What a Week (26)

Merry Christmas to US!...

And a Happy New Year too!...

So this past week, starting on Christmas Eve, or basement decided to flood, not once... but twice! The first time was on Christmas Eve night, we came home to find that our newly re-done basement was covered in water and sewage.

Our new rug was ruined, and two couches, the computer, the flat screen TV, storage cabinets, and a few other things. It was a nightmare. We called in the parents and Colin and we all stayed up until 2:30 AM Christmas morning to get the water out and start cleaning and drying things.

THEN, just as we got everything cleaned and bleached... it flooded again on Friday night. This time the water did not stop, and we had to use 3 pumps to get all of the water out. Then the cleanup started again, and the drying out has started. Hopefully our homeowners insurance will cover what we lost, but it is disappointing to know that all of that work we put into it has been undone. Not to mention the fact that I couldn't help at all with the cleanup because I'm pregnant.

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!

To top it all off, on Saturday night, I went to walk up the the stairs and something snapped in my lower back, leaving me unable to move for the rest of the night. This weekend my tailbone area has been excruciatingly painful, and today the Dr. diagnosed me with a dislocated tailbone. This has left me unable to sit on my butt, bend over, or lean to one side or the other. All I can do is lay on my side, or stand straight up. I can only take Tylenol to relieve my pain, which is not working, and take hot showers. I have been taken off work until my symptoms improve (which I have no idea how long it will take). Basically they told me I just have to deal with it and hopefully it will go away on its own.