Of Trips and Toilets

Since everyone is burned out on Vegas at this point, including me, I will not attempt to write the massively long diatribe I had written the other day that got eaten. Suffice it to say, Vegas was a blast, and I came home well stashed and exhausted! Will I do it again? YES, in no uncertain terms I will be at the next WW GTG!

When I got home on Monday, my DH advised me that the toilet was blocked in the master bathroom, and we had to use the other bathroom...no biggie, except its TOTM, and I'm getting up in the middle of the night and having to stumble across the house now! ugh... Anyway, I survived the trips across the house, even in my sleep! In the meanwhile, DH is frantically pouring gallons of Drano type stuff down the toilet, and nothing is working. Tripper our big dog, who has a habit of drinking out of toilets, tried to drink some of this stuff, burned his tongue (which probably saved his life) and got rushed to the vet. A hundred dollars worth of vet later, he is home on a special diet for a few days with some steroids to sprinkle on his tongue until it heals. So now we have classes daily on how to close the toilet lid...and does anyone remember, nah that's too easy! Grr...

ANyway to continue with the saga, its now Thursday night and DH finally decides to pull the toilet off the floor to find the obstruction! SO I'm out at a meeting for Cub Scouts when he does this and he hears a distinct clunk in the toilet. SHakes it around, but still can't get anything out. So he connects the shop vac up to blow, instead of vacuum, and tries to clean the toilet. There is a huge clunk against the lid, and what comes out? A 4 inch long dog bone! So I get back home just in time to help him get the toilet remounted on the floor, and hear the story of the evening's adventures!

Yesterday while surfing the web, I did manage to find a solution to our open lid problems, but its probably out of the budget, but still I think its funny! Here's the description of the solution:

9. Self-Serve Toilet Seats
In the scheme of things, toilet seats are minor. But imagine the marital bliss when the seat takes care of itself—and
pampers you in the bargain. From Toto, the tankless Neorest "washlet" turns the toilet into a warm-water cleansing unit. Gentle front-and-back aerated spray; oscillating spray massage, a heated seat, automatic deodorizer and warm drying make hygiene high-tech. Approach and the lid automatically opens. Stand
there and the seat rises, too. When you leave, Neorest automatically flushes and the lid closes. Genius.

Just what you all wanted to hear about today! LOL SO that was my excitement when I got home from Vegas. I still have to do a stash report, but I don't think I'll ever admit to all the stuff I bought! Just suffice it to say, that I have plenty of projects to keep me occupied for a long time to come. I also started working on BIL's wedding sampler while I was there, and have made great progress with it since I've gotten back home. Pictures will follow...someday!

Sorry I'm so slow in getting this posted, but life has gotten in the way. I promise to do better in the future!

David Tippin Has been FOUND!

Dear Lord Thank You so much for guiding people to where David Tippen was staying. I am so grateful that he was found alive and in good health, all things considered! Thank You for the comfort that You provided his family during this ordeal, and for all the wondrous works You performed in providing David a safe place to sleep until he was found. Amen

A prayer for David Tippen

Lord, tonight I lift up Stacey Tippen and her son David who has been a missing 4 year old for over 24 hours now. I pray that you would guide the searchers to him and bring him back to his family safely and unharmed. ALthough I don't know Stacey personally she is one of the many people that I consider an Internet friend. Please in addition to guiding them to David, I ask you to touch this family with your comfort and love so that they may feel your wondrous comfort and love during this difficult time. Thank you Jesus. Amen

For more information please follow the link to Stacey's blog. I will post an update when there is news, otherwise this blog will remain dark until David is found.