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Saturday, May 27, 2006

Day one with the in-laws

Jason set the alarm yesterday so that it went off at 6:15, I asked him to turn it off but it took him three snoozes before I told him it was Saturday and to turn the thing off. Unfortunately I was already awake so I got up around 7 and was cleaning the vanity out by 7:30. After I got everything out Jason opened one of the doors and to be helpful I asked what he was looking for (to find it for him) but he was looking for nothing (i.e. that it was empty). He went to tear it out and found that whomever put in the sink did not believe in shut off valves; I went two hours with out water in the house until he got them installed. I had to wash my vegetables at the neighbors house so that I could get as much of the dinner done as possible. The dinner is the in-laws my parents and close family friends (parents neighbors). All get along very well but these are all people I like to impress.
So after shutting off the water he got the vanity out with a little help from me and Paul (it was too heavy for me) he installed shut off valves onto the sink pipes and finished prepping the bathroom for his dad to come and fix the electric (have I mentioned that we only have one electrical outlet in the bathroom and it is next to the toilet?). The got it wired and he is finishing the job of getting it ready I’m sure when he’s done we will have a plethora of plugs.
My in laws get here and they have a futon with a maple frame that I really liked and was excited to move into our spare bedroom (we had a twin in there which was not great for guests) it takes up less space and is a queen. It also matches the crib that our neighbors are saving for us! We moved that in within 30 minutes but now we have the extra twin that J does not want to get rid of. It might be nice to have but unless he cleans out the den we have no place for it oh and I have an extra long twin at my parents house that I can take whenever I need it. His mom wants to sell it now (would not drop it as she is as stubborn as J is) where I’m willing to wait a few days until he gets sick of tripping over it when he will be happy to get rid of it, we shall see what happens.
Dinner went well though the roast was done oh 2 ½ hours before they were scheduled to arrive I was pretty scared that it would be dry when I pulled it out, especially after the look that J gave me. But they all said it was fine (and they would tell me the truth). The best part of the evening was when discussing my issues with roasting on the grill and J told them that I put the chicken on the rotisserie the wrong way. They all laughed at me (okay it was deserved but maybe he could have told me that when he figured it out rather than just there so I could laugh with them instead of wanting to go upstairs and cry. I honestly don’t know how a vegetarian is supposed to pick up this info as nothing I read told me this. Oh well it was a fun night and I’m looking forward to progress tomorrow.

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