Soooo much H20

So our water saga continues.

This past weekend we were at my parents for most of it to celebrate my brothers college graduation and birthday (Congrats Beau!). Saturday night we were watching the weather as another apocalypse worthy storm rolled into Ann Arbor. Everyone kept telling me, "just be glad you're here and safe!" as there were loads of tornado warnings. Meanwhile I was just petrified for our house!

Well that night there were tornadoes, and epic storms. We heard from others upon our return that the sirens went off 3 times that night! And when we got back around 11 Sunday night? Water in the basement... great. Luckily it's confined to the central space of the room (it's a little lower) so the bookshelves/desks and computers were not harmed

It appears that the water table got so high that it's just seeping straight up through the floor. There is no wall or ceiling damage at all it appears. *knocks on wood* I don't have a picture because there is nothing to see. The carpet is about as wet as when you have it cleaned, and you're not supposed to walk on it yet. We laid down towels, and brought the fan and dehumidifyer down. When we got up this morning there was 4 inches of water in the dehumidifyer (thanks Mom and Dad for giving us that! Even though it's 30 years old it really works!) but the floor was still just as wet. I called Brian a bit ago and he seems to think there has been improvement this morning.

So we're going to have to figure out what to do to eliminate the possibility of a repeat flood. Since we're pretty sure we don't have a sump pump that's an option. Luckily even though it's been pouring for a straight month this is the first this has happened, so hopefully it means it's a rare thing? yes? please???

Also, I think Google is spying on me. When I pulled up my internet this morning, this ad was front and center:

Haha Google.... you're soooooo funny! Now stop playing big brother! This is not George Orwell's 1984!