Our house has a leak in the hot water line, so for the past week, we’ve been going to my parents’ house to bathe, and I’ve been boiling water to wash what few dishes we’re trying to use. (We are using disposable plates, cups & utensils, but we still need to wash cookware.) The plumbers are scheduled to come tomorrow to begin the repair – hallelujah! (It makes me cringe to say jackhammer and kitchen floor in the same sentence, but I’ll be thankful for whatever it takes to get it fixed!)

All that is to say, my evening “routine” has been a wee bit out of whack the past several days, so I haven’t written much. I am very much looking forward to being able to shower in my own bathroom, wash white clothes in my own washing machine (everything else can be washed in cold) and loading the dishwasher. It’s funny how we begin to look forward to things that are usually bothersome chores when the ability to do them is taken away!