I’m at the cottage now, and Bill and Tony are here with others to arrive soon; sitting on the lawn and borrowing unsecured wi-fi from the neighbor. This weekend almost didn’t happen.

Found out on Wednesday that the plumbing wasn’t winterized properly, so the toilet had cracked. ETA for a new toilet was at least a week, and I had visions of having to tell 10 people that they had to drive up to McDonalds to take a leak. I worked with my dad and uncle to get a new toilet delivered on site, and me and Cynthia drove up Thursday night to install it. Upon arrival, I noticed that it was easier to categorize what wasn’t leaking or dripping (the shower and the bathroom faucet) rather than what was (3 leaks in the crawlspace, one significant, the kitchen sink, and the bathroom water supply valve. I left the water off for the night after we brushed our teeth.

The next morning I removed the old toilet and installed the new one with a couple of trips to Home Depot thrown in for parts and tools. Then I went to work on fixing the big leak in the crawlspace without much luck. The toilet works, we’ll just have to turn the water on and off as we need it. The weekend is saved.

We went out to lunch in Grand Haven and then stopped at Meijer to get food for the weekend. Everyone took a quick nap, now I should probably get the BBQ going.

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