Smith Family Ice Cream Scoop: We Live in the Land of the Poop

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

We Live in the Land of the Poop

We've lived with crap for the last 6 years. We had sewer backup, septic problems, toilet problems, you name it... until we finally paid the $800 to get it fixed. So, we move to a place with city sewer! no basement! and we mistakenly thought we would be free from the crap. But no, the crap followed us. Sunday morning we were greeted with this fun thing, where you flush a toilet and it comes up the tub. So, Brandon called the emergency plumbing service. Would you believe it's WEDNESDAY and he STILL has not been able to get anyone to come help? The plumber is supposed to come out today at 2:00, but he also was supposed to come yesterday and this morning. We couldn't even get ahold of anyone until Tuesday. In this whole town!!! Brandon is considering plumbing as a career, since he obviously would get business. He looked at the snake thingy at Lowe's, and it was $400. We were seriously contemplating just buying it. I have laundry piled up to the sky, and nobody has clothes to wear, and EVERY dish in our house is dirty, and I can't wash them, and we all need baths and showers like you wouldn't believe! We are a STINKY POOPY family in a STINKY POOPY house! I did finally take a bath yesterday, which wouldn't drain for hours, but I had to, or I would die. Right now I could really really use my back yard friend, Annette. She would let me wash all my clothes and take showers... sigh. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

4 comments:

Leisha and Tanner said...: Whatever......you are full of $#!+???....was that a pun? well I am glad it is not me, that would just be crappy... well don't poop your pants over the matter...that will just make it worse...; 2:23 PM
The Wisers said...: Mindy I am so sorry, that sounds awful. But I do love the cartoon, it reminds me of my house. Whats the deal with no plumbers, is the entire city backed up?; 3:49 PM
Felicia said...: I understand no plumbers. A year ago we traveled 2 1/2 hours to Provo on a Sunday morning to get parts to fix a valve so we could turn our water on.

Sorry you've had such a "crappy" week. If I were there I'd let you take a shower, and I'd bring you paper plates.; 9:00 PM
Karey said...: Sorry about your plight! I've thought many times that plumbing would be a lucrative if somewhat unpleasant profession. I hope it gets resolved soon. YUCK!; 5:28 PM

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* Embrace this day with an enthusiastic welcome, no matter how it looks. The covenant with God to which you are true enables you to become enlightened by him, and nothing is impossible for you.
* When you are physically sick, tired, or in despair, steer your thoughts away from yourself and direct them, in gratitude and love, toward God.
* In your life there have to be challenges. They will either bring you closer to God and therefore make you stronger, or they can destroy you. But you make the decision of which road you take.
* First and foremost, you are a spirit child of God. If you neglect to feed your spirit, you will reap unhappiness. Don't permit anything to detract you from this awareness.
* You cannot communicate with God unless you have first sacrificed your self-oriented natural man and have brought yourself into the lower levels of meekness, to become acceptable for the Light of Christ.
* Put all frustrations, hurt feelings, and grumblings into the perspective of your eternal hope. Light will flow into your soul.
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* God knows that you are not perfect. As you suffer about your imperfections, he will give you comfort and suggestions of where to improve.
* God knows better than you what you need. He always attempts to speak to you. Listen, and follow the uncomfortable suggestions that he makes to us--everything will fall into its place.
* Avoid any fear like your worst enemy, but magnify your fear about the consequences of sin.
* When you cannot love someone, look into that person's eyes long enough to find the hidden rudiments of the child of God in him.
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* And finally, when you are compelled to give up something or when things that are dear to you are withdrawn from you, know that this is your lesson to be learned right now. But know also that, as you are learning this lesson, God wants to give you something better.

from "Unleashing the Dormant Spirit by F. Enzio Busche