Facebook Update #5

This sucks.....we woke up on Sunday morning and both realized that we didn't even really remember Drew's birthday party. It is so frustrating and maddening. We went by the house on Sunday to pick up the mail and newspaper and they have boarded up all of the windows and doors and put a giant tarp over the top of it. We just stood there in our backyard and stared and were in disbelief all over again. This is something that happens on the news.....not something that happens to us..... We met a friend for a quick lunch on Sunday afternoon and it was good for the soul to just chat and have a sandwich - to do something that was a little bit normal even if for only a moment. Sunday was the first day that we actually ate three decent meals and that helped a bit physically. We also went shopping for clothes for ourselves. It wasn't even fun.... Today we took the day to just spend with the boys. We hung around and played this morning and then we went to McDonalds for lunch and to play for a bit at Twice the Fun. Hearing Drew's laugh and just being able to spend some silly time with him was good for the soul. We needed to just be with the boys and not be focused on everything that needs to be done right now. We have a lead on a rental house and we drove by today. It is in Wakefield and would add 15 minutes to our commute, but it is big and nice and would be a fine place for the interim. We will hopefully see the inside tomorrow. We have a lovely lady working for us through our insurance company who found it for us. If we decide that we like it, we just call her and she will have it furnished for us within 48 hours right down to dishes and pots and pans. This way we don't have to make any quick decisions or purchases. So, we could be in a place in the next week to 10 days. Tomorrow we face the daunting task of going to the house to see if we can salvage anything in the basement. We are dreading it. We really don't think there will be, but we have to at least say we tried. We are waiting to see if my melted car can be fixed or not as well. We keep waiting to wake up from this nightmare and unfortunately it isn't going to happen anytime soon.