Wet basement update:

The hose that leads the water away from the house outside froze shut. The pump must have overheated from trying to pump against the ice cap and shut itself down. Unplugging the pump and plugging it back in must have reset the safety mechanism.

We brought the hose into the house and soaked it in hot water in the kitchen sink to melt the ice inside. The pump is turning on now about every five minutes while water that built up around the foundation from last Friday's rain trickles into our sump. We moved the hose outside to a position out of the shadows and into the sun to help keep it defrosted. We are really lucky we didn't get more water in the basement than we did.

We are both pooped now. Sheri went out and brought us some KFC for dinner. She is getting ready to settle in for the season finale of "Surface". I am going to catch up on news on the laptop.