Plugged

The McEwans have an interesting tradition.  It seems whenever Brian leaves for a trip something major happens - usually it is a child throwing up half the time he is gone.  Last time he went to China the dishwasher stopped working before he even boarded the plane to leave.  By the time he got back, a new one was installed.

And don't forget the time he and Megan left the week for Hawaii - Jospeh developed that infectious boil on his bottom that hurt the entire time they were gone.

With that said, I was more than a little apprehensive when Brian left this morning for Florida.  Especially when I woke up this morning and heard Jack with an awful-sounding bark cough.  Apparently he has that most mornings (allergies?) so I waited for the other shoe to fall......

It fell at 8:15 when the kitchen sink decided it would not drain.  The garbage disposal was running normal but nothing was draining.  Out of the blue.  Just like that.  I think Brian's plane actually took off at 8:05.

Like I said, it is really weird.

That is where GOOGLE came in handy.  After church Megan and I both did our research.  We opted for the easy try first - put ice cubes in the disposal.  That would of been too easy.  It didn't work.

So we went with the second plan - Megan's search turned up this:

Put a cup of baking soda in the drain.  Add a cup of vinegar and let sit for 5 minutes.

Pour in boiling water.

And plunge.  Megan decided to make a store run for a clean plunger.  Neither one of us was fond of the idea of actually using the bathroom plunger.  It was a little difficult for her to get her groove because her 8-month-pregnant belly was in the way, but she plunged liked a trooper.

I was amazed that it actually worked!  We both were.  It was one of the strangest things ever.  Hurrah!

Now, if anyone can tell me how to get my Wii to start reading discs again, I would be super grateful.  Google has not been much help in that area!