I don't have another violin video for you yet, but I have been practicing! The songs I'm currently working on: Ode to Joy, Largo, Yankee Doodle, a Russian Dance Tune, and Dixie. I can definitely tell I'm improving, but since I'm now playing songs that use all four strings, things have gotten MUCH harder! I'll try to remember to make a video tonight when I practice.
On the hot water battle: we are still without hot water. That's right. We've not had hot water since February 5th. An insurance adjuster will be coming to the house this afternoon, but has already told us they won't cover the cost of replacing our P.O.S. tankless water heater. We have currently ordered and replaced two parts on that thing and have had numerous plumbers out here to try and get this thing working...to no avail. I'm tired of bathing at work and friends' houses and tired of boiling pots of water on the stove to wash dishes. If I have to shell out every penny of the $2000 or so it takes to replace that piece in the attic with a decent one with freeze protection, I'M DOING IT! THIS WEEK! Can you tell I really can't take it anymore?
On the gardening front: I received my March Southern Living magazine in the mail this weekend, and have found my dream vegetable garden. There is no way the new one I hope to build will compare, but a girl can dream. Could someone from the Delta please bring me a truck load of decent dirt. The sand and clay (aka concrete) aren't cutting it. If the water heater and taxes don't totally wipe us out, I really do hope to start working on the soil for our new garden and building a compost bin next weekend.
I hope you all have a wonderful Monday! Sorry for the not up beat at all post today.
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