On Wednesday August 15 we left our Stockholm Airbnb taking an Uber to the nearby Södra train station and headed to Arlanda for our 14:10 flight to London. We have pared down to three suitcases for this trip which made us more mobile. Check in went smoothly and we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and did crosswords to pass the time until our flight departed.
We love what we are doing but always look forward to coming home and uniting with family and friends.
This disaster dominated our time requiring us to evacuate the entire contents and relocate it to our daughter’s house in Melrose. It took several trips of one truck and two cars and many hours on a hot day. We discovered the problem just two days after getting home. When our new son-in-law Rob heard about it and saw Sandy’s anguish he immediately volunteered to give up his Sunday to help us. Our son Jason did the same as well as grandkids Jack and Natalia. Jen and Rob also volunteered to give us garage and basement space saving us storage expenses.
Thanks to their selfless efforts and hard work we were able to move everything so that repairs can start ASAP. We were however able to squeeze in a few nice times with some friends. On Friday night Rob and Jen allowed us to host a barbecue at their house for some of our running buddies.
We left for Denver early Tuesday morning in time to have a 40th birthday dinner with son Matthew and family. Upon seeing our grandchildren Mae and her new baby brother Camden all our worries about a water and mold damaged closet quickly became a distant memory.