My trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and visiting with family has been a joy!

Pooh and I found some chips/salsa to go with the rum PirateGirl is storing for us ~ so are we ready ~ one and all? 

Found my pooh bear ~ so we are ready ~ gonna stop by for our treats to bring to the party...

JOSEPHINE THE PLUMBER ~ where are you???

I was reading Rosietulips blog and it reminded me of my own similar plumbing situation.

My bathroom sink decided not to drain very quickly and this has been sort of a new problem.  Since this was the case I thought one of the grandkids (ages 5 & 3) might have accidentally dropped something down the sink.

I tried using the baking soda/vinegar mix to clear out the drain ~ it didn't work too well.  I tried it on two different times within a few days.  Then someone said I needed the "industrial strength declogger" to declog the hair, etc. ~ as the natural one only works on kitchen sinks that have a more greasy residue in them. 

Well, then I thought I could remove the stopper and plunge the sink.  So I removed the stopper, but broke the thingamajig that holds it in place!  Then I plunged the sink!  It does work better than it did before, so perhaps I pushed the ‘clog' further down the pipe, or hopefully all the way out.  But the water does empty quickly as it should.

However, now I am left with an open hole in the sink where the stopper should be.  If I thought the grandkids might put something down the sink when the stopper was in place, can you imagine how inviting it is for them to see the opening and think;  "hmm, wonder what will fit down here" type of thing? 

I temporarily have the stopper sitting in the sink and will have to see if I can find something to fasten it in properly before the kidlets come over for the weekend.  I am watching them for the weekend as their parents are going away to celebrate their anniversary.

Say a little prayer for me that I can keep up with them!