Water Hose Burst!

I was sitting on the couch with William & Paisley this morning when I suddenly heard water spraying from the kitchen! I hurried in there and saw a waterfall coming out these cupboard doors. Water was going EVERYWHERE and fast! I opened the doors and saw a ton of spraying water but wasn't sure exactly where it was coming from cause there was too much water to tell. The water was scalding hot so I couldn't stand in it for longer than 10 seconds with my socks on, and I had Paisley in my arms still. The dishwasher was running so I opened the door hoping it would stop the water flow, but it didn't. I called Brandon and he didn't answer. So I called him right back, when he picked up I said, "Something broke! Water is spraying everywhere! Come home now!" I put on Brandon's rubber boots, plopped Paisley on the couch, grabbed towels from the dirty laundry, and ran over to see if I could get the water stopped. Five minutes after it all started I got it shut off. The hose going to the dishwasher had broke off from the water valve under the sink. I covered my hand with a towel (cause the water would burn me) and turned the valve till the water shut off. Whew!

In the middle of the madness, Will stood back in the mud room watching me panic and run around and make a frantic call to Brandon... he got scared and was starting to cry. I told him to stay where he was... and he was such a good boy... but was confused, I could tell. When I got the water shut off I went over to him and showed him all the water on the floor and what a mess we had to clean up. 

I put his rubber boots on and he marched around in it with me. There was an inch of water everywhere, or better. It went under the stove and fridge... worked its way to the wood floor by my living room and started to saturate my carpet, and water went halfway down the hall (which is all wood floor also!)...

I got half of it soaked up now...

I called Brandon back to tell him I got the water shut off, assuming he had called one of our plumber neighbors to come over right away. And he did... Clay got here to check on us. I started soaking up the water with towels on the wood floors first. William grabbed this little rag from the bathroom closet to help. He's so cute!

This is where I put Paisley in a haste. She ended up laying on a pile of laundry I had waiting for me on the couch. Haha. She is such a good baby and just coo-ed to herself the whole time. Emmy was asleep in her crib.

These are Brandon's rubber boots that where nearby during the emergency... they came in handy! :) But Ouch! After I took them off with my wet socks, I realized the bottoms of my feet are soar! They got a little burnt from standing in the scalding water at first.

Brandon checked on me, and said a plumber from Sears will be here around 3 o'clock to check it all out and replace old parts we have. I'm so glad I was home and not busy at the moment that happened. So many times I've turned the dishwasher on and gone to bed!

Jan 11, 2012