sleep were lost, and we didn't get up until 11:00 today. But we were able to get some things done.  I worked in our closet. Yes, I said our closet.

We have been living together for 6 years, this is our 3rd place together, and this is the first time we will be sharing a closet. It's a bit scary. I kind of feel that "our," should never be followed by the word, "closet." It's nice to have everything organized though, and I finally emptied out the 2 lingering boxes in our room (don't let me fool you into the idea that those were the last 2 boxes in the house though). The closet, however, suddenly looks a lot smaller though...

Derek got some things done today too. He counted all the fittings, assured me that they will be ordered after I am done blogging, and made a plan of action to re-plumb the house. Now all that there is left to do is find him some ill fitting pants so the plan will work, and we'll be re-plumbed in no time!