On Saturday morning I made it to my favorite spin class at LA Fitness and then headed off to Whole Foods so I could continue eating my Haitian diet (it's working by the way). Anyhow - when I returned home I was putting the groceries away when I thought to myself, "I don't remember seeing any clouds in the sky. Is it really raining? That's really loud rain. It sounds like it's in my house." Well, the thought was a reality. It was raining in my house because of the ice damns. Oh my goodness. Needless-to-say, I think the devil was mad I went down to Haiti. After my attempt to squelch the problem, I called my contracter, Alan, who I just spent 2 weeks with in Haiti. He helped me to calm down a bit and reminded me that this just might be a blessing in disguise. The damage is not pretty but I have been faithfully paying my insurance since I bought the house. It was time to make a claim. On Tuesday I arrived home to find the restoration specailists making some lovely changes to my home. So tomorrow (Thursday) I will be meeting with Alan to figure out the plan to fix the damage and since he'll already be making a mess, I am going to remodel the kitchen. It is about 5 years overdue and as my Dad said, "This is a great catalyst" to getting it all done. Here are a few pictures of what I came home too!
Oh tracy! That really stinks, but like you said it was a blessing in disguise and now when its all said and done you will have a wonderful new kitichen and living space. I hope all goes well and you have a quick remodel! Love you addy
ReplyDeleteWhat a great example of "All things work together for good." I am sure you are going to love your new digs.
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