So ever since we've lived in this house our tub drain will begin to drain slower and slower. We've used Drano in the past and it's helped, temporarily. Well before we had company b/c of baby Ella's (still) anticipated arrival, I wanted it to drain faster. So I purchased some Drano and asked Kyle to put it down the tub drain since I'm pregnant. It actually made the problem worse. Instead of a slow drain, there was no drain, standing water. So we go downstairs after the boys are in bed and start trying to figure our what to do. Kyle takes off one pipe, and it breaks b/c it's so old and tries to snake the drain. He got out a pretty good clog but we could see there was a whole lot more nastiness that has accumulated over the years. So he proceeds to take of another pipe and it also breaks b/c it's so old. I was starting to get very worried b/c I didn't want to have to worry about the expense of a plumber for us or my parents (b/c they own the house). But Kyle was very confident he could replace the pipes. It was a lot of work. He had to take two days off of work and worked for many hours, took several shopping trips, and did lots of research to fix the problem. And he did it! Praise the Lord for such a hard working husband! But honestly more than the work he did, while it was extremely impressive, I was most and am still most amazed at his attitude through out the whole process. He never once got upset with me for pushing him to use the Drano, b/c he really didn't want to. Kyle was so positive, calm, self controlled, and patient through the whole process. He never raised his voice when things went wrong, he never even got frustrated. I mean really, this is not how I would have functioned b/c he ran into a couple of different issues that ended up being troublesome and time consuming. And I can say this b/c I know my family would agree, but my family would not have been able to handle a big and potentially expensive project with this much grace - we don't always react the prettiest under great stress and pressure. It was seriously a time of watching my husband where I could appreciate the gifts and fruits of the Spirit that are evident in his life. He's handy, he's patient, he's self controlled, he was encouraging to me when I was able to help in some small way. He was an excellent example to me of how to handle pressure and adversity and I'm so glad the boys (and soon to be Ella) have that example to see as well. Even though they aren't old enough to notice it right now (especially since they were sleeping during most of the work) they have an extraordinary example of a father that the Lord has blessed them and me with.
This was a big project, and here are some pictures of all Kyle's hard work.
The old drain pipes, where the breaks began.
This is what it looked like before (look at the long green/brown pipes).
The pipes are now gone, he had to cut them all out since they were breaking off.
New drain pipes (this is replacement of the first picture shown).
After three days or hard work he is about to put in the last piece!
Look at that! Much prettier, cleaner, and now gunk free pipes!
And here's the guy who did all that and stayed happy completing the job! I'm so proud of him and so thankful!
*Disclaimer - my husband is not available to help others with plumbing issues, apart from letting you know Drano doesn't always work ;)
