Done

Dad sort of had to laugh when he walked down into the basement this morning to find it under 3 inches of water. For some reason the sump pumps popped the circuit breaker causing the water to back up into the house again. Then dad pulled the wrong pump out of the water causing it to burn out, thus having to replace it. These mini fiascos are now just funny to him. He probably would have be pissed off it were some other time, but at this point there is nothing to do but laugh and try to stay positive. Everything is out of the basement so there was no harm done. Just an extra day of renting the drying equipment.

The nice thing about the flood is it forced us to throw out a lot that we just didnt need. The dumpster is now full. And the rest of our things from downstairs are either in the shed or in the attic. It makes you realize how much crap you can accumulate in such a short period of time. And it made us realize we need a fire/water proof safe for our important documents (which we didn't lose because they were place up high enough). It also made us realize that flood insurance was not such a bad deal. $300 for the year. Granted there is a lot it does not cover but without it all of the expenses would be out of our own pocket. Even if just our washer had a broken water line we still would have been able to use the flood insurance. From the outside our house looks normal with the exception of the dumpster in our front yard and piles of trash bags in our driveway. Oh and today we were welcomed by the sound of a helicopter just above the tree line, circling. It was the Red Cross in an Army helicopter. Unfortunately they are a little late in getting here but still a sight to see.

As always, dad realized that despite all of this stuff the only things that really matter in his life are his wife and his daughter. The highlight of his weekend was mom telling him what a great job he was doing. I know it sounds like something really simple, but it made his day and made all of the hard labor worth it.

Tonight we had dinner on the back deck. We grilled some chicken and brought Charlottes high chair out so she could eat with us.It was such a nice evening to sit outside and finally relax a little. Just a little.

PS. We would also like to give our sympathies to Mike and Hayley Hoppe. They are Virginia Tech Hokies through and through. Mike was an engineering student there years ago and unfortunately lost one of his professors in the massacre this week. Our hearts and thoughts are with you and the families and friends of everyone who was killed.