Blessings from the Rainstorm

Hearing a rainstorm in your child's room is something I hope never happens to you; but the whole situation has worked out amazingly well.

First, the only real water damage was to the seams of our sheetrock. The actual sheetrock should be fine, it just needs to be mudded again. I'm so glad about this, as I was picturing a huge ordeal as old sheetrock was torn out and new put up. Only one of the girls' books got thrown away (and it really didn't have to be--I admit I didn't like it that much anyway, so I didn't bother to mend it). There was no other water damage, as far as I know.

For the last few days, I've had a heyday organizing. For some reason, the thought of organizing gets my heart beating a bit faster, and I look forward to the sense of accomplishment when everything is in order. Thus, it's been a bit slower putting everything back (because I'm reorganizing it all), but it's so much better than before!

The girls have had a lot of fun with toys and books they hadn't seen in months, as the entire contents of their closet got moved to our guest room and living room, and everything's in plain view. It's like living in a toy chest for them, I think.

I've learned a few things, too. Always keep large containers handy, even when you don't anticipate needing them. And don't pour out your emergency water gallon to make lemonade in it--or if you do, fill it up again right away, because in a matter of several hours your water may be shut off, and you may be wishing you had that clean gallon of water! (Now I plan to store several gallons of water in case of emergency.)


Our futon the morning after, on which we dumped the contents of our bins so we could catch the water:


The 1/4" long split where the water froze and caused our downpour:

I've wondered, how could such a tiny split cause such a heavy downpour in the girls' room? It makes me think of all sorts of allusions to the areas in my life where tiny things I neglect can cause great damage.

The girls just got up, so I'm off to give them breakfast, and then tackle more organizing! Hopefuly by the end of the day most of their closet things will be back in order. Have a wonderful day, everyone!