Craziness Updates

If you've missed a few days of my blog, read yesterday's blog below first...E & I were out of the house for most of Friday to steer clear of all the mess & people. So this morning when he woke up, he proclaimed, "Uh Oh! Big Mess!" Daddy explained that it would take lots of tools to fix it. He promptly ran and got his tool set, ready to help. How perfect is that?!Thanks for all your calls & comments. It's been a crazy weekend for sure. Here are some updates & answers to faq's!

Thankfully, neither Lance nor I saw the driver at any time. The police were there quickly and wouldn't let us leave the house because it was a crime scene. (I guess they knew it was a stolen vehicle.)

He was going so fast that the force of the impact knocked one side of the house off its foundation 3 inches.

This means that they will have to tear the house apart from plaster to brick (on one side of the house). They will see if they can readjust the frame onto the foundation and then rebuild the exterior and interior.

There was not really any water damage. Fortunately, we readjusted the downspout, which kept the rerouted the water from continuing to come into our basement, and no water came in through the first floor of the house.

Our house is securely boarded up, and we had new alarm system put in, complete with motion detectors for safety.

We will absolutely be getting a new kitchen (yeah, silver lining!) We liked our old kitchen, but it was completely original 1930's, so we sure won't mind the updates.

All this work means we'll have to be out of our house for the next 6 months to 1 year. Yes, in the meantime I'll have a baby.

THANK YOU so much for all the help, calls & emails we've been getting over the past 2 days. We are so fortunate to have your support & know some very wise people who are helping guide us. It's still INCREDIBLY confusing to figure out next , but we have some great folks advising who want what's best for us.

Hopefully, Ethan will be "visiting" lots of friends in the upcoming days, while we spend our time focusing on next steps. E got to hang out with McHaney today. (Thanks Rachel!)

What can you do to help? Not sure. Right now, our kitchen is operational & our home is secure. If you have any expertise in design, construction, insurance, landscaping, etc., we are welcoming advice, referrals & estimates. The biggest challenge might be Ethan & keeping him occupied while we need to run around making decisions to move home renovations along. And for the record, those with newborns are not allowed to help in any way (but thanks Heather & Laura!) This will be a LONG process involving many hours and many moves. Of course, I'm sure I'll blog through all the craziness, so stay tuned!