Things have quieted down a bit (literally). There are now a just few blowers down in the basement to finish the drying process so that we can start with the restoration. Yes, we're doing the routine again. We're dealing with the folks at Servepro from Canton. If you ever have this kind of water issue in your house, these are the guys to call; they're great. They did the cleanup last year when we had 4 inches or more in the basement of the church. Anyway, we're drying out.
Baseball and softball are kicking into gear. Katie has already had a few practices and Michael's practices start this week.
My mom and dad are down in Bloomington, Indiana. My dad is receiving proton beam therapy to destroy the cancer that he has. Things are going well. He's had a cold over the past week or so. Please keep him in your prayers - my mom too.
Sandra finally decided to get a facebook page. Yeah! She's already been in contact with some ladies she went to high school with, as well as some other pastor's wives. I think she likes it. ;-)
Pray for me. Dealing with these water problems has really kicked in my arthritis. I have an appointment this week with my doctor, but that won't change anything. Winter is drawing to a close so know I'm in summer preparation mode for church stuff: VBS, Camp, Summer sports ministry, etc., etc. As long as summer is on its way. So, we're...
Goin' on with the Song!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Watching the Weather & the Sump Pump
It's about 1:15 a.m. Wednesday morning and I've been up several times checking out the weather. No, I'm not doing this because I'm a "weather bug", but because the sump pump is running about once a minute; that's 60 times an hour. I'm praying that the thing lasts through the night.
As some may know, the pump failed to work properly overnight Sunday into Monday, and we had a flooded basement -- again. Sandra took the day off work (without pay) and we worked from 6 a.m. until about 12:30 in the afternoon, shop vaccing the basement. It's still damp and musty down there. It may take a couple of weeks, hopefully no longer, to get it back to normal.
Well, tonight, with all the rain we're getting, I'm not sleeping much. I've got a little portable pump ready just in case, but I'm afraid that it won't pump as fast as the water is coming into the sump hole. I'm thankful that Bro. Lentz came over Monday night and we installed an alarm that will call the parsonage phone number when the water level touches a sensor. What that will do while I'm home is wake me up (if I'm asleep) and let me know to start running the portable sump pump.
I'm praying that the sump pump will work throughout the night and that I can get some much needed sleep. I'm still very sore from the clean up. Please keep us in your prayers. Thank you.
As some may know, the pump failed to work properly overnight Sunday into Monday, and we had a flooded basement -- again. Sandra took the day off work (without pay) and we worked from 6 a.m. until about 12:30 in the afternoon, shop vaccing the basement. It's still damp and musty down there. It may take a couple of weeks, hopefully no longer, to get it back to normal.
Well, tonight, with all the rain we're getting, I'm not sleeping much. I've got a little portable pump ready just in case, but I'm afraid that it won't pump as fast as the water is coming into the sump hole. I'm thankful that Bro. Lentz came over Monday night and we installed an alarm that will call the parsonage phone number when the water level touches a sensor. What that will do while I'm home is wake me up (if I'm asleep) and let me know to start running the portable sump pump.
I'm praying that the sump pump will work throughout the night and that I can get some much needed sleep. I'm still very sore from the clean up. Please keep us in your prayers. Thank you.
Monday, March 2, 2009
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