Update on the flood

Amazingly, the water receded by yesterday afternoon, so last night we packed up what was left in the bedrooms and got all of the wet stuff out. Today, the men went over and started ripping out the flooring and all of the wet sheetrock. Mel went to the Laundry Mat this morning to do all of the wet laundry. It was enough to fill up the back of Ish's truck. In the midst of tragedy, your heart can't help but be warmed by the generosity of others. Quite a few friends and church members came over yesterday and helped and then today after church, there were soo many people there you could barely move without bumping into someone. We are all extremely grateful.

The sheetrock started pulling away from the baseboards and wrinkling immediately.

This is what the living room looked like after. We found trash everywhere. The trash can was tipped over and I found a piece of apple and an eggshell in Lauren's closet.

This is Bradley's dresser. You can see the water line.

Here's the water line on the couch.

This is around lunch today in the living room. They have to do this to the entire house including the garage.
This is the wall between the living room and the hallway to the kids rooms. You see Bradley in the background trying to help Ish scrap up all the wood glue.