Anna shows what a mess our backyard is in

A couple of months ago we had some flooding in our basement. For a couple of years we had noticed some water bubbling out of the basement toilet or shower drain. We have had people out to look at it but no one had a definitive answer as to what was wrong. Then when we had this major flooding we knew we had to take action. We got several opinions and realize we needed to redo our sewer lines which should have been replaced by the builders but were not.

Mud, torn up concrete and big holes in the basement

So, this week they dug up the old sewer lines all the way from the alley to our basement toilet. So, we now have shiny, new 4″ lines that will hopefully last us for decades. Now, we have to decide what to do with our torn-up basement and backyard. We are thinking of using this opportunity to make some changes.

Jude swinging the sledgehammer at our neighbors house

This weekend Jude started refereeing again. They have a big shortage of referees in Colorado right now so Jude can take as much work as he wants. He did three games on Saturday morning.

Anna had Cheer Sunday afternoon and this morning Anna and Jude went across the road to our neighbors house to help demolish a 40-year-old playhouse in their backyard. And football season started so Jude and I spent the afternoon cheering on the Broncos. And they actually looked good.