wil and kris (and gracie and ava)

so i decided to drop out of o’more. i got to thinking that i didn’t like design so much after all, and was really being called to something else…plumbing. yes, it is true, i am now an official plumber.

ok, not quite. last week i had quite another interesting experience involving a toilet and an inch of water (as all my posts the last few weeks have been so negative, i thought i wouldn’t complain on another thing, but here i go). although wil never seemed to notice, both of our toilets had been acting funny recently…like a loss of flushing power. and one night, of course while wil was out- one decided to overflow on me. and the best part? the water valve underneath is corroded, or painted, or old, and wouldn’t turn off with all my strength. here i was with every towel we own (minus our new wedding gift ones- i didn’t have the heart) and a pitcher, trying to bail myself out of the bathroom and panicking on how to turn it off (finding out that holding down the flap was the best plan!). it was actually more comical than anything if anyone saw me in my utter frustration and new wading pool.

some sopping and mopping up later, i told wil we needed to change the flap as it was beyond old and looked pretty weird and we went and bought some parts.

tonight was the night. i got out my supplies and worked up my strength to tackle the valve so i could fix the toilet. no luck…after observing flush after flush, (and some help from diagrams on the internet) i found out how to prop up a part to keep the refill from triggering and voila! a fixed toilet all on my own!

due to my success and the determination gleaming in my eye, i tackled the second toilet in no time (no problems there!). therefore, i decided plumbing is my true destiny. and you know, it felt good to do something he-manish on my own, even if i have a husband to take care of me…

who was playing xbox the whole time, mind you…