Charlyn’s Web

I am sure it’s over rated.

We went to bed as soon as the kids were in bed- about 9:15.  I was yakking away to The Big Guy (TBG) about really important Wife stuff when I stretched out my legs to the bottom of the bed.  I jerked them back quickly because it felt really cold down there.  Then I realized it was WET!  As in very wet.  Groan!

Last October we realized our old bed that we had bought shortly after getting married 16 years ago was causing our backs to hurt.  Having limited funds and being cheap (did I say that?) we decided that we should give TBG’s Dad’s old water bed a chance.  It was lying around in the shop loft getting dusty so we might as well try it to see if it helps our backs without costing money.  We set it up on a “romantic” night and day without the kids.   It is an old style waterbed with a big “bladder” not one of the waveless ones.  Seems people don’t use waterbeds too much anymore as we had a hard time finding supplies for it.  But it worked, especially after we figured out the right temperature to keep us both happy (not an easy feat).  Our backs feel better.

Yesterday morning I changed the sheets and decided to get the air bubbles out of it as I had noticed it “sloshing”  lately.  I pulled the recessed plug out so I could unscrew the cap and the cap popped off and water came spewing out!  Sigh.   The cork part of the stopper is gone and the screw on cap doesn’t go on too tightly.  When you think you just about got it tight enough it would give way and you have to start over.  I guess I didn’t get it on there as well as I had thought.

The sheet was wet, the comforter was wet, everything.   We got up, stripped the bed and worked on the cap.  We discovered that Brett’s Dad had done a fix on it before as there was part of a yogurt container used as a shim.  (Is that the right word?)  We searched the kitchen for a lid that would work and couldn’t find one.  We searched the kitchen for something that we could use for a new shim.   We finally found a waxed cardboard lid insert in the mayonnaise jar.  I guess the don’t do many of the foam type ones anymore.  After more fiddling Brett got it to work.  We dried off the bed and put on new bedding.  I put a thin blanket under the sheet but it wasn’t enough to keep us from getting cold during the night.  The water filled plastic can be cool even when the water is warmed.  It was after 10:15 before we hit the water again- good thing we started to go to bed early!

So another night of not so good sleep- because we got cold. TBG had a early meeting and so had to get up early for that and unfortunately woke up even before that!  Sigh.

I should have known I wasn’t putting the cap on right as Kirsten told me we should wait for Papa as he was a “good worker” and I was a “crazy worker”.    The voice of wisdom?

At least I can take consolation that I am a “good cooker” and Papa is a “crazy cooker”.  Take that into consideration if you plan on visiting next week while I am gone.