{p,h,f,r} St. Nicholas edition

{pretty}

Pretty little girl in a bright red coat! It's supposed to finally get cold here next week!

What's that you ask?
The floor?

I don't want to talk about it.

{happy}

Happy children who got a visit from St. Nicholas!

{funny}

Check out the size variation of those slippers!

Someone insisted on Cupcake leaving a letter for St. Nick too!
(Cupcake slippers courtesy of Miss Kelly!)

{real}

OK, fine! The floor. Well, before Thanksgiving, we noticed some water next to the washing machine in the laundry room. It appeared to be coming up from the flooring which was a press and stick tile on top of an old sheet vinyl. We watched for a washer leak. Nothing happened. Head scratching ensued. Then, on Thanksgiving, we noticed water around the dishwasher. Turned out it was the leaky culprit and had been leaking water underneath both layers for a while. Ewwwwww! So, all of the flooring came out... all the way down the hallway into the linen closet. No, there wasn't mold but it did smell a little musty. It was supposed to be replaced yesterday. We took the day off school and made all the arrangements to be sequestered in the front living room.  Nobody showed up. The vinyl didn't make it in and nobody bothered to call us and say that the install would need to be rescheduled. Grrrrr argh! Dingy dangy doggone heck to phooey!
Deep breath... (whispering) contentment. Really, in the grand scheme of things, it's a minor inconvenience.

~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ with the lovely ladies at Like Mother, Like Daughter