So, between Ed having to go into work early early this morning, and horror movie style nightmares about ants infesting my attic, I've been up since 5:30 or so, and didn't sleep worth shit. Just to make my panicked mind stop running in circles, I dragged the stepladder over, got out the big battery powered work light, and poked my head up in the attic to make sure the dream was just a dream. Didn't crawl around in the insulation, but no ants (and thank god, no wasps or bats, I looked for those too, honey =P) that I could see.

So now I am AWAKE in that horrible, grinding exhaustion sort of sense. Blurgh. Today's going to suck. Maybe I'll feel better after a shower. x_x

At least the check valve on the sump pump waited until it was daylight, and we were both awake (sort of) before it exploded this morning. Cue hastily rigged hose system and a run to Lowes for new check valves. x_x Too bad it couldn't have waited until after breakfast. Both of us ended up snappish from low blood sugar. Also, the good of my shower this morning was completely negated by all the scrambling and adrenaline of "oh crap, it broke again". Bah. All fixed now, water mopped up, and the thing is working fine. Disaster averted, for the moment.