unsettling the dog and the pipes, or how to keep sane

The dog howls all night. Our beds were moved too but we don't howl all night. I suppose when a dog sees  her dogbox and dogbed move as well as her dogdoor to the backyard shut for good, she becomes unsettled. Our foodbowls too have moved, I remind her.

But the best unsettling we caused yesterday, was the removal of the old kitchen plumbing! Now let me tell you about that old single kitchen sink. It was never deep enough for a large moules pot, nor ever wide enough for a casserole dish. How did I ever manage all those years? I have to admit that I rejoiced when the thing was violently ripped from the creaky counter, and you can well imagine what lurked below. I am doing lots of cheering on, lots of encouragement when that ten-pound hammer is flung about.You have to keep that smile on your face, I keep reminding my patient husband, who keeps reminding me in return. Christmas is a-coming.