Well, the floodwaters were a little harsh on our home. We were able to see how high the water got on Saturday, June 25th, which was as high as it actually got.
Water on our main level about 2 feet high, and the basement completely full!
Here are some pictures of the house this past Saturday, July 9th.
Front of house
Slide in the backyard. Water was much higher in the backyard and in the garage back there than the house. Glad it was not the opposite!!!
The start of the garbage pile
Living room with flooring removed
From the dining room looking into the living room, towards the street
Main bathroom....what happened in here!?
Built-in china cabinet
Our bedroom
Our bedroom...you can't tell how bad the heaving was in the floor, but the huge lumps were unbelievable!!!
Boys' bedroom :(
A day of hard work, hauling trash and wet belongings. Lots of good help from Andrea, Jeremy, Jay and Dustin's friend Benno!!!
Later on Sunday July 10th....living room
Dining room, looking towards boys' room...note the china cabinet is completely gone! Also a small wall divider between the dining room and bathroom/hallway. Lots and lots of mold and mildew. Nasty stuff!!!
Our bedroom.....built-in closets gone.
We wouldn't have this much accomplished by now if it wasn't for the help of our awesome friends and fantastic family. We still have our camper parked at Jay and Suzanne's house. Samantha and Connor help entertain the boys each and every day, which is a huuuuuge help! As well as Jay and Suzanne sharing their home with us. Dane just asked about going to 'mom's house' the other day, but hopefully he is too busy having fun to realize what is really going on!
We appreciate all the offers of help, prayers, thoughts, etc. This isn't a fun thing to experience, but we just have to remember that we are lucky for what we still have and will have down the road. Things could always be worse!!!
