Flooded!

Wow, our house flooded on Monday morning from the washer overflowed. Apparently, a little vacuum hose that connects from the tub to a sensor on the back of the control panel had come off so the tub did not stop filling until about an hour later when Joni noticed it. Joni was at home during the incident, but there was no sound of water gushing over the top or anything, just 2 inches of water squishing between her toes when she returned to that part of the house!

We've been drying it out with a Shop Vac and borrowed dehumidifier and fans from Joni's brother-in-law who owns a hardwood flooring business. The insurance adjuster came out yesterday and said hardwood flooring (dining room and entry way) needs replacement, as well as many baseboards and door trims. Additionally, we'll need someone to come out and pull up the carpet in about 3 rooms to dry it out. Bill is coming this morning to assess the hardwood floor damage.

This has kind of caused a cramp in our style: we won't be able to attend the Daniel Family Reunion this weekend as planned and our Connection Group that meets in our home every other week will need to be rescheduled, not to mention paying the insurance deductable.

Oh well, such is life. It could have been a lot worse...