someone call the handyman

It's just been one of those months where everything around here decided to break.

First, the sum pump died and my basement flooded. Dealing with a wet basement is no fun.

Then two front burners on my gas stove just went out and despite my best efforts to clean the the clogged burners, they still don't heat right.

Three of the electric outlets on my kitchen wall stopped working.

The hinges on the bottom of the lid for my bathroom toilet seat snapped and broke. ( just for your info: i am not the world's skinniest woman, but I am not a fatty either).

The glass pitcher for the blender fell onto the floor and broke.

And if that wasn't enough, vacum cleaner motor totally died.

Oh, you don't want to know what happened to my bedroom door. Let's just say that it has a good size hole in it. I guess that's what happens when contractors put cheap hollow doors in your house.

The latest disaster? The fridge died. After spending $90, the repairman told me that the compressor was dead and that since the fridge is 11 years old, I am better of replacing it than repairing it. Don't I love shelling out my savings for these unexpected expenses?

You think I am making all this up, dontcha? I wish I was, but it is true.

As you can tell, it's been one of those months. A good friend of mine had us over for dinner the other night since I couldn't do a lot of cooking with one burner and a flooded basement. Let me tell you, this woman is the best damn chef ever. We had salmon marinated in olive oil, soy sauce, brown sugar and garlic pepper, pastry filled with spinach and feta cheese, stuffed grape leaves, greek salad and homemade custard made with real butter and topped with crushed hazelnuts. Her food is amazing. If I were you, I'd be uber jealous too.

More soon, if I don't choke on my tea. Yeah, I almost choked on burning hot tea while blogging. Ah, the sacrifices I make for my few readers.
-D

PS: I know I don't blog everyday, but that doesn't mean I don't obsessively check comments. So please comment!