Please except my apology for not updating this blog lately, but things have been a little different at the Arlo household since “The Storm”. This is the new look for our hallway post “Ida” we have been “knee deep in the hoopla” as the old saying goes. The following posts chronicle the storm and its effects on parts of our home, but what is not shown is the soaked carpet & area rugs, shoes floating down the hall, along with items from the other bedrooms, and closets. Wet hand tools, power tools, gardening equipment, clothing, furniture, electronics, albums, c.d.’s, artwork, cherished photos, and the list goes on. Bottom line though is every bit of that is just “stuff”, Lauren, Brigette, both dogs, and I are all safe, and sound. (except for me, the others really are sound though) lol  Only a couple weeks after the storm our good friends Todd & Leslie, Christopher, and Pam came over and shared Thanksgiving with us. And we shared that dinner in a house that had furniture and boxes stacked everywhere with narrow paths between the household goods, and the drying equipment. Having friends like that is such a blessing. I’ve been wanting to sit down, load up some photos, and let you folks know what was happening, but just haven’t had the time. This week I’m on vacation, and decided to stop tearing out walls, and ripping down 30 year old paneling long enough to catch everyone up on what is happening. So here’s the update!    p.s. we did buy a new washer & dryer(front loaders)pretty cool, and some new furniture for the bedroom that all matches. YEAH!!!   By the way let me just mention “Thank God for flood insurance” :- )