And my gum still hurts...

5:30 AM - Go to sleep.
7:00 AM - Wake up to drive parents to train. Find out our water heater is broken and must spend day waiting for the repairman. Also already must wait for the guy to come fix the windshield wiper motor on mom's car. Dad also asks to have dry cleaing picked up "if all that stuff gets finished early enough".
10:00 AM - Right when getting back under the covers, the doorbell rings. Neighbor's workmen very politely ask for car to be moved "so nothing falls on it while we're working". Move car, see PSE&G truck pull up across the street. Stand at door waiting for man to get out of truck.
10:15 AM - Guy FINALLY gets out of the damn truck.
10:17 AM - Guy takes one look at it and says the thing's busted, we need a plumber, but he'll try stuff anyway.
10:45 AM - Guy is now all wet from spazzy water heater, say thing's definitely busted, we need a new heater. Leaves.
11:00 AM - Dad calls to say people to install the new heater will be here anytime between 2 and 6 today. Get annoyed, tell him that's fine but he's picking up his own damn dry cleaning.
11:15 AM - Guy to fix windshield wiper motor shows up, fixes stuff leaves with a shiny $5 tip. Robin's wallet mourns the loss of said shiny $5.
11:30 AM - Finally get back under covers again.
11:31 AM - Mother calls.
11:45 AM - Finally finally get back under covers and fall asleep after trying to ignore noise from next door and light from window shade that can't be closed without upsetting pretty new tropical plant.
2:00 PM - Plumber shows up to replace water heater. Says we also need an extra part for something for around $200. Uses lots of fancy plumbing words.
2:01 PM - Robin quits and moves back to Ohio (ugh) where at least she could get some damn sleep once in awhile.