WHY WOULD I SCOOP SNOW INTO EVERY POT, PAN, COOKER, CANNER, AND PAIL IN THE HOUSE ON A SUNNY SATURDAY AFTERNOON?
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