WHY WOULD I SCOOP SNOW INTO EVERY POT, PAN, COOKER, CANNER, AND PAIL IN THE HOUSE ON A SUNNY SATURDAY AFTERNOON?
THEN BRING IT IN THE HOUSE AND WAIT FOR IT TO MELT OR COOK IT ON THE STOVE?
....BECAUSE WE CAME HOME SATURDAY AFTERNOON, TURNED ON THE FAUCET, AND GOT NO WATER! THE PUMP HAD QUIT--FOREVER. WEEKEND PRICES TO INSTALL A NEW PUMP WERE MORE THAN WE THOUGHT NECESSARY--WE DECIDED WITH ALL THE SNOW AND ACCESS TO GOOD, CLEAN PAILS AND FRESH WATER FROM CLINT'S WORKPLACE, THERE WAS NO REAL EMERGENCY! PLAYING PIONEERS FOR THE WEEKEND WAS KIND OF A FUN ADVENTURE KNOWING IT WOULD COME TO AN END WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW PUMP. NOT SURE HOW WE WOULD HAVE VIEWED IT HAD IT BEEN A PERMANENT PART OF LIFE. I ALSO BEGAN TO APPRECIATE ALL THE SNOW THAT WE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT ONLY DAYS EARLIER!
A FAMILY USES MORE WATER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK--YOU REALIZE THIS ONCE IT IS GONE!
LIVING IN THE COUNTRY, I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THIS--WHEN THE POWER GOES OUT, THE PUMP WON'T RUN. BUT THIS TIME THE PUMP WENT OUT!
I LEARNED I CAN WASH MY REALLY LONG, THICK HAIR IN ABOUT 2-3QTS. OF WATER! YOU CAN ALSO LET THE DISHES GO FOR A FEW DAYS. HANDWASHING IS STILL ESSENTIAL, OF COURSE, BUT THANKFULLY THAT ONLY TAKES A LITTLE WATER.
WITH A PROPANE FILL, FOUR NEW TIRES (MUCH OVERDUE), AN UNEXPECTED FURNACE FIX, A HALF DAY'S LOST WAGES DUE TO ROAD CONDITIONS, AND A NEW PUMP (ALSO AN UNEXPECTED EXPENDITURE), THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE WEEKS OUR FAMILY HAS HAD FOR YEARS! THANKFULLY, THE LORD IS OUR PROVIDER!
WE GOT ALONG FINE UNTIL MONDAY MORNING WHEN THE NEW PUMP WAS INSTALLED, BUT LIFE IS SO MUCH EASIER WITH RUNNING WATER--I AM THANKFUL TO GOD FOR AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF CLEAN RUNNING WATER! I HOPE YOU ARE TOO! IT'S A BLESSING WE TEND TO TAKE FOR GRANTED.
Blessings, Lori
What an adventure! Glad you're back in "business", Lori. And you're so right.....God IS our Provider.
ReplyDeleteYeah for the provision so abundant we overlook it. God is good.
ReplyDeletePioneers probably appreciated having snow at their doorstep instead of heading down to a river or well for water! I think for a couple of days it might be fun though. Thanks for the nice comments you leave on our blog! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteIt was fun for a couple of days. I did better than I thought I would, but was really glad to have the water back on since it lessened the work!
ReplyDeleteI thought you were going to say that you had no water. Good job you had the snow right then!
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