We had an exciting week starting last Sunday. I noticed while I updated this blog that the floor under my desk was damp. I pointed it out to Jason and we both wondered at the oddity of it. After returning from our weekly visit to "Lily's house" we came home to find that the floor was then sopping wet and that the floor in the play room (adjacent to our master bedroom where the desk is) was damp too. Jason went outside and figured out that the leak must be in the wall between the two. We shut the water off and the next morning called the builder. Plumbers came out right away and cut a hole in the wall, fixed the leak and left. Then the restoration people came out and moved everything that was in the way, pulled back the carpet, tore out the pad, put more holes in the walls and set up six fans and two dehumidifiers, and left. I spent the rest of the day feeling deaf and trying to rearrange the "stuff" in our house so we could function for the next week.
We really didn't do too bad. The kids adjusted really well to the chaos and actually enjoyed the big windy spaces between the fans. The house was nice and warm with all the heat made by the fans and it was a lovely week of sunny weather so they got to spend a lot of time outside. I pulled weeds, we found lots of worms and on Tuesday night Jason set up the 14 foot trampoline he found on a job so the kids have really been enjoying that.
They have to take turns though, because our yard is really not big enough and I'm afraid that Ezra will get bounced right off. He had to learn the hard way (a few times) that if he doesn't sit down during Reia's turn, he doesn't get to jump anymore. The fans left the house on Thursday, but we found out that although the builder would cover the work that had been done, the rest was our responsibility due to an oversite when hooking up our sprinklers. The warranty was voided, but I'm so thankful that what WAS done was covered AND taken care of so quickly. We already replaced the pad and will have some help patching the wall and restretching the carpet, so soon we'll be back to normal. God is so good and takes care of us in all things. I praise Him in the middle of the "troubles" we've had this week -- it's just life, and things like this make life more exciting. There have been so many good things too. We got to see our friend from WA, Mark the Wharthog and eat Jason's yummy potato soup; we played the piano more than it's been played in a long time because it's in the middle of my living room now, we rearraged toys and played with some that have been in hiding for a while, and the carpet will get vaccumed in places that haven't been for almost two years now. Funny things to enjoy, but there you have it. Enjoy the photos and the video of Ezra "singing the Alphabet song." Sarah
We really didn't do too bad. The kids adjusted really well to the chaos and actually enjoyed the big windy spaces between the fans. The house was nice and warm with all the heat made by the fans and it was a lovely week of sunny weather so they got to spend a lot of time outside. I pulled weeds, we found lots of worms and on Tuesday night Jason set up the 14 foot trampoline he found on a job so the kids have really been enjoying that.
They have to take turns though, because our yard is really not big enough and I'm afraid that Ezra will get bounced right off. He had to learn the hard way (a few times) that if he doesn't sit down during Reia's turn, he doesn't get to jump anymore. The fans left the house on Thursday, but we found out that although the builder would cover the work that had been done, the rest was our responsibility due to an oversite when hooking up our sprinklers. The warranty was voided, but I'm so thankful that what WAS done was covered AND taken care of so quickly. We already replaced the pad and will have some help patching the wall and restretching the carpet, so soon we'll be back to normal. God is so good and takes care of us in all things. I praise Him in the middle of the "troubles" we've had this week -- it's just life, and things like this make life more exciting. There have been so many good things too. We got to see our friend from WA, Mark the Wharthog and eat Jason's yummy potato soup; we played the piano more than it's been played in a long time because it's in the middle of my living room now, we rearraged toys and played with some that have been in hiding for a while, and the carpet will get vaccumed in places that haven't been for almost two years now. Funny things to enjoy, but there you have it. Enjoy the photos and the video of Ezra "singing the Alphabet song." Sarah
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