To Kill a Mockingbird

Like I said on Friday, the faucet fiasco wouldn't be over. Joseph and I got home on Friday afternoon and he got right to work on completing the faucet installation. He got it taken care of and I had water again. Hip hip hooray! So we went about our business and a few hours later I was coming in the back after supervising Oscar outside and I heard a loud noise. I raced over thinking that our coffee pot had went crazy (it is the kind with the grinder up top, so I thought that was what I was hearing) but when I got there, it was unplugged. Then I looked under the sink and got sprayed in the face!! Joseph used the same type of materials that were originally under the sink, except that he had to use plastic rings of some sort instead of brass because that was all we could find. Well, we could only guess that the hot water softened the plastic just enough to allow water to seep through and the pressure built up to blow it off. So needless to say I had a HUGE mess to clean up. Our kitchen was about swamped! So Joseph had to truck it on over to the hardware store and this time just got a plain old faucet hose kit and it works beautifully. We then understood why our jacked up house had this rigging because it would have cost like $4 more to get the faucet hose than using what they did. Should have known! Hopefully we have heard the last out of the sink for a while!
On a lighter note....we have quite the situation at our house. It is quite humorous. If you saw above I had to escort Oscar outside to be his own personal bodyguard. We have a lovely pair of mockingbirds that have built a nest in one of the cypress trees outside. As you know, mockingbirds are very territorial and they view Oscar as Enemy # 1. So if he is outside by himself they will dive-bomb him until he runs inside like a scared little coward. So now, Oscar refuses to even think about going outside unless I am there to pick him up and carry him out AND stand next to him to protect him from his flying enemies. I guess I need to start dressing in all black, wear some Ray Bans, and get an earpiece and take my bodyguarding seriously!! I am hoping to get them attacking him on tape, but so far Oscar isn't staying put long enough for me to get my footage!! Birds are evil, I tell you. Ever since I was little and got attacked by our goose, I have hated them ever since. Now Oscar has realized my fear and hates them with a passion as well!