'I opened the door and my deck was gone'
SCIO, Ore. -- Christopher Stuckey and Kellie Greaves thought they'd found their dream home: an old green house for rent in a quiet town. They moved in two weeks ago.
"We are not even completely unpacked yet," Greaves said.
Their dream home turned into a disaster zone Wednesday night.
The water flowing through Thomas Creek was receding Jan. 20 in Scio, but the floods of 2012 certainly left their mark.
"My daughter came in and said, 'mom, we are surrounded by a lake. We need to get out. We need to go.' Before we could get out within 20 minutes, 20-25 mintues, we were ankle deep."
"I opened the door and my deck was gone," Stuckey said.
Their carpet is now saturated with river water. Their kitchen floor is coated in mud. Their car is badly damaged.
"It was buried," Stuckey said. "It was up to the top of the windows."
"It's overwhelming," said Greaves. "I don't even know where to begin. I don't know. Thankfully we haven't got our furniture yet so our furniture didn't get ruined."
Stuckey found his deck around the block.
"We are finding stuff from outside, inside," Stuckey said. "I know I got a slipper somewhere on the other end of town."
For now, Stuckey, Greaves and their kids are living with friends. Even though they don't have renters insurance, both vow this flood won't define them in the future.
"We're just trying to be upbeat about it," said Greaves. "All you can do is grin and bear it and pray it doesn't happen again."
