My dad

So, my dad is awesome. Of course most of you already knew this. My parents stopped for a visit on their way to Phoenix to watch Lily for a bit. They were stopping in Austin for just one day and so I didn't want to put them to work or anything. They got up yesterday morning and I could hear them commenting on how hot the water was and that the sink in the bathroom wasn't draining properly. Not complaining, just commenting. So I get up and tell them I am sorry about the sink, I had just noticed it was slow a few days ago. Dad says, "do you have an auger? I can fix it." I didn't have an auger so a trip to Home Depot was in order. And I explained that my water heater was all wrapped in installation so I wasn't sure where the plate was to turn down the water temperature and I also knew I needed to drain off the bottom of the water heater but couldn't turn the knobby thing as it seemed stuck. Dad looked at it and  asks if I had a Channellock wrench. I didn't know what kind of wrench that was but we went through my tool box and I didn't have one. So, I needed that at Home Depot too. So off we went for an auger, a channellock wrench, and some linseed oil to rub into the dresser they brought me. We unclogged the sink (which was nasty), cleared out the bathtub drain while we were at it, turned my waterheater down so it doesn't boil you while you are trying to wash your hands, and drained off the bottom of the waterheater. Yay Dad. And now I own an auger and a channellock wrench which Dad said are important tools to have. Not sure how I lived all these years without them. :o)~

My visit with them was good. They left early this morning and will be in Phoenix tomorrow night. Mom isn't very mobile still - she's on crutches - but no boot or anything. Her foot is taking a while to heal. And I have a cold which is no good. Voice is pretty much gone and my cough is impressive. I *think* I am getting better though. Mom and dad liked my new bathroom mirror framing and shelf thing and I had scraped and re-caulked the tub so that looked good. And we talked about some of the projects I have coming up and they advised on colors and furniture placement and all that. Was helpful to have another couple sets of eyes on things as I don't have company over here very often to opinionate with.