It’s a good thing I’ve read The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck and especially his first sentence upon which the rest of the book is built, “Life is difficult.” 

To shorten a long story: we discovered this morning that water from a hot water tank leak worked its way under our new basement floor, causing the new wood to swell and warp. Our contractor pulled up a piece of the wood and showed us water damage on the bottom – then he looked into the crawlspace under the stairs and showed us water stains and moldy drywall. Not good. Not good at all.

Thank God for our friends the Hazys. They cleaned up the worst of the mess immediately and gave us some advice and now it’s a matter for the insurance company to sort out. Actually, my agent interrupted this Blog entry with a call to check in – pretty impressive at 9:30 on a Saturday night. 

In the meantime, we’ve moved back to Ohio to my parents’ condo to wait it out. After being so careful for so long, we’re not about to take risks with JT’s health now. 

JT is full of energy but he threw up again before bed. Jodi is worried about airborne mold making him sick. I’m not as concerned. We’ve controlled everything we can and if there’s one thing we’ve learned this year, it’s that we’re not in control. Please pray for protection, complete health, and for Pennsylvania residence again soon.