Ok.  I woke up today and worked through my Benadryl coma thinking about the kitchen.  Remember how much we loved what Jarrett did to the outlets and how cool they look?  Hold on to that.

I have a few theories about the enormous amount of 5 day old beans filling up my sink.  First, the GFI button does NOT push in.  I even tried stabbing it with a fork handle this morning – no joy.  That may not be faulty wiring – it could be a bad unit.  I once bought 5 fancy lightbulbs from Home Depot and they were all dead – honest to God, they did not die on my watch.

All the breakers were in the on position.

I have lived with the modern technology of a garbage disposal my entire life.  For some reason, the Indy house doesn’t have one, but that’s not really the issue here.

Approximately 4 times in my life, I have been told to “press the reset button”.  I always say “OK”.  I must confess, I have NEVER been able to find said reset button.  When I think of a reset button, the Staples EASY button comes to mind.  It wouldn’t have to be that big.  However, a small read button surrounded by chrome seems like the way to go.  I actually think it has something to do with that allen wrench they attach to the unit with sticky glue.  However, that has long since become unattached.  So…no idea how to reset.

Could the garbage disposal have died?  Last week, the left sink was filling with water, so I ran the disposal – it drained slowly.

Could the garbage disposal be mad that I’m using the crock that Kaitlin wants me to use for the compost bin?

All good questions.

Here’s the thing – I don’t know who to call first.

And, the flowers in the flower boxes have lost their will to live…what’s that about??  Its June 1 for heaven’s sake, not the middle of August and 105 degrees!

So…new project, I have to redo those.

I’m at work, so I can’t meet any fix-it peeps at the house.  OR, that would give me a great excuse to go home.

Thoughts?

Mom

I made some headway for the weekend:.

• Left work at 4:45 to allow plenty of time to mow.  check
• Pit stop at Walgreens to get hair color.   check
• Started mowing at 5pm.  check
• Sneezed uncontrollably in the East forest while mowing.  Check
• Cross mowed the side yard to make better area for possible corn hole gaming.  Check  [purchased new corn hole game from LL Bean last year]
• Checked in at Mark’s for progress on new deck – still moving very slow.  Check
• Picked up all 4 garbage cans from end of drive.  Check
• Picked up stacks of sticks on West side of driveway.  Check.
• Most likely got poison what-ever from picking up sticks.  Check
• Attempted to start fire in back yard.  Check on attempted.
• Started the first fire of 2016 in my new fire pit.  Check.
• Got the last Vanilla Porter beer to enjoy fire pit fire with last years sticks.  Check.
• Learned something about fire pit fires.  Might not be the best idea to overload the pit with sticks – flames tend to shoot up above the 2nd story; however, the flames were indeed beautiful.  Check.
• Enjoyed the fire burning down while reading my Mitch Rapp novel.  Check.
• Drank the beer too fast on an empty stomach.  Check.
• Only had Reliv shakes today prior to mowing, etc.  Had some Riesen candies on drive home (more than I care to admit).  Check.
• Decided Blue Apron was not the way to go while in inebriated state.  I hurt myself enough when in full control of my faculties.  Check.
• Chose tuna with relish and cheese on crackers.  Check.
• Kept myself from calling Kaitlin and asking “Where the hell are my crackers!” when I could NOT locate the crackers in the pantry.  Finally found them.  Check.
• Attempting to sober up because I have to color my hair.  Check.
• Hoping I have done enough tonight because I’m fading.  Check.
• Watching NCIS from Season 1 to relive all the great DiNozzo moments since he left the show.  Check.
• Ziva just said “Does a bear sit in the woods?”  Its funny to hear her trying to learn American slang.  Good for a laugh. Check.
• I still have to color my hair and then shower my whole body.  Check.
• I’m getting my hair cut off at 9:45am tomorrow.  Check.
• I failed to water the plants because I had the beer instead.  However, rain is in the forecast.