Well Cuties, time for an update regarding our flooded basement disaster. For the last 2 months we have had workers and people here everyday except on Sundays. Sometimes just one, sometimes as many as 5. They come any time...usually between 7 or 8 in the morning .note; We usually do not get up at 5-6 am. :-(

The days have been very full; the restoration company did everything...packing all our "stuff" (books, furniture ,china, pantry, and FABRIC! ),ripping up flooring, gutting basement bathroom, ripping out soaked drywall and insulation, then dry walling and painting . Movers came to pack most of our belongings with the exception of pantry goods, fabric that I rescued earlier, and my machines. Then the plumbers came along with the excavator guy (new water line ) , and the flooring people. Whew! We finally got our "stuff" back and then came the unpacking.....after the first day we decided we would rather do it ourselves. It is a huge job and by no means over. The shelving is different and doesn't seem to hold as much, some things were not packed well, ( example; a mirror was under an iron ) hence some breakage, and some things were not put where we would have liked. Whoever packed my sewing room obviously did not care for sewing or fabric...enough said. Our downstairs bathroom is all new ( nice! ) and we are very pleased with the results. The last step was duct cleaning the furnace ducts and the furnace and air checked. Well.. a screw was found through our air coil and now that has to be fixed. The driveway is still dug up...they should start on that soon and once the cement is poured we can't drive on it for a month! Then my DH gets a call from his Dr. saying that tests had come back and that he should see the specialist again...??
He has just gone for more tests as I write. The icing on the cake...or last straw if you will, is that now our "fur baby" will not eat! She just eats a bit out of hand and drinks lots of water. I have a call in to the vet and am waiting for a call back. The stress seems unending as does the cash flow! Thank goodness the insurance picked up most of the inside work!
I am not sure when I will be able to actually use a machine again...:-( I am hopeful. I really just want my husband to be OK ,the same for our pooch, and to have our lives back. Neither one of us sleeps well (each not wanting the other to know ) ...Well that about covers it. I try to visit every day I can and I am sorry if I haven't been very vocal. ( Birthday wishes, commenting on all the lovely projects etc. ) Thanks for reading my "rant".
Love & Hugs to all, Nadyne