Modern Conveniences

Over the weekend, we got a dose of what life would be like without one of our major modern conveniences...

RUNNING WATER .

Instead we got our water from these

(...and this was just for flushing toilets! We had more for food and drinking.)

Outside there was plenty of water in the form of

I was grateful for the snow and ice; it caused church to be cancelled, which meant I didn't have to skip church due to the fact that I was too skanky to be seen or smelled in a public place. I won't gross you out with the detail of how long it had been since my last shower.

Thankfully, we have a membership at the Wellness Center over at Honda.

I can honestly say this is the first time in a long time that I've been happy to go there. Usually it is just the place I go to torture myself by exercising or being seen in a swimsuit. This time, though, it was the destination for a warm shower. (Blissful sigh...)

Monday morning meant relief from our sorry situation -

Meet Ralph, our friendy Rainsoft Guy!

He fixed the problem (an elbow joint in the water system had split and was spraying water all over the walls and the floor) and by late morning we had running water again! Happy dance, everyone! Ralph was the hero of the day, and while I think he's a really nice guy, I really hope I don't have to see him again for a long time.

So, blessings to count...

running water

water storage

snow and ice at an opportune moment

gym memberships

ralph

running water!