After fielding a few follow-up questions about recent posts, I realized that I don’t do a very job in filling you in on “the rest of the story.”
So, in case you ever wondered, “Hey! What ever happened to …”
(1) Elaine’s uncertainty about whether to follow her intuition and rent a new office …
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I did it! It’s all mine. Now I’m looking for someone on Craigslist to share it with me. Isn’t it cute?
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(2) Elaine’s back-and-forth with neighbor Sally about the swing set …
About a week after my post, I received this email from Sally:
Sorry I did not get back to you. Thank you so much for responding. My parents and the Easter Bunny got together and got them a swing set : ) thanks
Good for them! That’s a great idea. Now here’s to warmer, swing set weather!
Thanks for looping back with me,E.
Yes, in case you are wondering, that IS egg on my face resulting from the mini-drama I created over my intermittent email exchange with Sally. For some reason, she and I don’t communicate very well, and I end up assuming the worst. So, unless Sally burns my house down (or vise versa), I will refrain from any more “dramatic” postings about neighbors.
(3) My decision about fixing/replacing my malfunctioning washing machine…
I ended up buying an energy efficient top-loader. Not a very sexy washing machine, I’ll admit; no digital bells and whistles as I find comfort in the old, familiar knobs.
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However, speaking of knobs – the funniest part of this story happened on the day of installation. Remember how I couldn’t turn the connector knobs to turn off the flow of water on the day the original machine went haywire?
Well, Mr. Maytag WAS able to turn that knob. In fact, he turned it so hard that the whole knob popped off in his hand leaving an exposed pipe shooting a stream of water right at him. Soaked from head to toe, he yelped, “M’am? M’am!!!!!” I ran down, saw poor Mr. Maytag and had to shut off the water once again. Don’t worry. We gave him a towel to dry off and a good tip! The company ended up calling a plumber to weld a new valve into place and finish the installation.
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Now, my dear Wise Women friends, you are officially caught up!
5-4-2010 09:07:12
Elaine~Best of luck with your business and finding a compatible renter. What will you be doing? I must have missed that installment.
5-4-2010 15:24:30
Cute? That office is amazing. Are you hanging out your own shingle?
Good to hear that things worked out with the neighbors. I, too, know people who just don’t jive with the way I think and communicate.
Enjoy the new washer!
5-12-2010 22:09:32
Adorable office! As I’ll be seeing you in a month, we’ll catch up on all the news.
As for washing machines….wasn’t it probably 25 years ago that my hubby Mark has to run down into your basement (in your rented apt) to turn off the water to the washing machine?!