the well is dry...

one of the problems with working weekends and having other people in charge for the 42 hours that I am away, is that they don't know all the rules. This weekend was prime example.
Sunday I asked the babysitter for an evaluation of how the weekend went as I do most weekends. The reply was that it was a good weekend and that CO had lots of fun playing with the hose and it kept him busy most of Saturday RED FLAG and there were just a couple of problems with some disobedience.

So, it seems my son drained the well in all his fun on the weekend. Which means no water for laundry, baths, etc for about 36 hours. SIGH and it means all the filters in the water system have to be changed as they are full of sediment from the bottom of the well, SIGH.

there is now a note in the babysitting manual about NO using the hose for anyreason what so ever.

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on another note I have started the process to find me a house. I have an agent and have started looking through houses. So far I have not found THE perfect house for my family. But I don't expect to right away anyway.

I asked my mother if she was going to call me regularly to keep reminding me of things like she does now once I am in my own house. Like today when she told me to remember to close up my house as it will get hot during the day. (something I do every day through the WHOLE summer for the last who knows how many years), and last night she reminded me to open up my house to let the cold in (they were already open). :)

I think my own house will do great for not only my children's relationship with thier grandparents but also my relationship with them.  That is one of the things I am looking forward to the most.

I am going to see a couple of potential gems this week. One of them is in a local town but it is in a far corner close to nature and low on other housing. Near what used to be the town's pickle factory but is now the town museum. PERFECT kind of area. And it is very close to the local rail trail! and walking distance to the river and swimming ponds. The backyard isn't fenced, but fences can be built.

please add this whole process to your prayer list, as well as childcare. I still have no childcare past the third weekend of July