A Date & A Flood!!!

I was going to write about the lovely Art Exhibit we went to, and I will do that tomorrow when I have time to think, scan some pictures in, and write. Tonight I am exhausted, and….dealing with a disaster.

After we finished up at the Museum, we stopped to buy a new orchard ladder and we noticed the traffic was getting bad. It’s Memorial Day Weekend here, and that means that today people in Boston were leaving work early to drive north!

As we listened to the radio they kept reporting that no one is traveling because of the high fuel prices, but all I can say is HA! It was bumper to bumper all the way from Boston to Concord, New Hampshire. I hate traffic. I get nervous in traffic, so we kept going in hopes of getting past it.

We got to Concord and Hubby was feeling hungry and so we stopped so we could eat, and as we sat there enjoying the peace of our meal my cell phone rang.

Emily: “Ah, there is a big problem. But the dogs are all okay and the house is fine.”

Me: Okay, so what’s up?”

Emily: “Anneliese is in heat, and it got all over my friends jeans and we washed them in the washer, and the door wasn’t closed all the way and it leaked all over the laundry room!!! I am sooooo sorry!!!!!”

Me: “Okay, you need to get everything off the floor and put it in the garage. And we’ll deal with it when we get home. Just mop up what you can.”

Emily: I am so sorry!!! I didn’t mean this to happen!”

Me: It’s okay. We’ll be home soon.”

I could tell that Emily was upset, and I made a game plan before we even arrived. I was pleased to see that the flood wasn’t nearly as bad as it could have been. The girls had handled themselves really well and done a good job cleaning up and had even gotten a fan going to help dry up the laundry room.I’m washing the clothes and towels that need it and lets face it, that old carpet well, it actually looks better now!

Anneliese looks adorable in her pants, and is being a sweetie, and tomorrow I will work on writing a more complete account of our visit to the “El Greco to Velazquez: Art during the Reign of Philip III” exhibit.