Rain, rain, go away!

We noticed this morning that the sump pump has been doing its job. In fact, in the 45 minutes before we left for work this morning it cycled 3 times - should I be worried? At least it’s doing its job, but man, I hope the basement is still dry when I get home tonight. (And I hope the house doesn’t slide down the hill!) It’s been raining for over a month now here in Seattle. The back corner of our house is built into a hill, which I believe is the culprit for the majority of the water. The drainage on that corner from the roof isn’t awesome, but I think I have that pretty well diverted. I wonder if there’s anything more I can do?

Come to think of it, I’m now thinking I should divert more of our roof-water down to the sidewalk instead of into the front yard… Perhaps a trip to the HD is in order tonight.