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The Case Of The Leaking Toilet

Do you ever have one of those moments where you're just like 'fml, kill me now'? I mean, obviously not actually but seriously I am SO OVER LEAKS! Yes, we bought an old house and yes I love it, I really do. But honestly, the rain needs to go the fudge away and all of the leaking stuff , needs to STOP FREAKING LEAKING!!! So when we moved in and it started raining the ridiculous monsoonal-neverending-noahsarktype rain we discovered that Emily's room leaks. And so we tried to fix it. But we couldn't because it wouldn't stop raining and the fix requires us to take multiple roof tiles off and fix the stuff underneath. And we can't do that if it won't stop raining. And it seriously won't freaking stop for long enough to get that done. So we're left with stinky carpet that needs replacing, a leaking roof/wall that won't stop and eternal frustration. But that's not all. The bathroom taps were/are on the list to be replaced and would

Curve Balls and Roller Coasters!

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I guess the thing about having kids is that you never really get to settle into 'normal', right?  Like, when you're pregnant you have all these grand delusions about how relaxed and fun life is going to be and then you have the baby and you're all sleep deprived and crazy. But you think it's okay because it's temporary and soon enough life settles into a routine and here comes that relaxed fun 'movie' family that you were picturing.  And then babies become toddlers and the balance shifts, and toddlers become pre-schoolers just when you think you've got them figured out. So you get through that and you get through the early school years which are kind of intense and all of a sudden you've got high school kids on your hands and you think 'I've got this now, I'm a PRO!'.  Except you're never a pro because the life rollercoaster never stays in neutral.  Emily is in hospital this week and talk about curve balls! The c