What I learned this week – Flooding. Not cool.
This week, I learned a lot about my backyard. For example, there is an 8 inch fall in elevation from my walkout basement door to the back of our fence. And there is, on an average day, about 2 feet of bank above the creek that flows behind that fence.
This weekend, though, all of that ‘bank to spare’ sort of, well, vanished. Flooded away.
I woke Sunday morning to heavy downpour and water just starting to overtake the main ground. Not a pretty sight.
This was the last picture I took – after that it was all ‘hauling stuff in the rain’. Our basement is a walkout, so there was some concern about exactly how much more water it would take before it came into our home – hence all the measuring.
Sandbags seemed to be the answer – well, actually bags of topsoil, since they are considerably cheaper, and we could actually use them for something else later. A trip to Lowe’s, $16, and a few hours of hauling and stacking later, and all was well. And very, very wet.
And it’s possible that some idiot did all of this without considering the white shirt she was wearing.
We’re under a flood watch until Friday and expecting more rain later this week, but I feel confident that we will be fine. My friends in Nashville aren’t faring quite as well. If you can, please take a moment to pray for Jenn and her daughter. Their home is under water and they have left to stay with friends who live on higher ground, but unfortunately their neighborhood is so badly flooded that they can’t get out to go anywhere else. Jenn’s daughter has Down’s Syndrome and she is very confused and upset by what is going on, so she needs all the love you can send her way.
On the upside, the girls and I had lots of fun singing the ‘Arky, Arky’ song. [Does it have a real name?]
Stay dry my friends!
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By Jenn Calling Home, May 4, 2010 @ 4:13 pm
Stopping by via WILTW. Hope that you’re safe and that the flooding doesn’t affect you.
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By Darcie - Such The Spot, May 4, 2010 @ 4:31 pm
Yikes, friend! That’s crazy stuff you all have going on out there. Hugs and prayers!
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By Janmary, N Ireland, May 4, 2010 @ 4:50 pm
Saw about the flooding on our news here!
Glad you are ok, but so sorry to hear of your friends situation. Sending prayers.
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By Becca - Our Crazy Boys, May 4, 2010 @ 8:11 pm
Do you hate me because I looked at the pictures and thought, “It’s so pretty and green!!!” ? Try to stay dry and safe
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By Julie From Inmates, May 4, 2010 @ 11:48 pm
A white shirt? Nice. Sounds exactly like something I’d do. =) Hoping for dryer days and praying for your friend.
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