Rumor has it that Southwest Idaho has broken the all time record for Spring rainfall. Regardless if this rumor is true or not – I believe it!
Why do I believe it?
Because my basement staircase is crying!!!
You read correctly – my staircase is crying. The ground has soaked up enough water that it is starting to force it back through the concrete into my basement. Sigh. 
At first I thought the water was coming in under the basement door – so I placed some towels by the door and waited. The next day, the basement floor was flooded and the towels where dry.[@more@]
Today however, it was raining when I woke up – meaning that I had a chance to find the leak. After staring at the staircase for a while, I finally figured out where the water was coming from!
Once I knew that, I hooked up a system to where the water coming out of the staircase could run directly into my shopvac. Problem solved!
Or so I thought…
I had found one leak…there where multiple leaks through out the staircase…
Much sadness. 
Tonight at Bible study one of the guys told me that there was some chemicals you could put on the concrete that would seal it up…
All I must do now if find some of that stuff – and pray for the rain to stop!!!
They should have had sealers on them when they built them. Or maybe they just had something that since has worn down. If you got enough water, you could have your own indoor pool!