Nothing says Christmas like a broken sewer line.
Yesterday I polished silver
…swept the floors
…washed the floors
…swept off the back patio
…put away two baskets of laundry
…washed all the towels
…hung a few ornaments I found tucked away
…watched a guy named Rock work in our front yard
…made Rock lunch
…and successfully kept myself from yelling out “Merry Christmas! Shitter was full!” � la Randy Quaid in Christmas Vacation every time I saw a curious neighbor poke their head around the corner.
All in all, a productive day.
Totally jealous of all that you accomplished yesterday. Most of that stuff is on my list. Minus, of course, the broken sewer line and making a guy named Rock lunch.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a fixed sewer line.
I love that movie! We all want to make Christmas special and we overwork ourselves into near hysteria. Seems to me you’re doing well despite “cousin eddie” incident.
I probably would’ve said that line to my neighbors, just to relieve the stress.
Thank goodness a guy named Rock worked to fix things up.
Hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas.
Peace,
Donna
You think you could swing by my place and get some of my last minute Christmas stuff finished? I’d really appreciate it.
And who doesn’t love spending the day with a guy named Rock???
oh, picturing you as randy quaid just sent me into a fit of giggles at my desk. also, did “rock” look anything like rock hudson? because, if so, that sounds like a pretty good afternoon to me…
Sadly, no. Rock had lots of tattoos and shifty eyes, like whipped puppy.
Hahahahahahaha!!! I’m sure Rock was very thankful for his lunch. It would have been hilarious if you’d announced that the shitter was full to your neighbors.
Thank you! It’s not even eight and I’ve laughed hysterically. That’s good because my day today is your day yesterday. Pray that I’m as productive as you were–and that I finally get to bust out the kraft paper and wrap some presents. (Inspired by yours!)
Also, Hobby Lobby has a gorgeous selection of velvet ribbon in amazing colors. If you don’t have one near you, their online is easy to navigate.
You need it to rain nonstop so it flood the roads. It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you can’t leave the house.
Jules, What a great day you had….so glad you shared that with us…it started my day off with a giggle..God Bless…and the pictures arrived.
I think I found this a little too funny. I love that movie. I watch it all year round and laugh uncontrollably at it.
And you are such a kind soul. Making lunch for the sewer man is just so sweet. You’re a good egg!
Thanks, Jules.
As always, your writing and comic timing…BRILLIANT!
I am now the owner of a keyboard covered with coffee that just snorted out my nose while I was laughing…
Merry Christmas! :-)
I *LOVE* the fact that you quoted NLCV. As soon as I saw the image (totally ignoring the title like I always do) I heard that bit in my head.
*sigh*
Love it.
Oh, Jules, you make my world go ’round.
My family quotes this movie in every day conversation. It is pretty much our favorite movie ever. I even got the Hallmark ornament of Clark W. Griswald lighting up the house this year. Amazing.
Thanks for sharing what may be my favorite scene from that movie! :)
Our sewer line broke two years ago — six months after we moved into our house, and just in time for my husband’s January birthday. There was a foot of snow outside and I had to make his birthday cake with no running water, while having to urinate in a bucket [not at the same time]. Fun times.
Christmas Vacation is my favorite holiday movie. I’m just a little jealous that you found a way to work this quote into a real blog post. :)
I just died laughing!
I mean, I’m sorry about your yard and pipe. :)
Nice! Merry Christmas.
Not to go all lime popsicle on you, but did you see what Randy Quaid has been up to lately in this month’s Vanity Fair? Totally crazy: http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2011/01/quaid-201101
Eeeek! So sorry that happened to you! Same thing happened to us last Christmas – luckily it happened the night before we left on vacation so we didn’t need to use the bathroom. Our return day had us using the facilities at the corner Starbucks and watching 2 guys dig up our entire sewer system. The fun continued New Years eve until a few days later. On the last day, my neighbor complained about having her water turned off for an hour, at which point I screamed at her “I haven’t had a shower in 5 days and I’m pooping at Starbucks!!!!”
The good news is that once you take care of this issue – you can go back to merrily flushing your toilets with abandon! :)
p.s. I have gross pictures of the giant hairball/body oil/poop clog that created our sewer mess. I highly recommend taking pics to gross out your friends! :) Also highly recommend those hair basket-y things in the drain in the tub!