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Saturday

A water leak in the basement led to this: (lots of digging)

which led to this: (the leaky pipe is found)
which led to this: (a whole kitchen full of dirty dishes - this isn't all of them)
I'll be honest - it was a little disturbing how flustered I got with the water turned off most of the day.  It shouldn't bother me.  A counter full of dirty dishes should not get me worked up.  But waiting all day to clean this up nearly drove me crazy!

I am fully aware that if this was my biggest worry of the day, I should consider myself blessed!  A day later, I can recognize that.  I have dishes that can get dirty, I have running water readily available (on most days), I have plenty of food to fill those dishes up.  What was such an annoyance to me yesterday would be considered a luxury to so many people around the world.

I will do better next time.  And I will remember to be thankful for my dirty dishes!

On a brighter note, Caiden and I went on a mother/son date Saturday evening (once everything was cleaned up)!  The Goessel High School was giving the play "The Election."  Caiden wanted to go, so he and I went together.  It was really funny!  I'm not sure how much Caiden really understood, but boy did he laugh a lot!

And while we were out, Chelan made these with the girls.  I asked him whether he ever thought he would be at home on a Saturday evening making turkeys with his daughters.  His answer was, with a chuckle, "No, I don't suppose I ever did!"  This is a pretty self-explanatory craft, but here is where I found the idea: ThriftyCraftyGirl.com

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  1. VanessaDecember 4, 2013 at 2:28 PM

    The picture of you and Caiden at the play is such a great one!

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