Let's see, how has our day been?

The first thing we saw this morning when we came downstairs was

Apparently

isn't enough water damage in a brand-new house, so our plumbing system decided we needed more. In a load-bearing wall, no less.

Tony went down to the ground floor to check on the extent of the leak and set off the security system.

The plumber came and told us it would cost us $79 per half-hour just to cut holes in our walls and ceiling to find the source of the leak. Before they fix it. Which will cost more.

We tried to make ourselves feel better by booking our vacation flights with our frequent flyer miles, only to learn that a) we can't use them for multi-city trips, and b) even if we could we don't have enough miles for both of us anyhow. Unless Southwest comes through for us, our free vacation is going to cost a bit more than free.

A movie seemed like a good idea to help lighten the mood. A few minutes in, we realized that popcorn would make the movie-watching experience more joyful. I left the oil in the pan to heat up while we went upstairs to put down a bead of caulk in the other leaky bathroom, so we could shower sometime this week.

Yes, this did go exactly as you expect. The smoke alarms started going off and the house was filled with smoke. We made our way through the cloud, opened the windows, and removed the pan from the stove. I burned my fingers.

All this and we missed a party at my co-worker's house.

Happy weekend!