September 7, 2007
oh for the love of . . .
I just broke another wine glass.
And I canNOT believe that I forgot to share THIS: before he left for work this morning, Wade VERY NICELY helped me change the light bulb in the laundry room (because OF COURSE the light in there burned out last night, to make things EVEN MORE FUN).
Anyway because I am so short, I can’t reach the ceiling mounted light, so he took it down for me. And found a scorpion inside the fixture.
Oh yes.
(It was small and dead BUT STILL.)
Fridge update: still not working. Still not defrosted. Still making me crabby.
Posted by Susan @ 10:41 am • just happy to be here, fretful and worrisome
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September 7th, 2007 at 10:51 am, Leigh Says:
First of all…yeah on Wade changing the light bulb! You know how happy I get when hubbies change light bulbs. And YUCK on the scorpion! I have another friend who lives in your neck of the woods who had one in her house recently, but it was alive….ACK!
September 7th, 2007 at 10:54 am, Tamatha Says:
The fridge thing happened to me last week, exactly the same situation. And after being told a repair guy could be here in 6 days (are you freaking kidding me?)I got busy with the DIY guides online. So I defrosted my fridge, then (before it was defrosted because I’m impatient like that) took a hair dryer (with the frige unplugged) and blew air into the box that blows cold air from the freezer into the fridge in my side-by side. Make sense? Viola. My fridge cooled again, and all was well with the world. Because warm crap in your fridge is prone to make you cranky.
September 7th, 2007 at 2:05 pm, Shanna Says:
I had to do what Tamatha did with my fridge. From what I read online about it is you have to make sure that you get that area completely dry or it will freeze up again in a couple months. We did pans of hot water set in the freezer, unplugged it of course. Then once I was able to get the chunks of ice out I set the fan going on it overnight and then the next morning it was dry and ready to plug back in and was good as new. Of course that was a 20 year old fridge, but I was in the process of selling it in a 30 year old trailer so was not going to spend any money on repairs if I didn’t have to. It got cold anyway and made it til I sold it. Now it is someone else’s problem.
Did you get a home warranty when you bought this house? That would cover a new fridge or a repair call for the minimal deductible.
September 7th, 2007 at 4:52 pm, Mark Says:
Those scorpions only hangout in those high dollar neighborhoods. We who live on the south end of Lake Hefner never see scorpions.
September 7th, 2007 at 9:47 pm, Catherine Says:
You *need* these grown up juice glasses: http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=130&f=9086.
September 8th, 2007 at 4:47 am, sheryl Says:
My parents have quite a few scorpions around their house, so I’ll pass on a little info:
1. Scorpions are territorial, so the good thing is when they’re all gone, no more will be moving in.
2. They’re nocturnal and will show up in the dark under a black light.
3. If one of your kids ever gets stung you have to take them to the ER right away b/c the effect of venom is a lot worse on kids.
I’m always happy to make your day a little brighter by bringing good news like that.