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Sub Zero

It is never a boring day.  Today started at 630 am with the frantic start of searching for AAA batteries.  The batteries in the thermostat in the office/toyroom died, so it was VERY cold out there.  We found some in the remote for the air conditioner - crisis adverted.   Back to bed for a bit. 
NOPE - back bathroom water pipes frozen.    Lovely.
Aaron brought in a Mr. Buddy heater and I sat with a blow dryer on the pipes for a few hours.    When the water finally started to flow, it also was leaking all over where the top fitting had expanded when it froze and then cracked.     Water everywhere!!! Called Aaron, he was here quickly and we got the water turned off.   He went and got a new fitting and some insulation. 
It is now fixed and when he gets home from work he will put in the new insulation and we will be back to normal.   Minus the 18 loads of laundry to wash all the rags/towels.

Only one more day of this Arctic Freeze!!

Yesterday prior to the Polar Vortex reigning holy terror and frost bite on Michigan, the kids took advantage of snow day and went sledding at the East China Sled Hill.    Then they came back here for pizza and snow cones.    They all went back outside for more winter fun until they finally collapsed from the tiredness that comes from the bone-aching cold.




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