Saying Goodbye to Vegas......

New York, New York casino from room at the Excaliber.

Since my last post, life's been kinda slow and stressful. My son returns to Knoxville early Thursday morning. I’ll post on Friday and tell you all the drama surrounding his return! It’s funny and at the same time, not that funny. Yep, one of those kinds of stories. The important thing is that N is good and excited about getting back to his family and friends. Now don’t go emailing me about this fabulous funny/not so funny story because I just ain’t tellin’ till Friday! :) And no, I haven't even told my mother! ha
There are two big holes in the wall of the stairwell behind this dirty towel and pillow case. For over a year I have been hearing a slow drip, drip, drip inside the wall of my upstairs bathroom sink. My landlord and my landlord’s son agreed that it is a leak from a pipe inside the wall. Well, the drip, drip, drip has gotten faster and faster (dripdripdripdripdrip) and so they (landlord) finally sent a plumber (can you say 26 year old guy and 17 year old guy!!!!) in to fix the problem. They listened and agreed that there is a leak. They cut two big holes in the wall, exposed the pipes and found no wetness and no leaks. So.....now they say it’s just the pipes making noises that "sounds like drips!" Okay, whatever. My assessment is that it is dripping further down the pipes where they didn’t look. But it’s not my house and if they want the inside of the walls to get all damp and mildewed then I can’t do anything about it. I have decided I have probably spent my last winter in my big old house so it won’t really matter to me. As soon as my son gets situated and back on track, he’ll be getting his own place (yes! ha) and then I’m going to move to a smaller, drip-free, place.
Tomorrow night is Taiwan Culture Night at the I-House. And there’s a hypnotist at 8:00. I might try to catch both of these events but I’ll definitely be going to see my Taiwanese friends at the I-House and enjoying some great Chinese food! I’ll take some photos but probably won’t post them until Friday as I’ll be off work this Thursday.