FOUND!!!

Because of the plumbing work, the layer of dust covering every inch of my house is pretty significant. I have been mopping like a fiend all day! In the spirit of obsessively cleaning I decided to move the washer and dryer and clean behind them. Mind you, this is a chore that has not been done in the 9 years I have lived in my house. To put it mildly, it was a bit scandalizing. Or gross.........

See what I mean.

And to those of you who do not visit my house often, I would like to put your minds at rest and assure you the rest of my house does not look like this!

But lo and behold, I FOUND MY MISSING WEDDING RING!!!

Sitting nicely in a layer of filth. I lost my wedding ring over a month ago, and truly felt like I had searched everywhere. I have my shoddy plumbing system to thank for this piece of good news. And I needed this bit of good news today, because Eric's truck is once again not working. It is at the mechanics as I type. I am dreading the call when we will find out how awful much it is going to cost. After finding my ring I joked with Eric that now we can sell it to pay to fix his truck. Why can't I just be rich? And be able to buy two brand new cars? And to live in a mansion? Is it really too much to ask?

I also need to report on another piece of good news. The painter came today, and I have to say the results are quite tremendous. I really can't even tell that any work has been done. And! They left me all this extra paint:

That's like $250.00 right there!