Phillip's Worst Birthday

As I'm sure many of you are seeing on the news, Nashville has been declared a state of emergency. Click here if you want to read more about it. It's very reminiscent of the Katrina days for me. Yesterday morning, we woke up to water gushing out of our basement...literally. We think it was at least half a foot. It may not seem that bad to have water in the basement but that is where we store EVERYTHING. We had 7 pieces of furniture down there, 2 tvs, a computer, weight bench, Christmas decorations, Phillip's collection of old records, the list goes on and on. It was quite devastating to see.

And, of course, since we don't have flood insurance, NONE OF THIS IS COVERED. It's awful. Flood insurance would have never crossed our mind since we don't live in a flood plain and we are nowhere near a body of water.

We know that we are really lucky in the scheme of things. I'm trying to really keep things in perspective. Many people are much worse off and are still trapped since all of the interstates are closed. Since I went through Katrina, I understand what this devastation is like and I can honestly say, this a Katrina for the city of Nashville. It really is that bad for most people who live here.

The Publix down the street where I grocery shop has water above every car in the parking lot. And, of course the water damage has the ability to bring on more fires. Vanderbilt Children's Hospital is flooded and suffered from fires due to water on electrical areas. So, anyway, please send your prayers to Nashville!

Here are some pics of our basement:

Phillip spent about 4 hours trying to get the water out and it just kept filling up while he was working. We eventually just had to call it a day until the rain stopped.

What a memorable birthday for him :(.