update

We thought we had escaped unscathed. And then a levee on Peach Creek and something Slough broke on Wednesday around noon and a wall of water engulfed our neighborhood. The lower house on slab flooded and the water was lapping at the door jambs of the part of the house on pier and beam when the airboat came and evacuated us just at dark and eventually we were taken to a shelter by the National Guard. It's a long story full of panic and frantic which I will tell but right now we are so busy. Finally got to the house on Friday briefly thanks to a friend with a high water truck which was hairy enough on it's own. Still had about 6 inches in the lower house. By Saturday we could get there in a car. Yard still had standing water but not in the garage or the concrete pad and only an inch or so still in the house so started dragging out all the ruined stuff, starting to move the stuff up high out to empty the rooms. Daughter, SIL, son, and grandson showed up to help. Today daughter, SIL, son, and friends Gene and Brian came out to help. Demolition has begun on the flooded parts of the house. 17 1/2” of river water mixed with septic sewer system water. Really stinks. Dead earthworms everywhere. Demolition began today. I keep thinking that at the end of each day I will have time and energy to tell the story but not yet. Just want to let everyone know we are safe and minimal damage compared to just about everyone else in the neighborhood and town who suffered more and those who lost everything. The Colorado River crested at a historical high of 50.5'. Bear with me. I will tell the story but right now we are busy getting the house to the point where all the damaged stuff is out and the not damaged stuff isn't piled on any horizontal surface in the house proper and the damaged sheetrock is torn out. Shop across the street only got 6”. I had moved the car over there so it was fine.

So now, after another long day, I am going to bed.