caulking and an update

 on monday the superintendent of our complex knocked on the door to say that there was water leakage in the apartment below and could he check the bathroom to see where it might be coming from? of course i had just read eva's sunday post about her bathroom faucet problems and the leaky pipe in the garage, so i found this turn of events highly amusing. 

unfortunately, our problem has been going on for awhile and it would have been wise of us to have fixed our bathroom shower months ago. the problem downstairs was due to leakage through our shower tiles. to put it simply, we needed to re-caulk. greg scraped and scoured and then i came in with the caulk gun and filled everything up. it's been a two day job (all tuesday and wednesday) and very smelly (silicone caulk has a strong vinegar odor). after filling on tuesday i decided i needed to let it dry and go over it a second time, thus the extra day of work. i went through lots of painter's tape and several youtube videos. my favorite was philippa:

i did try her idea of using a plastic spray bottle filled with water and "washing up liquid" (along with the painter's tape) and found it very helpful. i did not fill the tub with water, however.

i think it looks okay. it could probably use a full renovation (i just let out a big sigh) but i really don't think that's going to happen anytime soon so i hope it holds!

now for a family and friend update:

this is korrina's instagram pic from monday. she gave notice at her japanese restaurant and did a trail for a new restaurant on tuesday. today she has another trail at a different place that i know she is hoping to get into. 

she wrote:

"sunday marked my last service at morimoto after almost a year and a half. it's definitely bittersweet and i will miss it and the great people who i had the opportunity to work with. but i am also incredibly excited to start a new chapter in my career and see what comes next."

i'll keep you posted!

this instagram pic is from deychen. she wrote beneath it:

"tea party. i'm a southern lady now."

she started her acting program at north carolina school of the arts and i think she's now in her third week. all is well with her acting and stage combat classes. she loves them and they keep her very busy, but she was unable to get several of the core classes she needs to graduate and will have to take them another year. considering that she was on time for registering for them, i don't see how there will be more room in a future year, unless they add more class time and teachers (or teaching assistants).

 her dorm room. we know she misses fresh food from home. her school is not known to have a good cafeteria, sadly.

chanda had her tech two nights ago. here's a backstage pic she posted on instagram while waiting for her call.

this morning she fixed the ribbons on her shoes for tonight's opening.

 morgana has been studying her french and looking for apartments in paris. she was hoping to be able to stay until the end of january and perform in her modern dance teacher's january/february show, but it's looking like she will need to be at the french school before that.

her french vocabulary.

the spaghetti squash i was able to bake in my oven that is now working very well.

and here's a photo i took last week of a cloudy september sky. the mornings are cool again though the days can still get very warm when the sun shines. overall, the weather has been so beautiful and enjoyable.