Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2008. Mattie had just completed kindergarten and that day he got together with his "girlfriend" Charlotte. We went for an adventure in Georgetown riding a boat through the canals. Mattie and Charlotte became instant friends in kindergarten and they brought out the best in each other. Their joke was they were going to go to college together and become roommates. It is hard to imagine that a month after this photo was taken, Mattie was diagnosed with cancer.
Quote of the day: For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first. ~ Suzanne Collins
Last night, as it began to rain, I noticed that the outdoor lights in our front yard went out again! If you recall, I dealt with this problem a month ago. Which caused me to get the electrician over and then our landscaper. Last night, I was determined to figure this out myself! As I am tired of paying unnecessary bills! I have NOW located the problem, we have two extension chords running to our deck. One extension chord provides electricity to the lights by our driveway and the other GOES to no where! LITERALLY! I have deduced that this chord which is going no where is the cause of the problem. This chord runs under our deck and clearly when it rains, it trips the GFI in the outdoor socket. Blowing all of our lights. So now I have this chord unplugged and I will eventually trace it to its origin and remove it. But that will mean I have to get under the deck. I am in no mood to handle that right now. However, I did get the front lights working again. In addition, I had to flush the back up sump pump in the basement yesterday. The manufacturer requires me to do this every three months in order to have this device under warranty. I learned this the hard way, as the previous pump burned out soon after my divorce. When I tell you that I have been getting a crash course in electrical, plumbing, heating, and other home improvement issues, I am NOT kidding. I am constantly on call for just about everything in the house!
This sump pump is crucial, because when we first moved into the house in 2021, we have a flood in the basement during a horrible rain storm. Literally there was like an inch of water in the basement. It was a nightmare of a sight at 3am. Thankfully we had nothing in the basement at that time, and we worked for hours during the storm to remove the water from the basement. I will never forget that night, a night I never wish to have again! So whatever I have to do to maintain the pumps, I DO!
In between caring for my parents and taking them out to lunch, I continued working on the Foundation's video! I HATE technology! This video is taking every ounce of energy I have and my patience is dwindling. Tonight, after working on it for several more hours, I shut down the application, and decided I need a mental and emotional break from this work. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. But I would say, I have always been a perfectionist, but now these tendencies have magnified. I believe this is the case because this is the only thing I can now control. Whatever I do or put together, has to be a solid product. Since I am the keeper of Mattie's legacy, I feel that whatever is Foundation related has to be of quality otherwise, I won't do it! This is all well and done, but I notice this is coming at a high price to my emotional well being.
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