No Ghosts

So I dont know if I posted on here that my water heater broke...but it did. Actually it worked just fine but it rusted a hole through the bottom and water leaked out of it (I still had hot water to use) I had noticed for a couple weeks that the laminate wood flooring in my kitchen was starting to warp and buckle, but there was never any water. The floor wasn't wet, my sink and appliances didn't seem to be leaking so I didn't rush into action.

So of course that means that last week when I was catsitting for Michaela (the cat had to live with me because she was on vacation and getting all new flooring in her house) I got out of my shower one night (still had hot water) and walked into the kitchen and heard and saw the squish of water.

The next morning I locked the cat in the bedroom and called the apt management. They said it sounded like the water heater and would have it replaced that day. Apparently my water heater is in my kitchen in the dead cupboard space between the sink and stove - I had no clue. I had been thinking my AC intake duct in the hall closet was my water heater ( I didn't really look at it that closely).

True to their word it was fixed within the day with only the dirty path of destruction in its wake...maintenance men don't clean even when the vacuum is left out :).

Then I had to sign a release of entry form so the flooring company could come in while I was gone to replace my floor. They said it would be 3-4 days before they came. I figured they would call me.

Yeah...they didn't. LUCKILY I was done catsitting before they came!

Last night was office trivia night so I didn't get home until 9pm. I watched a little TV then went to bed. I have a small apartment so I don't really feel thr need to look around...because I figure I can see everything. Not the case.

This morning I woke up to see this barricade of my stuff in front of my kitchen. It took me a minute to figure out why it was there (of course my first thought a single woman was that someone came in my house as I slept or it was a ghost) and luckily I wasn't too sleepy to put two and two together and realize the floor was replaced while I was at work yesterday. Only for a second did I think they did it while I slept :).

So now I have lovely new floors and no ghosts!