Major setback

I've been promising a post about this but just haven't felt like writing about it again. This post won't be about the details of the event, but more about the aftermath. If you don't know what I'm talking about or you haven't seen the details/pics, go here.

It's been pretty emotionally draining. Little Owl cried the first night and had to go to a friend's house to stay for awhile. She took it hard. It was a good chance to talk about seeing the silver lining and how to get past the inevitable crap that happens in life.
Our silver linings in no particular order:
1) we didn't lose our whole house to a fire or tornado like others have
2) we didn't have any major belongings in the path of the water
3) we hadn't completed the work we were in the process of planning, so we don't need to see all our hard work be destroyed
4) none of our animals were hurt
5) we have good insurance

The draining parts:
1) we can't sleep in our bedroom until everything is dry and the fans and plastic curtains are removed.
2) trying to figure out how to keep this from happening again
3) figuring out where we can save money by doing work ourselves
4) figuring out where it's worth doing work ourselves ;)
5) figuring out how we're going to pay bills and send Wolf to training to get a better job
6) making decorating decisions (fun but stressful too)
7) waiting for information to make decisions

Overall it really makes you appreciate people that go through major disasters. The feeling of loss coupled with the possibility of a new beginning is amazing. I'm really hopeful we can make everything work so that we can make it a useful spot for the homesteading movement.