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