It has been quite a long 6 months since I've been in my creative Studio and a long back story. My daughter and her husband bought a new home last August 26th, 2024. August 30th was our moving Day. Our new home has two levels. The lower level has a large area for my quilting and Sewing Studio, a Library for my son-in-law, a home office area for my daughter, and a large work area for my daughter Ann, plus a large fenced-in backyard for our dog, Bella and our cat, Buttons, and our future Garden respite. We settled in, all looking forward to our own spaces.
Our Revelre didn't last long, Hurricane Helene was ramping up in Florida and sending lots of havoc our way. On Sept 16, she was sending out lots of chaotic rain and wind and causing havoc. She sent up 3 days of steady wind and rain our way, to Lyndhurst, Virginia. Our home was flooded by the 18th. and all our belongings stored in the lower level were swimming in 6 inches of water. She didn't stop there. Before we could rescue our possessions, she hit land on the 27th and sent more rain to our area. Our home was inundated with 4 feet of water, our front lawn was soggy, and a fuel oil tank we did not know was buried in the yard flooded and leaked into the lower level, destroying all our belongings and furniture. We had to call the fire department, and we were evacuated from the house in the early morning hours in search of a hotel that could take us and our pets. We could not return for 2 weeks until the emergency services removed the fuel tank and the flood receded.
It is 7 months later, and the remediation team has been a live saver. a French drain was installed in the basement with 2 more sump pumps to help keep the water out, and our roof had been damaged and was replaced.
We are at the point now where walls can go up, and a fresh lower level can be rebuilt. Resources are running low, so it will be slow going from here, but we are hopeful; we all survived the trauma, and our pets are happy that the hammering on the roof and the sawing in the basement is finished. We are looking forward to spring and summer and a completed lower level by winter. A new washer and dryer have been installed. Our new Water Heater and Heating and Cooling Unit will be in by summer. We are so Grateful for the help of our friends and neighbors. God has been good, and we have survived.
