And now we exhale...

Our weekend was unexpectedly and blissfully boring.

Haha! Gotcha! I live with a two year old, remember?

Friday night I had a series of weird dreams, the last ended at 1:27 AM and I was awake until 4:00. Saturday morning, I woke to a little voice in the next room saying "Mommy. Mommy? Mommy!" I went in and had my morning ritual with Caleb.

(Set scene: 6:22 AM, Mommy and son on opposite sides of door. Mommy has really interesting hair and t-shirt borrowed from Daddy that advertises beer, hockey or both and mismatched bottoms. Son has equally interesting hair, but is matched impeccably.)

Me: I'm coming sweet boy.
C: Mommy?
Me: Yes honey, I'll be right there.
C: Mommy? (as I open the door)
Me: What do you need Angel-bug?
C: Mommy? Poop.
Me: Okay sweetie, let's get you changed. (I lay him down on the change mat - there is never a poop by the way, for those he likes to walk around the house until he becomes so malodorous that Scott or I notice)
Does that feel better?
C: Better. (Long lashes blink in agreement that make my heart melt) Mommy? Daddy?
Me: Daddy is at work/sleeping, Cay-man.
C: Oh. Work/Sleeping. Hugs Mommy?

Got to love the sweetness of being two.

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Let's start off with how my husband saved us $1000.

When Scott and I first moved in together 5 and half years ago we were hesitant about making BIG decisions together. Don't get me wrong, we had talked about getting married A LOT, even talked about having a family together. And yes, we had dated for over two years, but most of that had been long distance. We had had the discussion many times that it was easy to be whomever the person needed you to be for a weekend, or even a week, but that the true test of our relationship was going to come when we actually lived in the same city. After living together for two months (the first month of which was NOT pretty, but that is a different entry for a different time) we finally decided to make a large purchase together. We went to Sears, selected a washer and dryer, and at that moment, cemented our commitment to each other. (I know, I know, there is nothing more romantic then buying household appliances together...) We were in it for the long haul, or until the warranty ended. ;)

Over the past week and a half our dryer has been slowly dying. We have been having to dry things 2-3 times in order to get them less moist - not even bone dry. Scott discovered on Wednesday that the dryer vent hose had water in it. He later discovered that our outside vent needed to be resealed, but he was unable to do it because it rained EVERY day this week. The laundry ritual has been comprised of Scott putting in a load, emptying the hose/duct thingy, and on really good days, me going down to re-set the dryer after re-emptying the hose/duct thingy.

Finally, on Saturday morning, there had been no rain, but the hose was still full of water.

"The dryer is on the fritz," he said with a slightly stressed out look.

We had a long discussion about whether to call someone to repair it or to just go and buy a new dryer. We finally opted on a new dryer, thinking that in the long term an energy efficient one would save us money. (Note: We also discussed buying a clothes line, but thought if we had another week where it rained every day that this would not be a great option, plus new baby = LOTS of laundry.)

So, my sweet husband went to detach our dryer hose and made an interesting discovery: at the top of the hose, where it connected to the exterior wall, there was a bird's nest. The water that was trapped inside the hose thingy was the moisture from our clothes that couldn't escape because of the block! Hooray! Money saved, and crisis averted!

After a quick trip to Lowe's we are the proud owners of a new duct/hose thingy and a vent that won't allow birds to get in.