Oh yeah.......not too busy to take our 2 mile power walk this morning in the cool morning air......great exercise, and best of all.....NO knee problem!
Then after a quick shower......and I DO mean QUICK!!!! Prior to taking my shower, the 1st Lady was in the shower.....and the toilet and other drains began to GLUB, GLUB, GLUB.....very loudly!
Yep......it was that dreaded time once again.........the sewage line was getting plugged up, most likely by tree roots!!! I HATE things when this happens.....nothing worse than having a plugged up sewage pipe....especially when it decides to fertilize my yard just behind the house......UGH!!! We had an access to the sewer line put in out in the yard.....and so it does it's thing when it becomes plugged......it releases some wonderful by-products into the yard. Well, I stopped everything and called the plumber, who wasn't at home but I left a message pleading for "help" today!
Then I had my morning French Roast.....inside, for obvious reasons.....and began to prepare for the Orkin Man(men)......to come and install some more vents in our foundation, of which one will be a fan type that will come on automatically at certain temps/humidity underneath the house....and to lay some plastic sheeting under the house on the damp ground, plus do some spraying for bugs inside and out. A full afternoon.......and then: a large check to write....ugh, ugh!!
So....about noon, they arrived and began going down into the crawl space, which is accessed through our laundry room. The drilling and banging on the foundation began.....and for the next three-four hours they were in and out of the house doing "their Orkin thing" While they were there, the plumber arrived to do "his thing"........and before long, our neighbor to the south decided to join us to see what the hell was going on here in TheHowserHouse. Soooo, needless to say......it was a very busy and hectic afternoon here. We did decide to have a new sewer line installed to get rid of the tree roots problem which is the cause of the plugged pipes....and our plumber gave us a good price, so we hired him to get it done before spring.
And then.......it was after 4pm here.....BUT "5 o'clock somewhere".....and so I enjoyed a glass of dark red medicine while awaiting dinner which the 1st Lady was preparing. And then.......OH YEAH.....it is Halloween. We turned on the outside lights.......and waited......and waited....and we had a total of 8 kids come by. Of which........there were two sets of parents who were former band students of mine who brought their kids by for some goodies.
A call then came from an uncle of mine in Virginia......who gave me news that my cousin whom I wrote about.....is completely "unresponsive" and that her time is short. And so....this evening I have been making mental preparations for the trip over to the Washington DC area....Vienna, VA.
A busy day........a hectic day.......and an evening of reuniting with former students and THEIR families.............all goes to ensure that.....
LIFE IS GREAT!!!!!!.....And, I hope it is for all of you, also!!!
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