Sunday morning (Hurricane Irene Day)
by Adrian

As expected our basement has water in a few spots. The unexpected one was our storage room. I have to remove all the stuffs in the room as the carpet was soaking wet. Also, the window well facing the front yard was almost flooded with rain water. I had to scoop out the water using a bucket. See for yourself, the damages caused by hurricane Irene.

Water seeping through the ground (I assuming due to the water table rising)

Discovered carpet soaked with water after removing the stored items

After relocating the items from the storage room, the basement looks like a war-zone

Our backyard's view from the side window

Front yard

Debris on the main street

Good thing it is over as hurricane Irene changed her coast slightly. Or else we probably be in the direct hit. That being said, we still have to be careful as the ground is soggy and the trees are prone to fall even with a faint wind blowing. At least, the worst is over for now. Please continue to pray for us....!

Side note: Juan, our contractor has just arrived to inspect the damages in our basement. He gave us a few proposals. Unfortunately, either way we still have to drain cash from our emergency fund. Sob sob...! For those of you who feel very generous, please feel free to donate to our "Hurricane Irene" rebuilding fund. I do have a paypal account so if you would like to donate. My pay-pal email is aycy@lycos.com. He he...!