No Hay Agua

No hay agua! Me gusta cuando hay agua en la casa. Necesitamos agua. 

Although I was able to continue my daily Duolingo Spanish lessons today, the other portions of the day veered off track from the get-go, when, in the morning, we discovered we had no water. The enormous cement cistern in the basement was completely empty. There could be no brushing of teeth, no flushing of toilets, no doing of dishes, no washing of hands. Splendid. Andrew called the plumber but it was hours before he called back. It was clear that he'd either be able to fix the problem, or we'd have to leave.

We've had trip-ending issues twice before, when the kids were babies. Once, during a fall trip, we had no heat because the oil tank was empty. It was freezing outside. We tried staying in the kitchen with an ancient space heater, but ultimately surrendered and went home. Another time, we had no water--I believe it was because of a draught. A spring-fed cistern cannot fill if the feeding spring is dry. That time, too, we had to leave. 

Fortunately, the plumber this time was able to clear out something and get the water filling again. So, for now, we are able to stay. We went out to dinner so we wouldn't have to do any dishes, and by evening, the cistern was full. We have to curtail much of our water usage, just to keep from running into this problem again, but at least we can stay. 

The girls and I passed the time today making more beaded bracelets and reading in our hammocks. We took a swim in our cousin's pool. We all did Duolingo. We did not encounter any WILDLIFE.

What We're Reading

Lucia - Overboard something or other (a YA thriller)

Greta - the Rick Riordan book

Andrew - Haying the Field of the Civil War blah blah blah

Margo - Special Topics in Calamity Physics

Read aloud - Little Women