It's so true...Apparently, we have one of two possible problems. Either (1) the previous owners of our house put in some not-too-good toilets or (2) we eat too much Chinese food. And, since I’m not going to give up my Mongolian Beef anytime soon, it looks like I’ll be replacing a few porcelain thrones.

I replaced the downstairs toilet the last time my in-laws were in town. So, since they came into town again, my wife decided that I should replace the one in our bathroom. Apparently, she’s not a fan of the random, midnight flushings or the sound of the tank filling up for no reason.

So, off we went again to Lowe’s. This time, I decided to evaluate the available toilet options a little better. I narrowed down the choices to 2 models. One was the exact same type that we put in downstairs. The other advertised that it could flush 400 golf balls which is good because I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone to do my business and out comes about 350 golf balls. Unfortunately, that one was $120 more, so I went with the “Cadet 3″.

This replacement was relatively uneventful…until we got done. When we moved into the house, we painted over the dark green wallpaper with a soft purple. Since I installed a smaller toilet, we now have this beautiful green wallpaper peering at us from it’s hiding place. So, while I crossed one thing off my list, I had to add another. But let’s be realistic…we’ll probably leave the unpainted spot just the way it is until we decide that it’s time to sell our house. Then we’ll panic, try to find a color that matches, not be able to do so, and then we’ll repaint the whole bathroom. It’s crazy. Why do I even try to catch up on all this house work? That’s it, I’m stressed…I need some Chinese food…