We had a big fun family Valentine's Day planned.
Jake's sleepover buddy got picked up at 10 a.m. and we started to get ready. I did the usual "clean up your room" chant, especially messy after two lively boys staying up till one occupied the room.
Jake looked up at the ceiling and said, Mom, there's something wrong with my ceiling.
Gulp. Some faint shadows. Doesn't look good, like storm clouds over a trailer park. But never fear, I live with McGyver, the handiest man on the planet.
Yes, you guessed it. We have a leak. Some pesky valley oak leaves decided to wiggle their way under a roof tile and allow rain water in. Now, while I worship rain water, I want it to keep it's holy self outside my delicate house.
Our family day turned into getting out the ladder, loppers, gloves, green bin, Black Jack roof tar, and the umbrella. We all pitched in, excuse the roof pun, and cleared the leaves from the roof and the gutters (eww gross), patched the loose tile, sealed all the flashing on every pipe in the roof from our solatubes to the vents, cut away branches, palm fronds, you name it. Jake even held the umbrella on the roof for Daddy when it began to rain so he could finish the sealing.
Our roof is officially fixed. We are ready for the blessed storms that are about to pound us. And not a moment too soon, have you seen the satellite picture?
Ron rewarded Jake with $20 and said, dude, if you hadn't been so observant, that small leak that's fixed and will dry quickly, could have turned into thousands of dollars of dry rot repair. Good job buddy! Jake was very proud but his pride quickly turned into, can we go to Toys R Us?
He's really into TechDecks right now, the tiny skateboards you play with like hot wheels.
Now we're watching the Universe on the History Channel. So freaking cool, we are science geeks.
Our Valentine's Day was hard work, but we're all proud of ourselves and each other. When we Lugos (Leckys) pitch in, we get it done. An entire roof fixed and sealed for an $11 can of Black Jack. My husband is the coolest man in the Universe.
