This Too Shall Pass...

A few weeks ago I was happily putting up Christmas decorations and lights, setting out candles and preparing for my first Christmas in my new home.

Last week those hopes and dreams came crashing down around my head as my house was declared a disaster area and unlivable for a time (how long that time would be, nobody knew).

I got the call Tuesday afternoon..."Bad news!" she said. The first thing I thought of was that my house had burned to the ground for I had been nervous about leaving my electric heater on while I was gone for the day. So when she said it was a flood, I actually breathed a sigh of relief. However, I'm discovering a flood in my house is no laughing matter! The carpet and some sheetrock was the worst, in my case. The furniture had to be removed, the carpet pulled up and the padding torn out and replaced. Some sheetrocking and painting is being done, along with rerouting water pipes so they do not freeze and burst again.

I am sincerely glad I do not own my own home and can leave the repairs to the landlord. They have/are working very hard to get things back into livable condition and for this I am extremely grateful! My hopes are rising that I may be back in before Christmas.

In the meantime, I'm hanging out at Dad and Mom's place, every now and then making treks to my house to collect some more of my belongings, trying to figure out how much I will need and feeling like a lost puppy with no real place to call home.

But I know, this too shall pass...