hot water

So, last Thursday, while Mike was in Vegas, Hudson and I were watching tv waiting for bedtime. I heard a bunch of loud popping noises. I was a little freaked out because Mike was gone, and I was sure there was a shoot-out down the street or something. I told Hudson to wait downstairs while I investigated.( Cambree was already asleep upstairs) As soon as I got to the bottom of the stairs I realized that the sound was coming from our laundry room because I heard gushing water. It turns out that our hot water heater was going crazy. I can't believe how much I take for granted such simple things as hot water. I had to heat water in the microwave 2 cups at a time to give Cambree a bath. And then I ended up just giving her a quick little bath in the sink, but still it was such a hassle. Luckily I was headed to my parents house on friday, so I was able to shower there, but I haven't been able to wash my dirty dishes in the dishwasher until tonight. I am very glad that my brother is very handy with stuff like that and he was able to come over last night and try to fix it, but about 20 minutes after he left it started acting up again, so I had to turn it off and go without hot water for one more day. He came back tonight and hopefully fixed the problem for good. I am just really glad that I have a hot water heater in my home. I can't even imagine having to heat water for every little thing.