FINALLY!

No more water in the basement! Mark and our friend Clay worked all weekend fixing the problem so that no more water would come into the basement. It required a mini back hoe, a skid loader, a VERY large hole in the ground, a dented gutter (good job Mark!), tearing down part of our fence, and making a total mess of the yard with all the equipment BUT - I don't care! All that matters is that next time it rains - the basement will stay dry. It's still a mess down there and smells yucky but eventually that will get better. I'm just glad that the problem is fixed!

BEFORE: you can't really tell how "deep" the water is here. It was between a quarter inch and a half inch in spots I think. It wasn't necessarily the depth that was the problem though. It was the fact that it was all over that made it such a mess.

I totally forgot to take a picture of the HUGE hole they had to dig next to the house but this is what it looked like after they filled it back in. Imagine a ten foot deep hole, about four feet across (at least) and it went down past the evergreen trees in the background of the picture.

BEST FRIENDS:
Grace and her "best friend" Aime. They played all evening while the guys worked.

We are blessed to have such good friends that can help us out when we really need it. Thanks a million. I don't know what we would have done without your help!