Adam recently wrote about the distaster we had in our downtairs bathroom when the ceiling started leaking — leading to a giant hole in the ceiling once our plumber was finished with it. Turns out, the leak had nothing to do with our plumbing and everything to do with our roof. When we got our roof shoveled, they told us that one of the roof tiles was bent back and a giant icicle was sticking through it. We got our trusty contractor to look at our roof this week and found that we need a new one because the one the people who owned the house previously got was the cheapest thing they could have gotten (which shouldn’t have surprised us by this point). Our contractor told us that we shouldn’t fix the ceiling until Spring when all the snow has melted, so that means that he’ll have to fix that after the baby has arrived. What’s worse is the roof replacement. To me, putting on a new roof and having a new baby at home is not a good mix. So we’re going to have to wait until mid-August when our munchkin finally goes off to daycare. Hopefully there won’t be any disasters in the ensuing months!
Just when you think you’re done with the home improvement projects… 
February 15th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Your trusty Elluminate assistant here.
In the spring of 1852, one of my ancestors put her 4-year old and two-week old into a covered wagon and spent four months traveling to Oregon on the Oregon trail. However, I’m completely with you and not wanting to change off the roof while you’ve got a newborn in the house.
February 18th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
People were much hardier back then! I can’t imagine!!!
February 18th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Hmm, around here it takes only about two days to strip and re-install a roof; surely you could get away for a couple days, get it done, and be done with the worry?
February 18th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Hmmm… I hadn’t thought about that. We’re going to Chicago in July to see family and go to ALA — I wonder if our contractor would be able to do it then.