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Don't get confused...that's not me in that picture above. But I would like to find out where I can get that shirt. It's very appropriate.

Today is April 19th and tax season is officially over. I feel like I can actually breathe again. And plan things, like cooking dinner after work and going shopping on the weekends. When we only have 1 day off per week, it's hard to make time for leisure. During tax season, my "free" time is usually consumed with dishes, grocery shopping and laundry. Doesn't feel very "free." But now it's over. Just in time for Easter.

Tonight I left work at 5pm and it felt great to leave while it was still light outside. On my way home, it started pouring rain. It was the really loud, big, rain drops and the closer I got to our house, the harder it poured. I got soaked as I ran into the house after parking my truck. John had dinner with the guys tonight so I got some time to myself. I talked with my wonderful friend on the phone and it was so encouraging and refreshing to catch up with each other. Then I went into the bathroom and before I even did anything, I flushed the toilet and the water just kept rising and rising, right over the top. Seriously! I grabbed 5 full size towels and covered the entire bathroom floor to soak up the water. Thankfully it didn't reach the carpet. But John wasn't home and I'm not an expert with overflowing toilets. So besides soaking up the water, there wasn't much else I could think of to do. John came home and we took a trip to Lowe's to pick up a heavy duty plunger and some Drain-O.



Since neither of us were anxious to get back to our clogged toilet, we decided to stroll through the ceiling fans and bathroom light fixtures. Those are both things that I'm thinking about replacing in the near future, so it seemed logical to take a peek.

We came home and John plunged the toilet for a good 5 minutes. I'm not sure it was entirely successful, but hopefully it helped. While John plunged, I googled. I looked up how to unclog a toilet and came up with a few options. Since we had already done the "wait until it unclogs itself" thing, and the "plunge" thing, we decided to try the "pour hot water and dishwasher detergent down the toilet and wait" thing. If none of this works, then John is going to use the Drain-O and may even go back to Lowe's and get a snake. I'm just hoping that we don't have to call a plumber. That would be a major bummer.

On a brighter note, I'm taking tomorrow off from work and I'm really looking forward to it!

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I might go get a pedicure. Or I might go stroll around Target. Or I might just do both! :) Watch out Ferris, I might give you a run for your money.

Today while I was on the phone with my friend I was reminded of the feelings of excitement and giddy-ness of a new relationship. The joy that just seems to come out of all your pores when you speak his name and talk about holding his hand. It's just the sweetest thing. And it's amazing how God brings people into our lives who care for us even better than what we can imagine for ourselves. I'm constantly reminded that God knows what I need much better than I do. And He freely gives these blessings and fulfills the needs of His children. And I'm truly thankful for that. It's relieving that I can trust Him to provide. Even with things as small and seemingly insignificant as clogged toilets.