Painting rooms and backed up sewer lines! What a weekend!

We painted Andy's bedroom this weekend. We also painted the master bedroom. Pictures are forthcoming, but we're still working on getting everything back in place in the room before I take any pictures. The walls throughout the entire house were that "apartment white" color when we bought it. Now there are two rooms with some color. The master bedroom is kind of light blue and Andy's room is kind of lime green. Again, pictures are forthcoming.

Late yesterday evening, when I was looking out the kitchen window, I noticed a big puddle in our backyard down in the ravine. Upon further inspection, I determined that the puddle included a variety of items like toilet paper, and that it smelled like shit. There is also a big white pipe that sticks out of the ground, where you can jam things down to clean out blockages. The lid on this was off (it is normally on) and it was full ofwater. With my keen eye and immense knowledge of all things plumbing-related, I immediately determined that "something must be blocked up." Long story short - I now have $200 less than I had this morning, and I got to meet one of roto-rooter's finest. But I can flush the toilet without shit floating around in my yard, so I guess that's good.