What A Day

So yesterday my husband comes to me and says, "Does my eye look weird?" It did, so I told him. He then started to call around to find out if it sounded like pink eye. Most nurses said no but the doctor's office said to come in because it DID sound like an infection. He went and they gave him eye drops and antibiotics but told him to go to the ophthalmologist to get checked out by him. Then he had no time for that because there was a huge wait there and he had to be at work shortly. So then he went to work. Several officers called in sick so they were below minimums. He had to wear his glasses because of the infection but dropped off his prescription while on duty so he could pick them up right away and start taking them. Then it was a madhouse at work. Three felonies, several traffic stops, an accident, etc. It was a very eventful night to say in the least. Then some of the guys on mids called in sick too. So my hubby being the lowest on the totem pole on afternoons was held over til 3am. Not normally a big problem BUT with the eye infection he had a 9am appointment with the ophthalmologist which he had to cancel. Then with all the craziness, he was never able to pick up the prescriptions either. So, after a very exhausting night and an irritated eye, he ended up getting in bed by about 4am.

This morning, I got up with Little Buddy as usual. We ate breakfast together, then as I was sitting eating mine and LB was happily watching Sesame Street in the living room, I could have sworn I heard water running. That's weird it sounds like it's coming from the laundry room but there is no faucet in there AND the kitchen faucet to my left was off. Awhile later, I had to run something out to the recycle bins in the garage. As I passed through the laundry room I noticed that there was some liquid on the floor. I just wanted to kill the dog, right then and there. But wait, it was everywhere. There is no way all that was from the dog. Oh no, it was from the water heater. Bagh! So I grabbed a bunch of old towels from the rag bin and started to look for a number on the water heater because it said right on the side "12 YEAR WARRANTY." Then the nice lady at GE told me that I had to disconnect the water heater and bring it to Home Depot for a refund. Double Bagh!!! I really didn't want to wake up hubby but I had no choice. So then Mr. Grumpy Pants got up and told me to call the plumber. Which I did but guess what, the plumber threw his shoulder out. So, he called his friend, who is also a plumber. The friend came by and told me he had no problem taking care of everything but that I would have to go with him to Home Depot for all the warranty and paperwork issues. Ok, so unshowered, queasy, and with Little Buddy in tow we headed to Home Depot. Got that all figured out. Picked out the new water heater which was now nearly 8 years later almost $300 more. Can this day get any better? Of course it can, stay tuned. So we get the water heater, the nice plumber lugged it through Home Depot and into his van. We got all the way back home. He took it out of the box and DENTS EVERYWHERE!!!!! Like it had been dropped several times. So we are paying this guy by the hour with money we don't have AND the manager says she doesn't have delivery people at Home Depot but she will refund $75 to our credit card for all our trouble. At this time, Little Buddy was starving and I wasn't about to drag him to Home Depot again. We barely made it through the first trip there. Thank the Lord that we found a bag of M&M's by the checkouts! By this time hubby was up and was going to head over with the plumber. Thank God!

So the plumber is almost done. Hubby had to call in late and then quickly jumped in the shower as I rocked Little Buddy to sleep for his nap. I heard a loud gasp. I was desperately trying not to laugh to myself. I know, such a terrible wife. Then he had to run to PD town where his Dad lives to take a shower. Earlier the doctors office called and I rescheduled his appointment for him for tomorrow morning at 9am. So tricky all this scheduling, they want to dilate his eyes, but he usually has to sleep til at least 8:30 or so. Then the dilation will last about 4-6 hours but then he has to be back at work at 2:45 tomorrow afternoon. They said he can drive with his eyes dilated BUT he should not be on duty at all if they are dilated. Sigh!

So there goes Little Buddy's play set and the new couch which we desperately need and have been putting off FOREVER. Bagh! I'm exhausted with all the running around, dents, plumbing, water, antsy toddler, husband health issues, etc. No nap today either. The plumber is still here and I don't feel like leaving a stranger lurking about the house while I nap PLUS I don't want to be giving out our garage code so he can let himself out. How many hours til bed time? Bagh!

Oh, oops, I just realized I stole the M&M's from Home Depot. They are in the bottom of my purse I never paid for them. Bagh again!!!!! Please don't report me. And a cops wife? Such a loser . . . . . .