We are back from our whirlwind vacation.
Happy Birthday Grandma! We love you!
We arrived back in KC around midnight Sunday night. With a quick switch of dog sitters (thank you Spring and Heather) we were off on our road trip to Oklahoma to visit John's parents.
The water seems to be receding now so it's time for safety inspections, smelly carpet clean-up, and insurance claims.
The secret mission mentioned earlier was a surprise birthday celebration for my grandmother who turned 80 years young in May. The family gathered for a weekend at Shaver Lake in California. It was great to have everyone together...it's been a long time. John has now been officially inducted into the family clan helped by the fact that he made eggs for breakfast both Saturday and Sunday.
Happy Birthday Grandma! We love you!
We arrived back in KC around midnight Sunday night. With a quick switch of dog sitters (thank you Spring and Heather) we were off on our road trip to Oklahoma to visit John's parents.
We were slightly delayed with the news of the flood that hit Sunday. As you might recall, we moved John's house back in August to make room for our new house. The old house has been sitting in a nearby town with a for-sale sign in the front yard. Well, on Sunday the house and it's for-sale sign were underwater. We were not able to get to our street to see the house up close but we were able to see it from the highway.
The white roof at the base of the electrical box is our house. The grey "fence" behind the tractors is actually water.
The water seems to be receding now so it's time for safety inspections, smelly carpet clean-up, and insurance claims.
We made out much better than a lot of people. No one was living there and from what we can remember we have only lost a washer, dryer, and a shop vac that was stored there.
We made it to John's parents using alternate routes (the highway we normally take was closed). We drove through several little towns which were so cute, although soggy. His parents have gotten lots of rain as well. They are drenched but not drowning.
We were there over the 4th so we blew some stuff up. What doesn't scream Independence like legalized explosives! It was my first time so I felt a little rebellious. It's not legal where I grew up.
We start the flood clean up this weekend and will hopefully get some work done on the new house (which is dry and safe).
We cannot help but feel grateful seeing what we've seen this week. The flood is a big inconvenience for us but it is just that...an inconvenience. It is devastating for so many others.
9:58 AM
Glad to see that you guys had nice vacation even with a little inconveince.
11:31 AM
I can't believe you did something illegal!! :) Go Kimmy!! Glad you had a good trip, I must say I was very curious about your secret mission. You wouldn't believe what was going through my mind! I think your next secret mission should be to come to Oregon! Miss you, Heather