A little flood but a lot of damage.

We normally go out on Saturdays but we decided to stay in to relax a bit this weekend.  Plus, it was a rainy, yucky day out.  The boys were getting a little rowdy around dinner time so Scott asked them to go downstairs to play while we fixed their dinner.  When Scott went to get them for dinner, this is what I heard: "OMIGOSH!!!  YOU GUYS CAN'T PLAY DOWN HERE!!  GO UP NOW!!!"  I thought Scott had overreacted to the state of their playroom so I went to see what was the matter.  There they were, Cameron and Kaiden coming up the stairs soaked to their waist.  That's when Scott said that the basement was flooded.  My rascal boys!  They have been playing in 3 inches of water for the last 30 minutes and didn't bother to tell us that something is NOT right about this!!  Their answer to my inquiry about why they didn't inform us of the water was that they were trying to save their toys and 'fix' the problem.  Yes, indeed they were trying to save their wet puzzle pieces by sticking them to the wall.

So because we did not think to buy content insurance, all the damages to our 'stuff' could not be compensated for.  What really angers me is not the loss of monetary value but the sentimental value. 

This is a piece of art work that I did in grade 9 art class.  I had kept it because I remember spending hours and hours putting thousands of dots to produce this picture.  When I was finished, I really couldn't believe that I had done it and remember feeling so proud of myself for my accomplishment.  I'm really sad that this got destroyed :(

If you know me, you will know that I LOVE books.  I bought these books for my kids even before I had kids.  I remember lining up for an hour at a book warehouse and picking out the books that I think my kids will enjoy.

More beloved books...

We have yet to open these boxes to see the extend of the damages...