It's been a while, huh? And I think I know the problem - I write a heck of a lot better when there's something to (as my mom would say) mitch and boan about. Well now there is! Erik and I just got done (as in, just now. At 10:45PM on a Thursday) ripping out $700 worth of sopping wet, year-old carpet. Thanks, Ma Nature. While it's super sweet of you to try and replenish our water table after a scorchingly dry summer, maybe dropping 20" of rain on us in a matter of days wasn't the best game plan.

So, we're back to the drawing board in the basement! Wonder how much it would cost to install a sump pump...