Three months ago, we had a pipe burst in our hall bathroom effectively flooding half of our house. All the floors,and baseboards had to be gutted from about 50% of our house, and our hall bathroom vanity was toast. After all of the renovations Bob and I have already done (well Bob has done), so much of it was destroyed and we found ourselves living on concrete.
While the demolition to our lovely home was hard we are ever so blessed to live in a rich society with insurance coverage. All of the damage was covered many times over and our home was going to be on the path to restoration.
I am ever so grateful that I married an incredibly capable and handy man. He put all of our floors back together and stepped in to help the Contractors whenever they needed him. It was a long waiting and scheduling process, but as of 2 weeks ago, our home has been completely restored.
The girls have been amazing throughout this process and the promise of a new room kept their anxiety at bay. They slept on the floor in a picture-less room for 3 months and we only had a few moments of tears.
Our insurance money (and Bob's willingness to pitch in his sweat equity) afforded us the opportunity to completely redo their room and make it extra special. I won't lie......seeing this room come to fruition is what helped me feel fully restored.
My girls now have a room and a space that delights them and has lead to many hours of play and planning.
Our home has been restored and a rainbow has come after the storm. Another adventure in our story comes to a close and we look forward to the next plot line.......here's hoping its one with a little less water.
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