Bad Weather Strikes Again

Okay, these storms have been ridiculous! I can't say that last night was the worst storm I have been in because I did live in NC when a hurricane came inland (Hurricane Fran I think), and things then were much worse, but this was a close second I think. I naively didn't think of flooding, so never checked the basement. Unfortunately, our sump pump was overworked and burned out so we got water in our basement. Long story short, Ryan (with his magic cleaning skills) worked all day (while I napped) getting it dry and hauling everything out of our storage room. :-) His dad so graciously came over and helped him get the carpet dry, but he had gotten the majority of the water out. I offered several times to help, but he and Cobe were doing such a great job, they claimed they didn't need my help. So I didn't argue. We are so fortunate to have a friend who is a plumber, so he came over immediately (on a Sunday morning no less) and put in a new pump for us- just in the nick of time since we got hit with more storms this afternoon. Ryan and I went through all of the things in storage and pitched well over half of our stuff. Kyle was kind enough to come pick it up for us and haul it away even after dealing with his nightmare of a flooded basement all night and day. So really, bad was turned to good and we have a completely cleaned out basement-something we would have had to tackle anyway before we moved, so we got it over with today. All the work and cleaning didn't make for our usual Sunday, but we were extremely productive. The kids had a blast playing outside all night with Ella and Jake, and Julie and I had a great gab session while we watched them play. From the looks of the weather, it seems like we might be hit by storms off and on for awhile. Hopefully our new sump pump is up to the challenge!!!!!