As the week flies by, I'm keeping my head above water settling some large bills. And settling some water issues.

We had a disrupted night sleep last night as our "water" alarm went off at 3:30 am. I don't think I even woke up, but staggered myself downstairs to discover the sump pump was spraying water all over the place. In my sleepy haze, I managed to reconnect and tighten the plumbing. I plugged in the pump again and it seemed to be working. In the process, I dropped the water alarm and the sound stopped - ut oh. I broke the water alarm.

I brought the water alarm upstairs where there was better light to try to fix it. After a while, after being unsuccessful in fixing it, I went back to sleep. I'm not sure I ever really fully woke up though this whole incident. I remember having a difficult time keeping balance while going up and down the stairs.

This morning we woke up to a flooded basement. About three inches of water covered the floor, damaging everything that wasn't off the ground. I didn't tighten the plumbing well enough and it came loose again. Instead of removing the water, it sprayed it all over the floor until it filled up the basement. Thankfully, simply reattaching the pipe and running the pump got most of the water out, but there are numerous puddles and the concrete is completely drenched. Also a few of the electrical plugs were damaged.

Not the most fun thing to wake up to. Especially as I thought I fixed this before it became a problem. If I hadn't broken the water alarm, I would have set it up again, and the alarm would have woken me up again when water was filling the basement.

Feeling pretty overwhelmed with a soggy basement and I can't put business on hold while I fix it.

My Buddy Cheers Me Up

As I'm taking care of business, my little buddy is on my lap keeping me company. When she's cheerful and obedient, things go well. But when she gets "whiny", it makes taking care of things very difficult.

But having her here keeping me company does cheer me up, getting my mind off the basement while it dries out. I will assess the damage this evening and get the contractor bags out. It's tricky for me not to get upset at myself or depressed over this mess, but it's just one more thing to take care of while managing a household.

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Benjamin Turner: God fearer. Rooted in Messiah. Husband of @lturner. Father of SIX (!!!) wonderful children. The guy behind the camera. Blockchain enthusiast.

Bless the Most High!