Ya know quizzickle, sometimes all one can do is laugh when things get rough. These weren't "major" things, but when combined with all that goes on here, it can become overwhelming. ANd in my book, when overwhelmed , laughter is the key.. Just can't let others in the house see or hear ya laughing.. Because one should not laugh when one is trying to replace a water pump and they break a few extra pipes in the process...

You got that right on the walled off valve. But then the person who walled over it wasn't all that bright and we weren't all that "bright" to have not noticed it until now.. lol

With so many things going wrong with this house, "the dishwasher doesn't work, sink in what was once a kitchen upstairs leaks, the sink in the kitchen in basement leaks, the stove only has one burner left that works, amd the grand ole heat pump needs replaced, just to mention a few things, " and AJ running to Home Depot for parts all day, AJ's g/f talked him into looking for another house.

SO for today, I can smile... ALL is almost well... Things are getting done....SO we take deep breaths, laugh a bit, and move forward..