WE HAD TWINS!

I arrived home in a major hurry last Thursday - wonding how I would ever get everything done I needed to get done.  Work is just sucking the life out of my life - but never the less - grateful to have a job.  I ran downstairs to grab something and slid across the wet floor.  Now there's something wrong with that sentence, no - it's not the running downstairs part.  I stepped into water and nearly died.  I called Del and said - "Remember those water heaters that you were going to replace?"  (Only in a shrill high angry voice) Well - he came home in a hurry with 2 new water heaters in the back of his truck - and I went to the temple because I knew that the Lord would never forgive me for killing him.  When I returned home he wanted me to see something - (I love it when he shows me stuff) - and he told me to stand in a certain spot of the basement and that he would be right back.  Right before me was a wall of gushing water - from the faucet - from out side.  A tsunami rushed across the floor and over everything in it's path.  Small whales washed past me, a cruise ship went by with a couple on the front with their arms stretched out wide as Celine Deon sang in the background.... we now have a sand bar.  Del had washed his truck previously in the week and had (as usual) left the hose undrained.  (......last count, over 26 years in Utah....) dur dur dur, needless to say it had been filling up our basement for 45 minutes while he washed, and washed and washed his truck.  I was livid, I used my angry voice out loud, very loud, I did not swear (because I had just come from the temple remember), I was pointing fingers, 2 main fingers, and I was putting on my hip boots, I was not a nice person.  Needless to say - for the next 72 hours we have moved, dried, replaced, dries, reboxed, bit our lips, and gathered all the strength we could to put our lives back into shallower waters.  Del had never put water heaters in before - I asked him how he was going to do it.  This is a guy that designs Rockets ok - but hey - water heaters might pose a challenge. Not for this guy.  He was amazing.  Interestingly enough - a month ago - I felt a strong impression to put a few important things in plastic totes because of a great sale on them at the time.  Items that would have been totally destroyed, floated happily by me dry as a bone, and asking me if I had any sunscreen.  My friend suggested that we freeze it over and have  an ice skating rink - might have to charge for that one - but I did find my ice skates!  (The box they were in is currently destroyed though).  Fun new additions to the family include 2 new water heaters - heaven only knows how long he could have milked those for!  Here are our new babies - and incidentally all of the Christmas gifts, and food, and most of our bills are now tied up in these kids sorry!  So come on over for some sandwiches on Christmas day and we'll just play in the boxes they came in! (:

and here is the decorations around the tree.... and the kitchen,

and the front room, and the washroom and the bathrooms and the garage.....

I told Del how much I appreciated his hard work.

I really did.  He knew I was ticked off.

I also said that this particular 'dur dur dur' award

should take away at least 2 of the vehicles I've wrecked.

Ok, so much for that suggestion....

I will end on a positive note:

THINGS I FOUND

The bra that my brother sewed 2 stockings on the front for my 30th birthday, I in return gave him a nail studded jock strap for his 40th birthday.  A punchbowl - complete with 6 dead bugs.  Several toxic poisonously hugeness spiders, that are now deceased (note to self:  find offspring).   A warm place for little mice to live - and die.  (again, find offspring)  Applesauce from 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1989 - all years when my children were born - scrapbook material no doubt.  Unfinished crafts dating back to caveman years from Homemaking Nights (I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in this one), and my costumes from my years of dancing with Moveta Carden from Logan.  Fortunately for me - the only pictures that were destroyed were of my mother in law - (can you feel the love) Rock on - everyone should have a good flood - right Noah?

And to all a good night....you hosers