the leak

So back on Labor Day weekend, we decided to take the kids to the museum to see Dinosaur bones and butterflies. We had so much fun. 

We were gone all day and when we got home we had supper, played a little, then went to bed.  I had a migraine all day so my medicine was keeping me awake.  I thought I heard water running so I opened our door and it got louder.  I went around the stairs and I had waterfalls coming down 3 different walls which is not soemthing you want to see espeically not at 2 in the morning. 

As I watched, the dinding room celing decided to open up and water poured out. 

I called for Ryan and he rushed in his sleep stupor.  We finally started moving and turned the water off but we now had standing water EVERYWHERE. On carpets, tile, dining room, entryway, furniture, it was everywhere. As I got my camera and started taking pictures for insurance,  the dining room celing decided to completely fall down. 

EEK!! 

It was not fun.  We were able to get a plumber out and an emergency plumbing service who put about 30 fans in our house to help dry out everything.  It was a crazy few days and then when the vacuums left, we had a big gaping hole in our dining room ceiling, ruined furniture, floors, celings.  It was crazy. 

Anyways, it was crazy and chaotic around here for awhile.  Fortunately, we got everything fixed or replaced.  It took our contractor forever and we wouldn't use him again, but it's done and I have my house back.  It still feels like I just moved in because once it was fixed, it was Thanksgiving, then Mackenzie's birthday, then Christmas and then Ryan leaving.  So I feel like I am just starting to breathe again and figuring out how to get the house organized and looking good.

Carrie

Eeek, it's been so long!

Wow, it has been a long time since I've updated my blog.  A lot has happened since the last time I updated. Let's see, we moved in our this house in July and Labor Day the upstairs toilet sprung a leak and it flooded the upstairs and most of the downstairs.  We spent several months not living in certain areas or using certain areas and the contractor took forever to get things going and finished.  We lived here some, went to my mom's in Corpus and lived in a hotel for awhile.  We finally got all work finished the day before Thanksgiving which was good because family came to our house for Thanksgiving. 

We had another leak in our house the day after Thanksgiving but the plumber was able to stop it but he did inform us that we need new plumbing throughout the house.  Oiy!

  What else, oh we didn't sell our house but we got our other house rented in December which helps out a lot.  And just recently Ryan left to go to Afghanistan.  I'm hoping it's the last time he goes far away from us but I tend to say that a lot so we will see what happens.

 I have found all kinds of projects I want to work on and finish and I have already informed my dad and Ryan's dad that they get to work whenever they come visit, heehee.

I am hoping to be able to update the last few months quickly but we will see how it goes.

Carrie