Refrigerator madness

In my inbox when I got back from my midday walk*:

Dear Emma Prete,

Thank you for your order with homedepot.com. We are pleased to inform you that we have shipped one or more items in your order W062670913 to:

Shipping Address: xxxx

Using: Special Delivery

Shipping Date: Jun 19, 2008 1:11:08 PM EST

Order Confirmation #W062670913

Order Date: Feb 18, 2008 12:11:26 PM EST
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1 Compact Stainless Steel Refrigerator with Bottom Mount Freezer

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Um, what are the odds that the refrigerator
{-you know, the one we waited 3 months for before they told us the earliest delivery would be mid-July

-at which point we discussed and discussed before deciding we couldn't wait that long

-and then found a different refrigerator that cost twice as much}

would ship two hours before I called to cancel the order?

Luckily, a very nice man named Calvin says I can just refuse the order when they call to schedule delivery and then call Home Depot to get a refund. In his words, "Looking at this history, honestly, I don't see how they could NOT refund your money." However, this was only after I was transferred twice, one person told me they couldn't even find my order, and another person told me there was no way to cancel once an item has shipped. I had a mini panic attack. As if renovating isn't expensive enough. I'm SOOOOO not paying for two refrigerators.

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June 17

June 18 - back in the saddle again, so to speak

June 19 - Evelyn's favorite thing to do right now is to pull herself up to a crouch. She can't reach high enough to pull herself up on the furniture, but a bumbo or a stray parent's leg is low enough to allow her the leverage she needs

*Running was out since I practically pulled my shoulder out of its socket grabbing the railing while falling down the stairs the other day (about half a flight); my arm completely refused to run and push the stroller at the same time.