Our basement flooded in October. Not with the original flooding like many other families... we got a reprieve for a few weeks. Everything downstairs had to come upstairs so we were living in cramped quarters for a little while. We started to move everything back in November when it happened again. This time the roof in the office started leaking too.
We had a quiet Thanksgiving. Mike was out of town so we had a friend and her 2 little ones over for dinner. It was very casual and nice to relax. The new roof and basement repairs began the next week.
We got to go home to Utah for Christmas. We had a great time catching up with family and friends. Sebastian couldn't get enough of the snow. The highlight of his trip was tubing with dad. We built snowmen, jumped on the trampoline, and chased the dog.... all the things on his list. Mackenzie wasn't as big a fan. She was fine until the cold stuff actually touched skin and then she was done. We were sad to leave family and look forward to our next trip!
We came home to a freshly painted office, new carpet in the basement, and new skylights. I was so excited to move in downstairs again. Unfortunately, we flooded once again. On the up side, we hadn't moved everything back downstairs. The repairs took a little longer to complete this time. They finished last week.
I'm a planner. I like order. I thrive on order. So all this chaos has wreaked havoc on my soul. Five weeks away from my due date and nothing has been done. We couldn't even find the baby clothes.... let alone the car seat. Progress is being made and I couldn't be more relieved. We're still living in a mess... but it's the "can't get it all done in a day" kind of mess. Life is looking up! I've learned to lighten up. Since we've had no control over the timeline or decisions I've had to learn to relax. I've realized that life will go on and the house might get put together after baby comes home. We'll get there.... eventually!
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