We got home late Sunday night from our weekend in Cincinnati - had a great time there. DH told me over the phone we had a storm in Indiana Sat night with lots of wind and rain. He had stayed at home while we were gone to get some things done he had been putting off and to rest after a bad work week. He only went into the office while we were gone to shut down the computer before the storm hit. I guess the roof was damaged at the back corner of the house as it poured into the office - just missing the computer, but ruining everything on the desk (mail, daycare paperwork, etc). It completely soaked the inside of my work bag with all of the paperwork and tax records for the Historical Society and Museum. I laid out papers and files all over the house last night to try to salvage what I could. Had to dump water out of the bag after I emptied in. Thank goodness I made a trip to the bank on Firday and made the deposits. Where it had run across the floor the cardboard box all of my scrapbook kits are stored in was completely soaked - thank goodness I use plastic bags to make the kits as all were okay, just had to wipe off the plastic to dry. But the storage box I use to keep all of my scrap paper in was soaked half way up and all of the paper inside ruined. I guess I will be starting a new scrap paper box............. I was counting myself lucky that all I lost was scrap paper until this morning. That's when I noticed the four drawer cardboard 12x12 paper storage system was wet on the end. It sits on top of my wooden drawer cabinet. It had actually caved down on one end, but I didn't notice last night as I was looking for wet things on the floor. I lost four drawers of scrapbook paper, cardstock and sticker sheets, etc. This was part of the drawers I store seasons in. I lost Christmas, Halloween & Fall, and all of the wedding paper and cardstock I had collected for both my daughter's wedding albums. Thank goodness I had put the photos from the weddings in ziploc bags before putting them in the the other supplies. One of my granddaughter's baby albums I had been working on was on top of the drawer system. The album itself is ruined as are about half the pages. I think that was the point that did me in. I'm almost done crying...I think..... DH wasn't too upset..........he said "You're good at it, you can make another one." Replacing is not the point......I knew you guys would understand my loss and how upset I am right now. The worst part is the daycare is open today and I won't have time to get back in here to do anything until my break from 1-2 this afternoon then not again until after I close at 5:30. My stomach is so upset right now and I know it is stress. This is so depressing.............. Sandy
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