Post Flood Thank You!

It is astounding to us how many people rallied to our support through these last few weeks. We have been overwhelmed by messages of encouragement, by words of hope and also received many donations to help us with what we have lost and also just to set up our new house and prepare for our baby.

During this blog I would like to answer a few frequently asked questions and although our words seem hardly sufficient we would like to express our appreciation for your love, generosity and kindness.

Questions:
1. How did Sarah evacuate but your car still got flooded?
We were super blessed at the time to driving a borrowed 4wd, so we had both cars in our driveway. By the time Sarah was evacuating the only car that could handle the current of the river was the 4wd and she evacuated in that car leaving our little Kia to get a car wash that won't quit.

2. Is your baby ok and the pregnancy going well?

Sarah and the baby are both doing great. We were very blessed to have two wonderful families who provided somewhere for our family to stay during this crisis. The Cracknells and the Boswells were both amazing hosts. Sarah experienced quite a scare on the day of the flood with several hours of contractions in the midst of it but Amber's prayers and a place to relax and calm down helped stop that from turning into something far worse.

Heather Boswell is Sarah's midwife and staying with their family for one night was very reassuring and calming for her. Heather has such a gentle and kind way about her she could calm anyone's concerns.

3. What happened to your beagle puppy?
Asoka our 10 month old puppy evacuated with Sarah and the kids, she was quite traumatized by whole situation but is well settled into our new house now and is relaxed and enjoying the new water free house. She moved to the new house at 6pm on Saturday and had to swim with Sarah's help to the car to evacuate the following morning. She stayed with the Cracknell family and their two dogs the first night and then with the Boswell family and their many dogs, cats, birds and even a turtle for the second night. When we did return home the mud in the yard meant she had to do some mud runs and was filthy for about three days as we worked through getting all the mud out.
However, right now Glen and Ethan are preparing plans to build her a dog house outside and she is happily barking at the goats across the road who were rude enough to think they could even get close to our property.

4. Is there still water in your village now?
The village is different levels and so some areas we drive through look like they are almost back to normal, while in some parts there are houses which still have water in them even now. We are very blessed to be in one of the higher points so when the water receded it left our house quite quickly but forgot to take its mud along for the journey back to the river.

5. How did Ethan and Jasmine handle the event?
Apart from the initial evacuation which was a little scary they actually enjoyed staying with friends and the no school for a week. Ethan experienced first hand what a strong current can do to a small body, Sarah was particularly greatful the gate was closed at the time and Jasmine was astounded at how cold the river water was as it flowed through our yard and house.

All in all this will definitely be an event we won't forget in a hurry but some of the best memories in this are our friends, families and partners standing along side us.

Thank you!!

 

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