Well, Spring of 2018 has been no picnic thus far. As I mentioned in my last post, Megan and I were placed with our first foster child last month. There was nothing easy about that situation. The placement only lasted a week before our kiddo moved on to her next placement. We were only a short term stop on her journey from the get-go, but that didn't exactly make good bye easier on any of us.
Just before the placement ended, our wonderful home started showing off the dark side of home ownership. Our toilet backed up, and then the shower did as well, and I realized that we had a plumbing issue that I couldn't fix (though that certainly wasn't for lack of trying). Megan ended up calling in a plumber who had to snake a bunch of roots out of our drain line. I guess the lines were laid with copper and they're susceptible to root invasion at the joints. The amount involved in getting that fixed is staggering, but in the meantime there are remedies that we can take to push off the time when we actually fix the problem.
Then the very next week the weather turned warm. Very warm, and our A/C unit just didn't seem to be keeping up. Turns out there's a valve called a TXV Valve that regulates the unit, and ours is worn out. Not surprising for a 31 year old unit, but we thought we had another year or three left on it before we had to replace it. Now I'm in the process of getting quotes on a new unit because fixing that TXV valve is not worth the staggeringly high cost on such an old unit.
So we've been drowning a bit in difficulties this spring. Luckily, though, I was able to go camping this past weekend with my sister and her husband, and the time off when I could just relax was very nice. I wish I had a few more weekends to take time to camp, but this summer is looking pretty booked already with the baby on the way and a house to prepare for that.
Time to start the hunt for a good, affordable daycare for when Megan and I have to go back to work after the baby is born...
