dambetty: the water damage

I got a new camera today. I think it's about time, since both of the kids have had one since I had. These are my first pics with it.

The adjuster finally called me today. She was just going to estimate the repair costs without anyone ever seeing the damage. Needless to say, I didn't think that was a particularly groovy idea, so someone will be out in a week to look and see. Personally, I think the entire ceiling in the dining room should be replaced, but we'll just have to wait and see what the experts say.

My pictures are still uploading into Photobucket. The new camera has a ridiculous 12 megapixels, so I guess the pics are incredibly large (I made no changes to the camera, just loaded up the memory stick and took some shots). Going to have to work on that, when I get a minute. I need to take a day (when I can find one) to just catch up on my technology. I had to reinstall or upgrade the Palm software for my T/X and now I can't access any of my info on the desktop. I really need to figure out what's up with that. I need to play with the new camera. If I can get my new mp3 operational after the bath it took in the washer this week (I know, I'm an idiot) I want to figure out how to convert DVD's to watch on it. But all of that takes time, time that I just haven't found lately. And, since DDTHHSG (dd, the honors high school graduate...I'm still in love with that concept), just bought herself (another concept I can get close to) Sims 3, I think my time on this PC will be rather limited at least until August when she and her Mac will leave me for points West.

OK, the pics appear to be ready.

This is the area behind my dresser in my bedroom. They had to cut here to access the toilet on the other side of the wall.

This is one side of the DS's bedroom wall (the white spot being where the "old" leak was repaired several years ago. It was hidden until a recent rearrangement of furniture, so I don't feel like the worst mom on the block: