Thursday, February 19, 2009

The Christmas Tree is Down (and a House Update)

Well, we're getting the house back in some sense of order today for the first time since January 15! The tree is finally down and all Christmas stuff packed and reordered in the basement. Yeah!

After a hiatus from restoration work on the house, a new adjuster from the insurance company is coming out tomorrow, Friday morning. We have been less than impressed with the work of the restoration company, feeling that more work is being done than is necessary and more being charged than is prudent and decent.

So, before we consent to all our ceilings being torn out, we advised the insurance company that they get a second opinion.

Our clothing and textiles are all being delivered on Monday morning. Because of all the work needing to be done yet on the house, we will probably be storing these across the street at Chris' work. The staff there have graciously offered one of their empty rooms since our training is in the off season right now.

We also fixed our back fence today. I still had a hole from where the firemen broke through to get to the back of our neighbor's house. Several things have already been stolen from their house in the aftermath. There is little to no empathy here in the city. One person's trouble is many others' opportunity it seems.

Pray for our neighbor, Maria. I think she really wants to rebuild and reclaim, but they had no insurance on the house. I have always wanted to be active in organizing a work team to help someone with home needs, so maybe this is that opportunity.

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