Thursday, June 26, 2008

More rain!

It is pouring again today. We had thunderstorms last night, with almost two inches of rain, but, the basement stayed dry! However, we will see how well it stands up to the rains predicted for today and tomorrow.

We were surveying the damage last night, and we have a lot of work to do. All the carpeted floors need to be replaced. The floor that we rolled up and took to the garage looks like it will work just fine. But, we can't seem to get the concrete dry. The cracks remain wet, and probably will until we get the sump pump in. We can't put the floors down until the cracks are dry.

So, the basement remains a wreck! The bathroom works, though, and so does the laundry. With bathrooms and laundry - life goes on pretty well. I just have a hard time with the smell.

The kids are doing well and all are working lots of hours. Jathan, Kesse and Kyrie Jo are working feverishly to get enough $ for the coming year at college. Kayren is working at HyVee, babysitting little Lilly, and working on summer school. Lorien babysits Aleya and Rachel every day, and is also working on geometry for the summer. She is playing lots of basketball to practice up for the fall.

Kyrie is practicing for her senior recital which is tentatively planned for August 8th.

Tom has one more Sunday of teaching before he gets a two month break. He loves to teach but it is a lot of work.

We are thankful for all that the Lord is doing in our lives this summer. It is great to have the kids all home with us again, and it could be that this is the last summer for that. We are certainly enjoying it!

Lord willing, I'll get my camera back from the kids and take some pictures.

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