Nice Set of Pipes

(An email I sent today to declare my sudden feeling of relief.) My ‘vacation’ officially begins now!! :( A few weeks ago I discovered that I had an over-abundance of vacation hours that I had to use. Since I had many, many home decorating projects that I have desperately wanted to address after being a homeowner now for over a year I thought I would use my hours to spend a little quality alone time and make my house a little more “me”. Then it happened… The dreaded clogged kitchen sink. Of course it had to happen during a family dinner party. I made cauliflower and cheese soup and salad for 12 people. Lots of stuff to throw down the disposal. The next day my research hat was on tight and I discovered the disposal was fine. Time for some plumbing troubleshooting. Three days and five trips to Home Depot later I finally threw my hands up and called the plumber. I didn’t know what was worse, my giving up or the stench that I couldn’t get rid of no matter how many pretty candles I burned. Today the plumber came and made everything better. Oh yeah and the clog is gone too. It wasn’t anything I could have taken care of myself!! No one can say I’m a quitter! The problem was in the common lines (meaning the HOA has to pay for it) 18 Feet into the piping!! Yuck! Upsides (trying to be positive!):

• I didn’t pay for anything (almost all of my “housewarming” Home Depot gift cards have been put to use)
• There is now brand spanking new in plumbing inside my kitchen (that should up my house value by at least $25!)
• My obligatory lesbian tool collection has now been expanded with tools I doubt I’ll need again for a long time (well at least let’s hope!)
• Three entire days of my ‘vacation’ ended up being a crash course in Plumbing 101 (the plumber said I did an impressive job! He was older so I’m going to assume he’s been doing this for a while, plus I seriously doubt he was flirting with me – sweats, t-shirt, no shower, and a very frustrated look on my face!)

Downsides:

• My entire house has now had a putrid smell since the day after my dinner party
• Cleaning the kitchen is proving to be just about as disgusting as changing out the pipes
• My entire ‘vacation’ week is over in a couple of hours and I still have a checklist of about twenty items that never got a minute of my attention

I want to know where I send my request for my new lesbian badge for my sash. Look Mom, I can Plumb!! I may not be able to catch, bat, throw or dunk but give me a computer and a connection and I’ll show you some troubleshooting that’ll put you to shame!!

Ya gotta laugh, right??? Hope you did too. -Monica P.S. Rick can I take Monday off??? Pretty please????

I love being a homeowner…I love being a homeowner…I love being a homeowner…