Good for you. I'd say if you had the persistence to do this, then you should take on the county health department for your greywater system. It will be hard work - or at least at-times-possibly-frustrating work - but it sounds like you have the commitment to see it through. Congrats (and good luck with the greywater system!) :) Dee

One other thing occurred that was different in our routine. I had taken down the thing that hangs on the shower head that holds our shampoos. The water hammer was still happening. But my DH put the shampoo holder back up. It goes over the shower head pipe and at the back attaches with suction cups. He said it was hard getting it to adhere. He really had to push. Our shower is acrylic, I think that is the material, but I wouldn't think he would push so hard as to move the pipes. Anyway, that is the three things that happened different prior to the water hammer mysterious disappearing. By the way, to klem1, I had already looked at water hammer arrestors and even had one on order to try. It hasn't come in, yet. Now hoping I won't need it. Just wish I could figure out what caused the water hammer to go away so if we ever need to try that trip again we can.

Lol! She's pretty nutty Ceph! It's great that BF sticks up for himself, you, and A___ though. Sweeby is right in the fact that he sounds like a gem. He may not be A___'s real father, but he's his dad. That's fantastic and he should be proud. Keep your chin up lady! Find humor in the situation. Lord knows it's needed.

We are in the final stages of building our home. It has taken me two solid years of searching for the right person to do my cabinets. I've interviewed several, and I even wasted some money by starting to work with a couple who claimed they were on the same page as I was but who weren't......as by their push for what "they" liked and thought I should have. I stuck to my guns and kept searching. I do not like staggered cabinets but they were continually being pushed on me. They didn't know how to deal with a large vintage style sink I am using. They kept wanting to line all of them up like lawyer office cabinets, crowd my window trim, etc. I gave up and figured I would use metal cabinets and a couple of tables until I found the right person. Finally one Saturday my husband was doing a search to find Conestoga cabinets so we could purchase some and put them in ourselves. By then I had sketched out what I wanted, but still needed a skilled person to figure the dimensions, etc. Well, we found someone. A treasure of a husband and wife team who make custom cabinets. She has an art degree and has considerable experience in restoring vintage kitchens. She saw immediately what I wanted and we are like twins in our thinking. She made sure she understood how I cook. We now only have minor tweaking in a few details and we are ready to start work. The reason for my long winded story here is to encourage you to follow your heart no matter how long it takes to find the right person. Do not settle. It can be frustrating, time consuming, and very tiring, but it has been more than worth it. I will get up every day for the rest of my life loving this kitchen. Loving your kitchen will inspire you to cook wonderful things in it. Something you don't love will irritate you the rest of your life. Also, be wary of anyone wanting a chunk of money ahead of even talking to you and starting a design. You have no way of knowing if that person will listen to you and you can work together. It is fair for someone to not release a design you like without compensation, but we have lost several thousand dollars on people who claimed they would design something nice, knew what I wanted, but as soon as the check was cashed they could have cared less. The lady I am working with now never asked for a cent up front. Sandy