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Mark is home for a week before he has to head back to Los Angeles for another week or so, and even though I have the house nearly unpacked and set up, I haven't hung any shelves, or the kids wallpaper borders in their rooms, so we are trying to get that type of work done this week.
We had a new sump-pump installed when we had the new Pergo wood floor put in throughout the house. Our basement is finished and has a bedroom, office, family room and play room in it. We were trying to cover all our bases and had a new battery back up for the pump installed as well. This flooring was a big expense and we didn't want to wake one day to a flood. Ironically, it was the battery back up that caused the flood.
Apparently, when they installed the sump pump, they didn't realize that the hose that drains the washing machine was held at the hole with a large brick. Without the brick, it worked it's way out of the hole, with each washing, until it drained right next to the battery which is plugged into an outlet that charges it. The water tripped the breaker while we slept, the battery back didn't have the power needed to drain the water and we had inches of water throughout the basement in the morning.
After much money and aggravation, we have it all repaired again. The battery back up is now on blocks.
Next was our furnace fan stopped working. That cost nearly a thousand dollars. This has been an expensive move,and by the grace of God, our last. We would really like to stay here and give it to our children one day.
We had a beautiful dinner tonight. The whole family sitting around our country table, it felt so warm and comforting with the freezing temps outside. It's been crazy since we arrived, this has been only one of a few quiet dinners around the table. I'm looking forward to finishing settling in and eating a calm dinner at the table every night.
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