Mom's Visit

Life has been crazy here lately.

Our basement flooded about a month ago.

It was a lot of water, so much that we were very alarmed.

We called our realtor and she called the realtor of the people we bought the house from (who happened to be the seller's brother). They said they never had water problems. The neighbors disagreed. Two neighbors told us on different occasions that there have been lots of water issues in our house. One neighbor said the sellers put fans on when it rained and she could smell the must when the previous owner opened the door after a hard rain. The other neighbor said that they house had had issues for a long time, since before our sellers moved in. 

There was nothing on the seller's disclosure about water problems and we feared the worst (black mold/foundation problems). The sellers told us we were on our own, that it wasn't their problem. And so did our broker. We opened the walls and found that water had indeed been a problem for a long time.

So we got a lawyer. We just wanted them to help pay for the repairs, and we would even work with them on that, but they refused. 

It's been so stressful. (Ironically, we found the water damage on the day we closed on the house with the bank.)

BUT. We did get the repairs finished yesterday and I am so happy to know the mold is gone, the repairs should take care of the issue, and that the girls can play/sleep down there safely. 

Now we are just waiting to hear about the lawsuit, we are hoping the sellers will just settle, but who knows. 

Jonathan's clinic officially opens tomorrow. This has also been stressful. They were supposed to open on October 1st, but there were problem after problem. There is a lot of work going into opening a new clinic. Thankfully Jonathan wasn't on his own, his partner and his wife did almost all the detail work. We are excited for his commute to only be 30 minutes each way, rather than 90 minutes each way. I am praying and praying that the clinic will be a success. 

My mom came to visit us this week and that was fun, especially for the girls. 

Mom is moving in with us on December 10th. We are making plans on where she will be and she brought a load of things with her. She helped me out a ton with housework and watching the girls as I worked with the contractors on the basement and tried to help put up pictures at Jonathan's clinic. It was just nice to have her around. 

She bought each of my girls a pumpkin for carving. They loved it!

 Mom also let the girls have corn dogs and fruit salad outside one night. Jonathan and I were going out on a date and they were excited for us to leave so they could have fun with Grandma. 

In spite of all the things going on here lately, I do feel Heavenly Father's love and for that I am so, so grateful.  I know that I am truly, truly blessed. This past month has been hard for me and I have felt sorry for myself, wished we hadn't moved here, etc., but then when I am still, I feel Heavenly Father reminding me that I so blessed and that these are small things in the grand scheme of things. I need to be patient, and have faith, and remember that we are here to face difficulty without losing faith and becoming bitter. So I am still learning and growing and thankful for the truly blessed life I have.