Disaster zone at home

A few day before Christmas, Nathan started the tiling job in my bathroom upstairs, in the kitchen and the entryway in my townhouse. He did an amazing job! In the midst of trying to complete the job, the only bathroom in comission for a short time was the bathroom in the basement. In the midst of the tiliing job, frozen pipes burst in my neighboring townhouse. The houase has been empty for 8 months and is in the mids of foreclosure. Suddenly, I had Nathan and Shelly fighting to finish the tiling in the entryway, 2 restoration crews coming through, the utilities company coming through, a plumbing company on hand, a locksmith on location trying to gain access to the neighboring townhouse, and the HOA manager somewhere enroute. Two and a half weeks later, the other townhouse has $50-$60 k in damage and I still am unsure the amount of damage to mine. Insurance is a blessing to have when needed but also a bear to finght when having to use it. I was spared any major damage, as far as we are able to tell at this time. THe restration crews had my house stabelized within a couple of hours but the other hosue is still being stabelized. Knock on wood, I will finally have the sheetrock in the basement bathroom and in my kitchen on my main level replaced come Friday. The painting and trim will be done next Monday. Carpet??? The restoration crew wants to get the carpet replaced yet has not even pulled it back away from the wall. The claims adjuster appears to be MIA and the restoration crew still has no idea if they are going to be able to replace my carpet. The HOA manager called yesterday to find out how things were going in my house; I laughed and said "your guess is as good as mine!" The musky smell is less than pleasant at this point and not getting any answers is becoming an even greater frustration as the days go by. The blessings in all of this....I have a home, the HOA insurance is paying for all of the repairs, and the damage was not any worse in my home. My girls, Maddie and Bailey, have enjoyed being at "Grandma's" aka my mom's house for the past two and a half weeks and the boys, Oliver and Merlin have enjoyed having more of my attention and less competition. I am hoping the carpet is replaced for a number of reasons; Merlin has been territorial since Oliver came home and has been taking it out on the carpet downstairs. As new carpet and a temperamental cat are not a positive combination, Merlin is going back to the life of a barn cat and is "moving" to "Grandpa's" barn. Merlin always loved getting to mouse at the Florissant house, so dad and I are holding our breath and hoping the move to his property will be a positive move for Merlin. The joys and heartache of being a home and pet owner!