Merry Christmas!

I only have a few minutes. However, once again I find myself needing to release. This morning has been amazing. Jeff and I were up until 3a preparing for this morning's festivities. Presents were wrapped and under the tree. The larger items were assembled (no easy task). I even baked a birthday cake for Jesus. The kids were all up by 7a. They were out of this world excited. My husband went over the top in spoiling me this year. My parents stopped by. I made breakfast. I was definitely carrying around that warm and fuzzy feeling inside and thinking that my cup has run completely over. Then, disaster struck our home. The toilet upstairs overflowed with poo water. My husband grabbed the first thing he saw to mop it up...my white bath robe. Okay, I can wash and bleach it...maybe. We were definitely very upset but that was not the worst of it. As we are both frantically mopping upstairs my precious Jonah yells from downstairs,"Mom! It is raining in the hallway!!!" OMG! Yes, the hall downstairs was dripping with water from multiple locations. The ceiling is a mess, the floor was very wet and I was in tears. Ten minutes ago I was in complete bliss. I really feel like every challenge we face is a lesson from God. I took many lessons from this experience. 1. You can never over inspect a home you are purchasing. After this morning we learned there is no whatever it is called under our upstairs bathroom floor. The tub is literally sitting on wood whatever. I know with all these technical terms it is hard to follow along. But trust me, it isn't right. Okay, so that will lead to another home improvement project. 2. Always have all bathrooms in your house in working operating function. Our downstairs bath has been broken since we moved in. I have been very content avoiding it until this morning. 3. Do NOT deplete your emergency fund for Christmas gifts because you may have an emergency on Christmas. Thinking it is holy day does not make it exempt from disasters. Many lessons learned today. I am still over the top blessed. I am already feeling like poo water coming out of ceiling isn't that bad. We are all healthy!! Amen! Merry Christmas everyone.