No Water

Well, yesterday we woke up to it being about 6 degrees outside and our pipes frozen. We so rarely have this freezing cold up in the northwest that I didn't think about the possibility of no water and didn't take simple precautions like letting a faucet or two keep dripping. But of course we are now regretting it. Our toilets are full of stuff we can't flush, the sink and dishwasher is filled with dirty dishes, I have to get very creative with dinner, and to the kids' horror, I can't make them any juice. Most of the advice we have recieved says to put a space heater in the crawl space and let the pipes warm up that way. Dwayne made a trip to Home Depot yesterday since that is one thing we didn't have. Luckily he was able to find one of the last ones available for about $20. We had it running under the house last night but it got so cold, I don't think it did much except keep the worst of the cold at bay. I'm hoping today it will get warm enough above freezing to unlock the pipes and we can see if there is any damage. I'm debating on whether or not I should call the landlord and demand she get a plumber out here to help us. As tenants we have the right to water, however, if we can suffer through it for a day or two, the forcast says it should warm back up to above freezing temperatures. I may just buckle down and buy enough water to at least get a flush or two out of the toilets and make the kids some juice. If I don't see any results by tomorrow, I'll probably be calling the landlord.

In work news, I finally started hearing from Dwayne's company yesterday regarding moving stuff. I was relieved to finally start seeing some progress but a little overwhelmed with everything that was being thrown at me as I received all the information within a couple of hours. But I have a contact person for everything relocation related and what is covered or not covered in Dwayne's policy. The realtor should be lined up today and we have our plane and hotel reservations. So it is official, we will be flying out to Denver next Wednesday for a company paid scouting mission. Please pray that things fall into place easily and it is very clear that this is the direction God wants us to take. Career-wise it makes sense so we are moving forward unless something tells us to stop.