Happy Huh?

Who knew that the only birthday present I would want this year would be functioning plumbing in our house! Who knew that my birthday celebration, by choice, would entail moving back into our house and truly be considered a celebration! Who knew how dependent we are on say: running water, toilets, washing machines, dishwashers, flowing water...?

We are finally (after spending 5 nights at my sweet mom's) back in our house and can use running water! We are so grateful to my mom for opening her home to us and literally allowing us to take over! She was wonderful to give us breaks, get up early with Addie, and provide us with far more than just a roof over our heads.

Who knew that all the effort we were going to in order to make our yard look nice for Addie's upcoming little birthday party would be so overshadowed by this:

It's amazing what 4 days of straight rain can do to a yard, especially when someone drives a backhoe all over it!

What's that...? you ask. Oh, that's a huge root that is was growing deep in our front yard, several yards away from any tree!

Might have had something to do with breaking this:

Wait! you say...Why do those pipes look so funny? Where's the PVC?

Oh, these were the original terracotta pipes put in the ground in 1928...

Ever dropped a terracotta flower pot, watched it break to several large pieces on the ground and had to pick them all up. Well...that's what our sewage was running {or not running} through...reassuring, huh?!?!?

A quick fact...did you know that it takes a minimum of 5 men to dig the first hole in a yard? One to dig and 4 to smoke while watching...duh!

We are so thankful to have running water again! We are so thankful that Addie's top 2 teeth have finally pushed their way through. We are so thankful that we have a home to have to leave and come back to. We are so thankful for honest, competent workmen (and I'm being serious!). We are thankful for our new carpet, although we'd have never have ordered it had we known this was going to happen. We are so thankful for our new refrigerator that has ICE in it...yes, we've gone without ice for the past 3 years! We are incredibly thankful for each other and our precious God that we serve who promises to meet every single tiny itty bitty need...and the big ones too.

"And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19