Thursday, May 14, 2009

Just when i thought it couldn't get any worse. . .

We woke up this morning after a night of bad storms to find 8 inches of water in our basement. . . again. And then i found out i am teaching first grade next year. I have absolutely no experience with the little ones that need their shoes tied, actual reading instruction, and are cranky because it is the first time they are at school for a full day.

Our backyard is like a lake. . . i had to take these from our deck because i was keeping my eye on jaely. . . just to put it in perspective, tj was up to his knees in water when he was on our patio. The deck shoots out and overlooks the lake on every three sides.

4 comments:

Charity said...

We are praying for you guys and for it to never rain again. Missed you tonight.

Sarah Starr said...

Oh Linds, I wish there was something we could do to help!! I hope it stops raining and all of water gets under control. I'm so sorry you guys are going through this. :(

Anonymous said...

Ah jeez, Lindsey, I'm so sorry. Are you guys in a localized depression in the land or something? Is the water table unusually high? Ugh. Thinking about you guys, hoping things get back to normal for you.

Jason

Lindsey said...

Thanks guys!

Jason- The water table is unusually high and we are the lowest lot for a ways. We haven't had this much rain in 101 years and lake Michigan is up 11 inches from last year! We are still working on a solution to our problem. Thanks for the thoughts!