Plumbing Fun

I woke up this morning already thinking it was going to be a busy Friday. I had Thanks Giving dinner shopping to do, errands to run, kids to get off to school. I was enjoying my lovely hot shower when I noticed the water was backing up in the drain. I made a mental note to tell Gary to see about having the septic tank drained, turned my shower off and stepped out into...WATER! I yelled for Em to bring me a towel, thinking that my toilet just overflowed, then noticed there was water out in the bedroom. As I ventured dripping wet, out into my bedroom, I realized that it looked more like a wading pool. The water was a couple inches deep and Sara was stranded on the bed like a marooned sailor. I grabbed my nightgown and yelled for more towels, blankets ANYTHING!! that would get the water up. Apparently Abraham got his little tootsies wet in the hallway and went to run under my bed, his little safe place. He came rushing back out a second later, completely soaked from the tummy down. I was laughing so hard at him! Poor little kitty. Wayne and I spent an hour using every absorbent item in the house, sheets, comforters, towels, wash clothes, blankets. Then we filled two big yellow mop buckets up with water we mopped up. Gary would later inform me that we had a wet/dry vac out in our garrage that would have made the job much easier!! Fortunately we own a flooring company, and happen to have a few nifty little high powered floor fans, specifically designed to dry out wet hardwood flooring. Currently we have every available surface in our backyard covered with drying towels (which are slowly being washed load by load) every window and door open, fans going, the works. Unfortunately my house smells. The septic tank guy is on his way, Gary pulled the lid off and it was full to the top. There is no odor like that of an full septic tank!