Things we take for granted

I showered last night - for the first time in nearly two weeks. I also flushed the toilet three times. That's three times more than I had been able to flush over the long weekend. The plumber was here yesterday, soon followed by the electric eel. Nearly $500 later, we have working plumbing; but we've been warned that the eeling was only a temporary fix. There are tree roots in our drainage system, and it won't take long for the problems to reoccur. At least we have some breathing room and a clean shower stall!