Flooding Problems

Last Sunday I woke up and started opening the windows all over the house. We do this every morning to let the cool air in. When I opened the front door I was met with a river flowing down our front sidewalk! This isn't uncommon during a major rain storm but we are certainly NOT getting any rain in Utah. Upon further inspection, we found that the entire yard was drenched and our addition had a deep moat around it.

After a little investigation we found that our neighbor (who we love and would forgive anything!) had accidentally left his water on and it happened to drain across our property. He was super nice and offered to replace anything that might be damaged. A few minutes after correcting the problem the water stopped and dried up.

To make the matter a little crazier, when we went to church that morning the Bishop announced that local farmers were having a hard time with the water shortage and we needed to pray for more water. Jonathan and I teased that we needed to offer our yard to the farmers as we seemed to have too much.

Jewels couldn't get out of her house without getting wet. There was NO WAY she was going to get wet.

The lean-to on our shed is housing our vanities for our bathroom. We are hoping there isn't too much damage.

 There's an old brick root cellar buried in our driveway. The water eroded some of the dirt and revealed part of the wall. Every time we dig out there we pull up bright orange bricks! We would love to reuse them but after so many years underground they're practically crumbling.

We are in the process of building a berm along our property to avoid future problems. Let's hope it helps!