I am writing this from hubbys precious MBP and temporary accomodation (a lovely harbourside 3 storey cottage) where we have been since yesterday afternoon.
Why? Because of this.....
We were just putting Galen to bed on Saturday evening when I noticed the water rushing along out back of our house. It was over the tops of our wellies and above the knee. And flowing like a river. And coming into our house. We spent Saturday night scooping, mopping and various other things trying to keep it from flooding the downstairs of our house out totally. We managed to get the farmer next door to come make a temp barricade and to push the water along which helped. Had he not been able to do that and had we not been at home but had gone to the firework display our house would have had about 3 foot of water inside it. Which would have totally flooded the entire downstairs. As it was our sitting room and kitchen were in inches of water and we lost a fair few things to it (my computer being one thing, our sofa and carpets others).
We spent the night camped out upstairs and on Sunday were offered the use of a friends neighbours cottage for as long as we need it. Furnished and lovely, but small and on three floors (kitchen on ground floor, sitting room on first floor and bedroom and bathroom on second floor, along with utility and fridge!). Kitchen is tiny and hence fridge being elsewhere. Its a bit of a logisitcal nightmare but its a roof over our heads till our house it habitable again.
Which could be a while. Its going to take 3-5 days for the insurance claims people to contact me about it all. They only work office hours Mon-Fri and Saturday mornings
Were of course not on the end of a phone when we needed them on Sunday to find out about paying for alternative housing for a while. So we had to just risk it and get it sorted and move out without knowing if they would defo pay for us to be elsewhere. But no way was I staying longer in a damp house with goodness knows what spores coming out that are not good for Galen or us 
As to when its ok for us to move back in..... who knows. We need new carpets and so on, plus a few other things.
So here I am. Computerless most of the time, stranded in a town (the traffic wakes me at night) and missing my house.
Its also Galen's half birthday (6 months today). That is the one thing I am smiling about. He also had a toothy peg poke though today. And had his first fried egg and loved it
Pics of said egg being demolished
Why? Because of this.....
We were just putting Galen to bed on Saturday evening when I noticed the water rushing along out back of our house. It was over the tops of our wellies and above the knee. And flowing like a river. And coming into our house. We spent Saturday night scooping, mopping and various other things trying to keep it from flooding the downstairs of our house out totally. We managed to get the farmer next door to come make a temp barricade and to push the water along which helped. Had he not been able to do that and had we not been at home but had gone to the firework display our house would have had about 3 foot of water inside it. Which would have totally flooded the entire downstairs. As it was our sitting room and kitchen were in inches of water and we lost a fair few things to it (my computer being one thing, our sofa and carpets others).
We spent the night camped out upstairs and on Sunday were offered the use of a friends neighbours cottage for as long as we need it. Furnished and lovely, but small and on three floors (kitchen on ground floor, sitting room on first floor and bedroom and bathroom on second floor, along with utility and fridge!). Kitchen is tiny and hence fridge being elsewhere. Its a bit of a logisitcal nightmare but its a roof over our heads till our house it habitable again.
Which could be a while. Its going to take 3-5 days for the insurance claims people to contact me about it all. They only work office hours Mon-Fri and Saturday mornings
Were of course not on the end of a phone when we needed them on Sunday to find out about paying for alternative housing for a while. So we had to just risk it and get it sorted and move out without knowing if they would defo pay for us to be elsewhere. But no way was I staying longer in a damp house with goodness knows what spores coming out that are not good for Galen or us As to when its ok for us to move back in..... who knows. We need new carpets and so on, plus a few other things. So here I am. Computerless most of the time, stranded in a town (the traffic wakes me at night) and missing my house.
Its also Galen's half birthday (6 months today). That is the one thing I am smiling about. He also had a toothy peg poke though today. And had his first fried egg and loved it
Pics of said egg being demolished
happy 6 months galen!!! 
