hauntings for halloween

have you ever felt like your house/apartment/condo/abode is haunted? i felt that way in brooklyn -- the former tenant actually died in the apartment and i was convinced she was haunting it. so i had my father bless it, and all was well after that. i'm sure it was just my imaginings.

so now, i think my sprinkler system and appliances are haunted.

i'll start at the beginning. my sprinkler system was difficult to figure out -- but it's a pretty high-end system, so when i figured it out i was so happy. i wanted to manually start it in certain "zones" because i didn't want to waste water trying to get the grass back this year. with that accomplished, i figured, "great! i can do this!" then there were a few nights when the weather was cool so i slept with the windows open, and low and behold! it went off -- at 2.45 am!! mondays and wednesdays only (or should i say tuesday and thursdays only). so i reset it...and imagine my suprise (again at 2.45 am) when it went off AGAIN! finally, finally, i unplugged it. that should fix it -- i thought to myself. well, i stupidly plugged the sucker back in. i'm at a loss, really. so i deal with it. there has been some additional fiddling since i last heard it, and all i can do now is hope that it's finally off. i guess i'll find out when it gets cool again.

then this weekend, the fridge decided to stop working. oy vey! not a good thing, for sure. it's a long story, but there was kindness from a stranger which prompted tears, and well, i now have a fridge that works. as soon as i buy a filter, the water and ice maker will both work as well! yay!

so maybe the former owner isn't haunting the house, but i seriously think he may have booby-trapped it. i mean, really!

to end on a more postive note...remember that desk that i wanted to magically disappear?! well, it's gone! my music man helped out with that (you'll hear more about him as time goes by, just be satisfied that i'm mentioning him here). that happened last weekend. during the week i painted and cleaned and got a bed. so the guest room is complete! now you can all schedule your visits :)