The blessing part? Being here to notice, early on, a leak from…somewhere…as water starts flowing from “somewhere around the water heater” out into the garage, then also underneath the kitchen, pantry and laundry room floors.

The curse part? Well, pretty much everything I just said.

You know, I thought I still heard water running when I got out of the shower this morning, but didn’t really think much about it.

We were talking about how it was time to pull out the wood laminate in the pantry and kitchen…but the decision was supposed to be on our timeline. Plus, did you ever notice that a 1% deductible on your homeowners insurance always seems like a good idea until you actually need to file a claim?

Ugh. The plumber will be here between noon and 2. I’m bracing myself for the worst.

3:40 PM Update – The current cost is at $2,789 and climbing! The good news…we’ve already hit our deductible!