Everything But the Kitchen Sink

first we noticed the dripping. we didn't think much of it. what's a little drip here and there? surely, there were more important things that needed fixing in our house (like our ensuite bathroom shower, that has given us nothing but headache since we moved into our money pit of a house).

but then, we noticed the smell. y'all know what i'm talking about. that dank, old water smell. the situation went very quickly from something we were willing to live with, to something that needed to be fixed. stat.

see, that's the thing with owning a home. there's always something that needs fixing. we have all these things categorized. they range from things we'd like to do (like painting Isabella's room) to things that we'll do sometime soon (like painting the exterior of the house) to things that need to get done. pronto. this under the sink smell became a prime example of this last category.

our faucet is a Moen. guaranteed for life. in theory, this should be an easy one to fix. faucet breaks; Moen replaces. that's how guaranteed for life works. or, this is how it should work. but there's a catch. there's always a catch.

Moen doesn't send a new faucet. they send replacement parts.

while we waited for moen to send us said parts, that we would then have to install ourselves (see? i told you. catch.), the husband decided to dismantle the sink.

now, i will give the husband credit. he's quite handy around the house. he fits somewhere nicely in between my two fathers - my stepdad, who can't put together IKEA furniture and my dad, who watches HGTV and oh-so-very martha stewart-ly, can somehow build himself a canoe out of a piece of wood. this time, however, we've decided to leave it to the professionals (who, of course, can't come until some time this week).

so, yes, granted, we have no more dripping and awful smell under the sink, but, alas, we also have no running water in our kitchen.

no.running.water.in.our.kitchen

imagine this scenario for a second, will you?

it's not like being without a dishwasher, or a microwave, or even an oven. a sink, friends, it's a disaster. i feel like i'm on Little House on the Prairie or something, where Pa has to go out to the well to fetch us some water. but in our case, it's the husband, going to the laundry room to get the water, but you get the idea. it sucks.

i keep telling my husband, if i have to live without a sink in my kitchen, i should at least be getting granite countertops and stainless steel appliances...

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Comments

[Joanne]

Hi Ali:

Just thought I'd let you know that my mom just called and told me that their Moen faucet broke yesterday...they went to have it replaced this morning (the thing to do with a life time warranty, one would think) and were greeted with the same news. "Sorry, Moen will send you replacement parts." They opted to buy a new one. Not Moen, obviously.

Hope you've managed to get yours fixed by now!

[Adrienne]

We are also having sink issues, but in our bathroom. All of the stuff that holds the faucet to the sink seems to have come off. Next, we have the exhaust fan in our bathroom that conked out. Then last Wednesday, as Aaron went to take out the garbage, lo and behold the garage door did not open. Mind you, both the nanny and I had already opened and closed it without problems a few times that day. And because we have absolutely no other way into the garage aside from the door, the Door Doctor (yes, that's really the company name) had to cut a hole in the door. Now not only do we need a new motor (since the old one died), but we need a new garage door. When it rains, it pours.

[haley-o]

That TOTALLY sucks, Ali! I had to live without a kitchen sink for about a week when we moved into our new house and were getting the kitchen redone. It was, indeed, like Little House on the Prairie. We ended up ordering in all the time, and I ended up gaining 10 pounds....

[Jodi]

Man, that sucks. It's always something, isn't it?

Love the idea of including a song that you love. I will be checking it out.

[Jen]

I have lists too...unfortunately I don't know how I will ever get to the "nice to do" list as the "need to do" list just seems to be getting longer and longer!

[Heidi]

Hi Ali - that REALLY sucks......

I have no dishwasher in this new (well to us, new, ahem) house and after having had one in the last house, I am not sure I can live without it again (which I have done for 5 freaking months, yikes).

I am with you on the granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, sigh.

Maybe in my next life?