davidd's A Doll A Day 2019

[Alliecat]

Auwe!!  This sounds like the kind of thing I'd get into, and I'd be spending more time having tantrums than injecting dolly good cheer into it, so, good for you -- taking time to do those photos in the middle of that mess.  Now I know who to start asking questions of, if mine craps out.  When the plumber changed the hot water tank he said the pump was cycling on & off quickly enough that he thinks the bladder in the tank may be 'going'.  I don't know how fast a 40-60 pump is supposed to cycle, or whether it's supposed to drop rapidly when it hits 50 before it comes on, so I don't know if he's trying to get himself more work or not (this wouldn't surprise me).
ANYwho, I'm glad you've got things working for now.  One can learn an awful lot of DIY from Youtube, although there's a limit when you have to call someone.  I can sympathize with the nothing-open-within-2-hours'-drive part too, although after hours I'd be SOL because the ferry doesn't run at night.
I love the photos, especially the way the girls in the 2nd one are posed as though they're deep in discussion and they look like they know what they're doing!  I've never seen these either I don't think... and it's nice to think glitter does make everything better!
Hope you don't have further repairs, especially the ex$pensive kind.