Wednesday, February 11 - Thursday, February 12: The Mystery of No Cold Water

Lucia stayed home from school on Wednesday, though she's feeling mostly fine--a very mild Covid case. I'm still masking in the house which is a HUGE pain, but unavoidable. The week's renovation work is focused on plumbing and electrical. Sometimes the water is turned off; sometimes, after everyone leaves, we realize Greta's room has no electricity and she lights twenty candles so she can see while she gets ready for bed.

One positive step forward is that the plumber is getting closer to solving The Mystery of No Cold Water. And I'm not going to make too bold a claim, but it's very possible that I provided the clue that unlocked the whole case. No, I haven't "examined the plumbing" or "tested any pipes" or "identified any crossed valves," but I did provide a logical path forward by pointing out to the plumber that the people we bought the house from had renovated all the bathrooms using very unskilled contractors, and that had to be the source of the issue, since the people who lived here before them had been here for twenty years and certainly hadn't lived all that time with no cold water. The people we bought the house from were here only a couple of years and were busy radiologists who were rarely home. SOLVED. 

The kids are off school Thursday and Friday for President's Day weekend, which is extra chaotic since the workers are everywhere we need to be.