Our House Played April’s Fools On Us

It started as a wonderful April Saturday, the first farmers market of the season. Russ and I visited our favorite farmers getting fresh eggs, cheese, kale, arugula and something I have never seen before Collardini, which are the flowers on the top of the collared greens. We also picked up two dozen seedlings of lettuce and thyme and other things that we can plant now without fear.  
After the farmers market it was off to Loaf so Russ could get his favorite polenta bread and they can slice it on the bread slicer. We stopped in Bulldega to get honey and sausage and then went for breakfast. After a bagel in the new shop next to Bulldega we made one last stop at Stone Brothers so I could buy two ounces of arugula seeds. At $2.50 an ounce everyone should grow arugula at home.
The sun was shining, the car smelled wonderful from the fresh bread and I was happy to get to spend a happy Durham Saturday with Russ. So happy that I decided to clean out the garage when I got home. I tidied the big work counter and rearranged the washer soaps.  
I found two suction cup hooks and thought it would be a good idea to hang up the reusable bags. They needed to be washed in order for the suction to work so I went in the bathroom by the garage. I was accosted with two inches of water. I thought my house was playing an April’s Fools joke on me. It was not a joke. After hours of soaking up the water and calling my trusty plumber I was told it was the sewage pipe was clogged and we needed Drain Express.

For about four hours we could not use any water or more exactly let any water go down a drain or toilet. It was a disgusting situation after I had removed the standing two inches of water. While we waited for the Drain fixer I went to the club and took a much needed shower. I was barely home ten minutes when the savior arrived to fix the sewer pipe. Bad new was there were some roots in it so we need the camera guy to come out and figure out what section of pipe needs to be replaced. The good news is he was able unclog what was wrong and get water flowing through our drain. So much for my beautiful Saturday.