Oh, I Forgot

We had a "funny" moment yesterday. When we arrived home several days ago, we found that our well had collapsed, a pipe had broken under the house, mold was growing on some of the walls and some of the roof is leaking again, after a major repair job a few months ago. Kevin came into the kitchen and said, in frustration, "Why does everything have to go wrong when we go away on vacation?". I said to him (I hope with some compassion), "Kevin, you've just forgotten. Things are always like this." He looked at me intensely for a moment, then burst into laughter. And it is true. There is always something that needs fixing, and usually it is something difficult.

Of course, these things don't happen just to US. Back at home, things happen too. It's just that here, often it is difficult to get these things taken care of. Instead of a call to a professional, you are faced with sorting it out yourself. Or, you have to speak to 10 different people to figure out what you ought to do about the problem (like the collapsed well). You have to find the tools to do it with, and the materials. Kevin has been outside all morning digging up pipes, and the poor man looks like he's taken a shower in his clothes. Very humid today. The pipe that is broken will have to be cut and capped, and a new one run. This is because when the house was built, all the pipes were buried in cement and there are no access points.

Kevin is a champ. He's working on it and I am so thankful that I married a handy guy! Otherwise, I'd be out there with a shovel instead of typing this blog entry. Thank you, Kevin. :-)