Purls O' Wisconsin

mood: apathetic

I'm sticking my toe in quickly with a random, disjointed post.

My basement flooded AGAIN on thursday night, Third time in just over a year. Joy. That water alarm was good, I was down pumping and it didn't even spread across the entire floor and was only about 1-2 inches where it did reach. Only loss is a really cute pair of shoes that i grabbed when the alarm went off. Oh, I am still fucking pissed, but you know. They are going to be fixing the sewer this summer so OMG what it my problem and all that. Stomp, hair flip, repeat.
Because one pump was almost enough, I ordered a second pump (while the basement was flooding!) and now a backup power unit and 2 larger hoses to pump the water out faster for WHEN this happens again. Because who am I kidding? It will happen again! So I should be able to pump out up to 5000 gallons per hour now.

The corner of the basement that the work crew dug out? SEEPING LIKE A SON OF A BITCH during the storm. I am so not amused by that I cannot even tell you. I hope fire shoots out of someone's ass for that.

The tv station that routinely scares the crap out of me with their doom and gloom forecasts got hit by lightning during the storms. So that makes me happy. Which is mean, but I don't really care. i did not wish it to happen, it's just a bonus.

The move of my craft cave to upstairs is complete and curtains have been sewn, it's pretty cute. I need to finish putting away some of my junk and then I will share photos.I know you want to see yarn porn. But I really like it up there and I know The Man enjoys not seeing my sewing machine sprawled all over the dinign room table. It's like we get a whole new room in the house. Sweet. I have many sewing projects up my sleeve but so far I made two valances and 5 pillows up there. Nice!

i finally tracked down the magical elixir of calmness for my damn cat and it should be here on Monday, well in advance of serious firecracker action by the neighborhood kids. Richard's Organics pet calm in the blue bottle.  Petsmart has it online.

I am thrilled to bits that I need to go to target tonight and all of my discretionary spending money has been spent on freak ass live in a bunker in Montana survival supplies because the city of Milwaukee cannot seem to handle the rain. it's a small thing to be pissy about in this economy, I know. But I do not like it when things come between my and Target..

And now i need a new crock pot. Because in the height of the flood I THREW MINE AWAY. It was not near the action. But it was dirty from cooking in it on Thursday. And I was too exhausted from pumping and panicking and being up until 9 am to do a proper panic clean of the rest of the house so I just picked up the dirty crockie and threw it in the garbage and called it good.
It seemed to make sense at 4 am.
My husband did wonder what the hell, but he was scared of me at that point and let it go.
 I see his point and don't blame him, but damn. I liked that crock pot.