After over 24 hours, 333-HELP [formerly Thompson Heating & Cooling] never called me back after I asked twice if someone was going to help me. Very disappointed - they lost a customer for good. Waiting until Tuesday’s install seemed like a lifetime away.
Friday Tim had some business to take care of so I took Nora to the Children’s Museum at Union Terminal. It was our first time! Hey, two working parents, it’s hard to get to these things. It’s a really great place for families and it was nice to just let Nora GO. I didn’t feel like I had to hover over her, she just ran from exhibit to exhibit. We only stayed for a little over an hour and she probably could have kept going, but I kept lunch + nap time in mind.
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| Ja' Mon! |
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| Getting the doggies water at the “vet.” |
Tim met us and we ended up having lunch at Mellow Mushroom in Wilder, KY. Nom!
My Mom came at 3pm to watch Nora for the night while Tim and I went with some friends to see Chris Robinson Band in Louisville. I put my Mom in our room since it had a ceiling fan… bless her heart for rocking with no A/C.
It was strange leaving Nora that afternoon - I felt like I kept forgetting something; I think it was the little person who is always with us!
It was nice to kind of unplug and leave responsibility for less than a day. We stayed at the Seelbach Hilton which I highly recommend. Part of me missed being able to have a drink - a bunch of parents out on the town? I was craving a beer! We ate at BBC which was fun and super hippie. Enjoyed catching up with close friends.
The show was really good - a new venue that’s super small. The music was great, very hippie vibe, a handful of older Grateful Dead fans there, lots of noodle dancing : ) Being super sober is always interesting… I had one drunk girl touch my belly. Geezum. And at least 3 others almost touch and say “Awww!” One older lady stopped in front of me and say “I’ve never seen someone so skinny with their belly so far out!” Um… thanks?
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| That knockoff American flag? It’s a Freak Flag. Love it. |
Even though I feel pretty “able” when I’m pregnant, standing on my feet that long was rough. Not to mention Nora had been up since 5:50 that morning… Gah! At set break, we were able to sit on some couches upstairs which helped… I made it to 11:45pm. I couldn’t take much more on my feet. I was back in the hotel bed at 12am - crazy late for me!
We got back at almost noon and cleaned up because we had a family wedding that night - ! We have so many weddings on my Mom’s side in recent years, so we try to get to at least one a year. It’s hard with schedules and living 2+ hrs from these weddings.
We drove about 2 hours to my cousin’s wedding. It was nice to see family, especially my 88-year old Grandmother. Visit with some family and Nora of course started falling apart toward the end. She’d already been to the library and Nature Center that AM!
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| Welcoming the bridal party on Grandpa’s lap. |
We left at 7:45pm, got home around 9:45pm and CRASHED.
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It is Tuesday now at 5pm and I worked from home all day because the A/C tech came at 7:15am. He was wrapped up and left at 3:15pm [he’d also installed a new all-house humidifier]. I could cry I’m so thankful the house is back to cool.
The poor tech guy from Recker & Boerger was in a polo shirt and khakis - I got him 3 big glasses of ice water throughout the day. I’m going to be sure to give good customer feedback!
7 Days without A/C during the hottest week of the year thus far. I did my best not to complain because there are far worse situations to deal with.
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| No complaining about heat from the little one! |
Onward!
There's another free Friday next week we're planning on going to at the Museum Center if you can swing it!
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