Another Month Done Gone

February, and now early March, have been stranger than usual at my house.

First of course, was the flu, then broncihits and sinusitis on top of that, which led to a whining, exhausted comment here, and thoughtful, helpful emails from Florrie and Lewy, which were deeply appreciated.

Then others at work got sick, and the blame fell on me (was I the only one who came into contact with the 'Typhoid Harry' customer?) and so I've been feeling guilty.

Two weekends ago I took my mother and sister to the home of a very kind lady from their church, to practice choir songs which she wanted sung at her funeral.  That prompted a (half)witty series of comments from me, until the phone call this morning, telling us she had died.  RIP Tish.

This was the woman who, on the sudden death of my brother-in-law some time ago, actually donated two side-by-side burial plots for him and my sister.

Saturday, in the mail, my sister got the water/sewer bill.  It totalled $327, which was nearly double the prior one.  So we went looking, and the 20 year old water heater seems to have been merrily dribbling for at least a couple of months, judging by the condition of the floor in its closet.  Thank God it did not fail catastrophically in the middle of the night, as there is no shut-off (but will be, after today). 

I had to call the city water department to turn off the feed to the house, and as I type this, 30 gallons of water are draining in prep for the removal of the old tank, and its replacement, by me, with a much larger and more efficient one.  It should be empty about now, more reports to come.

I tell ya, it's just a laugh a minute, around here.