progress, slow but sure

Things at our house are quiet. With the equipment gone,we can hear the joists drying!

We received the moisture meter from a friend, as it had to be ordered through a professional. Thanks friend. The meter is on loan and will be passed on to others with similar damage. Our house seems to be drying out well. Our inside wood moisture ranges from 17.5 to 14.7! Most were on the low end. Really good readings! We are encouraged.

David had a good meeting with our new friend Scott re plans. So, we have a rebuild plan, or at least a start to a plan.

I am looking at flooring and have fallen in love with Wide Plank Wood floors. This may be the big splurge of our rebuild. We have agreed to sit on every decision, and take it slow each step of the way. So, wide plank wood floors are on the table.

The Roof work and the crawl space work will be done first~Heating and AC and Duct work. The house is cavernous and cold without any walls and flooring on the first level. We have had a recent cold snap. Thank goodness for our upstairs sanctuary and blankets and snuggles with our animals.

We are mostly in a waiting mode with regard to the house. David and Charles Park and our very generous and helpful friend Grant from St. Matthew's got a great start on packing up and moving to storage a lot of our furnishings. Mortgage Co, Ins Co and Contractors take a lot of time and phone calls and follow up energy, too. For now though, we mostly work and plan and wait.

I had a great visit with my Mom in NY and wonderful time attending my HS reunion last weekend.
This weekend we are taking a road trip to Pittsburgh to see our daughter Sawyer act the part of Eurydice, in Antigone, at her university.

Love and support and assistance continues to pour in from so many. We are truly moved. Our recovery fund continues to grow and we are so thankful.

We will be planning work days on the calendar for November. So many have offered to help swing a hammer, put together work crews and feed the workers. Keep logging on, we will be calling! :)

From the bottom of our hearts, we say thanks.
As always we will keep you informed and in our prayers.

Love and light,
Gloria and David