I woke up Sunday morning a 5:30am, only crazy people or really really old people do this. Well I don’t think I’m crazy and at the age of 43 (acting 12 most days) I’m not thinking I’m really really old either. NO, just busy being a “Virgo”. I am doing a craft room/studio in my house and decided to get up and get to work before all the little sleeping monsters in my home awoke. I was on a roll, things are looking good. I’m doing modern and antiques in the room, All white walls…lots of fun I was in the zone…my happy design zone….
My kids got up had breakfast and after they ate decided for some “ODD” reason they are going to clean out and organize their rooms. Great!! Go to it have fun, I love organization. Well my 12 year old was so proud of his immaculate room and all the stuff he got rid of that he ran to get me so I could see. Wow I said looks great, never even thinking to ask where all his “Stuff” went…..
(we’ll get to that)…
I was going up and down flights of stairs all day bringing easels, crafts, baskets and all the things I needed to organize my new craft room when I heard rain gushing in my home, and when I say gushing I’m not kidding It sounded like the bottom decks on the Titanic, it was really freaking me out at first I couldn’t tell where it was coming from, I ran down into the basement, which is where my gym , laundry room and Oliver’s playroom is and water was filling up the entire basement and was coming up our staircase. Now I don’t know how many of you are familiar with Josh my darling husband, but he is a type B, a very happy Type B who God willing will probably live to 100 because he is so relaxed and mellow (unlike me). I started screaming..GET DADDY NOW, I was really scared of some electic fire etc. , and he comes walking down the stairs like nothing is going on, taking his sweet ole time and then BAM he hears the Niagara Falls like gushing of water and runs down into the basement. Holy **** he says…
He’s telling me he’ll take care of it..blah blah blah, and then as he starts to get covered in water he realizes he can’t handle this problem on his own and in the mean time I’m on the phone with JoJo and she is telling me to call the fire department immediately… Oh No not the Fire Department they think I’m nuts, (I call them and the police a lot) but I have to call them, this job is bigger than the two of us
So I call them and I get the “Oh Hello Mrs R., how are you today”, see they know me. Um I’m fine , but our basement is flooding… “Oh Really????” Yes I’m sure you are aware of the floods warnings in our town today!! “How many inches of water do you have???” At least 18 and it is still pouring in….”Okay. we are getting the Large pumps and we’ll be there soon”. They all came immediately and when they walked in the front door, they all greeted me with…”Hows that Viking range of yours anymore FIRES in it??” No sir I said I haven’t started any fires in my oven lately. “What about any strange men that are “pretending” to work for the dry cleaners that are walking in your house with your laundry” No, now I told you I had just had a baby and was very very tired and didn’t have my contacts in and just didn’t recognize Kevin, the man who has delivered my dry cleaning for the last 10 years, I didn’t mean for him to get arrested for breaking and entering!!! “Anymore ‘intruders’ who come into your house and turn OFF all the lights but decide to leave the one lamp on over near your piano??” NO, that was just very strange, I mean I’m certain I turned the light off and I thought I would play it safe and have you and the police come over just in case. Then he proceeds to ask me about my neighbor way up the road…”How about your friend up the road…has she seen any dead old men slumped over the steering wheel in her driveway lately??” Now sir how would I know about that!! (they think I’m in Cahoots with my neighbor!!) I am not kidding all of this plus some has happened, they know me well, so I guess you get it , they think I’m nuts. I admit it I call them for everything…. At least they were working while making fun of me!!! Sometimes I call my husband at work first with all my problems and he just says “Lucy, why all the hijinx all the time, why are you always in some sort of trouble”.????
The Firemen pumped out the basement and it is now a disaster covered with black mud. Much is ruined and filthy Oh and I found out where my son put all his stuff he didn’t want anymore..he dumped it in his little brother’s room for me to clean up and put away. And of course I have so much free time on my hands today to do that!!! Then my older son decided he was going to help me out by mopping up all the water that got tracked upstairs and for some reason decided to use carpet fresh to do this. I walked by and saw white wet powder covering my antique hardwood floors.
We lost hundreds of my children’s books, many were mine when I was a child, our washer and dryer are ruined, still not sure about my gym equipment and since I use it daily that really *****, the back up party refrigerator probably is ruined as well… Of course we don’t have flood insurance, why would we, We live on a mountain in NJ and in the nearly two decades we have lived here have never had water in our basement….When it rains it pours…
Did I yell? NO did I cry?? No . I may be bummed, exhausted and far from being in the moment of one of my beautiful parties or events. But the firetrucks and police cars weren’t coming to my home because someone was injured.. its just stuff. My tired body will feel rested soon and my flooded basement will eventually get fixed. This is the GOOD part of getting older, We do know this too shall pass. Now I must go mop up that white powdery carpet fresh before my antique floors have to me removed. Then I’m going to open a bottle of champagne because the bottom line is life is good!!
xoxo
Bunny
tomorrow , we’re doing something pretty..I don’t know what yet , but I promise no drama, no fireman (even though they are so darn HOT) And no cleaning products!!!
My O' myyyy….
I completely agree; this too shall pass! Amen!! But I think it's time to be in a 'reality show' on TV land darling…LOL*
Peace! (errr…I hope!)
~XO*
I am so sorry about your basement. So sad to loose sentimental things like your books.
My daughter cleaned her room out last week. I have been re-doing my youngest room, and she had dumped all her stuff in his room and all her clothes in my room. What does a 9 year old boy need with a pink stuffed bunny and American Girl dolls?
I hope today is a better day for you!
xxx kim
You have a great attitude — but what an ordeal!
I am sooo sorry for your flooding trauma. I am terribly impressed with your attitude & no crying. I think I would of had a sissy fit! I applaud you & I do hope you have that champagne, very..very deserved.
P.S. – thanks for the lovely comments on my blog. SO much appreciated
Bunny,
You definitely need to write a book on all these adventures! I love the firemen stories…close to my heart since my papa is a retired Fire Chief! Yes, they are the cream of the crop in handsome ville!
Here's to loving life as you do!
Melissa
i am so sorry this happened!!!
but your description of the fireman's conversation was RATHER HILARIOUS!!! tee hee!
please hang in there. i am glad you are all ok even tho this is a huge and horrid pain for you! hang in there!!!
Oh Bunny! I must be old AND crazy! I get up at 5 am every morning, that is the very best time of the whole day…sip a cup of coffee, look at a magazine or a blog while all is quiet, stroll my gardens.. daydream… Sorry about your ordeal…(there alot of "HOT" firemen though!)
No!! You are not old and crazy..I'm just a drama Queen!!! I always get up that early, its the only reason I get everything I need to done and the only time I get to relax and think before the crazy day begins!!
I am very sorry to hear about the water dammage … I would ahev yelled and cried A LOT!
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OH NO! at least you kept your chin up and appreciated a good fireman…..
HOpe things get back to normal soon. So sorry you lost some treasured items
Oh girl, I am so sorry. What a fiasco! I hope that more can be salvaged…maybe the books can dry out?? You have such a great attitude about it all. You are so right! It is just stuff, nobody was hurt-thank God! I lost my wedding ring yesterday…It can be replaced. Thank you for that reminder;)
On a LOL note…you are so darn cute and funny! I bet those cute firemen love coming over to Bunny's house
Wish we were neighbors!
hugs,
Mimi
Oh Bunny … I eeermm know the feeling so well. I inherited my parents house a year ago.It's in the North of England . I was attempting to rent it out but at Xmas got the ghastly news from a neighbour that water was pouring out of the front door…yep!!! burst pipe!!!! Bunny I cried because I wasn't there and helpless. Your story is so great and you made it so funny. No firemen for me but I was insured and now I'm dealing with 50 K worth of damage but hey!! the house is going to be so much better when it's all re-done finished
and yes…it was only stuff and thank-god I had taken out the really sentimental stuff 
Gina xxx
oh mom so funny ilove it xoxo oliver