Temporary set back

Well, we are getting somewhat back to normal after our basement dilemma. A couple of weeks ago our basement flooded due to torrential rains! I was home with the kids and Kevin was out on business. I put the kids to bed and went upstairs to watch the rest of American Idol. When I came back down to do my normal "check on the kids before I call it a night" routine, I found their beds in about an inch of water! I walked into the family room and sure enough water was quickly rising! I was in a state of panic when I called Kevin, and poor guy, what can he do 200 miles away? He called his dad, and in minutes, good ol" Papa Bill was at the door to rescue me in his nice dress pants and leather shoes! But he didn't think twice, he just dove in and started helping me put all the furniture on stilts (paint cans and Aaron's wood blocks)! The sump pump finally clicked on! Anyway, after a couple days of craziness, we got all the water out with some help from wonderful friends and family (oh and a dehumidifier), and after cleaning the carpets and washing all of the wet laundry, there is not a hint of water ever being in our basement. This basement went 25 years without flooding, and hopefully after we declogged the sump pump, it will go another 25 years! So, that is most of the reason we haven't updated anything for a while, that and a spring break trip to Little Rock to visit Alyssa.