So waaay back last month, we were enjoying every minute of our splish-splashing 14 ft. round pool on the patio in the backyard. Cooling off, swimming, floating, whirl-pooling--good, good great, great times!!
Then one day, as I was minutes away from leaving to join my teenage girlies at Girls Camp, Kylie and I heard a giant whooshing water sound. Horrifically, curiously, and randomly, the floor of the pool gave way and tore apart at the point nearest the window well…
This is what a basement looks like after a wall of water comes crashing through the window and tidal-waving everything in its wake. The gravel is from the window well, the shattered glass is from the bent, broken, and thrown across the room double-paned window. The broken glass slashed the curtains. All the dvd’s on the shelf were filled with water and mud. As we shoveled up the pieces of glass, the shovels would fill with water. The family room , the bedrooms, and storage room were all water-logged. The pictures don’t quite do it complete justice…
This glass is on the other side of the family room—so amazing how much damage can happen in such a miniscule amount of time…
Fortunately, these boys were not downstairs at the time, which they so easily could have been. Nobody was hurt; we’ve cleared out a lot of clutter that we should have cleared out years ago, and new carpet pad plus a new window later (window guy: “I’ve never seen a window frame bend like this!”), we are trying to be back and better than ever, minus one pool. We have been so humbled by the quick action, hard work, and kindness of our gracious and phenomenal neighbors with shovels, shop-vacs, and helping hands…
On on a cheerier note, if this isn’t the funnest house ever, I don’t know what is—Morgan was slightly enthusiastic to take the tour of the incredibly delightful UP house…
The details were absolutely amazing…
I do love the kitchen appliances very, very much…
And after months and months (and months)of practice, football games have finally begun and my absolute favorite Grizzly is #70 (pictured with my very favorite dad of a Grizzly)…
School started for the Jr. High set…
and for the elementary set, as well (and no, Cael did not actually wear his sweet soccer uniform on the first day, he just wanted to)…
And what could be finer than having the whole fam there to cheer on the mighty Grizzlies to victory over Hillcrest? For Cael it would be cheering while wearing binoculars—good stuff…
