Wind, Rain and Flooding, Oh my!

So Ike, or what was left of him, made it through the St. Louis area yesterday. I woke, about 6:30 am, to torrential down pours and severe winds Sunday. It lasted a few hours and after our eventful Friday and experience with water Eric and I were both a little less adventurous in getting out and about with the nice rental car we have. There were reports on the news of evacuations in north county and flooding in homes as well as on the roads. Finally around 10am the rain stopped and by Noon the sun was shining and the rest of the day was gorgeous! The girls and I took a little drive around the lake to see what damage was done since just on our street there were trees down and branches everywhere. The lake was significantly up and there was quite a bit to see. Docks were underwater, a boat sunk and some drifted away from their slips. There were lots of ducks and geese out enjoying the expanded lake so the girls and I enjoyed watching them.

Here is a pic of the boat under water at a spot near our house and a dock which is under the water but you can see the top and the lamp post.




Eric's mom reminded him of a saying and we heard in on the news several times over the course of the day..."Don't drown, turn around". Jenna recited it to us all day, yep, gotta love hindsight:) While on my way home from dropping the girls at my Grandma's house for a sleep over I ran into several roads with water on pavement, one of which was closed so I was forced to turn around but the other had cars passing through...not me! I sat and waited until all cars passed and turned my happy tush around to go all the way around, not chancing that again! We should hear today from our Insurance company about the next steps, hopefully it is all good news from now! I have started a job search again as well. I have sent some resumes and looking for a full time position while business is growing so I can build up a safety net faster. Maybe Eric will get a huge raise too, he deserves it! He participated in a tasting on the River in Grafton, IL Saturday and the crowd again cleaned him out of food after going back for 2nds, 3rds, and more. They were raving about him and seemed to be creating some buzz for Carpenters.