Saturday, February 8, 2020

Saturday, I came home to flooding.....

     I rained here the entire 27 hours I was gone.  I left Lewiston at 10 a.m. to get to the Spokane airport and it was rainy and terrible foggy all the way.  Then My cousins flight was delayed out of Seattle so I was not able to get out of the airport  the second time and home to my daughters until after 2 in the morning.  My aunts flight came in fine.  We left Spokane about 10:00 in the morning, but the drive was slow due to heavy fog.  When I got home I was carrying my cousins suitcase into her room.  I had not turned on the light but I thought a piece of paper or something was stuck to my foot, because it was making a funny sound.  Well it was water!!!!!  The entire room was soaked.

     We just put over $2000.00 into the room with new Sheetrock, molding, paint, carpets, doors.  So hubs (mostly hubs) spent the rest of the afternoon sucking water out of the carpet and putting out fans.  I was so upset.  Then I found out that the whole valley was flooding and everywhere around us.  Our fire department had over 40 calls in one hour because of flooding and  electrical problems that morning.  I had a police officer come over with a mending job and he said it was chaos.  We are not the only ones.  But still, really this brand new room?  I swear I will never buy a house with a basement again.  Our son in law Paul will not own a home with a basement he said too many flooding issues and there is no way to make them water tight in a flooding situation. Anyway hoping this was anomaly and I can't wait to sell this dang house.

     While I was gone the contractor started on the shower in the master bath.  We should have that installed by the end of the day.  Then there will just be painting and a little sheet rock work on a crack running up one wall, that has been there since we bought the house.  Progress is being made.

     Now my poor cousin who is a trooper slept in Noah's ark.  It was drying out, but a little damp.  Aunty and I got right to work on a quilt top which I will take a picture of when I finish it.  I am excited.  It is very confusing and I will need to make a few to really get the idea of how it is done, but my Aunt is a great teacher.  She look so much like my dad and it brings back memories of him.  They are bitter sweet.

     My cousin was the oldest of all of us by a couple of years and I just worshiped the ground she walks on when I was young,  Actually I still do.  She is wise beyond her years and a real comfort to our family. I am so happy to have her here.

     So other than drying out carpeting I will spend my day learning to quilt with my Aunty.  Quilting is hard for me because it is so exacting and I am not an exact person.  These will be good lessons for me.

     I will keep you posted on the drama here.

Have a great and productive day staying positive in the negative.

Kim

17 comments:

  1. Oh girl, I am so sorry. What a terrible way to come home, and it's so depressing when you invest a bunch of time & energy into something, only for it to turn into another mess to solve. Good luck today!

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    1. Can you believe it? All the water problems we have had in the last 20 years in this house have been caused by us, and now we get a flash flood?

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  2. oh KIm, I'm sorry to hear about the flooding, you did such a lovely job in that room, I hope the carpets dry out OK. I am looking forward to seeing your quilt top!

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    1. Yes everything dried up nicely with no smell thank goodness.

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  3. Ugh, so sorry! We had to put in a French drain and sump pumps in our basement after a couple of floods. So exhausting

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  4. Oh my goodness. I sure hope it all dries out and no further problems. So sorry. Enjoy your visit.

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    1. It is dry and no smell thank goodness. What a mess.

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  5. How horrible! I had the same sensation when I stepped into a dark kitchen with an inch of water once. Do you have a dehumidifier? That will work wonders after the obvious water and wetness is gone. It will be damp for a long time and mold under there. The last thing we all need is drama. At my age it wears on me. I am exacting in sewing, but I just do not want to quilt!

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    1. Well I am learning, I don't know if I will like it or not, right now it is just an experience.

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  6. Get the obvious damage taken care of and just have fun with you Aunt. Worry about the basement later Scarlet....

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  7. Oh KIm!
    I am so sorry!
    That sucks!!!
    We have had water in our basement twice in two different houses.
    I know the work and stress involved.
    But set up the fans and enjoy your company.
    Hugs!!!

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    1. thanks Billie Jo it is a lot of back breaking work.

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  8. Ugh, what is with all the rain lately? We had flash flooding from it last week and they are calling for more this coming week. I'm glad your cousin is there to help out and keep you company. Here's to drier days ahead!

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  9. Son 2 won't by a house with a basement and Daughter 1 will only buy if the house is on a hill above everything else. Both have dealt with it. We did at the last place, landlord never really wanted to fix the problem while we lived there. When we bought this place we added a sump pump even though in 20 yrs since it was built it has never loaded... it's on the knoll

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