So when the insurance adjuster came to assess the water damage to our house on the Tuesday after Mother's Day, she noticed that we were starting to get mold already. So we needed to get it dried up as quickly as possible. After discussing our options, we decided to have a restoration company come in and fix things professionally. Within an hour or so they were there to find out which walls were wet, pull back carpets, and cut holes in the ceiling. Then they used industrial fans and a dehumidifier to dry everything out.
The fans would be very loud and would have to run all day. And the house temperature would be at least 85 degrees on the main floor (and who knows how hot upstairs in the bedrooms). They told us the drying process would take about 1 1/2 - 2 days. Needless to say, we wouldn't be able to stay in our house while this was going on, especially with the little ones. I was going to my parents' for the evening anyway, so I packed some things for me and the kids to just stay. And Ross packed a bag so he could stay at the Miller's. Being near by would allow him to go to work and check on the house.
That evening I drove right to my nephew, Cameron's, preschool graduation program. He did a great job with all his dancing, singing, his solo in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" song, and his role as "Happy" the dwarf. I'm so glad we didn't miss it.
Leah was more than happy to be staying at her Grandpa's house. She had a ball playing with Makynlee and watching "Despicable Me" almost every day.
While we were there, my sister, Lyndsee, was 38-39 weeks pregnant. She was having a lot of pain, inconsistent contractions and was already starting to dialate. So in an attempt to induce labor, we took the girls to the zoo so Lyndsee could do plenty of walking. Right after we got there, we saw our oldest nephew, Carson, who was there for a school field trip. It was also his birthday. So it was extra special that we got to see him!
The zoo was great! The weather was pleasant and the animals were pretty active. One of the elephants was trumpeting loudly while we were watching them. I thought it was pretty cool. Leah thought it was too loud.
All over the zoo they had Lego animal exhibits set up. They were really cool to see. I took pictures of a couple of my favorites. One of the snakes was made of about 4500 Lego blocks. I can only imagine how many blocks it took to make this life-sized polar bear.
So this is what Lyndsee did through almost all of the zoo. Kynee was in the seat of the stroller, Leah sat on top, and our bags were in the bottom. It was pretty heavy, especially when trying to push it up hill. We thought for sure that this would help her labor progress.
But alas, when we went to her doctor appointment after the zoo, she found out that her body had not progressed at all since her last appointment the week before. It was quite discouraging for her. So the doctor offered to set up an appointment for her to be induced that Monday.
In the meantime, the drying process in our house was taking longer than they thought it would. The carpet had dried OK, but there were areas in the ceiling and walls that were still damp. So they decided to leave the fans going through the weekend.
As nice as it was to be able to go to my parents' house to wait things out, it wasn't always easy to be there. They don't have a lot of extra room, so we had to camp out in the living room on an air mattress and pack n' play. We were often chasing the girls out so they wouldn't jump on the air mattress. And it seemed like when they weren't running amok, they were fighting over or about something. Plus for some reason, Leah was having accidents every day. On top of that, my parents' had gotten sick and were trying to not get us sick. So my mom couldn't help with the kids as much. But regardless, Leah and I ended up catching colds that we both have lingering symptoms from still. After a couple days I was really missing my own bed, my own house, and especially my husband.
Ross did come up for part of the weekend. And we were able to go to Cameron's birthday party and then out for dinner with just our little family. Those things were nice. I love my family and my parents were very gracious to let us stay there so long. But needless to say, everyone was glad when the fans were gone and we could finally go home (everyone except Leah, that is...she would love to stay at Grandpa's forever).
One perk of staying so long was being able to see this little guy on our way home. Lyndsee finally had baby Taysom that Monday evening. So we stopped at the hospital before heading back home. Isn't he so cute!
Upon arriving back home we found that walls were still torn up, furniture was still out of place, and even though the carpet was back down there was no padding in some places. And (sigh) we're still waiting for the repairmen to come fix things and put our house back together. So the water damage saga continues...
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