Piling it on

In addition to buying a house and dealing with Joe's cancer, we've got a guy working in our basement bathroom right now, investigating a wet patch on the wall. He'll have to open up the plaster wall to get to the 1940's plumbing, find out where the leak is and replace the old toilet and the sink pipes at the same time, and possibly remove the garbage disposal in the kitchen sink.

Last night the mortgage lady came over to talk to us. She kept saying to me "you look worried". I didn't tell her I was just straining to keep my eyelids up as she gave detailed explanations of APRs, coupons, points, derivatives and the Greek stock market. Very knowledgeable person, and I'm glad to have her working for us, but there's only so much new information I can absorb late at night.

So during my second trimester energy burst (now fully depleted) I finally got around to covering the dining room chairs. They were lovely when we got them last summer but were not intended for everyday use, let alone everyday use by a toddler. So the fabric was stained and worn out and some of the stuffing escaping.







I got some heavy duty vinyl (half price at the Memorial Day sale!) and went to work with the staple gun. The vinyl is highly water/juice/greasy noodle resistant and most of all wipe-able.



A few more pictures from Mexico