A flood of biblical proportions

Well at least it was a flood of washing machine proportions.

Grandpa and Grandma M installed a washer and dryer in the bedroom above the boys room about 10 years ago making it easier for them to do laundry. The plumber had been here the last week fixing a leak in the drain of the tub. But he had to disconnect Grandpa's washer and dryer to reach the pipes. Despite telling Grandpa and I that we'd have to do the laundry downstairs. The plumber still hooked up the water and power to the washer.

My aunt Janalee comes up every Thursday to help Grandpa clean and to help him do laundry. (I do the outside chores she does the inside which is a right dandy deal) While I was driving to Hill she called me to make sure I didn't have any laundry downstairs. She did 3 large loads there. Needless to say there was a minor miscommunication and she thought it was only the dryer that wasn't hooked up. Luckily, she only did one small load in the washer upstairs. Unfortunately, that load of wash drained directly down the wall between the boys room and the bathroom.


For the past 3 days we've been cleaning and drying. I have a carpet cleaner that I managed to suck up 3-4 gallons with and my parents still had a fan from when their carpets were cleaned. So that helped move things along. But Chad had to peel back the carpet and the pad to make sure its' all dry. The boys' room is finally put back together. Let me tell you it's been fun!