The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
I just finished reading this book. It's a great read and I suggest if you haven't read it, you should pick it up. It's about 180 pages and reads on about a 6th grade level or so. It goes really quick, but C.S. Lewis lays out a great story that will strike Christians with obvious symbolism about Christ's self sacrifice for us. It's a nice reminder that our King willingly submitted his life to the enemy on our behalf. It's also a nice reminder that the story doesn't end there. I believe Lewis wrote about 8 books in the Chronicles of Narnia. The L, the W, and the W is the second book in the series. It's the only one I've read, but I wanted to get it read before the feature film comes out this fall.
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It rained today. That doesn't happen very often around here. It was very refreshing. It was also a little frustrating since Dixie was sitting in the living room and was getting rained on. We discovered the skylight is leaking. As Pooh Bear would say, oh, bother! It's just a slow leak, but it's a pain. I'll get up on the roof as soon as it dries out and see if I can caulk it. I'm hoping I can fix/patch it.
Friday night the plumbing backed up. That's always lovely. No water would leave the house. At about 12:30 a.m. I went outside and tried to see if I could use the hose to snake out the main line that leaves the house. It was no use. The next day I called a plumber and he came out and managed to cut quite a bit of tree roots out of our line. Great. We have an enormous, wonderful oak tree in front. It looks like its easily 100 years old. The downside to it is that it has thirsty roots and figured out there was water in that pipe. The plumber said they'd be able to fix just that spot (which of course is under the front sidewalk) for around $800. If there are other places that need repair, then they would just have to replace the whole line from the house to the street, which would be at least $2500. Needless to say, I decided we'd wait and see how long the augering of the line will last. We shall see...
Oh yeah, last week I broke the lawn mower so I need to get a new one. Why do expensive things always need fixing or replaced in bunches?
E
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It rained today. That doesn't happen very often around here. It was very refreshing. It was also a little frustrating since Dixie was sitting in the living room and was getting rained on. We discovered the skylight is leaking. As Pooh Bear would say, oh, bother! It's just a slow leak, but it's a pain. I'll get up on the roof as soon as it dries out and see if I can caulk it. I'm hoping I can fix/patch it.
Friday night the plumbing backed up. That's always lovely. No water would leave the house. At about 12:30 a.m. I went outside and tried to see if I could use the hose to snake out the main line that leaves the house. It was no use. The next day I called a plumber and he came out and managed to cut quite a bit of tree roots out of our line. Great. We have an enormous, wonderful oak tree in front. It looks like its easily 100 years old. The downside to it is that it has thirsty roots and figured out there was water in that pipe. The plumber said they'd be able to fix just that spot (which of course is under the front sidewalk) for around $800. If there are other places that need repair, then they would just have to replace the whole line from the house to the street, which would be at least $2500. Needless to say, I decided we'd wait and see how long the augering of the line will last. We shall see...
Oh yeah, last week I broke the lawn mower so I need to get a new one. Why do expensive things always need fixing or replaced in bunches?
E
posted by Eric Livingston at
9/11/2005
2 Comments:
Hey Eric! I love the Chronicles of Narnia and have read them all about 3 times. (There are 7 BTW) You should definately read the whole set. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is obviously the most famous, but the others are really great. Your kids will love them one day! Lewis was a wonderful writer and has some great theological books as well. Mere Christianity is one of my favorite. However, if you prefer his fantasy, check out the space trilogy. That set has great insight to our total depravity and need for a savior (also as an analogy). It is more of a high school reading level, so not so great for the kidos just yet. Anyway, enjoy your future reading and good luck with the repairs!
-Janice
I got Dixie an umbrella for her couch. Just in case it rains again this year. An I got you a cow so you don't have to buy a lawn mower. Moo..
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