Gah. It’s been a bad two years, pandemic aside. Here is a summary of what happened. I have wanted to write up blog posts to cover all of these things, but honestly it’s been too much. I’d start to write and just get overwhelmed by everything. It...
This is going to be short, because I just can’t write. Within one week, my sister lost two of her three children. My nephew died on Monday. My niece died on Wednesday. Mom and I flew out to be with my sister on Wednesday. Not going into...
Okay, first the good news. The package I thought had been Banff’ed was actually sent to the dead letter center in Atlanta. That was one MAJOR screw up on the part of the post office. I went to the post office when the letter was supposedly still...
I think it’s lost and not coming back. I’m going to go to the post office today and make a claim. This is crazy. I should have gotten the package back long ago. For them to not have it and to not know where it is after...
I must have had a strange dream last night: I woke up singing a song I learned in elementary school (“Senior Don Gato”–yup, song about a cat). Very bizarre. I haven’t thought about that song in years. Funny what you remember. Oh Senior Don Gato was a...
I am not a morning person. Never have been, never will be. I have missed two hours’ worth of sleep this morning to meet the cleaning people at my house. Sigh. Really tired. I know, it’s not technically that early, but when it’s two hours earlier than...
Ever feel like a deer in headlights? You get caught up in doing some activity, trying to correct some error, and you spend all day on it. It’s like some bizarre fascination that you just can stop once you’ve started it. Wasted the entire friggin’ evening looking...
My stepfather is in town helping me fix up some things on the house. So far, we’ve installed a deadbolt in the back door and have attempted to fix the side door lock (talk about a messy door). The doorknob and lock is an antique mortise lock...
My stepfather is flying in this weekend to help me with home repairs. I’m feeling really blessed to have supportive parents — and someone knowledgable to ask questions. Boy is my knowledge lacking when it comes to home repairs. He is flying in tonight and will be...
The good news is that my insurance will pay for the damage inside the house from the sewer water. The bad news is that none of the work to replace the sewer line is covered. Sigh. Related Images:
The plumber came back out today. Guess what? There are tree roots in the sewer line. Not just a few either — enough to coat the cutting head of the snake that went through 75 feet of the sewer line. The bad news? I have to have...
Last night, at a sparkly 4:00 AM in the morning, my toilet decided it wasn’t going to flush. The water backed up from under the rim and the base of the toilet. Mopped all of that up and was too frazzled to go to bed. Figured I...
Just saw the first add for Season 3 of Doctor Who on Sci Fi channel. It starts July 6th. Woohoo! I’m so there. Of course, I’ve already watched most of season 3 on the Web… but still. It will be nice to see what is included in...
Still hasn’t arrived. Damn, where is that thing? Why would it take so long to get to Canada and then so long to get back here? If the thing has not arrived by Friday, I’m going to put in a claim for the insurance. This is ridiculous....
