Thank God for Community Helpers

This week in school my 4yr olds are learning about Community Helpers.  This means people whose job it is to contribute to the betterment of the community.  They were given choices of what kind of community helper they wanted to be when they grow up.  I wish I could remember all the choices but it was your typical Fireman, Policeman, Plumber, with a little spice thrown in (pun intended) like Baker and Artist. 

I would like to give a shout out to the Community Helpers who are going to be enhancing the Dream House over the next couple of weeks.  Starting with the 2 most important:

CL:  In Pre-K they didn't have Cleaning Lady as a choice on the board but I would say our CL is an amazing Community Helper.  She keeps me neat and sane every other week.  She's an amazingly strong person with a positive attitude and a smile on her face.  Thank you for enhancing the Dream House CL!
I don't know if she would want me to put a pic of her on my blog so here is her FB profile pic.. it sums her up nicely:

Bug Killer:  Another wonderful gift that Cindy left me (in addition to the rug stains and disgusting blinds) were these special friends:

They are called house centipedes and they are mostly in the basement but sometimes on the first floor.  They are pretty much harmless to people but they can get to 3-4 inches long and they run super-fast and they freak me the hell out.  I HATE THEM.  Even CL hates them and she's not afraid of anything.  So tomorrow the Bug Killer is going to come and spray for these suckers and hopefully they will be gone forever.  Thank you for enhancing Dream House Bug Killer!

Chimney Sweeper and Fireplace Converter: Chimney Sweeper should definitely be on the Community Helpers list in Pre-K.  These guys do almost as much in preventing fires as the Firefighters.  Jacks of all trades, they also serve as animal control and handymen.  Anyway, it turns out that Jim and Cindy never ever not once used their wood burning fireplace in the 7yrs that they lived in Dream House.  Since Mr. Molly is not a lumberjack, we do not desire to use it as a wood burning fireplace either.  Thus, the Chimney Sweeper is going to come out and clean it (who knows what's in there considering all the dead birds in the furnace vent) and then convert it to gas log.  All hail the Chimney Sweeper, thank you for enhancing the Dream House!
Side note:  Chimney Sweepers will also clean out your dryer vent.  This is extremely important if you have hoodlums in your neighborhood who like to stick Styrofoam cups in your dryer vent.

Plumber:  This was a choice on the Pre-K wall but surprisingly not a Community Helper that any 4yr old picked as their future career.  This is despite the drama that ensued in the classroom when the boys' toilet overflowed twice.  My son has PTSD from this incident and now is constantly worried it will overflow again.  In Dream House, the toilets run randomly and sporadically and we don't know why.  The plumber will come and figure it out.  So far Mr. Molly's solution is to literally turn off the water to our toilet during the night so that it can't run.  I do not find this an acceptable solution.  Thank you Plumber, for enhancing the Dream House!

Sump Pump Cover Fixer:  Jim and Cindy were kind enough to install a back up battery on their sump pump when their basement flooded in 2007.  However, when they did this they broke the seal on the sump pump cover.  We initially were concerned that this would let in radon, but the home inspection showed normal levels of radon.  Instead it's probably letting in the beautiful bug you see above.  Thus, it needs to be resealed.  Thank you Sump Pump Cover Fixer for enhancing the Dream House!
Side note:  My TX readers may not be familiar with sump pumps since they don't have basements.  All you need to know is that this is what happens when you don't have one:

Not my basement, and I don't know those guys

Landscaper and Tree Trimmer:  Another one that didn't make the Pre-K list, much to my dismay.  Our yard guy mows every Friday in the summer and helps us monitor our sprinkler system.  Now he has been enlisted to trim our trees.  We have a couple dead branches in the back, and in the front one of the trees is touching the house.  I am wondering if he will somehow get rid of all the leaves too.  Regardless, this dude is important and vital to the outer appearance of Dream House... thank you Landscaper!

I'm sure some of the most special Community Helpers; Ms. Heather, Ms. Anita, Ms. Amanda, and Ms. Nicole would be proud of this post supporting their learning theme this week.  Thank you Teachers for molding the minds of my children during the day so we can go to work to pay for the Dream House!