Things Fall Apart

Whenever a shirt gets stained or the car starts making a new noise, I am quick to tell Julie that Entropy is simply running its course and these things are to be expected.  But when it all strikes at once, it can be a little overwhelming.  A host of housing-related concerns have sprung up in the last 2 weeks, with the basement flooding to the dishwasher ceasing to function altogether.  Currently I have a bathroom toilet in pieces as I try and replace a Fill Valve.

We had to replace our washing machine within the last couple months as well, but we really lucked out and that ended up going really well (Our “new” machine flooded on the first load… it ended up having an old sock stuck in it).  I’m hoping we can soon say the same about our current concerns.