Another Day

Here's a recap:

I was up all night helping my very sick little boy, his last stomach wringing was at 1:00 a.m.  Then Eric left help his Mom with her horrible water, after she called at 3:00 a.m.  Norah crawled into bed with me, at 4:00 a.m. Then I got up to deal with more than usual water in our basement at 5:00 a.m. Eric could barely drive the 1 mile back home due to road conditions; he described one road as a river. Long night, long day ahead. And I am not sure when my day started?

Norah's preschool closed due to weather and road conditions.  Simon's district closed today as well.  I am waiting to hear about my district.  I usually do not work on Thursday mornings, but I switched my mornings this week to be able to meet with the other SLP's in the district.  However, all surrounding schools and districts closed around the school where I am supposed to meet.  It resides in a low-lying area that often floods.  I am sure the road is closed, due to flooding, to get there.  Plus, the buses that drive students to schools parks in Villa Park, where schools have closed and flooding exists. So if my crazy district decides to have school, I may just stay home!

Eric's Mom lives 1 mile away and she has 5 inches of water in her garage and 1 inch in her ground level  first basement, with water going down her stairs to the basement.

We have more water than usual and in different places in the basement.  We have moved some things, rolled the carpet up and it's resting in the garage. Final resting place yet to be determined - the curb on Monday or dry time outside to return to the basement.  I'm sure more basement work will happen.    Reports of 4-5 inches of water already, and each storm cell could rain 1 inch per storm.  I'm just praying that power stays on so our sump pump keeps working. And that Norah does not get SImon's icky-sickies.

The radar from Texas and the Gulf is quite impressive, sure is wreaking havoc in a lot of places. A lot of people will be in need of help.