Bummer

Joe works twelve hours today, and Angela has today off, so I was looking forward to spending some time with her while Paul and our dad worked on their house. But alas, my car battery is dead again today. This time I did the smart thing and called AAA (that's what we have our membership for, right?) They tested my battery and found that I need a new one. We're not willing to pay for them to install it today, so in the morning we'll get a new one since Joe has tomorrow off.

The AAA guy was creepy. At first he seemed nice, telling me about his kids and grandkids. Then I noticed he could not stop looking at my chest or my butt. And I was wearing a very bulky coat - with a sweatshirt underneath! I guess the coat made it look like I had gigantic boobs.

I briefly considered the possibility that he had a psychological disorder like a mild form of autism that made it difficult for him to look directly into people's eyes. But people like that tend to look past you, or look around them while they're talking - not pick another body part to stare at.

I am bummed though; I really didn't want to spend today by myself. I've done some stuff around the house, but I can't believe how unmotivated I feel. I think I'll load and start the dishwasher then watch Psych. And eat chocolate...ohhhhh, that's why I feel dumpy.

In other news! Our bathtub has a leak. Since everything in that bathroom is ancient, we're remodeling the whole thing. So far we have taken off the torn wallpaper. We'll have to replace some of the sheetrock that is moldy. And put in different flooring, either tile or linoleum. The bath might be a problem because it's about an inch smaller than standard bathtubs, so we might get a smaller tub without the included wall and just tile the wall.

We're also considering moving the sink to the other side of the room, so that we can make the door swing the other way (right now, if you recall, you have to reach behind the door to turn on the light). While we're doing that we may as well put a nicer-looking door on. We'll probably replace the toilet too, and figure out some other way to have the water heater in the bathroom. It would be so nice to get a tankless heater (especially since our water heater is so old) but that cost isn't justified right now.

When we look at the house we made an offer on, it says "pending". Just waiting for lien holder approval. Talked with our realtor today, he said the banks might move faster than usual because they are desperate to sell the house. Up to two more months of waiting!