Flood Update

For all our family members.... we will try to keep flood updates on the blog for you. Last night we went down to the river just to get a baseline for what minor flooding is compared to what is coming through the next week. Lots of towns are on restricted or no water usage, lots of closed roads and bridges all over the area, closed schools and many other things as well. I will try to put on pictures later. One of the things we were all most surprised about was how clear and clean some of the ice chunks on the river are - some of them looked cleaner and clearer than the ice that we get out of the freezer. It was pretty cool to go check out the ice jams and to watch how fast the water rises. I think right now they are saying the river should rise at the rate of 3-4 feet each day right now.
I am going to be spending all day today (while taking care of kids) working on clearing out the spot under our steps so we can get plugs put in to plumbing spots if necessary. There are several people I've heard of already this morning with water in their basements, so I'm trying to get the upstairs organized enough to make room for things from downstairs if need be. Fun, fun, fun....