So! How was your day, honey?

Welcome to Sunday

Yesterday was, a day….

I was late for an appointment because I looked at the time wrong, thus leaving someone po’d and waiting for me. I also had my phone on do not disturb,so they’d been trying to contact me and I hadn’t answered.

Child puked on school bus, so I spent some quality time with a bucket and brush cleaning puke out of sneakers.

The rain finally stopped after four days and I knew we’d have some water damage (our building needs some pointing work done to the masonry). But I wasn’t quite prepared for how bad it would be. Took down the blinds (which released water all over the floor and my face) and saw the Shirt show. Cut away the worst of the hanging, wet drywall. Will do some containment work today to keep plaster dust from getting all over as things dry out. 

Not the worst day, but an “ugh” day.

Sigh.... yes, the building is getting bids to do the masonry. The window itself needs to be replaced or have lots of repair. The closing mechanism on one side rusted out and broke. The damage to it is, indeed, related to the water.

We had damage from H20 to the entire wall and the window sill, etc. fixed in the spring once the area had stayed dry for about 8 months (the people above us did some work to their balcony that they *thought* might fix the problem - and seemed to for a while - but didn't actually consult anyone about where the water was coming from). Since it's a condo, we're not liable for the damage, it is the condo's responsibility to address the issue and fix the damage.

But in the meantime, I'm hanging some plastic sheeting! I don't anticipate we can have the masonry work finished and the window repaired until spring. Things move sloooooooowly. 

Yeah, as I was scraping more soaked drywall and peeling paint away today I did re-think the plastic because I found some spots of mildew or mold a bit down under things. Will see if I can determine what exactly it is and then revise the plan. TBH, though, I think I will suggest to Mr. K we get someone in here to look at the mess. It's supposed to be a snowy winter, which I love, but...

This covers two days of amazing Halloween fun in the city. steve, please don't be angry at all the photos (not that you've ever said you were). There was just too much eye candy not to share. 

Friday we took our young spook for their first Halloween Extravaganza at the cathedral of St. John the Divine. They really need to get a bigger movie screen and a better print of the film (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) as you really couldn't make out the amazing film sets of any of the text. But for me, it's always been a matter of "wait through the film for the best part: the procession of the ghouls!" Spawn bitched a lot before we left because it takes a looong time on the subway to get there, over an hour. But at the end, they said, "We have to go again next year!" 









Last night Mr. K and I went out for omakase to celebrate our anniversary. It was the big Halloween party night here since the holiday falls on a Tuesday. We walked to and from the restaurant about 45 minutes each way and it was awesome people and decoration watching. I saw my favorite decorated house ever, which had hundreds of creepy dolls in front. I used to hang creepy dolls like that in the woods at my college. These folks are my people. AND they had a QR code up saying if you liked their decorations you should donate to our local no-kill shelter! Hereos!!!!

We also met a very sweet ALL BLACK CAT. I was po'd someone lets it outside, but we had a nice visit. It was very soft and friendly. 

What a wonderful weekend!

Ugh, I'm so sorry, neomoxie. My thoughts are with you and your ex. 

Hang in there.