For the last four years, our care group has gone camping at Governor Dodge State Park. It's always been a fun time of fellowship for the adults and play for the kiddos. This year, we only stayed one night because Brent had a class reunion to go to. Both were fun. The kids were exhausted! We went on an extra long hike this year. I think the adults were maybe more tired than the kids. That could of had something to do with having to carry the kids piggyback for some of the hike....hmmm.... Anyway, since pictures do better than words, here are pics from this weekend.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
House Update...
Well, we now have a large hole in the side of our house. They completely ripped down the chimney and took out the gas fireplace. They have rebuilt the base for the fireplace, but had to plywood over the large hole until the fireplace company gets our new one. Today was rainy, so they didn't want to take down the tarp in case it started raining again....that would set us back so far if we got MORE water in the house! Tomorrow and Friday should be cloudy but no rain, so here's to hoping! The roof is completely fixed, and our contractors happened to have matching shingles in their shop, so you can't even tell there was a chimney sticking up there!
I have to say, I'm pretty worried about what they will find when they start ripping into the walls from the inside. The outside damage was so much worse than they thought it would be that they are thinking more moisture was getting inside than we thought. The wet-rot stopped before effecting the integrity of the interior supports, but the drywall is toast. The insurance guy's moisture sensor popped positive when he put it on the floor....so we may have to have the entire upstairs flooring replaced (it's an open floor plan and laminate hardwood). I asked the contractor about it a couple of days ago. He said that he thought since the fireplace was so rotten, the floor probably just wicked up the moisture from the rotten wood. I'm really worried about mold. I can't see any from the inside, but if the wall's been that wet for that long, there has to be something growing. I'm having nightmares of something being found that causes us to have to leave the house. A good friend of mine got mold poisoning. I don't want that for anyone!
The exterior damage is not covered by insurance because it is wet-rot. Thank goodness for the intense rain storm. The interior damage is covered because a lot occurred during the storm. They're calling it wind-driven rain. Since they can't differentiate what occurred during the storm, and what was long term damage, the interior is covered. (so far).
I don't even want to think about the mess we'd be in if the storm didn't dump so much rain that it came in. We never would have found the rotting problem until it was much more major repairs. The contractors say that if this had been found in a year, we would have had to replace the major floor joists on the inside. ugh! It makes me mad to know that the roofers cared more about the fast buck than doing a decent job. If they had just put the flashing on the chimney correctly, we wouldn't have this major headache!
I have to say, I'm pretty worried about what they will find when they start ripping into the walls from the inside. The outside damage was so much worse than they thought it would be that they are thinking more moisture was getting inside than we thought. The wet-rot stopped before effecting the integrity of the interior supports, but the drywall is toast. The insurance guy's moisture sensor popped positive when he put it on the floor....so we may have to have the entire upstairs flooring replaced (it's an open floor plan and laminate hardwood). I asked the contractor about it a couple of days ago. He said that he thought since the fireplace was so rotten, the floor probably just wicked up the moisture from the rotten wood. I'm really worried about mold. I can't see any from the inside, but if the wall's been that wet for that long, there has to be something growing. I'm having nightmares of something being found that causes us to have to leave the house. A good friend of mine got mold poisoning. I don't want that for anyone!
The exterior damage is not covered by insurance because it is wet-rot. Thank goodness for the intense rain storm. The interior damage is covered because a lot occurred during the storm. They're calling it wind-driven rain. Since they can't differentiate what occurred during the storm, and what was long term damage, the interior is covered. (so far).
I don't even want to think about the mess we'd be in if the storm didn't dump so much rain that it came in. We never would have found the rotting problem until it was much more major repairs. The contractors say that if this had been found in a year, we would have had to replace the major floor joists on the inside. ugh! It makes me mad to know that the roofers cared more about the fast buck than doing a decent job. If they had just put the flashing on the chimney correctly, we wouldn't have this major headache!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
House Repairs 2010
So far, this is how far the repairs have gotten. The outside is worse than expected. I think the pictures are better than words. The integrity of the interior wall is fine. The contractors keep saying how lucky we are that this was found now. I'm thankful that this happened before we started remodeling our bathroom. That's obviously going to get postponed at least until next year, I think. The exterior work is not covered by insurance because it is wet-rot. The interior repairs should be because they can't proved what was caused by the long term leak and what was caused by the downpour that soaked the wall.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Dr Visit
No, no one is sick! It was Caleb's 5yr well-child check. I have to say, I'm still a bit in shock at how well he did! Don't get me wrong, it was awesome, but I was fully expecting major melt-downs. Caleb did so well! He got his eyes and ears checked (both of which set him off last time). He let them take his blood pressure, which also set him off last time. He even got 3 shots and never cried a tear! I even told him he could cry after the shots.....he said he didn't need to. Ha! Here are the stats:
Weight 43 1/2 pounds (69th percentile)
Height 44 inches (75th percentile)
BMI 15.7 (58th percentile)
Considering how big of a toddler he was, he's evened out quite a bit. At his 3 year well child check, they told me that his BMI was on the high end of normal and concerning.....and I didn't change a thing, so there! Sometimes, I think they put a little too much pressure on parents, you know?
Caleb starts 4K on Tuesday. Wow, he's growing up fast!
Weight 43 1/2 pounds (69th percentile)
Height 44 inches (75th percentile)
BMI 15.7 (58th percentile)
Considering how big of a toddler he was, he's evened out quite a bit. At his 3 year well child check, they told me that his BMI was on the high end of normal and concerning.....and I didn't change a thing, so there! Sometimes, I think they put a little too much pressure on parents, you know?
Caleb starts 4K on Tuesday. Wow, he's growing up fast!
Caleb's 5th Birthday
So, I'm a bit late posting this one! We had Caleb's 5th birthday party at Mom and Dad's house. The kids were going to spend an extra couple of nights at Grandma and Grandpa's house, so it was easier to have the party there as well. It went really well! We had quite a few people (family) come. Caleb was so excited! And....his cousin Josh (well, my cousin's son, so what's that, like second cousin, once removed?) came and the boys played ALL day. It was great to see everyone. Caleb finally decided on a firetruck cake. Since I wasn't sure how many people were coming, I made the firetruck cake and some cupcakes. The cupcakes were red velvet because my sister in law's birthday was a couple days after Caleb's.
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