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We’re getting ready for our new carpet to be installed in the two back bedrooms and hall.
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There are doors in my dining room.
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A tv on my bench and suitcases blocking the front door.
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Bureaus and a mattress are in the den.
The office?
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Good grief.
When you have to empty two bedrooms and two closets… space is at a premium and things get chaotic.
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And I know more than a few of you have been waiting for this …
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Lord Dudley Mountcatten was not pleased with the new litter in his box.
How not pleased was he? Every time he needed to poo….
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I caught him digging in my houseplants. He would pee in the box, but not poop…. and it was a total nightmare. After picking him up and placing him in the box at least 426 times… only to have him jump out of it like it was on fire… I gave up and switched back to the old litter.
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With predictable results. $29 bag of Skoon?
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You can kiss my ass.
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Thursday morning saw our plumbers back for round 3.
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The new submersible pump was fitted, hooked up and sunk in the well.
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And the 90 odd feet of water line stuffed back in the hole.
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🎶 Whole lotta stuffing going on. 🎶
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The end was found and the cover fitted.
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With a little sledgehammer persuasion.
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The idea of electric wire and water in such close proximity gave me the heebie jeebies, but I’m assured that’s how it’s done.
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A new type of filter called a sand trap was installed and purged. We were told our water would be sandy and sediment filled for a few days until the tank and lines clear completely. That filter turned black quickly, so you know what I’ll be doing for a while.
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Anyone thirsty?
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How about a nice warm bath?
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After the plumbers left with $2,500 in their pockets, there was a hole to fill.
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The husband, being stubborn, thought he could do it by hand. It was pure mud and weighed a ton.. so I texted our neighbor.
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Good neighbors are worth their weight in gold.
And while they were doing that?
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I was doing this. Sweeping muddy water into the drain hole…
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And dumping purged buckets of nasty brown sediment.
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Looks like I’ll be brushing my teeth with bottled water for a while longer.
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But… yay!
We have running water again, even if it isn’t potable quite yet. I won’t lie… that first shower was a little strange. But things are clearer today, and by tomorrow we might be able to drink it again.
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So let me leave you with a few words of wisdom:
Never underestimate the joy of a flushing toilet.
After 3 days without water? It’s the stuff dreams are made of….
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River's world..... 