There's Very Little Left....

Well, we visited the house yesterday. There is a big dumpster in the driveway with everything that was in the garage. The first floor has been completely cleared of all items except the food they are cleaning out of the cabinets. The second floor has beds yet and bathroom items. I didn't go down to the basement, but it is dried out. Our neighbors said they have been very busy over there. There are carbon bands forming like spider webs between the walls and ceilings making the house look quite creepy, considering Halloween is coming. The carpet has made it's way out to the dumpster as well. Even just removing the carpeting has changed the way the house smells. It's still bad, but it's a different kind of bad. The smoke alarms are sounding constantly (like when the batteries are dead). A little unnerving to me personally, but I'm glad to know they work and have done what they need to do.

We will be looking at new floor coverings and paint choices late this afternoon. I've been struck by this stomach bug the kids had over the weekend, so I'm praying I feel better before then. This is something I refuse to miss! Hoping Brian and I don't have a knock out, take down brawl. I don't wanna have to hurt him and make him look bad in front of anyone. Just sayin! We will let you know how that has turned out later this week. We wanted to also let you all know we are no longer taking clothing donations for the kids. We have run out of storage room in the hotel. Once we get back into our house we will begin accepting donations of house items should you wish to help more. We are expected right now to be back in with some living areas finished around Thanksgiving. If you wish to donate money you are welcome to donate through the paypal account (gift), or we are still accepting gift cards for Target or Walmart you can still mail them to us. Our address is: Scott Family 10341 Watkins Drive Indianapolis, IN 46234 In family news, we've all been passing this stomach bug. Emma starts Preschool next week. She is going to be a typical peer in a Developmental Preschool. The boys are being tested next week for Developmental Preschool next week, so we will wait to see how they do before making school decisions for them. Drew is doing so well in Pre-K. He is trying to spell words. For example; we were talking about show and tell and the letter of the week is P. He said "I will take my pumpkin, it's green and pumpkin starts with P". He continued on with "P-L-O-N, that spells pumpkin!" LOL. Gosh I love him to pieces!!! Brian and I are doing the best we can. Between all the house stuff, work, and the kids we have found ourselves running until midnight most nights. We just can't wait to get back into the house, hopefully before the holidays and birthdays and be able to breathe and play without sitting on top of each other. I'll update more later, going to flip laundry quick and then crawl back in bed to fight this bug. A big thank you to all who have helped us with donations, gift cards and paypal gifts. When we get back on our feet and back in to house we will pay it forward. All of the cards and prayers have been heartwarming. THANK YOU!!! XOXO Sara