We visited my mom after a long time away.
Ever since I got married my mom has not seen our three kids.
She could face-time and speak to the eldest kids but she still lined up to hold them like any grandma would. Unfortunately, due to the illness that restricted her mobility, my mom couldn’t travel as much as she wanted. Flying was out of the picture for her especially because we lived three cities away from her in a different state. My wife and I planned to surprise my mom this time round by going to her home without giving her notice. The look on her face was priceless as she hugged, kissed, and praised us for giving her beautiful grandchildren. We planned to stay with mom for two weeks as she got to enjoy the company of her grandkids. On the third day of our stay here, we noticed strange sounds coming from the basement. Our two older children were sleeping but my wife and I took turns to take care of the youngest. Ever since we visited mom, she had been fussy and we assumed that it was an issue of climate change. It was during this period that we heard strange sounds coming from the basement. At first we thought we had imagined it but when the sounds intensified at around 2pm, it became a concern. My wife was scared that the house could be haunted and ghosts were roaming around. When morning ame, we asked my mom what the issue was. She complained of how the boiler downstairs must have been making noise. I called the HVAC technician to come check out the heating system the next day. It turns out that some of the internal components in the HVAC equipment were breaking down hence the loud banging. On the directive of the HVAC professional, we decided to buy mom a new heating and cooling unit. After all, her grandkids will be visiting more often now and we wanted them to be comfortable.