On Tuesday night, the city of Calgary rescinded the Local State of Emergency that had kicked Sandra out of her apartment. So come Wednesday night, after work, she packed up her stuff and we went over to her place.
The lovely sight of a yellow "do not cross" tape greeted us at the front door. On the door, a sign: due to severe electrical damage caused by the flooding, tenants are not allowed back in for the next 30 days.
30 DAYS! 1 MONTH!
So we have an "extended" house guest. We don't mind at all, Sandra is a cool girl, but it really sucks for her. Out of her place, from her stuff and her routine for a month. Like my very eloquent friend Marianne said: it sucks ass. Not a fun situation to be in.
Plus there's just over a week of school left. So now is the most stressful, painful time for teachers and staff: you're extremely tired from the long year and kids just don't want to be there. So not only does she have to deal with that, she has to deal with that while kicked out of her place. Sucks ass.
It should make for a full house, too. My mom is arriving in a week, then Marianne in three weeks. So for a couples of days there, we'll have all of these people in the house at once! Woohoo! Should make for interesting morning meetings. /smile
