Thursday...three homes in a week

Today felt good. This is a lot like a roller coaster, really really bad news followed by really really good news. Tears of overwhelm and sadness followed by tears of gratefulness. Today felt like a step forward as we had the first contractor come out and take a look. He was very positive and talked us through what would need to happen in each room. He thought it would take about 3 months once work could start, but probably a month before work could start. That was huge for us, who before today, have had no idea whatsoever how long this could take.

We also had a huge step forward when Hands on Nashville came to the door and offered to help. They carried out the furniture and the carpet in the front bedroom. We're just left with the appliances and carpet in the back of the house.

I hit my personal wall today while we were eating lunch around 2:30. The people in the booth behind us were talking about all the "$%#^" on the side of the road and how the people who were flooded are ruining the city for the rest of them. They spent their morning, not helping like the MANY people who took time from their jobs to do the dirty work that was needed, driving around gawking at those who were in trouble and their lunch making fun of them. I got VERY fired up and David said he would talk to them (possibly, not wanting to unleash my total emotional drama on them.) I ended up just getting up and leaving in tears while David finished talking to them. Not because of David :) just because I couldn't take any more before it spilled over.

I was able to get a break this afternoon and tonight is spent doing as many loads of laundry as possible. Turns out even our clean dry clothes have a stank! that I can't handle. Thank you again to Grey and Shannon who are loaning us their home while they are out of town.

The house is almost entirely empty, but the basement hasn't been touched. I am debating between trying to get down there and see if ANYTHING is salvageable from our childhoods after 48+ hours under water and just walking away without fresh memories of all that we lost. Leaning toward walking away. I don't really remember all that is down there and that may be a better way to end this.

~ Hannah