Water Logged

For those of you who don't live in SE MN, you probably don't know about the massive rain we have been getting. This past Saturday, it rained ALL DAY. And by all day, I mean all day! This was on top of a week of rain we have been getting. But, back to Saturday. It wasn't just a little drizzle or anything. There were several times it was very hard rain.

Shawn, Jordyn and I had gone to the Cities with Gma Mary and Gpa Ken. We were hoping to go to Como Zoo, but the rain said no to us. We ended up and went to the Mall of America. After a fun afternoon, I drove home in pouring rain. There was so much rain that there was nowhere for it to go. It wasn't a fun drive with some hydroplaining along the way.

So, we get up on Sunday to find that our carpeting in the basement is soaked. When you walked across it, your feet squished in the water. This was not what we had expected as our basement had never flooded before. So, we called in some help. Shawn's sister Michelle and our neighbors the Maxwell's came to help us out. CheyAnne took care of Jordyn, which in itself was very welcome. The rest of us got to work hauling everything upstairs. Then it was time for Shawn and I to put the Wet Vacs to use sucking up the water. We got most of it dried out some, but there is a long ways to go. We are going to need to replace the flooring in one room for sure and possibly in all three.

With more rain in the forecast, we can only hope that our basement doesn't get any worse!

But, having said all of that. I am just thankful we are still alive and not worse off. Just to the East of us, it is a very bad situation. They are having massive flooding and deaths.