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Well today we woke up and did not have much hot water. This is not an unusual situation as we have had trouble with the hot water heater before. What alarmed us more was that it appeared to be raining on one of our balconies, but no where else. There was water coming from somewhere on the roof and unfortunately we could hear water dripping within the ceiling of our bedroom (near the windows where the "rain" was falling). So needless to say, Dustin called the office.

A nice maintenance man showed up and he looked in our bedroom, looked on the patio and then headed to the roof. Apparently, he did not understand what we said about hearing the water in the ceiling, because he focused his attention on the roof and then left. Unfortunately, between the time he was on the roof and him leaving, the water within our ceiling became a nice water fountain feature in our room, pouring water into our bedroom through one of the lights. We could see the dry wall in different spots grow wet and Dustin quickly called the office again. The maintenance man returned and this time could clearly see for himself the mess we had on hand. We also were able to explain that our water heater was not working and that the air conditioner down stairs also seemed to be failing.

So, within a couple of hours of the early morning on our Sunday home, we had a crew working in our apartment, throughout the apartment complex and on the roof. Needless to say, we called our driver and explained that we would not be making it to church today.

Thankfully, the air conditioner was just a new thermostat and is working great now. The water heater took them all day to fix, but is now in working order as well. The leak was a storage tank on the roof that was directly above our bedroom. It obviously sprung a leak and they were able to fix this issue. We had cleaning people come and fix the carpet (it was drenched even though we got a bucket under it pretty quickly). And tomorrow they come to fix the ceiling in the bedroom. Overall, a little more excitement than we were bargaining for this Sunday after our trip. We finished the day with eating at the clubhouse and giving the boys baths in our bedroom. Danny took his first shower on his own, which just amazes me at age 3. I cannot remember when I did this, but he seems to be growing up so fast in so many ways. Tomorrow will be a full morning, as our new ayi comes, and they will be coming to fix the bedroom.